Weather

Searing heat and storms mar holiday with 3 children dead in Wisconsin and utility outages widespread

By Associated Press

The tragedy in Wisconsin’s Walworth County in a part of Southern Wisconsin that has long served as a favorite vacation getaway for residents of the Chicago area came with a storm that downed trees, ruptured power lines and made transportation…

Sweltering Midwest heat cancels outdoor plans as cooling centers open and the East braces

By Hannah Fingerhut, Kathy McCormack, Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa — Summer camp and other outdoor activities were canceled or delayed Monday as a heat wave held its grip on the Midwest and spread eastward. Communities opened cooling centers and urged people to take it easy and…

Heat wave and high humidity will blast much of the eastern U.S. this week, meteorologists say

By Marc Levy, Associated Press

Already, parts of the U.S., especially Phoenix and central Texas, and much of the Southwest were experiencing temperatures around 100 degrees on Sunday.

Rain along Gulf Coast could become the first named storm of Atlantic hurricane season

By David Fischer, Associated Press

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm system is expected to bring intense rain to southern states including Texas and Louisiana this week.

Midwest storms blamed for Iowa death, power outages and flight delays while heat hits the East

By Dave Collins, Associated Press

The National Weather Service said it received more than a dozen reports of tornadoes Wednesday across northern Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Illinois. Trees and utility wires were reported down across the region.

What is El Niño and how could it affect weather this year?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe

A strong El Niño this year, colloquially dubbed a super El Niño, could lead to extreme weather events — from heavy rainfall to exacerbated droughts.

Spring heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

The United Kingdom smashed a century-old temperature record for the second time in 24 hours on Tuesday.

At least 2 dead after tornadoes destroy homes in northern Texas

By Associated Press

A tornado-producing thunderstorm left at least two people dead in northern Texas and displaced at least 20 families, with many homes sustaining major damage, authorities said Sunday.

Flight cancellations pile up after storms dump snow in the Midwest and head east

By Emilie Megnien, Rio Yamat, Associated Press

Thousands of flights are canceled or delayed one day after powerful storms swept across the eastern half of the country and disrupted thousands of others.

Powerful winds and extreme weather knock out power, damage property and fuel wildfires across parts of U.S.

By Mark Scolforo, Margery A. Beck, Associated Press

Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power Saturday after high winds raked eastward from the Great Lakes region. Farther west, at least one person died in a massive wind-driven wildfire in Nebraska.