Subtropical Storm Josephine formed off the mid-Atlantic coast on Wednesday and is forecast to strengthen but move northeastward away from the United States, the National Hurricane Center said, and a second Atlantic disturbance is brewing.

As of the NHC’s 5 p.m. tropical outlook, Josephine was located 265 miles south of Nantucket, ...Read more

By now, most Northern Californians know that there are historically strong El Niño conditions in the Pacific Ocean which are increasing the chances for a rough and very wet winter.

But some places have more risk than others. Low-lying coastal and bayfront areas — including the beaches at Santa Cruz, the eastern approach to the Bay Bridge, ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center on Wednesday continued to keep an eye on a system off the U.S. East Coast with the potential to develop into a more dangerous storm as well as beginning to track a second Atlantic system.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. Eastern time tropical outlook, a storm-force, nontropical area of low pressure, ...Read more

Rain is anticipated for Southern California on Wednesday into Thursday as the National Weather Service cautioned about potential beach hazards and thunderstorms from Oxnard to the Mexico border.

The weather service's Los Angeles-Oxnard office is estimating a 30% to 40% chance of thunderstorms, with widespread minor flooding and debris flow ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center continued Tuesday to keep an eye on a system off the U.S. East Coast with the potential to develop into a more dangerous storm.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. Eastern time tropical outlook, a storm-force, nontropical area of low pressure, which had formed Sunday night, was located a few hundred miles off the North ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Oceanside’s city manager has proclaimed a local emergency to help smooth the way for a response to the “historic” El Niño conditions expected this fall and winter.

The aging Oceanside Municipal Pier, the sediment-loaded San Luis Rey River and critical city infrastructure such as sewer lines and lift stations could be in ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center continued Tuesday to keep an eye on a system off the U.S. East Coast with the potential to develop into a more dangerous storm.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, a storm-force, nontropical area of low pressure, which had formed Sunday night, was located a few hundred miles off the North ...Read more

CHICAGO — Janet Cole told herself she didn’t need to take any more pictures of trees at The Morton Arboretum. She had more than enough.

But an amur corktree standing alone with a mass of vibrant leaves called to Cole, 75, and she found herself once again grabbing photos.

“I just wanted to come over and see it with its beautiful, yellow ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Captain Brandon Erdo steered the 95-foot Dana Pride up to a patch of water that looked promising miles off the Orange County coast on a Wednesday morning.

The boat was near capacity — 37 of 40 available angler spots were taken. And, after hearing on social media about the great fishing to be had with the super El Niño, they ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center continued Monday to keep an eye on a system off the U.S. East Coast with the potential to develop into a more dangerous storm.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, a nontropical area of low pressure, which had formed Sunday night, was located along a frontal boundary a few miles off the ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center continued Sunday to forecast a system could develop off the U.S. East Coast that has the potential to develop into a more dangerous storm.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. tropical outlook, a nontropical area of low pressure was expected to form by Sunday night off the coast of the southeastern United States.

“This low ...Read more

A low-pressure area is expected to form within hours that is forecast to bring high winds, coastal flooding and dangerous surf along portions of the U.S. East Coast this week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The center of the low is expected to impact North Carolina and Virginia, with effects stretching up to coastal New Jersey and ...Read more

The fact that Hurricane Isaias didn’t ruin more lives or property is not because Florida got smarter about predicting windstorms. It’s because Florida got lucky.

Isaias is the latest example of rapid intensification. It was a tropical storm Wednesday morning, a hurricane by midnight and 24 hours later, a Category 3 packing 120 mph winds. It...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Climatologists, oceanographers and meteorologists gathered at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla this month, just steps from the Pacific Ocean, to discuss what the region can expect from possibly the worst El Niño ever recorded.

The University of California, San Diego hosted the event to sound the alarm, yet again, ...Read more

Remnants of Hurricane Isaias brought a record number of tornadoes to central North Carolina, with one of the strongest tornadoes traveling more than 5 miles.

There were 13 tornadoes across the state on Sunday, Oct. 11, with nine of those in the central part of the state and under the National Weather Service’s Raleigh office’s coverage area...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The season’s first Santa Ana wind event will begin Wednesday and ramp up Thursday, bringing significant fire risk to parched Los Angeles County.

Between Thursday afternoon and Friday afternoon, large swaths of Southern California will see sustained winds of 20 to 40 miles per hour and gusts from 40 to 60 miles per hour, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A record-breaking season of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean is battering the Southern California coastline.

Researchers at Colorado State University confirmed Monday that storms this summer have generated a higher accumulated cyclone energy, which measures the total wind energy, intensity and duration of ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A trio of storms since early September has put considerable strain on the historic Long Beach boardwalk, which collapsed further between 64th and 65th Place on Seaside Walk during a weekend of heavy surf.

The city's public works team and its Parks, Recreation and Marine bureau were working to secure it, putting up sandbags and ...Read more