Friday Evening Weather
16 WAPT's Chief Meteorologist David Hartman has the latest most accurate weather forecast for Jackson and Central Mississippi.
Recommended Stories
Orlando SentinelHurricane center tracks 2 systems: 1 in the Gulf, 1 in the Atlantic
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center has its eye on two systems with the potential to form into the season’s next tropical depression or storm. New on Saturday is an area of low pressure the could form early next week in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In the NHC’s 2 p.m. tropical outlook, forecasters said any development would be slow as it drifts to the west over the northwestern Gulf, ...
- Associated Press
Coast Guard: Overdue sailors are safe, on course to Virginia
Two people reported overdue after deciding to return to Virginia in their weather-damaged sailboat instead of continuing their trip to Portugal’s Azores are safely headed home, the U.S. Coast Guard announced Friday. Virginia Beach natives Yanni Nikopoulos and Dale Jones, both 65, contacted the Coast Guard on Friday saying they were safe and on course for Hampton, Virginia.
- Charlotte Observer
An earthquake was recorded in the North Carolina mountains overnight, USGS reports
The quake had a depth of 0.8 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
- Idaho Statesman
Trapped visitors airlifted to safety after flash floods in national park, Utah cops say
Sixty people nearly had to stay at the park overnight.
- AccuWeather
Tornadoes and thunderstorms clobber Kansas
Severe storms fired up across parts of the central U.S. on from June 23-24, bringing heavy rain, gusty winds and even tornadoes.
- CBS-Chicago
First Alert Weather: Rain in the morning, possible thunderstorms by evening
Some rain later this morning into the early afternoon.
- San Luis Obispo Tribune
Heat advisory issued for San Luis Obispo County. Temperature could top triple digits
Here’s when and where the hottest weather will occur and what you can do to stay cool.
- Naples Daily News
Tropics watch: National Hurricane Center monitoring tropical wave in Atlantic
NHC experts give it a 30 percent change of forming through the next 48 hours and chances for formation increase to 60 percent over the next five days.
- Naples Daily News
Tropics watch: NHC tracking 2 tropical waves, tropical depression 'likely to form'
The National Hurricane Center says a tropical wave over the central Atlantic has a high likelihood of becoming a tropical depression this week.
- The Courier Journal
'I'm desperate for rain': Farmers, experts sound the alarm on a potential Kentucky drought
With a potential drought looming, Kentucky farmers are starting to get worried that crops are not going to produce as much yield.
- AccuWeather
Tropical downpours loom for Texas, Louisiana
AccuWeather meteorologists are putting portions of the Gulf Coast on alert for the possibility of a tropical system and flooding rainfall in just a few days. The tropical season in the basin officially started on June 1, and the first named storm, Tropical Storm Alex formed just five days later, contributing to drenching rainfall across Florida. Before the end of the month, the U.S. could again be threatened by a tropical system. "Conditions for tropical development across the northwestern porti
- Reuters Videos
Out of season flooding hits Italy's Venice
STORY: The sunset tide was not high enough to activate the Mose flood barriers, launched in 2020 to protect the fragile city from flooding during the high water.Venice's floods are caused by a combination of factors exacerbated by climate change - from rising sea levels and unusual high tides to land subsidence that has pushed down the city ground level.They usually occur in autumn and winter months.
- KRIV
Tropical Weather Forecast - June 25, 2022
We are watching 2 areas in the Atlantic Basin for development. One close to home in the Gulf of Mexico has very low odds but another in the Central Atlantic could become a tropical depression or storm by next week.
- AccuWeather
High heat to scorch Northwest early this week, but relief is on the way
After cooler-than-normal weather held in place in the Pacific Northwest during the spring months, the first taste of summer arrived on Friday and Saturday. While the heat has not been as intense as what was felt during the record-shattering heat last year, high temperatures over 15 degrees Fahrenheit above average have been recorded over the past couple of days. AccuWeather forecasters say the heat will continue into early week, but relief will quickly follow. The start of a heat wave was predic
- KNXV - Phoenix Scripps
Monsoon storm chances through the weekend across Arizona
The monsoon is in full swing and storm chances will be around through the weekend and into next week across Arizona.
- CBS-Pittsburgh
KDKA-TV Morning Forecast (6/26)
Stay on top of local weather with meteorologist Mary Ours’ forecast!
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Palo Pinto County wildfire grows over 20 times original size in three days, officials say
A North Texas wildfire that started Thursday has expanded from 300 acres to over 6,500 acres and remains only 12% contained as of Saturday.
- KNXV - Phoenix Scripps
Monsoon storm chances ramping up this weekend
The monsoon is back in action across Arizona bringing strong winds, blowing dust, lightning and rain!
- Star News
Southport author wades into stormy history with '15 Hurricanes That Changed the Carolinas'
In "Fifteen Hurricanes That Changed the Carolinas," Jay Barnes profiles major storms on the North and South Carolina coasts.
- Reuters Videos
Floods submerge houses in India
STORY: The floods had displaced over 5 million people, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, with many in Nagaon district seeking shelter at makeshift tents or buildings situated on higher grounds. Authorities have deployed air force helicopters to drop food and other supplies to cut-off communities.The monsoon brings heavy rain and floods to South Asia between June and October, when rivers swell with waters pouring out of the Himalayas often bursting their banks.But extreme weather pattern has become more frequent and environmentalists warn that climate change could lead to ever more serious disasters.