Hurricane Lala disrupted travel between Los Angeles and Hawaii on Saturday, canceling flights from LAX to destinations across the islands as the Category 1 storm approached the Big Island.

Several flights from LAX to Hawaii were canceled Saturday, including service to Kona, Maui, Kauai and Honolulu. Canceled flights included United Flight 2373 ...Read more

Pacific storm Lala strengthened into a hurricane as it edged closer to Hawaii’s Big Island, where it will make possible landfall on Saturday, the US National Hurricane Center said.

Lala’s top winds reached 80 miles (130 kilometers) per hour, up from 75 mph earlier, as it closed to within 30 miles of South Point, Hawaii, the center said in ...Read more

More than 160,000 homes and businesses are still without electricity across Indiana after powerful storms brought record flooding, forcing residents to flee their homes, closing roads and snarling rail traffic.

Another round of heavy rain will sweep not only the Hoosier State, where as much as 11 inches (28 centimeters) has fallen, but across ...Read more

Pacific storm Lala strengthened into a hurricane as it edged closer to Hawaii’s Big Island, where it will make possible landfall on Saturday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Lala’s top winds reached 75 miles (121 kilometers) per hour, up from 65 mph earlier, as it closed to within 85 miles of South Point, Hawaii, the center said in...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Friday continued to track two tropical waves in the Atlantic with a chance to become the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. EDT tropical outlook, the leading wave, Invest 92, was about 350 miles east of the Caribbean’s Windward Islands with gusty winds and ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Friday continued to track two tropical waves in the Atlantic with a chance to become the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, the leading wave, Invest 92, was about 400 miles east of the Caribbean’s Windward Islands with gusty winds and a ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Thursday kept its eyes on two Caribbean-bound tropical waves that could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm while the short-lived Tropical Storm Cristobal fell apart in the distant Atlantic.

As of 11 a.m. EDT, the center of what had diminished to Post-Tropical Cyclone ...Read more

The already strong El Niño conditions in the Pacific Ocean continue to grow stronger, federal scientists announced Thursday, with a 69% chance that this year’s event will be the strongest since modern records began in 1950.

Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in College Park, Maryland announced there is a 90% ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A “super” El Niño is now 95% likely to develop this year as the climate pattern gains dramatic strength in the Pacific Ocean — leaving officials across California and beyond bracing for a wet and potentially destructive winter.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center said Thursday...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Thursday kept its eyes on two Caribbean-bound tropical waves that could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm while the short-live Tropical Storm Cristobal began to fall apart in the distant Atlantic.

As of 5 a.m., the center of what had diminished to Tropical Depression...Read more

CHICAGO — Parts of Cook and Will counties were hit by another round of dangerous weather Wednesday, just a day after two tornadoes tore through Chicago’s southern suburbs.

The back-to-back storms this week are the latest in an unusually volatile year that has already brought a record-breaking number of tornadoes to Illinois. And with ...Read more

Tropical Storm Cristobal formed in the Atlantic on Wednesday as no threat to land, but the National Hurricane Center continued to track two other systems headed toward the Caribbean with a chance to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of 11 a.m. EDT, the center of Cristobal was located 880 miles west of the Azores ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Wednesday was busy keeping track of three systems including one with a high chance to develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, the most threatening is a tropical wave about 900 miles west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands in the...Read more

CHICAGO — Extreme weather usually doesn’t scare Mary Beth Uretz, but she spent Tuesday morning crying in her Homewood basement, clutching her pets as the storm pounded.

“Psychologically, it’s a lot to deal with,” said Uretz. “I’ve never gone to bed at night and worried about my house falling over, until this summer.”

Indeed, ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday further raised already high odds that an Atlantic system could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm this week.

If it were to spin up into a named system, it could become Tropical Storm Cristobal.

As of the NHC’s 8 p.m. tropical outlook, showers and thunderstorms were showing ...Read more

CHICAGO — Extreme weather usually doesn’t scare Mary Beth Uretz, but she spent Tuesday morning crying in her Homewood basement, clutching her pets as the storm pounded.

“Psychologically, it’s a lot to deal with,” said Uretz. “I’ve never gone to bed at night and worried about my house falling over, until this summer.”

Indeed, ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Tuesday kept the odds high that an Atlantic system could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm this week.

If it were to spin up into a named system, it could become Tropical Storm Cristobal.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, the area of low pressure has limited...Read more