Damaging storms swept through the Midwest, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of customers and causing more than a thousand flight delays or cancellations at Chicago airports with more […]
El Niño is here and scientists fear it’ll be big, bad and costly
El Niño, Nature’s chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced Thursday. Experts said the El Niño, a […]
Damage surveys underway after multiple tornadoes slam Illinois, Indiana
Authorities and residents searched tornado-ravaged areas and assessed damage Friday after a strong line of storms barreled through communities south of Chicago, leaving around 380,000 customers without power in Illinois […]
Wind gusts among strongest on record batter Midwest, fuel deadly Nebraska fires
Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power Saturday after high winds raked eastward from the Great Lakes region, leaving trees down and substantial property damage in their wake. […]
Snow, wind sweep US; storms and tornadoes possible later Sunday
A broad and erratic patchwork of severe weather rumbled across much of the U.S. on Sunday, dumping heavy snow and making roads impassable in the Upper Midwest while damaging high […]
Winds, blizzards and triple-digit heat put over half of US in extreme weather
Chaotic weather coast to coast in the U.S. — from surprising heat in California to damaging winds around Washington, D.C. — put more than half the American public in the […]
Tropical Storm Amanda is the first of the Pacific hurricane season
Tropical Storm Amanda formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, marking the first tropical cyclone of the season, the National Hurricane Center said. Amanda was located about 1,475 miles west-southwest of […]
‘Extremely rare’ heat wave shatters records across Southwest US
The calendar may say it’s still winter, but an extreme heat wave is gripping the western United States, with areas experiencing record warmth more typical of summer. The high temperature […]
Flooding along Oahu’s North Shore prompts evacuation order to over 4,000 people
Thousands of residents in towns north of Honolulu were told to evacuate their homes early Friday morning as flooding from heavy rains intensified and water levels rose behind a 120-year-old […]
Here’s what to know as the scope of damage from Hawaii’s floods becomes clearer
The worst flooding to hit Hawaii in two decades has swept homes off their foundations, floated cars out of driveways and left floors, walls and counters covered in thick, reddish […]