Lightning sparks new wildfires across California
A rare summer thunderstorm brought lightning that sparked several small blazes in Northern California on Sunday and stoked a huge forest fire that has forced hundreds of people from their homes north of Los Angeles.
Bahamas, Florida brace as new Hurricane Isaias bears down
Forecasters have declared a hurricane watch for parts of the Florida coastline as Hurricane Isaias drenches the Bahamas on a track for the U.S. East Coast.
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News Wrap: Tropical Storm Fay drenches parts of the East Coast
In our news wrap Friday, Tropical Storm Fay is racing up the Eastern Seaboard. It made landfall earlier near Atlantic City, New Jersey, with winds of 60 miles per hour, touching off flash floods and forcing beaches to close. Also,…
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This hurricane season is expected to be busy. How COVID-19 is changing preparation
Weather forecasters say the current tropical storm season is likely to be more active than normal, with as many as six major hurricanes. But planning for these disasters is more complex this year. The coronavirus pandemic has made it harder…
The northeastern U.S. is about to get a cold spring farewell from winter’s bad boy, the polar vortex, which could bring rare May snowfall and record-low temperatures to some areas over the Mother's Day weekend, forecasters say.
Forecasters warned that the storm system could bring gusts of 50 mph to 60 mph from the Carolinas into New England.
The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings and predicts heavy snow and freezing cold in swaths of New England and New York.
New York City’s big Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will take place Thursday amid strong winds that could potentially ground the giant character balloons, which have caused mishaps and injuries in the past when gusts have blown them off course.
After the Category 3 storm passed by Bermuda, 28,000 customers on the island remained without power in the morning.
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