Jul 04 Over 130 million Americans under alert as ‘extremely dangerous’ heat wave hits Fourth of July By Melina Walling, Associated Press Regions that may see temperatures above 90 degrees or much higher into the triple digits include nearly all of the West Coast, the southern Plains, most of the lower Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley and parts of Florida. Continue reading
Jun 12 When the storm came, alerts came only in English. This team is trying to change that By Adam Kemp NORMAN, Okla. — As the winds howled and sirens blared, the local television meteorologist delivered urgent instructions. A massive EF-5 tornado appeared to be spinning toward the Oklahoma City metro. Take shelter. Get underground. The critical warnings, though,… Continue reading
Mar 04 Strong winds threaten to further spread record-breaking Texas wildfires By Valerie Gonzalez, Associated Press The National Weather Service is warning of an elevated fire risk through Monday in areas of the northern Texas Panhandle where large wildfires are burning. Continue reading
Jan 19 East and West coasts brace for more snow and ice amid deadly storms By Claire Rush, Associated Press In the past two weeks, storms have blasted much of the U.S. with rain, snow, wind and frigid temperatures, snarling traffic and air travel and causing at least 45 deaths. Continue reading
Dec 11 Winter storms pummel Northeast as Tennessee recovers from tornadoes By Associated Press A combination of heavy rain, snow, and wind is bringing threats of flooding and power outages to the Northeast. It's part of the same storm system that killed six people in Tennessee. Continue reading
Aug 08 Powerful storm kills 2 in eastern U.S., over a million left without power By Ashraf Khalil, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press At least two people have died, thousands of U.S. flights have been canceled and more than 1 million have lost power as destructively strong storms moved through the eastern U.S. Residents had been warned to stay indoors Monday. Continue reading
Jul 16 Magnitude 7.2 earthquake off southern Alaska coast triggers brief tsunami advisory By Associated Press A 7.2 magnitude earthquake triggered a brief tsunami advisory for southern Alaska late Saturday, but the advisory was canceled about an hour later, monitoring bodies reported. Continue reading
Dec 21 An arctic blast could snowball into a bomb cyclone. Here’s what that means By Maddie Burakoff, Associated Press An arctic blast is bringing extreme cold, heavy snow and high winds to much of the U.S. this week. Continue reading
Jul 27 Historic rainfall in St. Louis raises questions about flooding and climate change By Gabrielle Hays In neighborhoods, residents reported destroyed cars and other property, harrowing boat rescues and other intense scenes. Continue reading
Jun 07 National Hurricane Center Director to take over as head of the National Weather Service By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham will take over as head of the National Weather Service. Continue reading