Public Health Emergency in Pa., Toxins in Flood Waters
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- AccuWeather.com -- Heading in soon to clean up the mess in your home following the record flooding from Lee? There are some things to consider first.
Take it from a pro who has been th...
Irene leaves record flooding in her wake
STATE COLLEGE, PA -- AccuWeather.com -- Although Irene is now history, she won't be forgotten in the minds of millions of Easterners who dealt with her wrath this past weekend.
At least 21 deaths have been a...
Kentucky miners trapped by heavy rains
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- AccuWeather -- Thunderstorms that moved through Middlesboro, Ky. overnight caused part of a mine to collapse, trapping three miners inside. The miners are reported to be safe inside the mi...
More tornadoes could hit Midwest
STATE COLLEGE, PA -- AccuWeather -- A wound-up storm rolling out of the Rockies has potential to bring the worst tornado outbreak since May to parts of the Plains into tonight.
The combination of very warm, ...
Minnesota to New York at Risk for Severe Storms
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Severe thunderstorms will ride over the northern rim of heat expanding into the Midwest and the Northeast.
A storm system shifting eastward across the northern Plains will produce a tri...
Rush hour tornadoes kill at least two near Oklahoma City
DALLAS -- Several tornadoes hit Oklahoma City and nearby communities during the busy afternoon rush hour Tuesday, leaving at least two people dead and seriously hurting several children.
Canadian County, Ok...
Weather Service: Joplin tornado was EF-5
The National Weather Service has determined that the devastating tornado that directly hit Joplin, Mo. was in fact an EF-5, the highest classification of tornadoes.
This means that Joplin, a city of more tha...
Joplin tornado is deadliest ever
The death toll from the tornado that destroyed Joplin, Mo., on Sunday has reached 116 according to a city official, putting it in a tie for the single deadliest twister to hit American soil since the National W...
At least 116 dead as Tornado ravages Joplin, Mo.
A tornado struck the city of Joplin, Mo., on Sunday, killing at least 116 people and causing catastrophic damage.
Nearly a quarter of Joplin has been destroyed -- not damaged, but removed from the earth...
Snow on top of snow will fall in the Northeast
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Accuweather reports that as if the 6 to 12 inches of snow was not enough for portions of New York and Pennsylvania, more snow is coming from the same storm system.
There is plenty of en...
Flooding risk from 2011 thaw outlined
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- AccuWeather -- The risk of major flooding across the nation remains rather low into early next week, but there will be some minor problems and ice jam concerns.
Most rivers across the n...
A Blast intern’s commute in the nor’easter
The first thing I saw when I woke up today was a window plastered white. I left the house at 7 a.m. and stepped out into the second major snowstorm of this Boston winter.
It's exactly 2.44 miles from my apar...
Breaking news: It’s a blizzard now
It looks like The Blizzard of 2010 will be followed immediately by the Blizzard of 2011
The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Blizzard Waning for the entire East Coast of Massachusetts, includ...
State warns Massachusetts residents about blizzard
The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency has issued guidelines for resident safety during the projected blizzard set to hit the area on Sunday and Monday.
"MEMA recommends all travel be completed in th...
Blizzard Warning issued in Massachusetts, 20 inches possible
The National Weather Service has upgraded the Winter Storm Warnings issued around Massachusetts to more serious blizzard warnings.
Blizzard Warnings were issued for the following areas/counties: Central ...
First snow of the season falls in Southern New England
State College, Pa. -- AccuWeather.com -- The first snow of the season greeted people across southern New England this morning with a coating to several inches blanketing areas from Connecticut into Rhode Island...
Elphaba sighted in Queens refrigerator
Con Edison distributes dry ice to residents without power
2010: Hottest year on record so far
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- AccuWeather.com -- The year 2010 is on track to become the hottest year on record since modern record keeping began, according to climate researchers at the National Oceanographic and Atmo...
