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5.5 magnitude earthquake rattles Southern California
A 5.5 magnitude aftershock of the Ridgecrest quake struck the Searles Valley at 6:32 PM on Wednesday.
Cristobal forecast to move northward this weekend
Tropical Storm Cristobal is expected to move toward the U.S. Gulf Coast late Sunday or early Monday.
Cristobal strengthening, moving to Gulf by weekend
Tropical Storm Cristobal formed Monday and is currently stalled in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. The system is currently producing deadly flooding...
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Tropical Depression developing in the Gulf of Mexico
A new tropical depression is likely to form in the Gulf of Mexico within the next day or so. The chance of tropical formation in the next 48 hours is...
Bertha makes landfall in South Carolina
Tropical Storm Bertha, the second named tropical system this year, has formed off the coast of Florida.
Critical fire weather outlook for southwest this weekend
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued elevated and critical fire risks this Saturday, for much of the southwestern US.
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Above-normal Atlantic hurricane season predicted
As if 2020 couldn’t get more perilous. Forecasters with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center expect an above-normal 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.
Stalled low expected to cause flooding along the Appalachians
The stalled low pressure system that caused massive downpours in Michigan is now expected to flood southwest Virginia and parts of the Carolinas on...
Tropical Storm Warnings Issued for the Carolinas
Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, is approaching eastern North Carolina. A Tropical Storm Warning...
First tropical storm of 2020 season expected this weekend
The 2020 Hurricane Season looks to be getting an early start. The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor a storm system over southern Florida...