A line of severe storms crosses the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tenn on May 25..
The dark formation was reported a few minutes earlier as a tornado in West Memphis,
Ark. Nature is pummeling the United States in 2011 with extremes. There have been
more than 700 U.S. disaster and weather deaths. (Lance Murphey, The Associated Press )
The dark formation was reported a few minutes earlier as a tornado in West Memphis,
Ark. Nature is pummeling the United States in 2011 with extremes. There have been
more than 700 U.S. disaster and weather deaths. (Lance Murphey, The Associated Press )
WASHINGTON — Nature is pummeling the United States this year with extremes.
Unprecedented triple-digit heat and devastating drought. Deadly tornadoes leveling towns. Massive rivers overflowing. A billion-dollar blizzard. And now, unusual hurricane-caused flooding in Vermont.
