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A 'potentially explosive' hurricane season is coming, predicts AccuWeather
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — AccuWeather on Wednesday released its seasonal forecast, predicting a “potentially explosive” hurricane season this summer and fall.
The season runs June 1 to the end of November, but there is the potential for tropical systems — storms that gain their energy from hot sea surface temperatures as opposed to a ...Read more
Rains in Philly set 2 records, and flood warnings remain in effect
PHILADELPHIA — March days around here have been snowier, icier, colder, warmer and certainly more traumatic, but none has been as wet in Philadelphia as March 23, 2024.
By midafternoon, 3.09 inches of rain had been measured officially at Philadelphia International Airport, the highest total for a March day in 150 years of record keeping. It ...Read more
Colorado weather: Warm spring temps will turn into weekend snowstorm
Will Sunday bring about a repeat of last Thursday’s snowstorm? It’s too soon to say, but winter weather is once again on the way to Colorado.
Although warm weather will continue in the Denver area Friday — with high temperatures hovering in the mid- to high-60s — snow will already be starting in the mountains Friday night, according to ...Read more
Blobby creatures washed up on West Coast beaches during marine warming, sucking up energy
During recent marine heat waves, millions of gelatinous, pickle-like filter feeders washed up on West Coast beaches.
Little has been understood about how the population explosion of the seemingly alien creatures, called pyrosomes, affected life in the Pacific Ocean.
But a new study shows the proliferation of the animals might have sucked up ...Read more
Denver weather: Lingering snow tapers off Friday, with light snowfall for mountains
After a massive snow dump across the Front Range and foothills this week, light snow continues to fall across Colorado Friday morning but little to no additional accumulation is expected, according to National Weather Service meteorologists.
Snow showers in the Denver area will continue through noon, possibly turning into rain as temperatures ...Read more
Colorado weather: Nearly impossible travel conditions expected during upcoming winter storm
Road conditions across the Front Range mountains and foothills and the Denver metro area could become impossible to navigate starting Wednesday evening as the upcoming major winter storm rolls in.
Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Boulder expect widespread rain showers throughout the afternoon that will likely switch to a wet, ...Read more
A mudslide sent a 149-year-old piano out a window and into the muck. Its journey isn't over
LOS ANGELES — It was pouring rain when Kyril Kasimoff unfolded the pages of his just-delivered newspaper. Almost immediately, his heart sank.
There, among the latest dispatches detailing the destructive and deadly deluges that walloped Southern California in early February, was a photograph of a storm-wrecked grand piano — caked in mud, ...Read more
Multiple landslides in Malibu, surrounding areas close Pacific Coast Highway
LOS ANGELES — Several active landslides closed Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on Monday morning, and it wasn't immediately clear when traffic would be able to pass through again as road crews scrambled to move the boulders and debris.
The slides occurred after a series of winter rainstorms drenched Southern California, dumping more than a ...Read more
Winds delaying flights at Las Vegas airport, power outages ongoing
About 700 people were without power across Nevada around 3 p.m. Sunday, with about 600 concentrated in Southern Nevada.
Over 34,000 people were without power across Nevada on Saturday as a massive blizzard moved through northern California and Nevada.
Outages peaked Sunday around 10:40 a.m. when 2,600 southern Nevadans were without power, ...Read more
Blizzard warning extended, roads impassable as Tahoe tries to dig out
A blizzard warning has been extended until 4 a.m. Monday as mountain communities in the Sierra Nevada attempt to dig out from the biggest snowstorm of the year.
The Reno National Weather Service originally expected its warning to lapse at 10 a.m. Sunday, but the storm has persisted longer than expected. Although meteorologists say the early ...Read more
Wind advisory still in effect for Las Vegas Sunday, with 2.6K impacted by outages
About 2,700 people were without power across Nevada around 10:40 a.m. Sunday, though 2,600 outages were in Southern Nevada.
Over 34,000 people were without power across Nevada on Saturday as a massive blizzard moved through northern California and Nevada.
Temperatures in Las Vegas were expected reach a high of 63 Sunday with a low of 41 ...Read more
Powerful California blizzard shuts roads to Tahoe, Mammoth; 190-mph winds reported
LOS ANGELES — The most powerful California blizzard of the season pounded the Sierra Nevada with gusts of up to 190 mph, while heavy snow Saturday forced the closure of key roads to the Lake Tahoe and Mammoth Mountain areas.
The main road to Mammoth Mountain ski resort, Highway 395, was shut down in both directions — to the south, toward ...Read more
Powerful California blizzard shuts roads to Tahoe, Mammoth; 190-mph winds reported
LOS ANGELES — The most powerful California blizzard of the season pounded the Sierra Nevada with gusts of up to 190 mph, while heavy snow on Saturday forced the closure of key roads to the Lake Tahoe and Mammoth Mountain areas.
The main road to Mammoth Mountain ski resort, Highway 395, was shutdown in both directions — to the south, toward ...Read more
Powerful California blizzard shuts Tahoe, Mammoth roads; 190-mph winds reported
SAN FRANCISCO — The most powerful California blizzard of the winter sent gusts of up to 190 mph to the Sierra Nevada, and heavy snow and strong winds forced officials to shut some roads in the Lake Tahoe and Mammoth Mountain areas.
Roads that were forced to shut overnight into Saturday morning included a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 80 ...Read more
This winter was the warmest on record for US lower 48, AccuWeather says
The contiguous U.S. just experienced its warmest winter on record, a development fueled by climate change and El Niño, according to commercial forecaster AccuWeather Inc.
Three states — Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin — all posted records for meteorological winter, which runs from Dec. 1 to February 29, the company said. El Niño, a ...Read more
High avalanche danger, winds topping 100 mph as blizzard slams Tahoe, Mammoth, Sierra Nevada
A treacherous, life-threatening blizzard was strengthening over California’s mightiest mountain range Friday, already bringing 100- to 110-mph gusts at the higher elevations, with conditions expected to deteriorate dramatically by the evening.
A gust of 145 mph was recorded Thursday night at Palisades Tahoe at an elevation of 8,700 feet above...Read more
'You can't see anything': Blizzard closes most Tahoe ski resorts and Yosemite National Park as winds hit 143 mph
TRUCKEE, Calif. — Jeremy Fuentes and Jarad Baldwin packed up their Ford Explorer and left the San Francisco Bay Area Friday morning as the blizzard in the Sierra Nevada was taking hold. With winds howling and snow blowing sideways, they hit white-out conditions near Donner Summit on Interstate 80. But the white-knuckle payoff was sweet.
When ...Read more
Epic blizzard hitting Tahoe, Mammoth, Sierra Nevada 'with a vengeance'
A treacherous, life-threatening blizzard was targeting California’s mightiest mountain range Thursday, already bringing 100- to 110-mph gusts at the highest elevations, with conditions expected to deteriorate dramatically by Friday night.
“It’ll arrive with a vengeance,” said meteorologist Amanda Young of the National Weather Service’...Read more
Rare blizzard warning for Mammoth, Tahoe: 'Not the time to gamble with ... your family's lives'
A rare blizzard warning was issued for the Sierra Nevada, including ski resorts at Mammoth Mountain and around Lake Tahoe, as officials urged people to avoid travel during treacherous weather Thursday through Sunday.
Up to 8 feet of snow could fall, the latest forecasts say. The blizzard warning was in effect from Lassen Volcanic National Park ...Read more
From Mammoth to Tahoe, powerful blizzard could sock Sierra with up to 12 feet of snow
A powerful storm taking aim at California starting Thursday could bring the strongest blizzard of the winter for the Sierra Nevada, potentially dumping 5 to 12 feet of snow at elevations 5,000 feet above sea level.
"Even by Sierra standards, this is shaping up to be a highly impactful, major winter storm," the National Weather Service office in...Read more
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