Hurricane Lorena Gains Strength, Threatening Baja California with Heavy Rain and Flooding As of early Wednesday, two hurricanes were churning across the Pacific Ocean, with Hurricane Lorena posing a potential threat to Mexico’s Baja California peninsula later in the week. Forecasters warn that while Lorena could make landfall as a tropical storm, it may still…
A Saturday Night Surprise: 3.0 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes New York Metro Area On a quiet Saturday evening, just after 10 p.m., a sudden jolt rippled through the New York City metro area, catching thousands off guard. The source? A 3.0 magnitude earthquake centered near Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey — just a few miles from Manhattan…
Tsunami Waves Reach U.S. Coast After Massive 8.8 Quake Off Russia’s Far East Tsunami warnings were issued and widespread evacuations ordered across the Pacific after a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s remote Far East region — one of the strongest quakes ever recorded. What We Know So Far: Kremlin Response: Russian officials have praised…
Ground stops are currently in place at major DC-area airports due to severe weather conditions. Dulles Airport will remain on hold until 6:45 p.m., BWI Marshall through 6 p.m., and Reagan National until 6:15 p.m. This disruption follows a weekend heat wave briefly interrupted by thunderstorms across the D.C. region. Multiple severe thunderstorm warnings were…
Heat Advisory Issued for Western and Central New York as Temperatures Soar As summer heat intensifies across the Empire State, the National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a heat advisory for much of western and central New York on Thursday, July 24, in effect from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. 🔥 Areas Under the…
Powerful Earthquakes Strike Russia’s Far East, Triggering Brief Tsunami Watch for Hawaii A series of strong undersea earthquakes struck off the eastern coast of Russia near the Kamchatka Peninsula early Saturday, prompting a tsunami watch for Hawaii that was later canceled approximately 40 minutes after it was issued. The largest of the quakes, a magnitude…
On July 16, 2025, at 12:37 PM Alaska Time, a powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck offshore near the Alaska Peninsula, roughly 55 miles (89 kilometers) south of Sand Point, Alaska. This seismic event marks yet another significant earthquake in an already active region, following a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in 2023 and a magnitude 7.8 event…
LONDON, July 16, 2025 – Iceland’s ever-restless Reykjanes Peninsula has once again erupted in fiery spectacle, disrupting life in the small town of Grindavík and sending tourists scrambling from one of the country’s most iconic landmarks — the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa. According to Iceland’s national broadcaster RUV, the eruption began around 4 a.m. local…
Severe Weather Threat Continues: First Alert Issued for Chantal Floods North Carolina Following Widespread Flooding DURHAM, N.C. — The Carolina Weather News Team has declared Thursday a First Alert Day as another round of severe storms is expected to impact the region. Following days of intense rain and flooding, communities across the Triangle and Piedmont…
Flash Floods Kill 3 in New Mexico, Including Two Children; State Declares Emergency At least three people, including two children, were killed after torrential rainfall triggered catastrophic flash flooding in New Mexico on Tuesday, July 8, prompting Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to declare a state of emergency in affected areas. The Village of Ruidoso, a…
Frantic Search Continues for Missing Campers as Texas Flood Death Toll Rises to 24 July 5 (Reuters) — A desperate search is still underway for more than 20 people, most of them young girls, missing from a historic Christian summer camp in central Texas after sudden flash floods swept through the region, killing at least…
Friday, July 4, 2025 — 9:00 AM CT Catastrophic Flooding in Central Texas Triggers Water Rescues, Evacuations, and Unconfirmed Fatalities Water rescues and evacuations are underway across Central Texas as catastrophic flash flooding unfolds Friday morning. The region was inundated by several months’ worth of torrential rainfall in just a few hours, leading to a…
