Tennessee tornado death toll rises to at least 22
Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee as people slept early Tuesday, shredding at least 140 buildings and killing at least 22 people. Authorities described painstaking efforts to find survivors in piles of rubble and wrecked basements as the death toll climbed.
5 tornadoes confirmed in Maryland, Virginia after quick-moving storms tore through DC region: NWS
Photos and video show extensive damage to parts of Maryland and Virginia after storms ripped through the DC region early Friday morning.
Farm building obliterated, massive trees downed in Frederick’s Friday morning storm
Multiple near-death experiences is how neighbors described the storm Friday morning that downed several massive trees and destroyed part of a family farm in Frederick County.
Winter storm to bring heavy snow, freezing rain across much of US, National Weather Service says
A series of winter storms will move across the country, bringing frigid conditions, snow and rain to many areas.
Death toll rises to 11 as storms sweep across southern U.S., Midwest
Severe storms sweeping across southern portions of the U.S. and up into the Midwest were blamed Saturday in the deaths of at least 11 people, including two first responders, as high winds, tornadoes and unrelenting rain battered large swaths of the country.
Smoke from Australian bushfires reaches South America, UN reports
The fires have caused hazardous air quality in major cities throughout Australia and part of New Zealand, and now the smoke has drifted thousands of kilometers across the Pacific Ocean, first reaching Argentina and Chile Monday.
Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe among dozens of celebs donating to help fight Australia wildfires
Nicole Kidman, her husband Keith Urban and Russell Crowe were among dozens of celebrities who have donated to relief funds connected to the devastating Australia wildfires.
Australia’s destructive wildfires seen from space in NASA images
NASA released images showing the devastation from the bushfires burning all over Australia.
2019-2020 DC Winter Forecast: Periodic Polar Vortex visits to bring waves of brutal cold, more snow to DC region
For the second winter in a row, we are calling for slightly above-normal snowfall in the Washington, DC region.
Montgomery County woman dies after tree slams car in Colesville
A Montgomery County woman has died fter a tree went down on her car Thursday night.
Wind Advisory in effect for parts of DC region until early Friday
A Wind Advisory in effect for D.C. and surrounding counties until 4 a.m. Friday.
Baby girl born in Rowlett laundry room during Sunday night’s tornado
“Baby girl born in our laundry room with the tornado sirens going off, a tornado on the ground half a mile away, and no electricity…..by candle light!! Welcome to the world beauty!” the center said on Facebook.
‘They are forming like roaches’: 6 storms over Atlantic, Pacific regions tie a modern record
There were six active storm systems in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific regions earlier this week, tying a record for the number of combined storms in both areas, according to the National Hurricane Center.
'It's bad': Hundreds rescued as Imelda floods homes and roads in Texas
Rain from Tropical Depression Imelda deluged parts of Texas and Louisiana on Thursday, prompting hundreds of water rescues, a hospital evacuation and road closures in areas east of Houston that were hit hard by Hurricane Harvey two years ago.
Video shows tornadoes hitting Carolinas as re-energized Hurricane Dorian moves up coast
Hurricane Dorian inched closer to the Carolinas on Thursday, bringing with it predicted high storm surge, power outages, flooding and the threat of tornadoes across the region.
‘Total devastation’: Hurricane Dorian slams parts of the Bahamas, leaves at least 7 dead
Relief officials reported scenes of utter ruin Tuesday in parts of the Bahamas and rushed to deal with an unfolding humanitarian crisis in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, the most powerful storm on record ever to hit the islands. At least seven deaths were reported, with the full scope of the disaster still unknown.
Hurricane Dorian: Woman in Bahamas houses nearly 100 dogs to protect them from storm
A woman in Nassau, Bahamas, opened her home to nearly 100 dogs to protect them from the devastation of Hurricane Dorian, which struck the region as a Category 5 hurricane.
‘Scooternado’: Electric scooters removed from Florida streets ahead of Hurricane Dorian
As Hurricane Dorian barrels toward Florida, cities all along the coastal state removed electronic scooters from the streets in anticipation of what one politician dubbed a possible “scooternado.”
‘Polar Coaster Winter’: Farmers’ Almanac predicts intense cold, snowfall to come in 2019-20
A harsh winter is coming, according to the 2020 Farmers' Almanac.
Scientists confirm July was the hottest month ever recorded, setting new global heat record
Meteorologists say July was the hottest month measured on Earth since records began in 1880.