Bahamas, Florida Brace As New Hurricane Isaias Bears Down
Forecasters declared a hurricane watch for parts of the Florida coastline on Friday as Hurricane Isaias drenched the Bahamas on a track for the U.S. East Coast.
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Forecasters declared a hurricane watch for parts of the Florida coastline on Friday as Hurricane Isaias drenched the Bahamas on a track for the U.S. East Coast.
Tropical Storm Isaias battered Puerto Rico on Thursday as it continued on a forecast track toward the U.S. mainland, unleashing small landslides and causing widespread flooding and power outages on an island still recovering from previous hurricanes and earthquakes.
Itβs so hot even the low temperatures are breaking records.
Hurricane Douglas joined a long list of hurricanes that have come near the Hawaiian Islands but didnβt cause major damage.
Tropical Storm Hanna strengthened slightly Friday as it moves toward the Texas coastline, threatening to bring heavy rain, rough waters and strong winds, all while another tropical storm continued to approach the Caribbean.
While the heat index is an effective tool for measuring what it feels like outside, it does not factor in sunlight, which is crucial for mid- and lower-latitudes.
Six people were hospitalized for injuries they sustained when lightning struck near a roller coaster in Banner Elk, authorities said.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Tropical Storm Gonzalo has formed the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. This sets a record for the earliest named seventh tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.
The National Weather Service says five tornadoes toppled trees and tore up lake docks in Minnesota and Wisconsin during the weekend.
The world could see annual global temperatures pass a key threshold for the first time in the coming five years, the U.N. weather agency said Thursday.
When Hurricane Dorian pounded the wisp of earth that is Ocracoke Island, a wall of Atlantic seawater flooded Bob Chestnutβs home, surf shop and four vehicles.
Beaches closed in Delaware and rain lashed the New Jersey shore Friday as the fast-moving Tropical Storm Fay churned north on a path expected to soak the New York City region.
The heat is on. And for most of America itβll stay on through the rest of the month and maybe longer, meteorologists say.
Rains deluged parts of South Carolina and Georgia on Tuesday, washing out roads and forcing the closure of a state park.
A South Carolina pier heavily damaged in a hurricane four years ago is finally reopening.
California firefighters battled large wildfires in Santa Clara and Los Angeles counties on Monday.
