Hurricane Henri Will Bring Dangerous Winds, Flooding To New England On Sunday
Henri is now a hurricane as it gathers strength in the western Atlantic Ocean. The storm could strengthen a bit more before its final approach to New England on Sunday. This is a dangerous situation for communities in the path of the storm. Here’s…
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Hurricane Warnings Issued As Henri Aims For New England This Weekend
Hurricane warnings are in effect for parts of Northeast this afternoon as Tropical Storm Henri strengthens in the western Atlantic Ocean. The storm is expected to grow into a hurricane Friday night or Saturday, making landfall on or near Long Island…
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The Mid-Atlantic And Northeast Should Keep An Eye On Henri Over The Next Few Days
It’s a good idea to keep Tropical Storm Henri in the back of your mind over the next couple of days if you live in the Mid-Atlantic or northeastern United States. There’s a chance—a chance—that the storm could affect land late this weekend or…
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Tropical Storm Fred Strengthens Near Landfall, Tornado Risk Increases Over Southeast
Tropical Storm Fred was dead yesterday…meteorologically speaking, anyway. But Fred managed to fight through wind shear and blew up into a strong tropical storm today as it heads toward the Florida Panhandle. The storm is really going for it, and it…
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Tropical Depression Fred Barely Hanging On As It Putters Toward Florida
Tropical Depression Fred barely counts as a tropical cyclone this afternoon as it putters along north of the Greater Antilles. Tropical storm watches are in effect for portions of southern Florida in case the storm manages to recombobulate and pick up…
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Heads Up: The Feds Will Conduct A Nationwide Emergency Alert Test On Wednesday
The federal government will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System on Wednesday, August 11, at 2:20 PM EDT. The test will cover television, radio, and most smartphones. The backup date is the same time on Wednesday, August 25. This…
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Extreme Heat Will Roast The U.S. From Coast To Coast This Week
Summer has no plans on letting up anytime soon. A double-barreled heat wave will set up over the United States this week, bringing another round of searing heat from the Pacific coast to the Atlantic seaboard. Widespread highs in the 100s are likely…
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Some Parts Of The Southeastern U.S. Could See 5-7+ Inches Of Rain This Week
Several rounds of heavy rain could lead to flash flooding in parts of the southeastern United States this week. An upper-level trough parked over the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley will drive the bouts of rain moving over the southeast this week. Tropical…
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A Nationwide Heat Wave Leads To A Severe Weather Risk On Wednesday
Hey, hey—it’s a story about heat that’s not just about the west! Aren’t we special? A large ridge of high pressure building over the central United States will intensify the heat most of us are feeling this week. Highs will soar into…
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GOES-17 Is Back Online After Engineers Resolve A Computer Error
Some good news on the satellite front: GOES-17 is going to be just fine. The weather satellite, which covers the Pacific Ocean and the western half of the Americas, came back online a little before 9:00 a.m. Eastern today after a 31-hour outage caused by…
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