Thursday Evening Weather

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    It’s rare for storms in the Atlantic Ocean to take such an unusual track.

  • There are two tropical storms in the Atlantic. One is expected to become a hurricane.

    Of the two tropical storms and one disturbance in the Atlantic region Saturday morning, the National Hurricane Center forecasts one to become a hurricane, one to dissipate by Monday and one to become nothing more than it is right now.

  • How did Tropical Storm Colin sneak up on national weather forecasters in the Carolinas?

    The only hint that any tropical weather might appear came Friday afternoon, when the National Hurricane Center noticed a low pressure system near Savannah, Georgia. Twelve hours later, Colin appeared.

  • Another — yes, another — earthquake hits Elgin on Saturday

    It’s the fourth in the past week. Whew.

  • Heat dome to sizzle interior West, suppress monsoon storms

    AccuWeather meteorologists expect temperatures to skyrocket across the Intermountain West heading into next weekend, with a few locales potentially reaching their hottest levels of the year thus far. A northward shift in the jet stream will allow a 'heat dome' to build across much of the West and High Plains during the latter part of the week. Underneath these heat domes, the air sinks, causing temperatures to climb and precipitation and cloud cover to generally be limited. Following a generally

  • Tropical Storm Colin, 3rd named storm of season, forms along Southeast coast

    A satellite image showing Tropical Storm Colin not long after it formed early on Saturday, July 2, 2022. The National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm warnings for parts of the South Carolina and North Carolina coastlines during the early-morning hours on Saturday after a rapidly-developing low-pressure system along the Southeast coast of the United States strengthened into Tropical Storm Colin, the third named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. As of approximately 11 p.m. EDT Saturda

  • 5,000 lose power after storms sweep through Charlotte area Sunday. What you should know

    Pea-size hail accompanied the storms, NWS forecasters said.

  • Bonnie set to leap into the Pacific as Colin targets the Carolinas

    As Bonnie takes an unusual trip across the Atlantic Ocean into Pacific waters, Tropical Storm Colin will soak the Carolinas after coming to life early Saturday morning along the southeastern U.S. coast.

  • Crew rescued from sinking ship as storm hits HK

    STORY: The Hong Kong Government Flying Service released dramatic video of their staff winching crew members from the stricken ship and into a helicopter. Authorities said 30 people were on board and three had been rescued so far.Search operations were underway for the other crew members as tropical storm Chaba passes through the area some 200 miles southwest of the city.Chaba skirted the global financial hub, bringing heavy rain and wind, restricting public transport and forcing many businesses to close. The city’s weather forecaster lowered the storm warning to signal No 3 on Saturday afternoon as Chaba was set to make landfall near Zhanjiang in China's Guangdong province.

  • Scattered showers and rainy conditions continue across Central Florida

    Saturday is going to be hot and steamy with storms continuing as we head into the afternoon.

  • Rain showers, storms in Fourth of July forecast for southern and central Wisconsin

    Rain showers and storms could linger through the week, according to the National Weather Service.

  • Today's tropical weather forecast

    Tropical Storm Colin spun up off the coast of the Carolina's overnight and Tropical Storm Bonnie continues to make its way across Central America, threatening to dump heavy rains on Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Meteorologist Tony Sadiku shows us what to expect with these two storms and another system off to the southeast in the Atlantic.

  • Can Phoenix, the hottest city in America, survive climate change?

    On the downtown streets in America’s hottest city the temperature has hit 109 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s 1 o’clock in the afternoon in late June and the sidewalks are mostly empty, but an elderly woman carrying an umbrella passes by walking her terrier, the dog’s tiny feet fitted with leather moccasins to protect them from the scorching concrete.

  • Multi-day severe weather threat marks long weekend on the Prairies

    A system trekking across the Prairies will continue east this weekend, bringing a chance for severe thunderstorms in parts of all three provinces and some hefty rainfall totals into mid-next week.

  • Residents, businesses prepare for more flash flooding

    Residents in northern New Mexico prepared for another day of flash flooding. On Saturday, those in Pendaries were seen placing sandbags and building trenches along roads. The area is located near burn scars from the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak fire. "We can have some flooding, but not like this. Not running down roads that we've never seen it run down before, moving buildings and cars," Aaron Atencio, manager at Pendaries RV Park, said.

  • Tropical Storm Colin forms near Myrtle Beach. Here’s the latest on its path, potential effects

    The storm formed quickly off the coast of the Carolinas and is one of the first to show up anywhere during the 2022 hurricane season.

  • Aerial footage shows heavily flooded parts of Sydney

    STORY: Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate southwest Sydney, with torrential rain and damaging winds pounding the east coast and threatening floods in areas that were hammered in March.More than 8 inches of rain have fallen over many areas with some hit by 14 inches, the Bureau of Meteorology said, warning of flood risks along the Nepean River.The heavy rains caused Sydney's main dam to spill overnight, water authorities said, adding that modelling showed the spill would be comparable to a major spill in March 2021 at the Warragamba Dam.

  • Storm hits Fremont, knocks out power to residents, damages Sandusky County Fairgrounds

    A strong thunderstorm knocked out power in Fremont and caused extensive damage to the Sandusky County Fairgrounds' open horse barn Friday night.

  • North Texas saw one of hottest Junes on record; triple-digit highs forecast this week

    DFW temperatures were 4.2 degrees above average for the month, with nine 100-degree days.

  • Tropical Storm Colin

    Tropical Storm Colin