Today’s Accidental Tornado Warning Is Exactly Why Officials Test Emergency Alerts So Often
Millions of people received a seemingly real tornado warning on their phones Tuesday morning during annual statewide tornado drills in Kansas and Missouri. The push alerts made no mention of the fact that it was a drill, causing widespread confusion on…
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A Flash Freeze Will Chill New England on Monday Night And Tuesday
A brief but deep freeze will descend over New England on Monday night and bring the region a downright impressive temperature drop for this late in the season. Temperatures will swing more than 40°F between Monday afternoon’s high and Monday…
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Snow, Ice, And Bitter Cold: This Is A Storm The South Will Talk About For Decades
The winter storm moving over the southern United States has all the hallmarks of one of those storms that people talk about for decades. The system will bring significant amounts of snow and ice to areas that don’t typically see this kind of wintry…
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We’re Coming Up On This Winter’s Roughest Stretch Of Cold And Snow
The next five days will see the roughest stretch of winter weather the United States has seen in quite a few years. Bitter cold will grip the center of the country while snow and ice fall on the Pacific Northwest, the southern Plains, and the…
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This Weekend’s Brutal Cold Snap Isn’t Going Away Anytime Soon
Just stay home. It’s a mantra we’ve lived by for almost a year now (oh good grief), but it’ll take courage to even go check the mail for the next week. The coldest air of the season—the coldest air in the last several seasons—will make…
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Oh No. Oh No. Here Comes The Snow.
A decent nor’easter will sweep across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast over the next couple of days, bringing heavy snow to folks from western North Carolina through Atlantic Canada. This could be the biggest snowstorm to affect the Washington D.C.…
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California Braces For Strong Adjectives As Rain, Snow, Wind Overspread State
A barrage of descriptive words will wash over California over the next couple of days as strong winds, heavy rain, and huge snows promise to do a number on the state’s drought. While rain and snow are a good thing, too much all at once can…
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A Sharpie Can’t Cover Up The Last Four Years
Today is the first flash of warmth after a long, cold winter. It’s been a…trying…four years. Even the weather didn’t make it out unscathed. Storms played a role in shaping some of the most important events of Donald Trump’s…
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High, Dry Winds Could Spark An Off-Season Fire Threat Across Parts Of California On Tuesday
A critical fire risk and life-threatening rip currents are possible across parts of California over the next couple of days as high winds begin to blow across the Golden State. High wind warnings are in effect for much of southern California, as well as…
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East Texas Enjoys And/Or Despises Its Biggest Snow In Years
A rare snowstorm blanketed parts of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi this weekend with more snow than some communities have seen in decades. The unusually robust winter storm left behind snow from western Texas to northern Alabama, bringing a brief dose…
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