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TAMPA, Fla. — It’s once again that dreaded time of year when TV screens light up with colorful graphics of cones and swirly storms.

It has been a minute since we last had to put on our thinking caps and untangle those graphics.

While the National Hurricane Center’s forecast cone has remained mostly unchanged over the years, there are ...Read more

DENVER — A severe hailstorm pelted swaths of the Denver area Thursday evening, damaging cars, homes and trees — and more severe weather is possible Friday.

The destructive hail rained down on central and east Denver, Aurora and some of the northern suburbs, including Thornton, Broomfield and Northglenn. Hail up to 2.75 inches wide — just ...Read more

DENVER — More than 400 flights are delayed at Denver International Airport and arriving flights are more than an hour late due to wind and weather as thunderstorms roll across northern Colorado.

There were 469 flights delayed at DIA as of 2:45 p.m., according to the flight tracking website FlightAware. Most of the delays were on Southwest ...Read more

MIAMI — The bottom line of every preseason hurricane forecast this spring has been sobering, even a little scary. Meteorologists and their computer models all agree that it’s going to be a super busy and perhaps record-breaking season — and that with so many expected storms, it’s very likely that somebody, somewhere is going to get ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A swath of high winds and heavy rain pummeled much of Kentucky over the Memorial Day weekend causing power outages, broad destruction, impassable roads and claiming four lives.

It was part of a punishing weather system that stretched from Texas to West Virginia and has killed at least 21 as it churned toward the East Coast ...Read more

Storms left at least 14 people dead, many more injured and tens of thousands without power Sunday after ripping through parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Seven people, including two children, were killed after a reported tornado tore through North Texas, Cooke County Sheriff Ray Sappington told news outlets.

The sheriff didn’t specify ...Read more

At least 10 people were reported killed and many more injured by powerful storms that ripped through parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, leaving a trail of shattered buildings and wrecked vehicles.

Rescue workers were scouring the storm debris Sunday in a community of mobile homes north of Dallas and had confirmed five fatalities, according ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Near-record ocean temperatures and a strengthening La Niña could spell trouble for the East Coast of the United States, with federal forecasters warning of an 85% chance of above-normal Atlantic hurricane activity this year, and predicting as many as 25 named storms.

“All the ingredients are definitely in place to have an ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The brutal heat of May has felt like August in Florida, with heat index numbers topping highs that you’d normally expect at summer’s peak. The phenomenon is occurring at sea, too, and that’s bad news for hurricane season.

Sea-surface temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean, particularly in the Main Development Region ...Read more

There could be 25 named storms during the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season — the most federal forecasters have ever predicted and a warning shot for South Carolina and other Southeastern states.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted an above-normal hurricane season on Thursday, with between 17 and 25 total named storms. ...Read more

NEW YORK — Heavy downpours and damaging winds pummeled parts of New York City Thursday wreaking havoc on travel plans ahead of what’s expected to be a mild Memorial Day Weekend,

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Manhattan, Staten Island and Brooklyn, as well as part of Queens and the Bronx until 10:45 a....Read more

After some record-breaking heat in recent days, the weather in South Florida will stay hot this Memorial Day weekend — with the “feels-like” temperatures expected to rise above 100.

The highs on Saturday and Sunday will be in the 90s, with heat indices reaching the 100s by Saturday in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. The heat ...Read more

After the devastation from Hurricane Ian in 2022, Osceola County is preparing for a hurricane season unlike any other and warning residents to do the same.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects a very active season that brings 23 named storms and 11 hurricanes — five of which could develop into major storms. The agency ...Read more

The winds that roared out of a supercell thunderstorm Thursday night leaving a deadly trail across Houston are on the rise in a warming climate, though researchers are still teasing out the exact relationship between a rapidly heating planet and relatively small-scale weather patterns.

Power remains out for almost 700,000 customers in the ...Read more

PORTAGE, Mich. — At least three tornadoes touched down in Michigan on Tuesday night, one sweeping through parts of St. Joseph County and two hitting Kalamazoo County, knocking down trees and power lines and scattering debris from buildings and homes, according to the National Weather Service.

The St. Joseph County tornado struck Mendon and ...Read more

California’s groundwater reservoirs got a major boost during last year’s record wet season, offering a glimmer of hope for the depleted underground aquifer’s that remain in a long-term deficit.

The 2023 water year, which was marked by above average rainfall and a concerted effort to recharge reservoirs, led to the addition of at least 4.1...Read more

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and key cabinet members arrived Sunday in the country’s south where record-breaking floods have shut down a main airport and submerged neighborhoods, leaving dozens dead and many others missing.

Heavy rains over the state of Rio Grande do Sul caused main rivers to overflow, straining damps and ...Read more

In 1973, the National Hurricane Center introduced the Saffir-Simpson scale, a five-category rating system that classified hurricanes by wind intensity.

At the bottom of the scale was Category 1, for storms with sustained winds of 74 to 95 mph. At the top was Category 5, for disasters with winds of 157 mph or more.

In the half-century since the...Read more