LAS VEGAS — This year’s heat death toll for Southern Nevada rose to 46 on Thursday, a day after the Clark County coroner’s office released a spreadsheet that listed 29 heat-related deaths.

The updated number comes as Las Vegas braces for 110-degree highs through next week and the county extended its cooling station activation until ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Another heat wave is on California’s doorstep, and this one will have the backing of the largest heat dome on Earth when it arrives.

Heat domes are collections of higher-pressure and intrinsically warmer air stretching through to the upper atmosphere. From there, the weight and heat of the atmosphere pushes toward the ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Grab a bottle of water, or two, out of the fridge. Another round of extreme heat has arrived.

Southern Nevada is under an extreme heat warning, beginning at 10 a.m. and lasting through 8 p.m. Sunday, the National Weather Service said.

“Dangerously hot conditions (will emerge) across the Mojave Desert,” with temperatures ...Read more

MIAMI — A heat advisory was issued Thursday for the second straight day, with the National Weather Service in Miami warning that feels-like temperatures could soar as high as 110 degrees between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. with possible record highs in South Florida. .

“Heat risk will peak in the MAJOR category across most of coastal Southeast ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA – The smartphone alerts and the battery of weather watches and warnings were chilling. But they failed to capture what actually happened in the immediate Philadelphia area.

As it turned out Tuesday, not all that much happened, beyond a beneficial rainfall, some flash-bulb lightning, and wind gusts that officially didn’t get ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Extreme heat is set to roll into Southern California, extending a summer of misery-making stickiness and hot temperatures.

"We've had so many heat waves," said V. Kelly Turner, who leads the heat research group at the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation. "There's a slight reprieve between them, but not really."

The weekend is ...Read more

NEW YORK — New York City was under a flood watch as a massive storm threatened to sweep over the five boroughs on Tuesday.

Mayor Mamdani advised New Yorkers in garden and basement apartments to prepare go bags so they can leave quickly as forecasts warn of potentially life-threatening flooding.

“If you live in a basement apartment or an ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — With over a half-foot of rain measured already, what has been Philadelphia’s wettest month since March 2024 is very likely to become significantly wetter.

The National Weather Service has posted a flash flood watch effective from 8 a.m. Tuesday until 2 p.m. Wednesday for rain totals up to 4 inches, with downpours of 1 to 2 ...Read more

Hurricane Genevieve on Monday became the first Category 5 storm in the eastern Pacific Ocean since Hurricane Kristy in 2024, with winds peaking at 160 mph, and the strongest July Cat 5 in the basin since 2002.

It has since weakened to a high-end Category 4 storm, with wind speeds still topping out at 150 mph as of 2 p.m. Pacific time.

The pace...Read more

Tropical Storm Bertha made its second landfall in two days after skirting Louisiana’s Gulf Coast and coming ashore near the border with Texas on Thursday, then weakened to a tropical depression, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The system made its first landfall Wednesday at 3 p.m. EDT with 45 mph sustained winds in St. Bernard ...Read more

Tropical Storm Bertha made its second landfall in two days after skirting Louisiana’s Gulf Coast and coming ashore near the border with Texas on Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The system made its first landfall Wednesday at 3 p.m. EDT with 45 mph sustained winds in St. Bernard Parish near the Biloxi Wildlife Management ...Read more

Tropical Storm Bertha continued to skirt Louisiana’s Gulf Coast on Thursday expected to keep its strength until making what would be its second landfall moving into Texas later in the day, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The system made its first landfall Wednesday at 3 p.m. EDT with 45 mph sustained winds in St. Bernard Parish ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Storm damage from six tornadoes and straight-line winds was found in several Kentucky communities during National Weather Service surveys on Wednesday.

NWS surveyors confirmed the tornadoes were on the ground in Bourbon, Carroll, Casey, Gallatin, Grant, Grayson, Hardin, Hart, Lincoln, Metcalfe and Owen counties during a ...Read more

Tropical Storm Bertha weakened Wednesday as it moved west along the Gulf Coast and made landfall in southeastern Louisiana, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The system moved ashore in St. Bernard Parish near the Biloxi Wildlife Management Area, according to a special 3 p.m. EDT update, still with 45 mph sustained winds and higher ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Bertha weakened Wednesday as it moved west along the Gulf Coast, but still with portions of Florida under tropical storm warnings, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 11 a.m. EDT advisory, the center of Bertha was located about 40 miles south of Pascagoula, Mississippi and 55 miles ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A heat wave that's expected to rank among the hottest of the year so far will peak in Southern California on Thursday, with nights sultry enough to increase the risk of heat illness, as well as periods of critical fire weather, forecasters said.

Temperatures will be 8 to 12 degrees above normal, with muggy conditions limiting ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Bertha weakened Wednesday as it moved west along the Gulf Coast, but still with portions of Florida under tropical storm warnings, according to the National Hurricane Center.

As of the NHC’s 5 a.m. advisory, the center of Bertha was located about 165 miles west-southwest of Panama City and 50 miles east-...Read more