10/21/2025 10:17 AM
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Tropical Storm Melissa to become major hurricane in Caribbean with intense winds, flooding rain
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Tropical Storm Melissa is gaining strength over the Caribbean and is forecast to evolve into a powerful, slow-moving hurricane that will unleash significant flooding and destructive winds on a region that has largely avoided any tropical activity so far this Atlantic hurricane season. A hurricane watch is in effect for part of Haiti, while a...
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10/21/2025 02:14 PM
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Storms to bring severe weather, flooding threat from Texas to Missouri and Arkansas
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A storm bringing rounds of heavy showers and gusty thunderstorms to the interior Southwest through midweek will shift eastward into the Plains later this week, increasing the risk for severe thunderstorms and flash flooding, AccuWeather meteorologists say. As the storm moves east, it will encounter warm, moist air being drawn northward from the Gulf, fueling...
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10/22/2025 03:26 PM
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Top 5 strongest US hurricane landfalls
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What were the strongest hurricanes to make landfall in the United States in recorded history? While storms like Katrina and Helene are infamous for the catastrophic destruction caused by flooding, these are the hurricanes that had the highest wind speeds when making landfall, according to the National Hurricane Center. 5: Hurricane Maria 2017: 155 mph...
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10/22/2025 02:16 PM
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Series of storms, including an atmospheric river to blast Northwest US
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As many as a half a dozen storms are expected to roll onshore in the northwestern United States through next week, bringing periods of drenching rain to lower elevations and accumulating snow to the higher terrain. One of the more potent storms, forecast to arrive Thursday night into Friday, will tap into a firehose of...
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10/21/2025 03:24 PM
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Which season is the wettest by region?
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Rain doesn't fall evenly across the United States, not just in amount, but in timing. Each region has its own "wettest season," shaped by geography, water and the large-scale patterns that generate and steer storms. Winter rains dominate the immediate West Coast, spring and summer bring the wettest months to much of the Midwest, and...
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10/20/2025 12:01 PM
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November-like weather on the way for Great Lakes, Northeast
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Yet another round of wet weather is expected for the parched locations of the Great Lakes and Northeast, and AccuWeather meteorologists warn that the relief will come with cool, gusty conditions and the risk of highly localized flooding. “Following rain and windy conditions that swept through the region earlier this week, yet another round of...
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10/20/2025 02:03 PM
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EF1 tornado damages home, snaps trees in Arkansas
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A series of severe thunderstorms swept across the south-central United States over the weekend, including one that produced a damaging tornado in southwestern Arkansas on Saturday afternoon. Drone footage from storm chaser Brian Emfinger showed trees scattered around and on top of a house around 3.5 miles south of De Roche, Arkansas. Emfinger confirmed on...
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09/10/2025 10:59 AM
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Daylight saving time 2025: When do clocks fall back?
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The days are getting shorter, and in a few weeks, millions of people across the United States will see the clocks change as daylight saving time ends.
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10/19/2025 11:25 AM
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Atmospheric River to advance into the West Coast this week
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A series of storms will bring a deluge of moisture into the Pacific Northwest later this week, sparking a threat for flooding rainfall, mountain snowfall, blustery conditions and travel disruptions across the region. While some locations across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming already experienced a storm diving southeastward into the U.S. from western Canada...
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10/21/2025 01:47 PM
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Louisiana teen dies after lightning strike, 20th death of 2025
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A 17-year-old boy was struck and killed by lightning in Bernice, Louisiana, on Saturday, Oct. 18, marking the deadliest year for lightning fatalities in the United States since 2019. “He was up in an elevated deer stand, and unfortunately, he was in the wrong spot at the wrong time. Lightning [struck], and unfortunately, he was...
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