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Wildfire scorches historic California Gold Rush town, also Mexico declares sargassum a fishery resource for industrial use

A fast-moving wildfire tore through a historic Gold Rush community in Tuolumne County, California, on Tuesday, forcing evacuations and destroying hom…

8 months, 4 weeks ago

Kiko and Lorena churning in the Pacific and may impact the US and Mexico

The tropics are becoming more active across the eastern Pacific Ocean, with two named systems in the basin. Tropical Storm Lorena is forecast to affe…

8 months, 4 weeks ago

Tropical activity to ramp up before peak of Atlantic hurricane season

September is peak hurricane season across the Atlantic, and there is a chance that Tropical Storm Gabrielle forms ahead of the upcoming weekend.

Lear…

9 months ago

Polar air to bring October-like chill to 250 million in central, eastern US, plus moisture on the way to Southwest, and Aurora Borealis on display

Fall weather lovers, get ready! A major outbreak of cold air will unfold this week, bringing temperatures more typical of mid- to late October across…

9 months ago

What is a tropical wave and how do they turn into hurricanes?

Tropical waves are clusters of showers and thunderstorms that are the seedlings of many of the storms that develop throughout the Atlantic hurricane …

9 months ago

Labor Day is almost here. Where are the hurricanes?

A lull in tropical activity may keep the Atlantic quiet through Labor Day, but AccuWeather meteorologists warn conditions could turn more favorable f…

9 months ago

Tropical concerns to focus close to US through Labor Day weekend, also unseasonably cool in the Great Lakes and Northeast

Conditions close to the United States are more favorable for tropical depression formation due to the Gulf Stream current and the warm Gulf waters.

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9 months ago

A Haboob slammed Phoenix on Monday; Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas to face swift flooding from heavy rain

A towering wall of dust, known meteorologically as a haboob, swallowed parts of Phoenix Monday evening, plunging the city into near-zero visibility. …

9 months ago

Labor Day weekend forecast: Heat, storms may disrupt holiday plans

The unofficial end of summer will feature a little bit of everything, ranging from triple-digit heat in the Southwest, tropical downpours near the Gu…

9 months, 1 week ago

Rain and flooding risk to increase in the Rockies and southern Plains this week

Recent dry weather has caused pockets of drought to develop in portions of the southern Plains recently. Despite this, AccuWeather meteorologists war…

9 months, 1 week ago