Explosive wildfire activity in Georgia and across the Southeast last week has destroyed dozens of homes and sent people fleeing as drought conditions show no signs of improving anytime soon. As AccuWeather reports, Georgia remains under a state of emergency with a historic burn ban covering 91 counties in the southern part of the state. Fires have consumed […]
On the heels of a week that saw deadly tornadoes, thunderstorms, flooding and large hail, the midwest is set to see more of the same, as severe weather is expected to sweep across much of the midwest in the coming days. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), a “very active Spring weather pattern” is forecasted for […]
Severe thunderstorms are known for producing hazards such as dangerous winds, damaging hail and large, destructive tornadoes. But medical experts say there’s another reason to take precautions before a storm. “Thunderstorm asthma” was first reported in the 1980s in England and Australia, and doctors have described it as an attack of asthma that starts or […]
Ongoing drought is expected to worsen and continue raising the wildfire risk across multiple parts of the United States this spring, with vast areas facing heightened drought and fire danger in the weeks ahead. As AccuWeather reports, abnormally dry to extreme drought conditions persist across the Southeast. A front pushing through the region this weekend […]
A man in his 40s died after being struck by lightning during a storm in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on the evening of April 15, marking the first lightning-related fatality in the United States in 2026, according to the National Lightning Safety Council. As AccuWeather reports, emergency responders were dispatched around 7:43 p.m. to a gas station in Waukesha […]
The first meteor shower in over three months is about to peak. April’s Lyrid meteor shower is the first event of its kind since the Quadrantids peaked in early January. Sporadic meteors have streaked across the sky in the months since, including multiple fireballs over North America, but none have been associated with a major shower. […]
This Spring’s thunder and lightning storm season is already in full swing. If you’ve experienced a thunder and lightning storm, you know how awesome – and terrifying – they can be. According to the Midwestern Regional Climate Center (MRCC), lightning is one of the oldest observed natural phenomena on earth. It occurs throughout the country, […]
The sight of an eerie, almost fluorescent green sky before a fierce thunderstorm is sometimes perceived as a warning sign of an approaching tornado, but forecasters say that this long-standing myth might not be true. As AccuWeather reports, scientists aren’t completely sure why some intense thunderstorms turn the sky green, but research meteorologist Scott Bachmeier at University […]
On April 5, Easter Sunday, a “smoke whirl” (sometimes referred to as a “smokenado”) towered over south-central Kansas, near Haviland in Kiowa County. The vortex formed during an intense grass fire as firefighters worked to contain the blaze. The phenomenon was fueled by critical fire weather, including dry conditions and strong wind gusts of up […]
March 2026 was a historic month for temperatures in the United States, fueled by an extraordinary and prolonged heat wave that shattered temperature records across much of the West, according to a new report released by the the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA). As The Guardian reports, March’s persistent unseasonable heat was so intense […]