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Hurricane Helene is unusual — but it's not an example of the Fujiwhara Effect
Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall on Florida’s northwestern coast and then continue on to torment parts of Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee with heavy rain, flash floods and gusty winds.
Watch vs. Warning: What to know about the different weather alerts
Much of Florida is under either a watch or a warning of some kind right now because of Helene. These weather alerts are issued by the National Weather Service. It’s important to know the difference between them as you prepare to weather the storm where you live.
Tropical system expected to strengthen near Mexico and Texas and bring heavy rains, forecasters say
The National Weather Service says a tropical system in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico was expected to strengthen this week into a tropical storm and dump heavy rains onto Mexico and Texas before reaching the U.S. as a potential hurricane.
LIVE RADAR: Another round of heavy rain as a cool front approaches Central Florida
A few strong thunderstorms are possible and we may see rainfall of 2-4 inches or more in some areas, which could lead to flooding.
From cold towels to early dismissal, people are finding ways to cope with a 2nd day of heat wave
As a heat wave stretched into a second day this week, residents in more than half a dozen states are looking for ways to beat the heat amid hot soupy temperatures approaching triple digits.
Fair-goers scorched by heartland heat wave take refuge under misters as some schools let out early
Visitors to the Minnesota State Fair are seeking relief from water misters because of soaring late summer temperatures that also prompted some Midwestern schools to let out early or cancel sports practices.
Hone weakens to tropical storm and sweeps past Hawaii, dumping enough rain to ease wildfire fears
Hone passed south of Hawaii and weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm, dumping so much rain that the National Weather Service called off its red flag warnings that strong winds could lead to wildfires.
Heat waves, wildfires and now … snow? California endures a summer of extremes
The West Coast’s summer has been interrupted by an unusually cold system from the Gulf of Alaska that dropped down through the Pacific Northwest into Northern California.
Ernesto regains hurricane strength, sends powerful swells, dangerous rip currents to US East Coast
Ernesto has regained hurricane status as the storm churns away from Bermuda and heads farther out into the northeastern Atlantic Ocean.
Hundreds of miles away, Hurricane Ernesto still affects US beaches with rip currents, house collapse
Hurricane Ernesto was being felt this weekend along much of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, even with the storm hundreds of miles offshore and crossing Bermuda.
National Hurricane Center officially unveils new ‘experimental’ cone
The experimental cone is geared to help highlight the far-reaching impacts of a storm rather than just show the track of the center of the storm.
The Latest: Debby's remnants hit New York and Pennsylvania with heavy rain and severe flooding
Though no longer a tropical storm, Debby continues lashing the East Coast with heavy rain and flooding as rivers overflow their banks and authorities call on the National Guard to help with high water rescues.
Here's what seems to work in Miami to keep deaths down as temperatures soar
Despite a record 46-day streak of triple digit feels-like temperatures, Miami’s unprecented brutal summer last year wasn’t that deadly, contrasting with the rest of the nation where federal records show heat fatalities nationally spiked to a 45-year high.
Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deaths
Hundreds of Europeans touring the American West and adventurers from around the U.S. are still being drawn to Death Valley National Park.
Beryl weakens to tropical depression after slamming into Texas as Category 1 hurricane
After Hurricane Beryl slammed into Texas, knocking out power to nearly 3 million homes and businesses and killing at least three people it moved east and weakened to a tropical depression.
More records expected to shatter as long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in U.S.
Roughly 130 million people are under threat from a long-running heat wave that already has broken records with dangerously high temperatures and is expected to shatter more inot next week from the Pacific Northwest to the Mid-Alantic states and the Northeast.
Millions swelter under dangerous Fourth of July heat wave
The National Weather Service says that around 134 million people in the U.S. are under alerts as an extremely dangerous and record-breaking heat wave broils much of the country.
As millions sweat out the heat wave, blocks of lake ice keep these campers cool
A heat wave is moving closer to the breaking point from the Midwest to New England, but there's no immediate relief in sight for much of the rest of the country.
Scorching temperatures, humidity making life miserable for millions from Midwest to Maine
A blistering heat wave stretching from the Midwest to the tip of Maine is leaving millions of people sweltering through the Juneteenth holiday.
Record-breaking US heat wave scorches the Midwest and Northeast, bringing safety measures
Extreme heat alerts are in effect for tens of millions of people in the United States as cities including Chicago break heat records.
CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Scorching Northern Hemisphere heat leads to deaths and wildfires
The United States is bracing for chaotic weather this week, as the South is set to experience another heat wave following a short respite from searing temperatures earlier this month.
Much of US braces for extreme weather, from southern heat wave to possible snow in the Rockies
Much of the U.S. is bracing for extreme weather — especially high temperatures — this weekend and into next week.
Residents and communities preparing for heat wave that will envelop Midwest and Northeast next week
A heat wave will bring dangerously hot temperatures to the Midwest and Northeast next week, with health officials urging people to make plans now to stay safe.
Tallahassee mayor says cost from May 10 tornadoes now tops $50 million as city seeks federal aid
Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey says recovery from a May 10 tornado outbreak has cost Florida’s capital city $50 million so far.
‘Night of the Tornadoes:’ This was Florida’s deadliest outbreak. Could it happen again?
The worst outbreak of tornadoes in the state’s history broke out over 20 years ago — an incident dubbed the “Night of the Tornadoes.”
Some in Houston facing no power for weeks after storms cause widespread damage, killing at least 4
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo says it could take “weeks” for power to be restored in some parts of Houston following fierce storms with winds of up to 100 miles per hour.
What is a tornado emergency and how is it different from a warning or a watch?
Tornado emergencies have been called in Michigan, Nebraska, Iowa and more states over the past few weeks during recent periods of severe weather.
Powerful storms kill 3 as tornadoes tear through central and southeastern US
Severe storms are tearing through the central and southeast U.S., spawning damaging tornadoes, producing massive hail, and killing two people in Tennessee and another in North Carolina.
Arizona is boosting efforts to protect people from the extreme heat after hundreds died last summer
Arizona’s new heat officer said Friday that he is working with local governments and nonprofit groups to open more cooling centers and ensure homes have working air conditioners in a more unified effort to prevent another ghastly toll of heat-related deaths this summer.
FEMA administrator surveys Oklahoma tornado damage with the state's governor and US senator.
Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Deanne Criswell says “our heart aches for the loss of life” in tornadoes that left four dead and about 100 injured in Oklahoma.
Residents begin going through the rubble after tornadoes hammer parts of Nebraska and Iowa
Residents began sifting through the rubble after a tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as it moved for miles through farmland and into subdivisions.
When red-hot isn't enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level
U.S. health and weather officials are unveiling a new color-coded system to warn Americans about heat danger, and it will set magenta as the most dangerous level.
Much of central US faces severe thunderstorm threat and possible tornadoes
Tens of millions of Americans stretching from Lincoln, Nebraska, to Baltimore could face strong thunderstorms Monday night through Wednesday, with tornadoes possible in a few states.
Severe weather takes aim at parts of the Ohio Valley after battering the South
Powerful storms are rumbling over parts of the southeastern U.S. as more severe weather takes aim at parts of the Ohio Valley.
Storms bear down on New England and East Coast as severe weather persists across the US
More severe weather is barreling across the U.S. A major spring storm was underway and expected to bring more than a foot of snow in parts of New England on Wednesday night, while heavy rains are soaking the East Coast.
Deadly severe weather roars through several states, spawning potential tornadoes
Thousands of homes and businesses are without power as severe weather roars through several states, causing at least one death and spawning possible tornados.
Wintry weather blankets New England and California mountains as storm expected in central regions
It may officially be spring, but wintry weather is blanketing the U.S. with New England and California seeing a mix of rain, heavy snow and gusty winds.
Firefighters keep up battle to stamp out largest wildfire in Texas history
Planes have dropped fire retardant over the northern Texas Panhandle as firefighters are continuing efforts to stamp out the largest wildfire in state history.
Radio frequencies may be interrupted during largest solar flare in 7 years, officials say
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service issued a Geomagnetic Storm Watch for Monday and Tuesday as the largest solar flare since 2017 heads our way in the peak of the Solar Cycle 25
Much of US still gripped by arctic weather as Memphis deals with numerous broken water pipes
Subfreezing conditions and treacherous roadways have contributed to dozens of deaths this month across the U.S., where states as far south as Texas and Florida remain gripped by deadly arctic weather Sunday.
‘Night of the Tornadoes:’ This was Florida’s deadliest tornado outbreak. Could it happen again?
The worst outbreak of tornadoes in the state’s history broke out over 20 years ago — an incident dubbed the “Night of the Tornadoes.”
Your Florida Daily: Possible tornadoes slice through Florida, Walt Disney World resumes unlimited park hopping
While no deaths have been reported in Florida, there have been several injuries.
A major storm sweeping the US is expected to bring heavy rain, snow to the East Coast this weekend
A winter weather system moving through the U.S. is expected to wallop the East Coast this weekend with a mix of snow and freezing rain.
Lifeguards advise no swimming for a few days as rough surf advisory continues
Surfer Tommy Orsini was the only one News 6 saw braving the water Thursday as rough surf advisories and rip current warnings were expected to continue into the weekend.
Snow piles up in North Dakota as region's first major snowstorm of the season moves eastward
An east-moving snowstorm, the first major one of the season, continued Thursday into North Dakota.
Flagler County sheriff praises response after tornado tears through neighborhood
Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly applauded the response by Palm Coast and the county after Thursday’s storm damaged several homes.
End may be in sight for Phoenix's historic heat wave of 110-degree-plus weather
A historic heat wave continues to stifle Phoenix — but the end may finally be in sight for residents of Arizona’s largest city.
Phoenix on track to set another heat record, this time for most daily highs at or above 110 degrees
Phoenix is already the hottest large city in America and is now poised to set yet another heat record.
In final hours before landfall, Hurricane Idalia stopped intensifying and turned from Tallahassee
In the final hours before Hurricane Idalia struck Florida, experts say its eye experienced a phenomenon that kept it from further intensifying.
Forecasters are warning gusty winds and low humidity raise risk of fires spreading rapidly in Hawaii
The National Weather Service is warning gusty winds and low humidity are increasing the risk that fires could spread rapidly in the western parts of each Hawaiian island.
Florida prays Idalia won’t join long list of destructive storms with names starting with ‘I’
Floridians pray that when Idalia hits the Gulf Coast it won’t join the long list of destructive Atlantic Ocean storms whose names started with “I.”.
Record heat recorded in Dallas as scorching summer continues in the United States
Another record-setting day of high temperatures hit the Dallas/Fort Worth area before a slight cooling trend moves into the area.
Rare New England tornado lifts car from a highway as strong storms damage homes and flood roads
Storm-weary New Englanders are cleaning up after tornadoes caused damage and lifted a car off a highway in Rhode Island.
Florida heat wave: New excessive heat watch issued for Central Florida with heat index to soar above 113 again
After hitting 99 degrees at the Orlando International Airport for two consecutive days, more excessive heat is on the horizon.
US east cleans up after deadly storms as New England braces for flooding
Crews across the eastern U.S. are working to clear downed trees and power lines and restore electricity following severe storms that killed at least two people, cut power hundreds of thousands, and forced thousands of flight delays and cancellations.
Phoenix has ended 31-day streak of highs at or above 110 degrees as rains ease a Southwest heat wave
A record 31-day streak in Phoenix of daily highs of at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit has ended as the dangerous heat wave that suffocated the Southwest throughout July starts abating with cooling monsoon rains.
Extreme heat moves east where many will see their hottest days of the year
Nearly 200 million people in the United States, or 60% of the U.S. population, are under a heat advisory or flood warning or watch and have been since Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
Phoenix could get a mild break from the extreme heat, as record spell nears the 30-day mark
Longtime Phoenix residents know that sweltering Julys are to be expected, but no one could have predicted the brutal heat wave that has enveloped the country’s fifth largest city this summer.
Heavy rains swamp Northeast again as flash flooding claims at least 5 lives in Pennsylvania
Heavy rains are pounding an already saturated Northeast for the second time in a week, spurring another round of flash flooding, canceled airline flights and power outages.
Vegas could break heat record as tens of millions across US endure scorching temperatures
Air-conditioned casinos offer a welcome respite for people visiting Las Vegas as the city is hit by an intense heat wave that's put nearly one-third of Americans under heat advisories and warnings.
Tornado touches down near Chicago's O'Hare airport, disrupting hundreds of flights
A National Weather Service team will survey damage in northeast Illinois, where fierce winds from suspected tornadoes ripped roofs from buildings, downed trees and sent residents scrambling for safety as sirens sounded.
At least 2 planes flipped at Kissimmee airport during severe weather
At least two planes at Kissimmee Gateway Airport were flipped over by high winds during a downburst Wednesday, according to a report from the National Weather Service.
Heavy rains flood Chicago roads and force NASCAR to cut short a downtown street race
Heavy rains have flooded Chicago streets and forced the cancellation of a NASCAR race set to run through the city's downtown.