The National Weather Service is considering changing how it issues hurricane watches and warnings. Spokesman Chris Vaccaro said in an email Wednesday the weather service is considering a proposal to issue watches and warnings for storms that threaten life and …
The five tornadoes that touched down across Northern California this week tied a single-day record dating to 1996, the National Weather Service said Tuesday. Thunderstorms were expected again Tuesday and Wednesday as part of the first series of storms of …
Weather officials have confirmed what many residents of a northeastern Ohio town suspected: A tornado touched down there over the weekend. The National Weather Service said severe weather that caused damage to a section of Girard, near Youngstown, was a …
The National Weather Service has rated a tornado that touched down near Ardmore in southwestern South Dakota last week an EF-2. The Rapid City Journal reports that that rating is considered “strong” on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which rates tornadoes …
Residents in Big Stone Lake, S.D., are cleaning up and beginning repairs after a storm that brought straight-line winds and at least one tornado. KELO-TV reports that the National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in the …
Forecasters say storms that swept the state Sunday and Monday included at least one tornado, which touched down southwest of Carlisle in Lonoke County, Ark. A storm survey team couldn’t find damage, but photographs taken during the storm indicated it …
Houston and several nearby southeast Texas cities are in record heat territory for the year. Over the nearly first five months of 2012, Houston’s average temperature is 66.9 degrees. That’s the warmest ever since recordkeeping began 120 years ago, topping …
Beach safety officials say the National Weather Service should know when lifeguards post a red flag to warn swimmers about the high risk of rip currents at the beach. “The majority of the time they are saying it’s low risk …
Weather officials say a deadly tornado that struck two counties was 1,000 yards wide — or the length of 10 football fields put together. The National Weather Service says in a report on storm damage that the EF-2 tornado packed …
The National Weather Service says a driver was injured when his semi-truck was blown out of its lane and into the center median near Bartlesville. No other injuries or major damages have been reported from the severe weather that swept …