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California faces an unprecedented El Niño event, now with a 'second arm' of superheated water, threatening historic storms, flooding, and coastal destruction. Officials are in emergency preparation as the system intensifies to potentially the strongest in 1,000 years.
A significant blast of fall-like weather, ushering in cold, dry air and dropping temperatures into the 40s and 50s, is set to sweep across the Midwest and Northeast this week. Meanwhile, the Southern and central US will remain in a heatwave.
Severe storms have caused widespread damage, injuries, and power outages across the Plains and Midwest, with forecasters warning of more giant hail, tornadoes, and flooding. Communities in Kansas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin reported destroyed homes, overturned vehicles, and significant hail, while Michigan declared a state of emergency due to rising water levels.
A drastic weather pattern change will bring a record-setting, potentially deadly heat wave to the West, melting snowpack and raising wildfire concerns, while winter-like cold returns to the East with significant temperature drops and chances for snow.
Major storms and tornadoes ripped through northwest Indiana and Kankakee, Illinois, claiming at least two lives, injuring others, and causing widespread destruction including leveled buildings, downed power lines, and massive hail. The region remains on alert for further severe weather.
A massive winter storm has paralyzed the northeastern U.S., forcing millions into their homes with travel bans, widespread power outages, and thousands of flight cancellations amid blizzard conditions and heavy snowfall.
A massive blizzard is set to hit the U.S. East Coast from Maryland to Massachusetts, with forecasters warning of 1 to 2 feet of snow, damaging winds up to 55 mph, and potential flooding, leading to widespread preparations and travel warnings.
America's current frigid weather feels uniquely severe, but experts say it's due to unusually warm recent decades making people less accustomed to such cold, a phenomenon exacerbated by climate change.
Punxsutawney Phil, braving single-digit temperatures in Pennsylvania, predicted six more weeks of winter by seeing his shadow, a forecast that disappointed many. Other Groundhog Day predictors across the U.S. and Canada offered a split verdict, with some agreeing with Phil and others forecasting an early spring.
Millions across the United States are enduring an exceptional, multi-decade cold stretch, with over 200 daily temperature records expected to be broken in the eastern half of the country. Temperatures could plunge more than 30 degrees below normal, exacerbating already deadly conditions responsible for at least 50 deaths and leaving over 350,000 homes without power, particularly in the South. Cities like Philadelphia and Washington D.C. face their longest freezing spells in decades, while even Florida is experiencing its coldest blast in 15 years, leading to phenomena like falling iguanas. The intense cold is forecast to persist into next week before gradually easing.
