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Southern California has seen some toasty Octobers, but this year's start to the fall season has been marked by a persistent heat wave that's shattered records and ushered in an unusual streak of 100 degree days.

The extreme heat is driven by a persistent high pressure ridge that has parked over the region causing sinking warming air with very ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Monday increased the odds a system that formed in the Gulf could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. tropical outlook, the surface trough of low pressure, now dubbed Invest 92L and producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms, had moved ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Monday increased the odds a system that formed in the Gulf could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, a surface trough of low pressure had formed along the coast of Mexico in the southwestern Gulf producing disorganized ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Sunday continued to track a system forming in the Gulf that could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. tropical outlook, the broad area of low pressure was forecast to form by the middle of the week in the southwestern Gulf.

“Although environmental conditions...Read more

A trough of low pressure in the Gulf near Mexico’s Yucatan on Sunday could become a tropical depression later this week as it drifts north, forecasters said.

Initially given a 20% chance of development within the next seven days by the National Hurricane Center, that number was increased to 40% by Sunday afternoon.

“A dip in the jet ...Read more

Go ahead New Jersey, drink up and wash the cars: After 300 days, the governor's office on Thursday officially lifted the statewide drought warning.

The decree comes after three months that have featured an assortment of downpours and general rainfalls, with a bonus early-season nor'easter, throughout the Garden State and the Philadelphia region...Read more

Forecasters are, once again, monitoring the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay for potential redevelopment before the end of the weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Tropical Storm Fay initially formed on Sept. 20 in the subtropical Central Atlantic and degenerated a few days later. It regained tropical-storm status on Sept. 24, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Summer has ended, but in Southern California the extreme heat has not. On the heels of a miserably sticky summer, an unusually long October heat wave is set to arrive, according to forecasters.

"Dangerously hot conditions" are expected to descend Friday, when an extreme heat watch goes into effect for the L.A. County region, ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center is once again monitoring the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay as of Thursday and give the system a chance of redevelopment.

Fay, located several hundred miles southeast of Bermuda in the subtropical central Atlantic, reached tropical-storm status three times beginning Sept. 20. Most recently, it degenerated into a ...Read more

Tropical Storm Hanna continued to churn Wednesday in the central Atlantic though it is expected to become a remnant low by tonight.

Hanna, located nearly 1,210 miles east of Bermuda as of 5 a.m. Wednesday, was moving east-southeast at 5 mph with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.

This hurricane season broke a 112-year record now that the ...Read more

BOSTON — Nor’easter conditions tapered out around the region Monday, leaving flooding and storm damage across the area ahead of drier weather on Tuesday.

“We’ve got a few lingering showers,” said NWS meteorologist Francis Tarasiewicz. “Very isolated areas can see upwards of additional inch or so rain, but the storm is weakening, and...Read more

Tropical Storm Hanna on Monday became the eighth tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, but is no threat to land, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 11 a.m. Eastern time advisory, the center of Hanna was located in the central subtropical Atlantic about 870 miles east-northeast of Bermuda moving east at 17 ...Read more

After a soggy weekend, the Boston region can expect more wind and rain but less intense conditions as the nor’easter lingers through Monday before conditions begin to dry out Tuesday, according to National Weather Service forecasts.

“The nor’easter is actually sitting off the coast of New Jersey right now,” said NWS meteorologist Torry ...Read more

The powerful nor’easter that has flooded streets across New York City and multiple states and sent trees crashing to the ground is expected to continue Sunday, with strong winds and heavy rains continuing through the day.

The storm is expected to bring heavy winds until noon Sunday and a coastal flooding warning remains in effect in New York ...Read more

The one-two punch of a higher-than-usual tide and weeks of heavy rain submerged South Florida streets this weekend and put the region under a coastal flood advisory.

Starting Saturday evening and continuing into Sunday morning’s high tide, the ocean poured into urban cities up and down the coast, breaking a recent record for flooding in Fort ...Read more

With moderate flooding already has been reported at the Jersey Shore, along with wind gusts to 50 mph, the beach towns were left to wonder Friday what may happen when the extraordinary early-season nor’easter gets closer.

And forecasters were warning that the storm almost certainly would overstay its welcome.

“It could be slow to pull out,...Read more

A low-pressure trough near Bermuda could become a tropical depression in the next few days, according to experts with the National Hurricane Center.

Tropical Storm Fay, after degenerating last Tuesday, redeveloped into a tropical storm on Thursday evening. But by late Sunday morning it was once again a tropical depression located far east of ...Read more

Two hurricanes churning in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico are sending high surf toward Southern California that will overlap with unusually high tides, bringing hazards for beachgoers and possible coastal flooding.

The hurricanes, Polo and Odalys, are not expected to make landfall in California, and only isolated showers are forecasted in parts ...Read more

NEW YORK — The powerful early-season nor’easter that pounded the East Coast Saturday downed trees and flooded New York City streets and roadways as it unleashed heavy rain and powerful winds across the five boroughs.

The worst of the storm, though, was expected Saturday evening starting around 8 p.m. as a state of emergency was declared for...Read more