Nearly 100 million under warnings as prolonged heat wave roasts Midwest, Southeast The heat wave is expected bring with it severe thunderstorms and a chance or tornadoes along its periphery. Axios · Jun 15, 2022
Over a third of US population urged to stay indoors amid record-breaking heat More than 125 million people under heat alerts as record high temperatures set throughout US, particularly in the south-west The Guardian - US · Jun 15, 2022
33 wildfires burn across 5 U.S. states, forcing hundreds to evacuate in California and Arizona California's fast-moving Sheep Fire, northeast of Los Angeles, has swollen to nearly 1,000 acres amid dry conditions. Axios · Jun 14, 2022
Dangerous heat wave expands and intensifies, warnings blanket much of U.S. This heat is unusual for June and is an acute public health threat, NWS warns. Axios · Jun 13, 2022
As Phoenix swelters, the nights are even worse than the boiling days Temperature topped 110F on four consecutive days and has not fallen below 80F at night-time for the past week in the Arizona city, breaking several records The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2022
How to prepare for this weekend's heat wave stretching from California to Texas Temperatures will rise into the triple digits across the Southwest and western U.S. this weekend. Daytime temps will be 10 to 20 degrees hotter than normal, according to the National Weather Service. WEKU · Jun 10, 2022
Why flooding could be more common in Colorado this summer DENVER — When rain falls, if it does, Colorado faces a rising risk of flooding, mudslides and rockfalls — like those that closed Interstate 70 last year — due to an “expanding bull's-eye” of barren, scorched and less-stable terrain. The Denver Post · Jun 9, 2022
Arizona’s emergency services brace for temperatures above 110F as deaths mount The temperature in Phoenix is forecast to top 110F this week for the first time this summer, posing a danger for the unhoused The Guardian - US · Jun 9, 2022
Southern Florida pummeled by rain as areas of Miami flood The National Hurricane Center estimated that the storm could dump as much as 15 inches of rain on South Florida. Axios · Jun 4, 2022
Massive Tornado Spins Across Open Field In Texas Twisters are capable of hurling objects through the air like a deadly missile. Zenger · May 26, 2022
Wild video captures rare ‘gustnado’ whipping up a waterspout over Ohio River The swirling wind is not the same as a tornado, but still caused damage to trees, power lines and homes over the weekend The Independent UK · May 24, 2022
East coast to be hit with southern heatwave this weekend Record temperatures could hit 19 states The Independent UK · May 20, 2022
‘It’s a bribe’: the coastal areas that could become the UK’s nuclear dump Promises of jobs and investment are doing little to convince a remote Lincolnshire community to agree to hosting the country’s nuclear waste The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2022
Meet The Man Whose Name Is Synonymous With Tornadoes Tetsuya "Ted" Fujita, aka “Mr. Tornado,” created the scale for ranking the severest storms. Zenger · May 11, 2022
Zenger · May 11, 2022 Ice Jam: Disaster Emergency Declared As Freezing Waters Flood Alaskan Village Tanana River ice jam floods Manley Hot Springs in worst flooding event since 1956.
Zenger · May 10, 2022 Bikini One Day, Boots The Next. Suddenly, It’s Winter In May Remembering the freak spring snowstorm that hit the Northeast U.S. 45 years ago.
Zenger · May 5, 2022 Double Whammy: Second Twister Shreds Same Kansas Town Thirty-one years later, Andover, a Wichita suburb, was hit again by a destructive tornado.
Chicago Tribune · May 1, 2022 Chicago weather: 3 tornadoes confirmed during Saturday night storms CHICAGO — Saturday’s severe weather spurred at least three verified tornadoes in northern Illinois that have been confirmed by meteorologists at the National Weather Service’s Chicago office, agency officials said Sunday.
Axios · Apr 13, 2022 Major storm slams Western and Central U.S. There were reports of tornado damage in Texas tonight.
Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2022 Officials now say 8 tornadoes in SC last week, almost the state yearly average in 1 day COLUMBIA, S.C. — At least eight tornadoes struck South Carolina on Tuesday last week, approaching the state's yearly average in a single day.
Axios · Apr 6, 2022 National Weather Service facing helium shortage for weather balloons during tornado season The shortage is hitting at a vulnerable time.
Zenger · Mar 23, 2022 Tornado Wreaks Havoc In New Orleans, Leaves At Least 1 Dead When the funnel was spotted, people in a city generally without basements had to look for shelter elsewhere.
Zenger · Mar 22, 2022 The Difference Between Tornado Watches And Warnings Knowing the difference between tornado watches and warnings can mean the difference between life and death.
Axios · Mar 22, 2022 Powerful storm spawns tornadoes across Texas, Oklahoma: High school and animal shelter hit Some 22 million people are under threat from the severe storm system in the South.
Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2022 Texas' Dallas, Tarrant and Collin counties under tornado warning; damage reported in Jack, Montague counties DALLAS — Severe storms tore across much of North Texas Monday evening, with a tornado damaging a high school in Jack County, emergency crews launching a search-and-rescue effort in Montague County and The National Weather Service issuing several tornado watches and warnings from Fort Worth to Austin.