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Hurricane Beryl slams into Mexico’s coast as a Category 2 storm; 11 dead across the Caribbean
TULUM, Mexico — Hurricane Beryl roared ashore on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula near the resort town of Tulum as a Category 2 storm early Friday, whipping trees and knocking out power after leaving a trail of destruction that killed at least 11 people across the Caribbean. Beryl was expected to rapidly...
Scattered showers today, potential for stronger storms this evening
Those with outdoor plans today may have to dodge raindrops, and stronger storms may roll through tonight, local weather experts warn. The stronger thunderstorms could blow in after 6 p.m., according to meteorologist Brian Hutton Jr. of TribLive news partner WTAE. “(The storms) could produce some damaging wind gusts and...
Weather experts predict record-setting temps in U.S. heat wave
PORTLAND, Ore. — A slow-moving and potentially record-setting heat wave is spreading across the Western U.S., the National Weather Service said, sending many residents in search of a cool haven from the dangerously high temperatures. The Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S. also are sweltering, with oppressive heat and...
Hurricane Beryl churns toward Mexico after leaving destruction in Jamaica and eastern Caribbean
TULUM, Mexico — Hurricane Beryl ripped off roofs in Jamaica, jumbled fishing boats in Barbados and damaged or destroyed 95% of homes on a pair of islands in St. Vincent and the Grenadines before rumbling past the Cayman Islands early Thursday and taking aim at Mexico’s Caribbean coast after leaving...
Hurricane Beryl roars by Jamaica after killing at least 6 people in the southeast CaribbeanVideo
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hurricane Beryl was roaring by Jamaica Wednesday, bringing fierce winds and heavy rain after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at least six people and caused significant damage in the southeast Caribbean. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Beryl’s eyewall was “brushing the south coast of...
Melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980sVideo
The melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield, home to more than 1,000 glaciers, is accelerating. The snow covered area is now shrinking 4.6 times faster than it was in the 1980s, according to a new study. Researchers meticulously tracked snow levels in the nearly 1,500-square mile icy expanse going back to...
Beryl heads toward Jamaica as a major hurricane after ripping through southeast CaribbeanVideo
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada — Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters Tuesday as a powerful Category 4 storm heading toward Jamaica after earlier making landfall in the southeast Caribbean, killing at least six people. A hurricane warning was in effect for Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac and for Haiti’s...
Hurricane Beryl grows to Category 5 strength as it razes southeast Caribbean islandsVideo
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Beryl has strengthened to Category 5 status as it crosses islands in the southeastern Caribbean. Beryl ripped off doors, windows and roofs in homes across the southeastern Caribbean on Monday after making landfall on the island of Carriacou in Grenada as the earliest Category...
Hurricane Beryl approaches the southeast Caribbean after strengthening into a Category 4 stormVideo
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Beryl closed in on the southeastern Caribbean late Sunday after strengthening into what experts called an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm as government officials pleaded with people to take shelter. The storm was expected to make landfall in the Windward Islands on Monday morning....
National Weather Service ends tornado watch for Western Pa.
The National Weather Service ended a tornado watch for Southwestern Pennsylvania shortly after 7 p.m. No tornadoes were reported. At times, the affected counties included Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Beaver, Fayette, Indiana, Washington, Westmoreland and nearly all of Western Pennsylvania. A small portion of northern West Virginia remains under an alert....
Tropical Storm Beryl swirls toward southeast Caribbean, threatens to strengthen into hurricane
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Tropical Storm Beryl chugged toward the southeast Caribbean on Saturday and could strengthen into the year’s first hurricane before reaching Barbados late Sunday. A hurricane watch was issued for Barbados as the island’s meteorological service warned of flash flooding and power outages. Beryl is expected...
Severe storm results in damage, outages in Westmoreland, AlleghenyVideo
Wednesday’s powerful storm that swept through Western Pennsylvania caused widespread damage and power outages. Two suspected tornadoes were reported in Westmoreland and Allegheny counties. Tornado touchdowns were reported about 7:45 p.m. 2 miles south of Imperial, Allegheny County, and about 8:15 p.m. in the Jeannette area, according to TribLive news...
Morning Roundup: Clairton shooting leaves man in critical condition; severe weather forecast
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, June 26: Police investigate overnight shooting in Clairton Allegheny County Police are investigating a shooting that left a man in critical condition Tuesday night. County police said they were notified of the shooting just after 10 p.m. First...
Iowa floodwaters breach levees as even more rain dumps onto parts of the MidwestVideo
DES MOINES, Iowa — Tornado warnings, flash flooding and large hail added insult to injury for people in the Midwest already contending with heat, humidity and intense flooding after days of rain. The National Weather Service on Tuesday afternoon and evening issued multiple tornado warnings in parts of Iowa and...
Midwestern flooding collapses a bridge, forces evacuations and kills at least 1Video
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Flooding in the Midwestern U.S. collapsed a railroad bridge and tested a dam Monday after days of heavy rains that have forced hundreds of people to evacuate or be rescued from rising waters. The flooding brought additional misery to parts of Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota and...
Millions swelter as temperatures soar across the country, while deadly floodwaters inundate the MidwestVideo
Millions of Americans sweated through yet another scorching day as temperatures soared Sunday across the U.S., while deadly floodwaters inundated parts of the Midwest, including a town in Iowa whose own water-level gauge was submerged. From the mid-Atlantic to Maine, across the Great Lakes region, and throughout the West to...
FBI seeks suspects in 2 New Mexico wildfires that killed 2 people, damaged hundreds of buildingsVideo
RUIDOSO, N.M. — Full-time residents of Ruidoso will be allowed to return to their village Monday morning as federal authorities seek to prosecute whoever started a pair of New Mexico wildfires that killed two people and destroyed or damaged more than 1,400 structures. The FBI said it is offering a...
Millions in the U.S. prepare for more sweltering heat as floodwaters inundate parts of the Midwest
Millions of Americans prepared to sweat through yet another scorching day, with the potential for rolling storms later Sunday to bring relief from the sweltering heat for at least some. Floodwaters inundated parts of the Midwest, including a town in Iowa evacuated after being submerged up to the rooftops. Across...
Severe storms likely to hit Pittsburgh as heat wave breaks
Pittsburgh’s heat wave has finally broken, but the cold front moving in will likely bring severe storms and a potential tornado to the region, according to forecasters. Sunday’s forecast high is 84 degrees for Pittsburgh, marking the first day in a week with high temperatures forecast below 90 degrees. The...
Millions baking across the U.S. as heat prolongs misery with little relief expected
A relentless heat wave continued to bake most of the United States on Friday, with numerous areas expected to see record-breaking temperatures and forecasters warning there would likely be little relief through the weekend for most areas. The steamiest conditions on Friday were expected in parts of Ohio and Indiana,...
High temperatures expected through weekend, breaks on Sunday, Monday predicted
The hot temperatures and high humidity that have plagued Pittsburgh all week are likely to stick around through the weekend. According to WTAE meteorologists, temperatures are expected to hit 95 on Friday, 96 on Saturday, 92 on Sunday and 85 on Monday. “(Temperatures) will drop down into the mid-80s on...
How does heat kill? It confuses your brain. It shuts down your organs. It overworks your heart.
As temperatures and humidity soar outside, what’s happening inside the human body can become a life-or-death battle decided by just a few degrees. The critical danger point outdoors for illness and death from relentless heat is several degrees lower than experts once thought, say researchers who put people in hot...
Millions are sweating it out as a heat wave nears its peak from Midwest to Maine
SQUAM LAKE, N.H. — As New England baked in a heat wave Thursday, guests at one campground were keeping their food and beer cold with blocks of ice harvested months earlier from a frozen lake. And while some relief is expected in the eastern Great Lakes region and New England...
Will a Florida storm take your name in 2024? Check the list
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has only just begun, and we already have Alberto. The tropical storm formed in the Gulf of Mexico. The next name on the list? Beryl. The National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration revealed the official list of potential hurricane names, along with its predictions for the...
Remaining power outages drop as region’s heat wave continues
Power outages are gradually decreasing in the wake of this week’s powerful storms that toppled trees and downed electric lines. As of 11 a.m. Thursday, Duquesne Light had about 750 customers still waiting to have power restored. That compares to about 4,600 customers affected by outages Wednesday afternoon and 85,000...
