2025 Atlantic hurricane season will be above average, researchers predict

2025 Atlantic hurricane season will be above average, researchers predict

Researchers are predicting an above-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2025, likely producing stronger and more frequent storms than a typical year but at the same time with less intensity expected than last season. The annual prediction is closely watched in Florida and other coastal states at risk during hurricane season, which officially starts June 1.  Experts … Read more

North Carolina flooding prompts water rescues in Chapel Hill, other areas

North Carolina flooding prompts water rescues in Chapel Hill, other areas

Flooding in North Carolina prompted water rescues in Chapel Hill and other parts of the state after the storm Chantal dumped heavy rainfall.  More than 23,000 customers in North Carolina were without power on Monday morning, according to poweroutage.us.  Officials were warning people to be cautious on the roads as authorities across multiple counties assessed the … Read more

West Virginia region hit by deadly flash flooding again faces torrential rain

West Virginia region hit by deadly flash flooding again faces torrential rain

A northern West Virginia region still cleaning up from flash flooding less than two weeks ago was hit with torrential rains that sent creeks over their banks again Thursday night. A flash flood warning was issued for the Wheeling area, about an hour’s drive southwest of Pittsburgh. The National Weather Service said up to 2 … Read more

128 million Americans under heat advisories as scorching temperatures break records

128 million Americans under heat advisories as scorching temperatures break records

About 128 million Americans from Louisiana to Maine are under heat advisories Wednesday amid a severe heat wave impacting much of the U.S. But some are expected to get some relief starting Thursday. Dozens of record high temperatures were set Tuesday across the Northeast. Triple-digit temperatures hit tourists and New Yorkers alike on Tuesday as Central Park … Read more

Maps show Hurricane Erick’s latest forecast as it nears Mexico’s coast as “extremely dangerous” Category 4

Maps show Hurricane Erick's latest forecast as it nears Mexico's coast as "extremely dangerous" Category 4

Hurricane Erick — the fifth-named storm of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season — is approaching the coast of southern Mexico as “an extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm, the National Hurricane Center said around 4 a.m. ET on Thursday. Erick strengthened into a major storm hours earlier, and the center said its “extremely destructive winds” and … Read more