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Colorado weather: Tornado spotted in southeast plains amid severe storms
DENVER — At least one tornado touched down in southeast Colorado on Friday night, capping off a week of severe thunderstorms, flooding, high winds and hail on the Front Range and Eastern Plains.
A storm chaser confirmed a “very brief” tornado near Fort Lyon in Bent County at 6:52 p.m.,said Eric Petersen, meteorologist with the National ...Read more
Flood warning continues across Kentucky as heavy rains continue Saturday
Storms from Friday evening have left many Kentuckians without power as more rain fell Saturday.
As of Saturday afternoon nearly 10,000 homes and businesses were reported to be without power across the state. The leading counties with the highest number of customers in the dark have shifted throughout the day as Jefferson and Daviess counties ...Read more
Hurricane center forecasts system could develop off Florida coast
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Saturday began projecting a system could form in the Atlantic off the coast of Florida next week.
As of the NHC’s 8 p.m. tropical outlook, the forecast calls for a low pressure area to form along the western end of a frontal system early next week and threaten the southeastern United States. ...Read more
Hurricane center forecasts system could develop off Florida coast
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Saturday began projecting a system could form in the Atlantic off the coast of Florida next week.
As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. tropical outlook, the forecast calls for a low pressure area to form along the western end of a frontal system early next week and threaten the southeastern United States. ...Read more
Hurricane center forecasts system could develop off Florida coast
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Saturday began projecting a system could form in the Atlantic off the coast of Florida next week.
As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, the forecast calls for a low pressure area to form along the western end of a frontal system early next week and threaten the southeastern United States. ...Read more
Heat wave breaks French and UK records as temperatures soar
The heat wave baking western Europe broke records in the U.K. and France, as the region faced another day of soaring temperatures.
The U.K. recorded its hottest June day on Thursday, with daytime highs hitting 36.7C (98F) in Merryfield in southern England, according to the Met Office. France’s average daily temperature reached an all-time ...Read more
Heat wave breaks French and UK records as temperatures soar
The heat wave baking western Europe broke records in the U.K. and France, as the region faces another day of soaring temperatures.
The U.K. recorded its hottest June day on Wednesday, with daytime highs hitting 36.1C (97F) in Gosport in southern England, according to the Met Office. France’s average daily temperature reached an all-time high ...Read more
Heat wave breaks French and UK records as temperatures soar
The heat wave baking western Europe broke records in the U.K. and France, as the region faces another day of soaring temperatures.
The U.K. recorded its hottest June day on Wednesday, with daytime highs hitting 36.1C (97F) in Gosport in southern England, according to the Met Office. France’s average daily temperature reached an all-time high ...Read more
Flash flooding hits parts of Massachusetts, critical and significant drought conditions persist
Areas around the South Coast of Massachusetts were hit Monday night into Tuesday with flooding rain, though drought conditions persist across the state.
“The Mashpee Rotary was flooded and not passable, and the Newport area and Fall River, same thing – some flooded roads, roads closed in East Sandwich, Wellfleet, Truro,” said National ...Read more
Only halfway through the year, Illinois' tornado tally closes in on record of 142
CHICAGO — A barrage of tornadoes has hit Illinois communities this year, bringing the tally to at least 140. Some have amounted to nothing more than a swirl of high winds and no reported damage. Many have collapsed homes, injured people and devastated crops in their wake.
Experts say this pace is not normal: Illinois experienced an average of...Read more
Only halfway through the year, Illinois' tornado tally closes in on record of 142
A barrage of tornadoes has hit Illinois communities this year, bringing the tally to at least 140. Some have amounted to nothing more than a swirl of high winds and no reported damage. Many have collapsed homes, injured people and devastated crops in their wake.
Experts say this pace is not normal: Illinois experienced an average of 54 ...Read more
Tropical Storm Arthur forms in Gulf, hurricane center says
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Wednesday said Tropical Storm Arthur formed off the Texas coast, making it the Atlantic season’s first named storm.
As of a special NHC 11:30 a.m. EDT advisory, the center of Arthur was located about 60 miles east-northeast of Port O’Connor, Texas and 165 miles west-southwest of Lake ...Read more
Tropical Storm Arthur could form today in Gulf, hurricane center says
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Wednesday forecast a system moving up the Texas coast could become the season’s first tropical storm.
As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. advisory, the center of what is now named Potential Tropical Cyclone One was located about 15 miles east-southeast of Port O’Connor, Texas and 220 miles southwest ...Read more
Season's 1st tropical storm could form in Gulf, hurricane center says
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday said a system expected to move into the Gulf could become the season’s first tropical storm.
As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, the broad area of low pressure was inland over south Texas with a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms.
“The system is forecast to...Read more
Why El Niño means worse drought and fewer hurricanes in Maryland
BALTIMORE — A moderate-to-severe drought in Maryland has caused Baltimore’s reservoirs to dip dangerously low. And despite a rainy end to May, that drought likely isn’t going away anytime soon, experts said.
The reason: It’s an El Niño year, meaning a global weather cycle is bringing a drier summer — and a less intense Atlantic ...Read more
El Niño has arrived: 5 ways California could get pummeled
LOS ANGELES — El Niño has arrived and it could become one of the largest on record, and California may be in for a bumpy ride.
While the climate pattern is often linked with a higher chance of more rain in Southern California, it can affect the state — and its famous coastline — in numerous ways. That's especially possible during a ...Read more
Hurricane center ups odds season's 1st tropical system could form in Gulf
The National Hurricane Center on Monday increased its forecast chances a system could move into the Gulf and develop into the season’s first tropical depression or storm, and watches or warnings could be in store this week.
As of the NHC’s 8 p.m. EDT tropical outlook, the trough of low pressure was inland over northeastern Mexico producing ...Read more
Hurricane center ups odds system could form in Gulf
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Monday increase its forecast chances a system could move into the Gulf and develop into the season’s first tropical depression or storm.
As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, the trough of low pressure was inland over northeastern Mexico producing disorganized shower and thunderstorm ...Read more
29 tornadoes and a derecho confirmed so far in storms that tore through Illinois, northwest Indiana
At least 29 tornadoes ripped across Illinois and northwest Indiana last week, according to preliminary reports from the National Weather Service. As residents of parts of these states were recovering and surveying the damage from a destructive derecho that swept through Wednesday night with up to 80 mph winds, they were hit again less than 24 ...Read more
Historic swells continue to batter California beaches. When will the surf die down?
The risk of flooding and dangerous surf at California beaches will continue until Wednesday, weather officials said Sunday.
Waves are not expected to be as big as those that pounded the shore last week and led to the deaths of two people.
The National Weather Service said San Francisco recorded its highest-ever summer ocean water level late ...Read more
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- Colorado weather: Tornado spotted in southeast plains amid severe storms
- Hurricane center forecasts system could develop off Florida coast
- Flood warning continues across Kentucky as heavy rains continue Saturday
- Heat wave breaks French and UK records as temperatures soar
- Flash flooding hits parts of Massachusetts, critical and significant drought conditions persist
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