Five Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, including two from Texas, on Friday criticized the state's preparedness ahead of this week's deadly winter storms in a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott (R). “The events of this week demonstrate that there are significant shortcomings in preparations and more must be done to protect communities disproportionately impacted by winter power outages,” the letter said. The message penned by Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone Jr. Frank Joseph Pallone House Democrats reintroduce road map to carbon neutrality by 2050 House Democrats criticize Texas's 'shortcomings in preparations' on winter storms House panel to probe conspiracy theories in the news MORE (D-N.J.) and Democratic Reps. Bobby Rush Bobby Lee Rush Lawmakers press federal agencies on scope of SolarWinds attack OVERNIGHT ENERGY: House Democrats reintroduce road map to carbon neutrality by 2050 | Kerry presses oil companies to … [Read more...] about House Democrats criticize Texas’s ‘shortcomings in preparations’ on winter storms
Winter weather
Pittsburgh Weather: Warm And Sunny Tuesday, Snow Chances Soon
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — I am calling today the pick of the week when it comes to comfortable weather with highs in the 70’s. The morning hours will be on the cool side with temperatures in the 30’s. READ MORE: Police Searching For Missing 15-Year-Old Gage Frame Winds are light, so there won’t be much of a wind chill if any at all. (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center) Winds will pick up for the afternoon, coming in out of the south at around 10 mph. Things begin to change overnight as clouds roll back in. Rain showers will arrive at some point during the Wednesday morning commute with rain showers expected for the rest of the day. Most places can expect to see around 3/4″ of rain through the day on Wednesday, with most of the rain falling in the morning hours. (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center) Some areas may pass 1/2″ of rain before 2:00 p.m. This would mean less than 1/4″ of rain over the next 12 hours when our rain chance turns to a snow chance. And … [Read more...] about Pittsburgh Weather: Warm And Sunny Tuesday, Snow Chances Soon
Midwest Winter Storm Forcing Cancellations, Delays At South Florida Airports
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami) — A winter storm in the Midwest is affecting flights across all major US airports on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year, including flights to and out of South Florida. READ MORE: Storms Causing Flight Delays At South Florida Airports More than 800 flights in the US have been canceled Monday morning, according to FlightAware.com. As of 11 a.m. Monday, Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport is reporting 43 delayed flights and 4 cancellations. At Miami International Airport 5 arrivals were canceled and 1 departure had been canceled. Airport officials are urging passengers to check with their airlines for any delays or cancellations before heading to the airport. READ MORE: COVID In Florida: 5,520 New Cases, 9 Deaths Reported On Sunday Click here for flight cancellations at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Click here for flight cancellations at Miami International … [Read more...] about Midwest Winter Storm Forcing Cancellations, Delays At South Florida Airports
National weather forecast: Winter weather hangs on in the West
close Video National weather forecast, April 14 Janice Dean has your FoxCast. Winter weather continues to hang on across the West with heavy snow for the Rockies including Colorado and Wyoming on Wednesday. Travel will be difficult in some of these areas in the next few days. Expected snowfall totals in the West through Thursday. (Fox News) Heavy rain will be the story across the Gulf of Mexico as moisture surges northward, prompting flooding concerns from Louisiana through the Florida Panhandle. Current flood warnings in effect. (Fox News) LOUISIANA STORM PROMPTS COAST GUARD SEARCH FOR ‘MULTIPLE PEOPLE IN THE WATER’ A slow-moving system across the Great Lakes is still bringing unsettled weather to the region. The national forecast for Wednesday, April 14. (Fox News) Thursday into Friday, cold air will move in and the region will get some measurable snow, especially for upstate New York … [Read more...] about National weather forecast: Winter weather hangs on in the West
CBS2 Weather Headlines: Spring Arrives With Weekend Sunshine, Upper 50s
By Matt DeLucia, CBS2 Meteorologist/Weather Producer We made it! Spring officially arrived at 5:37 a.m. Saturday and despite a cold start, you’re going to love this weekend. READ MORE: Cuomo Investigation: Eighth Accuser Reportedly Comes Forward, Current Aide Alyssa McGrath, As Lindsey Boylan Offers New Details In New Yorker Magazine Interview After yesterday’s brisk and blustery finish to winter, we’re bouncing back nicely. Expect wall to wall sunshine with temps reaching the upper 50s and low 60s. Overnight is clear and quiet with temps dropping into the 30s for most and around 40 in the city. READ MORE: U.S. Rep. Tom Reed Accused Of Sexual Misconduct By Female Lobbyist Sunday features much of the same, if not a little better! We’ll see sunny skies and highs a couple degrees milder. The dry trend continues into next week, along with the above average temps. Monday likely sees some more cloud cover along the coast, but our next chance of any rain should hold … [Read more...] about CBS2 Weather Headlines: Spring Arrives With Weekend Sunshine, Upper 50s