The extreme weather is being caused by the polar vortex, an area of cold air that circulates around the Arctic.

The winter storm is working its way eastwards across the US, with a potential major impact of snowfall on the east coast, in Washington and Maryland. A moderate impact of snow is forecasted for parts ...

Scott Kramer remembers he had just left a meeting of Kentucky Wesleyan College’s cabinet when the weather sirens went off on Monday, Jan. 3, 2000. While he knew that meant storms were approaching, ...

A camera system designed to monitor California’s vast terrain for smoke and wildfires captured video on Friday of what is ...

Maryland's U.S. attorney said the state has seen a sharp decline in violent crime and touted collaboration statewide for the ...

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H​owever, SPC also noted the number of strong tornadoes (EF2 or higher) in 2024 was the most since 2011. There were some ...

Wisconsin saw record low ice cover on Lakes Michigan and Superior, the state's first February tornado, and one of the wettest ...

Climate change left its mark on the year as well. Milwaukee set 20 warm temperature records this year, and zero records for cold. 2024 will go in the record books as the warmest year on record for ...

Jan–Nov 2024 was the warmest such period on record—2.30°F (1.28°C) above the 20th-century average. According to the #NCEI ...

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If you would like to help storm victims recover from Saturday's deadly tornado outbreak, we're tracking ways you can make the biggest impact.