On Monday, authorities were contacting some of the most isolated settlements in the United States to assess the need for food and water as well as the extent of damage caused by a big weekend storm that swamped communities along Alaska's wide western coast.
As a procession of disturbances continues to track across the central United States, many rounds of severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will pound sections of the Plains, Midwest, and South throughout the rest of the week
May starts this coming weekend, and the arrival of the new month heralds some significant shifts in the weather around the country as compared to earlier in the spring
Heavy rain and wind marred Tuesday's practice round, and bad weather continued to be an issue Wednesday, with the Par 3 Contest postponed and practice terminated shortly before noon ET