Lingering thunderstorms bring flooding risk after atmospheric river drenches much of CaliforniaVideo
LOS ANGELES — A powerful atmospheric river had mostly moved through California after causing at least six deaths and dousing much of the state, but lingering thunderstorms brought the risk of mudslides in areas of Los Angeles County that were recently ravaged by wildfire. Flood advisories remained in place through...
Clouds could prevent Western Pa. from seeing northern lights
The northern lights are expected to return to the skies over Southwestern Pennsylvania on Wednesday night — but cloudy conditions could block the view. Andrew Kienzle, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Moon, said the aurora borealis is expected to peak between 9 and 11 p.m. Wednesday night....
Arctic air hits much of the U.S., bringing snow to some areas and very chilly temperatures to FloridaVideo
Some of this autumn’s coldest weather yet is bearing down on the United States, enveloping the eastern two-thirds of the country with Arctic air on Monday and affecting millions of people. National Weather Service forecasters said the weather could bring record low temperatures in the U.S. Southeast, including all of...
1st snow of season hits Seven Springs
The first snowflakes of the season landed on the slopes of Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Somerset County Monday morning. A thin layer of ice lined the tree branches across the 285-acre property, according to photos from the resort. Blades of grass poked through the light dusting of snow coating...
Meteorologists warn of ‘intense’ snow in Great Lakes states, record lows in South
CHICAGO — Large swaths of the U.S. prepared for one of the season’s first blasts of wintry weather Sunday as temperatures dipped and snow fell in the Northern Plains, snowstorms developed eastward across the Great Lakes and the South prepared for a big chill. Flurries fell Sunday across parts of...
Light snow and chillier temperatures predicted for Monday morning
It’s still fall, but winter is getting revved up. Unseasonably cold air is expected to sweep into the area overnight into Monday and bring with it the potential for November snow showers. National Weather Service meteorologist Jason Frazier said on-and-off rain on Sunday could change over to snow flurries between...
Snow is ‘right on schedule’ to hit Western Pa.Video
Mother Nature isn’t wasting any time after Halloween — the first snow flurries of the season are expected in Western Pennsylvania next week. Andrew Kienzle, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Moon, said it looks like rain will turn into snow Sunday night, with the potential to see snow...
Jamaica rushes to prepare for peak tourism season as it digs out from Hurricane MelissaVideo
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — Jamaica’s peak tourism season is one month away, and officials in the hurricane-ravaged nation are rushing to rebuild from the catastrophic Category 5 storm that shredded the island’s western region. Before Hurricane Melissa hit on Oct. 28, the government expected Jamaica’s tourism industry to grow by...
Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba — People across the northern Caribbean were digging out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa on Thursday as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed. The rumble of large machinery, whine of chainsaws and chopping of machetes echoed throughout southeast Jamaica as government workers and residents began...
Hurricane Melissa kills 25 in Haiti, nearly 30 total as storm batters Caribbean
HAVANA/KINGSTON — Hurricane Melissa barreled through the Caribbean on Wednesday after thrashing Cuba’s second-biggest city, isolating hundreds of rural communities, unleashing devastation in Jamaica and drenching Haiti, where at least 25 were killed. Melissa struck Jamaica on Tuesday as the strongest-ever hurricane to directly hit its shores, with sustained winds...
Boo! Rain could haunt trick-or-treaters this Halloween in Western Pa.
Rain showers could be the real scare for trick-or-treaters this Halloween in Western Pennsylvania. Shannon Hefferan, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Moon, said the region will see heavy rain leading into the holiday — perhaps more than an inch Thursday. It might not let up. In the...
Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica as powerful Category 5 storm
Catastrophic Hurricane Melissa made landfall along the southwestern coast of Jamaica on Tuesday with dangerous wind speeds of 185 mph and life-threatening storm surge, preparing to leave a wake of destruction across the island before focusing its ferocity on southeastern Cuba. The Category 5 cyclone slammed into the coast near...
Hurricane Melissa begins lashing Jamaica as ‘catastrophic’ Category 5 stormVideo
Hurricane Melissa was packing sustained wind of up to 175 mph on Monday afternoon, as the slow-moving Category 5 storm was on course to barrel into Jamaica, in what could be the largest on record for the Caribbean island. As of 2 p.m., Melissa was a “catastrophic” storm, the strongest...
Melissa strengthens into a Category 4 hurricane, threatening catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, HaitiVideo
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm Sunday night, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The weather agency...
Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean, killing an elderly man in HaitiVideo
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Tropical Storm Melissa lumbered through the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola — an island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Officials urged residents in flood-prone areas to seek higher ground. The...
UN agency says C02 levels hit record high last year, causing more extreme weather
GENEVA — Heat-trapping carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere jumped by the highest amount on record last year, soaring to a level not seen in human civilization and “turbo-charging” the Earth’s climate and causing more extreme weather, the United Nations weather agency said Wednesday. The World Meteorological Organization said in...
Nor’easter slams the East Coast as more rain, strong wind expectedVideo
A nor’easter along the Mid-Atlantic coast is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds to a large chunk of the East Coast from northeastern North Carolina to southern New England on Monday. The National Weather Service said in its Monday forecast that the storm will move northeastward along the...
New Jersey declares state of emergency as nor’easter approachesVideo
A nor’easter churned its way up the East Coast on Sunday, washing out roads and prompting air travel delays as heavily populated areas of the Northeast braced for excessive rain, lashing winds and coastal flooding. “The greatest effects are going to be the coastal flooding potential, especially for areas from...
Heavy rains in Mexico leave nearly 30 dead
MEXICO CITY — Heavy rainfall in Mexico has left at least 27 people dead and more missing, authorities said on Friday, as downpours triggered several landslides, cut off power in some municipalities and caused rivers to burst their banks. Civil protection authorities in Hidalgo state reported 16 deaths and said...
Nor’easter without a name to bring ocean flooding and high winds to U.S. East Coast
A storm without a name was expected to bring flooding to the East Coast from South Carolina to New Jersey and high winds to New York City over the holiday weekend. While the storm affecting the eastern U.S. wasn’t tropical, two other tropical storms were churning in the Atlantic Ocean...
Tropical trouble: Offshore storms to churn up Atlantic coast this weekVideo
A pair of storms will keep things stirred up along the Atlantic Coast for much of the week. While a direct hit on the United States from either storm is not in the forecast, Bermuda may not be so lucky. Tropical Storm Imelda, forecast to become a hurricane on the...
Hurricane Humberto rages; Imelda could soon threaten East CoastVideo
Tropical Storm Imelda has formed in the Bahamas and is forecast to bring rain, rip currents, storm surge and rough surf to much of the Southeast coast through the middle of the week of Sept. 29. At 2 p.m. on Sept. 28, Imelda’s sustained winds had just barely reached the...
Tropical Storm Imelda forms and is expected to become hurricane off the U.S. East Coast in coming days
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Imelda formed Sunday and is expected to become a hurricane off the U.S. East Coast early next week. The storm caused disruptions in the Bahamas and nearby islands earlier Sunday before being declared a tropical storm by the National Hurricane Center in Miami with winds of...
Hurricane Humberto rages; Imelda could soon threaten U.S.
Hurricane forecasters are watching three major risk factors for people across a swath of the East Coast, a complex dance of weather that has led to a troubling forecast for late September. First, Hurricane Humberto is roaring out in the Atlantic Ocean as a major hurricane. Second, another storm that...
Hurricane Narda has formed in the Pacific. In the Atlantic, Gabrielle spurs hurricane watchVideo
MIAMI — Narda was upgraded to a hurricane Tuesday as it strengthened in the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said. Narda had maximum sustained wind of 85 mph, according to an advisory from the Miami-based weather center. The Category 1 hurricane was centered...
