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From first frost to scorching temperatures as New England feels fall while dozens of states bake
From frost-covered mountains in New England to triple-digit heat in the Southern Plains, the U.S. will experience a dramatic temperature tug-of-war this week as fall arrives in the Northeast while summer refuses to let go elsewhere.A sharp change in temperatures will spread across the Northeast early Tuesday, with some areas experiencing their first widespread frost and freeze conditions of the season.WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FROST, A FREEZE AND A HARD FREEZE?A strong cold front will push o
Florida couple injured after being struck by lightning while out on a walk
WINTER GARDEN, Fla.– A man and woman taking a walk during thunderstorms in Florida were struck by lightning earlier this month.Newly released body camera video shared by the Winter Garden Police Department shows an officer arriving on scene, where bystanders were helping the injured man and woman lying on the ground.WATCH: MAN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN TERRIFYING MOMENT CAUGHT ON CAMERA IN STATEN ISLANDOne woman aiding the couple, who are in their 40s, told the officer that they were walking with a
Tropical Storm Norbert won't be Pacific's next hurricane, Tropical Depression 15-E forms in East Pacific
THE TAKEAWAYTropical Storm Norbert is no longer going to be the Pacific's next hurricane, but Tropical Depression 15-E is forecast to become the next named storm by Monday.Norbert is a modest little tropical storm, moving west with winds of 50 mph as of the National Hurricane Center's latest update.BRYAN NORCROSS: A LEMON TO WATCH IN THE ATLANTIC AND GOOD NEWS IN THE PACIFICDry air wrapping around the system is limiting its development despite thunderstorm activity, the FOX Forecast Center said.
Bryan Norcross: A lemon to watch in the Atlantic and good news in the Pacific
Last updated at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026.100 YEARS AGO TODAYOn September 13, 1926, the Atlantic was alive with tropical activity. The newspapers were focused on the Category 4 hurricane southwest of Bermuda. Based on the direction it was moving, the thinking was that it might impact the East Coast of the United States – maybe Charleston, South Carolina.It was strolling along, and then as now, slow-moving storms are harder to forecast. In the end, it curled north.GET THE LATEST FROM HURR
More heavy rain, severe storms target waterlogged Midwest as flash flood threat grows
THE TAKEAWAYThe soggy start to September continues across the Midwest this week, with periods of rain and strong to severe storms expected through Friday.The storms will bring the risk of flash flooding, with that threat increasing through midweek as additional rounds of heavy rain move across an already waterlogged region. Damaging wind gusts will also be possible.FLOODING RAIN, THUNDERSTORMS THREATEN MAJOR EAST COAST CITIES AS ONGOING DOWNPOURS DRENCH NORTHEASTA Level 2 out of 4 flash flood ri
SPC MD 2290
MD 2290 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KANSAS INTO SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI Mesoscale Discussion 2290NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK0720 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026Areas affected...portions of eastern Kansas into southwesternMissouriConcerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely Valid 130020Z - 130145ZProbability of Watch Issuance...20 percentSUMMARY...A few instances of severe hail and perhaps wind remain aconcern over the next few hours. Still, the se
Remains believed to be linked to Hurricane Helene victim discovered years after deadly storm
THE TAKEAWAYWASHOE COUNTY, Tennessee - Police in Tennessee have discovered human remains that they believe belong to a Hurricane Helene victim.The Washoe County Sheriff's Office said they are investigating a scene in the Jackson Island area after human remains were found by debris removal specialists.NORTH CAROLINA ARTIST CREATES ‘BLUEBIRDS OF HOPE’ FROM GLASS SHATTERED BY HELENEThe remains are believed to be from a victim of the Hurricane Helene flood, which impacted Tennessee nearly two years
Iowa band member dies after suffering heat-related emergency at football game, family says
IOWA CITY, Iowa - An Iowa community is mourning the loss of a college band student after he collapsed due to the heat during a football game last weekend, his family announced.Derek Phillips experienced sudden cardiac arrest during the first football game of the season, and he passed away days later after suffering brain damage, according to the Phillips family.SUMMER REFUSES TO QUIT AS RECORD HEAT SCORCHES MILLIONS ACROSS CENTRAL, SOUTHERN US"Despite the extraordinary efforts of the ICU team at
Bryan Norcross: No apparent tropical trouble as we look back at peak of the incredible season 100 years ago
Last updated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.100 YEARS AGO TODAYThe modern record book shows that the tropical storm east of the Caribbean became a 75 mph hurricane on the morning of September 12, 1926. It was heading in the general direction of the waters just north of Puerto Rico.On that same morning, a tropical depression with 35 mph winds was creeping north in the Caribbean south of western Cuba.BRYAN NORCROSS: THE ATLANTIC STAYS MOSTLY QUIET WHILE THE PACIFIC STAYS BUSYThat Sunday, t
First alert - peak of hurricane season, where are the hurricanes?
September 10 marks the official peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, the calendar date when atmospheric conditions ...
Tornado Alerts Impact Ohio and Pennsylvania This Evening
On Wednesday night, the National Weather Service issued a series of verified tornado alerts across Ohio and Pennsylvania as intense thunderstorms featuring radar-detected rotation swept through the area. Regions affected include Erie County in northwestern Pennsylvania, the Midland-East Liverpool vicinity along the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, Cyclone and Smethport close to Bradford, along with Coshocton and Byesville in eastern Ohio. These storms brought wind gusts reaching 60 mph and hail the siz
Coast Guard rescues teen stranded for days on capsized fishing boat in frigid waters off remote Alaska island
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard and Good Samaritans rescued a teen found sitting on top of a capsized fishing boat in the frigid waters off St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, near the U.S.-Russia maritime border.The 15-year-old was rescued and the bodies of two other people were recovered after being at sea for three days. The Coast Guard said their 18-foot fishing vessel departed the city of Savoonga on Friday, Sep. 4.The search and rescue mission began Sunday when Alaska State Troopers notified the
Bryan Norcross: The Atlantic stays mostly quiet while the Pacific stays busy
Last updated at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. Our reliable record of tropical development only goes back to 1966. That's when weather satellites began giving us a view of the entire Atlantic Ocean. Since that time, it's unlikely that we would have missed any hurricanes. In those 60 hurricane seasons that have gone by, the latest date that the first hurricane developed was September 11.We are obviously going to blow past that modern record this year. A drier-than-normal atmosphere, higher-th
Ring of Fire region rattled by pair of earthquakes hours apart in Alaska, Southeast Asia
The Pacific Ring of Fire region was rattled by two earthquakes on Friday. A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck off the Aleutian chain, about 93 miles west-southwest of Adak, Alaska, just after 2:45 a.m. Alaska time, according to USGS.The quake's epicenter was roughly 25 miles below the surface.HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHERAbout an hour later, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck in Southeast Asia's Banda Sea, about 157 miles east-northeast of Lospalos in Timor-Leste, a Southeast Asian nation that shares th
Weekend washout threatens East Coast as heavy rain, thunderstorms raise flash flood risk
Millions of Americans should expect a weekend of wet weather that could impact major cities up and down the East Coast. A cold front responsible for severe weather across the Midwest will push east on Saturday, bringing a growing chance of showers and thunderstorms from the Carolinas through the Mid-Atlantic and into the Northeast.Warm, humid air will help fuel the storms during the afternoon, and some could produce heavy rain in a short amount of time across portions of the East Coast and Mid-A
Ocean City, Maryland tornado warning update: Berlin on alert after 'radar confirmed' twister; scary videos emerge
Ocean City in Maryland was under tornado warning on August 20, after videos of a twister causing damage in New York went viral.
Weather Alert Day: Tornado watch in effect Tuesday night for strong storms in Maryland
UPDATE: The Federal Aviation Administration says a ground stop is in effect at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport due to thunderstorms until 7:30 p.m. UPDATE: Tornado Warning ...
Taste of fall sweeps across the Northern Tier as severe storms, damaging winds and flooding threaten millions
THE TAKEAWAY: As fall weather approaches, severe storms and flash flooding will impact the Northern Tier of the U.S. starting Friday, bringing damaging winds, large hail and heavy rainfall.SEVERAL DAYS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TO PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF COASTThis comes as stronger temperature gradients fuel a stronger and more southerly jet stream, bringing more fall-like air across the North along with periods of storms and rain.According to the FOX Forecast Center, the first storms will
SPC MD 2279
MD 2279 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH UNLIKELY FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS INTO PARTS OF TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY Mesoscale Discussion 2279NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK0215 PM CDT Thu Sep 10 2026Areas affected...Northeast Arkansas into parts of Tennessee andKentuckyConcerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely Valid 101915Z - 102115ZProbability of Watch Issuance...20 percentSUMMARY...Widely scattered thunderstorms will affect areas fromnortheast AR into portions of KY/TN through t
The 'severe clear' weather of September 11, 2001 explained as we remember the day that changed America forever
NEW YORK — It was a beautiful, clear and unusually crisp morning that no one who lived through September 11, 2001, in New York City will ever forget.Temperatures in New York City were in the mid-to-upper 60s early in the morning before one of the worst tragedies in American history. The sky was almost completely cloudless and a shade of deep blue — a phenomenon in aviation known as "severe clear" — indicating exceptional visibility.An area of high pressure had moved in behind a cold front that b