Heavy rain, high winds as budding hurricane likely to hit Florida by mid-week
A newly formed tropical depression entering the southern Gulf of Mexico could strengthen in a hurry as it heads toward Florida over the next couple of days. The National Hurricane Center declared a well-organized disturbance near the Yucatan Peninsula as…
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First-ever tropical storm watch issued for southern California, flash flooding likely
The National Hurricane Center issued its first-ever tropical storm watch for southern California on Friday as Hurricane Hilary continues to gather steam in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The storm is closing in on scale-topping strength, clocking…
Read MoreFirst-ever tropical storm watch issued for southern California, flash flooding likely
The National Hurricane Center issued its first-ever tropical storm watch for southern California on Friday as Hurricane Hilary continues to gather steam in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The storm is closing in on scale-topping strength, clocking…
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Southern California faces a serious flash flood threat with Hurricane Hilary
A serious flooding threat will likely develop across parts of California, Arizona, and Nevada beginning this weekend as Hurricane Hilary or its remnants track into the region through early next week. Every once and a while, the meteorological factors…
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Widespread severe storms with high winds to sweep across the eastern U.S. on Monday
Well, that’s strange. It’s a little unusual to see such a sprawling risk for severe weather as we approach the middle of August, but a robust system swinging into the eastern United States will trigger multiple lines of severe storms through…
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Highs in the 90s to cover most of the East Coast this week, 100°F possible near D.C.
It’s been an exceptionally hot summer for vast swaths of the United States so far, with a slew of longstanding records shattered in the desert southwest and unforgiving stretches of high heat and humidity in the southern states. The heat will…
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Records shattered as historic heat continues gripping desert southwest
The southwestern United States is firmly in the grips of a historic heat wave that’s bringing the region not only some of their most extreme temperatures on record, but some of the highest heat the weather is capable of producing. The National…
Read MoreRecords shattered as historic heat continues gripping desert southwest
The southwestern United States is firmly in the grips of a historic heat wave that’s bringing the region not only some of their most extreme temperatures on record, but some of the highest heat the weather is capable of producing. The National…
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Widespread flash flooding possible in New England through Tuesday
A pretty serious flooding situation could develop over much of New England over the next couple of days as a deep reserve of tropical moisture fuels persistent heavy rains throughout the region. The Weather Prediction Center issued a moderate risk for…
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Conspiracy theories are security blankets for scared adults, and they’re suffocating us
Disasters force us to confront our own mortality, serving as reminders that any one of us could also succumb to the bad fortune of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Every calamity plucks at our core fears of losing our lives, our loved ones,…
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