Every year the National Hurricane Center, in coordination with the World Meteorological Organization, examine practices and develop new messaging that are meant to save lives and mitigate property losses from Mother Nature’s most powerful forces. Major changes are usually tested internally within the U.S. agency for several years before being unveiled to the public. OverContinue reading “New names, major changes announced for the 2023 hurricane season”
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Rare blizzard takes aim at southern California
‘Strangest winter we’ve had yet’: Southern California sees rare blizzard conditions, heavy rain
LA QUINTA, Calif. — From the inland deserts to the hills of Los Angeles County and north to the Sierra Nevada mountains, California on Friday was experiencing bizarre winter weather from a massive storm that’s pushing through the West Coast. Those in Southern California could see snow creeping down the hills to the valley floor Friday morning during what residents described as the weirdest weatherContinue reading “‘Strangest winter we’ve had yet’: Southern California sees rare blizzard conditions, heavy rain”
Significant coast-to-coast US storm to impact millions this week with snow, ice, flooding
The FOX Forecast Center is tracking a significant, long-duration coast-to-coast storm that will sweep across the country this week bringing heavy snow, ice, flooding rain and severe weather to millions of Americans. The winter weather is expected to start Monday in the West and quickly spread across the country, producing hazardous travel on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for many communities north ofContinue reading “Significant coast-to-coast US storm to impact millions this week with snow, ice, flooding”
Snow leads to massive pileup in Wisconsin, dozens injured
Dozens of people were injured in a massive pile-up on a snow-covered Wisconsin highway Friday. At least 85 cars were involved in a major crash on I-39/90 between the cities of Beloit and Janesville, located just north of the Illinois border and about 50 miles southwest of Madison, Wisconsin State Patrol said. Beloit Memorial HospitalContinue reading “Snow leads to massive pileup in Wisconsin, dozens injured”
Damaging weather menaces the Southeast as a ‘brutal’ storm system threatens California with fresh flooding
CNN — A major winter storm that brought snow and freezing rain to its colder northern end and severe storms and tornadoes on its warmer southern end is threatening more severe weather as it treks east. Meanwhile, another powerful storm system is hitting the West Coast – right on the heels of the last round of record-breaking rainfall.Continue reading “Damaging weather menaces the Southeast as a ‘brutal’ storm system threatens California with fresh flooding”
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