Evacuations, closings, and delays in the Carolinas
Hurricane Florence makes landfall near Wilmington, NC. Evacuations and power outages are the first signs of danger.
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Schools on the Gulf Coast close due to Gordon
A tropical storm, expected to increase to a Category 1 hurricane by Tuesday night, closes several schools in MS, AL, FL.
Number killed in Hurricane Maria may exceed 1,000
A Puerto Rican hurricane may have killed a much higher number of people than the government's official estimate of 64.
It’s been a rainy July
Rain, rain, and more rain. The flooding all this rain has brought could set recovery efforts in the Chesapeake Bay back a bit.
From Piasa to the parade in Washington
The National Independence Day Parade in Washington brought high school bands from CA, AR, WI, MN, IL, NC, FL, PA, NY, NH, GA, TX.
Weather alerts and school cancellations in US, Europe
Wintry weather, esp. extreme cold, has caused traffic accidents and resulted in school closures across the Northern Hemisphere.
Jet stream changes linked to more severe weather
The North American jet stream has undergone significant changes over the past 1,000 years, but most data only look at it from about 1979.
Reports of 100-below wind chills on Mt Washington
Wind chill is reported as temperature. That's not exactly the right unit, but since that's what people understand, that makes news.
It’s cold in these Baltimore schools
Students were sent home Wed., as many Baltimore City schools are cold; heating systems in some of them have failed.
Coldest New Year’s in Chicago: high of 1°F
Yeah, it's cold outside—so cold, in fact, that Chicago and a few dozen other cities set records for the lowest maximum on Jan. 1 or 2.