extreme weather
30K LA residents, celebs flee from Pacific Palisades fire as responders deploy bulldozer to push aside abandoned cars
January 7, 2025 | 3:36pmA growing wildfire west of Los Angeles is causing concern amid dire warnings for the Los Angeles area after forecasters say there is the potential for the strongest wind event...
Winter storm death toll rising as Midwest to mid-Atlantic gets slammed with snow, ice
January 7, 2025 | 11:35amA powerful and deadly winter storm that stretched thousands of miles across the U.S., slamming major cities from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic, has finally come to an end.
Dallas under Winter Storm Watch as Texas to Southeast faces blizzard, hazardous ice
January 7, 2025 | 10:40amThe FOX Forecast Center said the incoming storm will likely impact cities farther south than the most recent storm, putting millions of people in cities such as Dallas, in Texas, Little Rock in Arkansas, Memphis and Nashville in Tennessee and Atlanta in Georgia on alert...
Los Angeles to be hit with 'life-threatening' windstorm, strongest in a decade
January 7, 2025 | 10:19amA "life-threatening, destructive, widespread windstorm" is expected Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning, Los Angeles forecasters at the National Weather Service said.
All lower 48 states to dip below freezing Tuesday as polar vortex blasts coast-to-coast
January 7, 2025 | 10:08amParts of all states in the lower 48 woke up to subfreezing temperatures Tuesday due to a weather pattern that will keep arctic air in place across the eastern half of the...
Tens of millions of Americans dig out of year's first major snowfall -- which set record in these East Coast cities
January 6, 2025 | 4:36pmThe sweeping storm conditions put more than 60 million Americans under winter weather advisories across their 2,100-mile path and led to blizzard conditions with high winds that left about 300,000...
Severe storms to slam Florida, Southeast amid nationwide cold snap
January 6, 2025 | 12:11pmAfter severe thunderstorms erupted across the lower Mississippi Valley on Sunday, the threat of strong storms will shift to the Southeast and parts of Florida on Monday.
Major US winter blast shuts down schools and government offices in several states
January 6, 2025 | 9:21amA major winter blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures in the U.S. stirred dangerous travel conditions from central and southern states all the way to the East Coast early Monday,...
Nearly 2,000 flights delayed or canceled as winter storm bashes Great Plains, mid-Atlantic
January 6, 2025 | 9:15amA total of 1,339 flights were canceled, and 606 flights were delayed, as of 6:45 a.m. ET, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.
Here’s what you need to know as polar vortex, winter storm set to batter NYC with freezing temps, snow
January 5, 2025 | 4:47pm"Whatever amount of snow we get, one thing's for certain: it's going to be incredibly cold," Mayor Eric Adams said Sunday.
Blizzard threatens 64 million Americans with heavy snowfall, hazardous ice
January 5, 2025 | 9:31amThe storm system worked its way through the northern Rockies and central Plains during the first half of the weekend, hours after slamming the West Coast and even spawning the first tornado of...
Chiefs' flight unexpectedly delayed four hours just one day before Week 18 game
January 4, 2025 | 7:25pmThe Chiefs might have already faced their biggest challenge before their game against the Broncos —leaving Kansas City.
Hilarious weather map predicts obscenely shaped blizzard: 'Is this storm named Viagra?'
January 3, 2025 | 11:03amOne randy meme quipped, "If your storm lasts longer than four hours, call a physician."
Heavy blizzard to bring snow, ice across central and eastern US this weekend
January 2, 2025 | 10:47amThe National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center (WPC) said while confidence in the storm is increasing, there remains uncertainty in its timing and track as it moves east.
Great Lakes region braces for feet of snow to kick off new year
December 31, 2024 | 1:27pmSeveral communities across the Great Lakes region are preparing to be blasted by feet of snow as winter weather moves in just as millions of people across the U.S. ring in 2025.
Strong New Year's Eve geomagnetic storm could trigger displays of northern lights across US
December 31, 2024 | 12:28pmAfter a bevy of solar activity, the Earth will begin the new year with geomagnetic storms and possible displays of Aurora lights as far south as the Midwest.
Dozens of tornadoes leave at least 4 dead as twisters wreak havoc across 7 Southern states
December 30, 2024 | 12:46pmAs many as 44 tornadoes were reported across seven states, with major damage reported in Texas and Mississippi.
Tornadoes touch down in Texas and Mississippi, killing 2 and injuring 6 others while 88K are without power
December 29, 2024 | 3:48amThere were “multiple touchdown points” in the county between Liverpool and Hillcrest Village and Alvin and officials knew of around 10 damaged homes but were working to determine the extent...
Tornadoes rip through South leaving one dead in Texas: 'Particularly dangerous'
December 28, 2024 | 5:27pmA. deadly and “particularly dangerous” tornado watch affecting millions of people is underway.
Severe weather, heavy rain, snow could snarl post-Christmas travel as millions return home
December 27, 2024 | 5:49amParts of the South face the threat of flooding as another storm is slamming into the West Coast.