Outdoor weather alert systems are not required by any federal or state law. The choice is left up to local leaders.

Tropical Storm Chantal continues off the southeast U.S. coast and has strengthened. As of 1pm, the storm has winds at 45 mph, and it is drifting slowly to the north at 7 mph.What we know:Sign up for ...

Local officials have said they had not expected such an intense downpour that was the equivalent of months’ worth of rain for ...

By JIM VERTUNO, JULIO CORTEZ and JOHN SEEWER KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Rescuers scoured flooded riverbanks littered with ...