Insurance companies are already handling thousands of claims in North Carolina after hundreds of tornadoes touched down from Oklahoma to the East Coast.
Early indications point to a more active hurricane season for the United States in 2011 compared to last year, AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center meteorologists say.
North Carolina lawmakers already have banned young drivers from using cell phones and everyone else from texting or emails while behind the wheel. Now they're considering whether to go further.
Mother Nature has not been kind this week as a powerful storm struck the Midwest yesterday and Indonesia counts its dead from a tsunami caused by a 7.7 quake on Monday.
Hurricane Earl, now a Category 4 storm, hit the Caribbean and is expected to track close to the U.S. East Coast later this week as a major hurricane, according to reports.
Hurricane Earl, now a Category 4 storm, hit the Caribbean and is expected to track close to the U.S. East Coast later this week as a major hurricane, according to reports.