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Texas tornado leaves 5 injured, buildings collapsed and homes without roofs

MINERAL WELLS, Texas — Vicious winds burst through the front door of Christopher Hester’s duplex apartment, then started ripping the roof apart. Hester and his wife grabbed their dog and ducked into a hallway to the sound of breaking glass, furniture hitting the walls and a howl like a monstrous...
Fast-moving storms batter the Midwest, flooding streets and stranding commuters

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fast-moving storms pummeled parts of the Midwest with hail, strong wind and heavy rain Monday, flooding streets and leading to stranded commuters who needed to be rescued, with more storms on the way, authorities said. More than 64 million people in the Midwest were at risk...
Tornado in northern Texas leaves at least 2 dead and destroys multiple homesVideo

RUNAWAY BAY, Texas — A tornado-producing thunderstorm left at least two people dead in northern Texas and displaced at least 20 families, with many homes sustaining major damage, authorities said Sunday. Emergency responders worked through Saturday night and Sunday in the town of Runaway Bay to clear debris in order...
Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter, destruction of 120 Georgia homes

NAHUNTA, Ga. — A volunteer firefighter died battling a wildfire in northern Florida while more than 120 homes have been destroyed in southeast Georgia and thousands more remain threatened by two large blazes, one of which investigators suspect was sparked by a foil balloon touching power lines, officials said Friday....
Violent tornado tears through Oklahoma town, damaging 40 homes but sparing livesVideo

ENID, Okla. — Raeann Hunt scrambled to her cellar as a tornado bore down on her Oklahoma community. “It is headed right for us,” she recalled thinking, as she peeked outside, unable to contain her curiosity. Huddled inside the dark 8-by-8 foot concrete shelter with her husband, brother-in-law and a...
Rain likely to fall on last day of 2026 NFL Draft

The 2026 NFL Draft is likely to start with sunshine and end in rain, according to the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh. Chris Leonardi, a meteorologist with the office in Moon, said there’s a 60% to 80% chance of rain Saturday, the final day of the three-day event. Mother Nature...
Northeast flower and fruit farmers grapple with whiplash weather

BRIDPORT, Vt. — An abrupt swing from hot weather to cold across the Northeast is frustrating some flower and fruit farmers who have had to either harvest blooms extra early or fear they could lose some crops altogether. Frosty nights aren’t unusual this time of year. Across the region, the...
Chance of severe weather during NFL Draft is ‘quite low,’ meteorologist saysVideo

Weather conditions over the past couple of days have seemed more reminiscent of late in the football season than late April, with low temperatures plunging into the 30s. But highs are expected to climb back into the 70s in time for this week’s NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, potentially reaching the...
Freeze watch, frost advisory issued for Western Pa.

Get your winter coats back out, Western Pennsylvania. A freeze watch and frost advisory were issued by the National Weather Service in Moon — starting Monday. The frost advisory will be effect from 2 to 10 a.m. Monday, and the freeze watch will be in effect from Monday evening through...
Powerful winds and reported tornadoes rip through the Midwest, leaving heavy damage but no deaths

A destructive burst of strong winds and reported tornadoes across the Upper Midwest left rural communities Saturday sifting through the destruction that was left behind. Damage was severe in some communities — roofs ripped off homes, power lines tangled, and roads impassable because of debris. However, no deaths were reported....
Nature puts heat on blast as scorching temperatures take aim at eastern U.S.

SEASIDE PARK, N.J. — A long-lasting weather pattern is poised to blast hot air like a furnace across the eastern United States, with the unusual heat wave threatening to shatter record high temperatures Wednesday in big cities including New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. In the nation’s capital, forecasters were...
Floodwaters inundate Wisconsin streets, trapping drivers, as Midwest rebuilds after storms

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Floodwaters from record rainfall in Wisconsin inundated streets Wednesday, trapping drivers and forcing officials to close sections of a highway, as other Midwestern states worked to rebuild after storms. Cars were stranded in high floodwater on a highway in Milwaukee and video shared by the Milwaukee...
Typhoon flipped over cars and ripped away roofs on U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean

The super typhoon in the Pacific Ocean that hammered the Northern Mariana Islands flipped over cars, toppled utility poles and ripped away tin roofs. So far, there have been no reports of deaths. Authorities were just beginning to assess the damage left behind by Super Typhoon Sinlaku, which first hit...
Monster typhoon in the Pacific Ocean is bearing down on group of remote U.S. islands

A dangerous super typhoon in the Pacific Ocean is barreling toward a group of remote U.S. islands. Super Typhoon Sinlaku is expected to make landfall Tuesday in the Northern Mariana Islands and bring destructive winds, widespread heavy rain and flooding, the National Weather Service said Monday. Guam, a U.S. territory...
Pittsburgh region flirting with record highs, lows later this week

A warm week is ahead for the Pittsburgh region, with chances for breaking records for high temperatures and warmest low temperatures. High temperatures are expected to increase from 74 degrees on Monday to 84 degrees by Saturday, National Weather Service meteorologist Colton Milcarek said. Temperatures are expected to be 20...
Forecasters caution of wildfire risk in Allegheny County

Meteorologists issued a warning Friday that Allegheny County is at marginal risk for wildfires. The combination of low humidity and breezy wind will create marginal fire weather conditions across the region, said the National Weather Service in a social media post. “Brush fires become more likely in this environment, so...

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