Hundreds of records set to fall as historic heat wave roasts western U.S.
An exceptionally powerful ridge of high pressure building over the western United States this week will send temperatures soaring into historic territory through the end of the week and into this weekend. We’re almost certainly going to break the…
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Widespread severe weather expected Sunday and Monday
An active period of severe weather continues across the eastern half of the United States as another strong low-pressure system winds up to end the weekend. While the storm produces a full-blown blizzard across parts of the Upper Midwest and the Great…
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SPC launches new ‘conditional intensity outlooks’ for severe thunderstorms
Forecasters with the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) have a new tool in their belt to communicate the potential intensity of severe thunderstorms in the forecast. Beginning this month, the agency began issuing conditional intensity outlooks in their…
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Melissa becomes the 100th retired Atlantic storm name
Experts with the U.N.’s World Meteorological Organization announced this week that “Melissa” is officially retired as an Atlantic hurricane name. This is the 100th name to face retirement since the practice began in 1953. Hurricane…
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5+ inches of rain expected as new pattern settles in this week
A soggy and springlike pattern will develop across the eastern half of the country this week. Soaking rains are likely from Texas to the Mid-Atlantic, while record-setting temperatures are in the forecast across the southeast. This week will see a ridge…
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The Blizzard of 2026 dropped all-time record snowfall totals
The snowstorm that just buried parts of the northeastern United States will go down as a historic blizzard for the region, rivaling legendary storms like the blizzards of 1978, 2013, and 2016. Dynamics were perfect for a classic nor’easter to…
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Drought covers nearly half of the U.S. this week
Drought conditions continued to expand across the United States this week despite several recent winter storms that covered a large swath of the country. Just about 46 percent of the contiguous U.S. experienced a moderate drought or worse as of…
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Powerful cold front to sweep East Coast with frigid air, damaging winds
A very strong cold front sinking south out of Canada will send dangerously cold temperatures and potentially damaging winds sweeping toward the East Coast to start the weekend. This will likely be the coldest air of the season for some areas in line for…
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Western U.S. snow drought reaches critical levels
While the eastern half of the United States basks-slash-suffers with above-average snowfall for the first time years, things aren’t so rosy across the western half of the country. The U.S. West is suffering from a historic snow drought right now.…
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Cold pattern has delivered snow to many eastern U.S. cities this season
Many cities across the eastern half of the United States are experiencing near- or above-average snowfall totals for the first time in years. Several sustained bursts of cold air over the past few months have provided plenty of opportunities for snowfall…
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