Watches issued for N.C. as powerful Hurricane Erin grows in size
Hurricane Erin remained a powerful Category 4 storm on Monday as the system puttered along east of The Bahamas. Tropical storm watches and storm surge watches are in effect for portions of North Carolina’s Outer Banks as forecasters expect…
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Hurricane Erin’s dangerous waves, rip currents likely to hit U.S. East Coast
Erin strengthened into a hurricane on Friday morning as the storm gradually makes its way west across the open Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters expect the storm to continue growing into a powerful Category 4 storm this weekend as it skirts north of the Lesser…
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Tropical Storm Erin set to become Atlantic’s first hurricane of 2025
Tropical Storm Erin formed off the Cabo Verde Islands on Monday. The storm is set to become the first hurricane—and possibly the first major hurricane—of the 2025 Atlantic season later this week. A vigorous tropical wave rolling off the coast of Africa…
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Tropical Storm Dexter limps out to sea as more systems try to form
Folks along or near the coast should start paying attention to the tropics as forecasters monitor several areas for potential development over the next week. Tropical Storm Dexter formed between North Carolina and Bermuda on Sunday night. This system is…
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Tampa, Florida, hits 100°F for the first time in 135 years of records
Folks in Tampa, Florida, endured the city’s hottest day in weather history on Sunday when the temperature at Tampa International Airport reached 100°F at 3:30 p.m. local time. The feat arrived as a long-duration heat event roasted much of the…
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It’s been a stormy and steamy summer across the U.S. so far in 2025
We’re just past the halfway point in meteorological summer—already!—and it’s been quite the steamy and stormy season for much of the country. In fact, it’s just been a busy year for active weather in general. The year started with…
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Flooding possible as tropical disturbance meanders into the Gulf of Mexico
A tropical disturbance off Florida’s Atlantic coast will wander into the northern Gulf of Mexico over the next couple of days, bringing widespread heavy rain to the northern Gulf Coast. While there’s a small chance that the system could…
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July 10, 1926: The day lightning blew up a town in New Jersey
A hot and muggy New Jersey afternoon in July 1926 would produce a thunderstorm that destroyed a military installation. The culprit wasn’t a tornado, nor was it damaging winds. A single bolt of lightning caused an explosion so great that it left a crater…
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You need a way to receive severe weather warnings—here are four options
This past holiday weekend saw two separate rounds of devastating flooding across the southern United States—first in Texas on Friday, then in North Carolina on Sunday. One county in central Texas saw the death toll rise past 80 on Monday as officials…
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Sad sack of clouds becomes Atlantic’s first named storm of 2025
A center of low pressure over the north-central Atlantic Ocean earned the distinction of becoming the basin’s first named tropical system of the year on Tuesday. After several days of playing “will it, won’t it,” the system…
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