Renewal of severe storms across the Plains through early week
Sat, 18 May 2024 14:05:45 GMT
Over halfway through May, over 2,600 filtered storm reports have already been gathered due to severe storms erupting across the United States since the beginning of the month. By May 18 of last year, the Storm Prediction Center had gathered 1,707 filtered storm reports, nearly 1,000 fewer than this year. The filtering of storm reports...
Surge of summerlike warmth and humidity across the Northeast on the way
Sun, 19 May 2024 15:16:49 GMT
Northeast residents are in for toasty start to the week, AccuWeather meteorologists say. A stretch of drier weather and rising temperatures are expected to grip areas from the Ohio Valley to the mid-Atlantic and New England into midweek for many. Through Wednesday, a pronounced northward bulge in the jet stream over then Eastern United States...
Building heat & humidity to turn dangerous for those without power following deadly Houston storms
Fri, 17 May 2024 18:09:10 GMT
Following a round of intense and deadly thunderstorms on Thursday in a portion of Texas and Louisiana, AccuWeather meteorologists are sounding the alarm that heat and humidity can reach dangerous levels amid widespread power outages and slow the cleanup efforts in the coming days. Houston was hit especially hard by these storms, which packed winds...
'Fog complicating rescue efforts' after helicopter accident transporting Iranian President Raisi
Sun, 19 May 2024 16:55:22 GMT
On Sunday, May 19, a helicopter transporting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian reportedly crashed while traveling through mountainous terrain, according to Reuters. The officials were said to be traveling back from a visit to Azerbajian, located across the northern border of Iran. Sources indicate that the trip to the Azerbajain border...
Memorial Day weekend forecast: South to remain hot, severe storm and smoke concerns farther north
Fri, 17 May 2024 15:10:29 GMT
The “unofficial” start of summer is just days away, and many are wondering if their outdoor plans for Memorial Day weekend will be impacted by Mother Nature. AccuWeather meteorologists have been examining the expected weather pattern. They are ready to issue a forecast for the weekend, which will have some reaching for cold beverages while...
Houston storms leave 7 dead, buildings shattered and power outages may last weeks
Fri, 17 May 2024 09:56:09 GMT
Fast-moving thunderstorms pummeled Texas and Louisiana late Thursday and early Friday, killing several people, flooding roads and leaving nearly 1 million homes and businesses without power, according to poweroutage.us. At least seven people died as destructive winds and torrential rain blasted through Houston, ABC local affiliate KTRK reported, adding that officials are still determining the...
Hawaii bracing for flooding as atmospheric river unfolds
Tue, 14 May 2024 15:21:36 GMT
Another out-of-season storm will continue to affect Hawaii and is likely to deliver much heavier rain than the first, as an atmospheric river will be involved, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. A storm locally called a Kona Low, which is a storm in the middle levels of the atmosphere, brought rounds of rain to parts of the...
Damaging thunderstorms to jolt Gulf Coast states this weekend
Thu, 16 May 2024 15:10:35 GMT
AccuWeather meteorologists are tracking new episodes of severe weather that are forecast to erupt this weekend, and the central Plains will once again take center stage for damaging thunderstorms for the end of the weekend. There will be a risk of serious, life-threatening flash flooding within the severe weather zones this weekend, which can pose...
'Hot even for Florida natives' as heat wave builds
Wed, 15 May 2024 18:43:58 GMT
Temperatures have been surging to hot levels even by central and South Florida standards of late, and more is on the way into this weekend, AccuWeather meteorologists say. Temperatures will top the 100-degree Fahrenheit mark across the interior, which is rare because of typically high humidity levels. “This is an extreme pattern, even for May,...
Life-threatening flooding problems to expand across southern US
Wed, 15 May 2024 16:28:58 GMT
Areas throughout the South are bracing for the serious flooding consequences of 4-8 inches of rain and locally higher amounts into the start of this weekend, in addition to severe thunderstorms, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. The atmosphere is not ready to let go of the pattern responsible for rounds of heavy rain in parts of the...