Autumn is less than a month away, but don’t expect calm, crisp days across the board. While some regions will slide into sweater weather, others could be dealing with wildfires, lingering summer heat or tropical storms that spin up close to home. As AccuWeather reports, meteorological fall starts on Monday, Sept. 1, while astronomical autumn […]
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that a 515-mile-long “megaflash” of lightning that struck the southern region of the United States back in 2017 is a new world record. As AccuWeather reports, the flash, a term for lightning inside a cloud that does not hit the ground, moved from northern Texas into Missouri and was part […]
AccuWeather meteorologists have warmed that daily rounds of storms will bring the risk of strong winds and flash flooding from portions of the Plains and Midwest to parts of the Northeast early this week. The risk comes from a rare severe weather event known as a derecho that could blast several states and threaten major cities. The […]
Recent volcanic eruptions in Iceland, Hawaii and Japan have once again brought the worry of the possible destruction to nearby villages and cities back into focus. Now, as scientists have cautioned in a study, melting of glaciers due to the climate crisis could make volcanic eruptions more catastrophic than before. As AccuWeather reports, the loss […]
Extreme heat is a killer and its impact is becoming far, far deadlier as the human-caused climate crisis supercharges temperatures, according to a new study, which estimates global warming tripled the number of deaths in the recent European heat wave. As AccuWeather and CNN Weather report, for more than a week, temperatures in many parts of […]
Just over a week after deadly flash floods swept through Texas Hill Country, the region may once again face a life-threatening deluge as slow-moving thunderstorms bring heavy rain, flash flooding, and rapid river rises to parts of central Texas Sunday. As AccuWeather reports, a flash flood emergency was issued for southeastern San Saba County, including Colorado […]
On July 4, nearly 2 feet of rain fell in and around Kerr County in central Texas, causing flooding that killed more than 120 people. On July 7, almost a foot of rain struck central North Carolina as Tropical Storm Chantal moved inland. Then on July 8, in the remote village of Ruidoso – about […]
The Atlantic and eastern Pacific basins have entered an active stretch into this week, just in time to jeopardize your 4th of July plans. Here’s where AccuWeather hurricane experts warn there could be potential impacts in the United States during the holiday weekend. Thunderstorms a precursor to potential development Before any potential tropical development occurs […]
A major heat wave has built and taken center stage in the weather late last week and into this next week. AccuWeather meteorologists advised that groups of severe thunderstorms would erupt on the edge of the “heat dome” of hot air. The storms will take on a “ring of fire” effect, erupting first over parts of the […]
The eastern Pacific continues its tropical tear with the fifth tropical storm of the season already in the books and the second hurricane on the way. AccuWeather meteorologists believe Tropical Storm Erick will rapidly strengthen over the next couple of days. It will quickly reach hurricane intensity and become the strongest tropical cyclone in the Northern […]