Powerful storms move toward East Coast
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A strong storm system steamed toward the East Coast Friday after generating tornadoes, lightning and large hail from Canada to the Gulf Coast the day and night before.
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Tropical Storm Gaston raced out to sea on  Tuesday after swamping Virginia and killing five people, while  powerful Hurricane Frances roared toward the Bahamas and the  U.S. East Coast with 140-mph winds.
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Hurricane Jeanne rushed toward Florida&#39;s east coast with dangerous 115 mph winds Saturday after battering the Bahamas with high winds and torrents of rain.
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Tropical Storm Gaston formed in the  Atlantic Ocean on Saturday and forecasters put the U.S. east  coast from northern Florida to North Carolina under a storm  alert.
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Hurricane Jeanne is heading toward the US and may reach Florida&#39;s east coast by Sunday, the fourth hurricane to strike this season.
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Two Atlantic storms continued to strengthen Saturday and one could deliver heavy rains and rough surf to coastal areas of North Carolina today and Virginia on Monday.
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Forecasters predicted severe thunderstorms in parts of the West and Southwest on Friday, and heavy rain and thunderstorms were expected throughout the eastern part of the country.
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Showers and thunderstorms moved from the Southeast to the Northeast Wednesday, while severe storms moved through the Southern Plains.
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Tropical Storm Ernesto neared hurricane   strength as it closed in on the U.S. East Coast on Thursday,   threatening North and South Carolina with heavy rains and large   waves.
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A frontal system spanning the East Coast on Wednesday was expected to produce rain throughout the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states and snow in the Appalachians, parts of the Northeast and New England.
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Tropical Storm Gaston formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday and forecasters put the US east coast from northern Florida to North Carolina under a storm alert.
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Hurricane Jeanne trekked westward Friday on a path that could lead to Florida's east coast by Sunday, setting off another round of storm preparations in a state still reeling from three earlier strikes.
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Storms that raked the Plains took aim at the Great Lakes and East Coast early Friday, while more wet weather was forecast for the West.
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A hurricane warning was issued today for parts of the North Carolina and South Carolina coastline, as tropical storm Ernesto gained strength over the Atlantic Ocean and moved toward land.
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A powerful typhoon lashed at Chinaâs east coast today, forcing evacuations in Shanghai and other coastal cities and causing widespread damage to the south of the city.
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The weakened storm was expected to veer out over the Atlantic before hitting the Carolinas Thursday.
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Hurricane Ivan veered to the north today on a path toward Alabama&#39;s Gulf Coast as inhabitants across a 300-mile-wide danger zone braced for its onslaught, and a new storm gathered strength in the Caribbean.