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A woman died after being swept away by floodwaters in Cochise County, Arizona, late Friday night, according to the sheriff’s office. The Cochise County Sheriff's Office Search & Rescue team said it was first activated around 9:30 p.m., local time, Friday, for a swift water rescue on Ocotillo Road. A woman had called 911, saying...
Building warmth has evolved into a heat wave for a large part of the central United States and will continue much of the week in some locations. Dry conditions linked to the heat wave will also cause drought to worsen, which may significantly impact Mississippi River water levels. The combination of high pressure and a...
AccuWeather meteorologists are tracking a potential surge of showers and thunderstorms in the Southwest late this week, fueled by moisture from Tropical Storm Mario and a possible new tropical entity. Ahead of the influx of moisture, conditions will trend drier across the Four Corners region, spanning Sunday, Monday and perhaps into Tuesday. The region has...
Very warm waters, steering currents and other factors point to the Gulf as the main area of concern for tropical development over the next couple of weeks, AccuWeather meteorologists say. Other systems may form farther east over the Atlantic basin, but Gulf development would allow the least time for U.S. coastal preparations. “The western Caribbean...
Warmth that built up over the Plains this past week will clash with an emerging storm from the Rockies, causing an eruption of locally severe thunderstorms across the Plains through the weekend, AccuWeather meteorologists say. A strong jet stream will provide thunderstorms with added energy, raising the risk of damaging wind gusts at ground level....
A persistent blocking pattern has disrupted the typical west-to-east movement of storm systems across the eastern half of the United States. This pattern is expected to limit significant rainfall across most areas through at least early this week, AccuWeather meteorologists say. Since last weekend, a large area of high pressure and dry air has been...
The night sky will soon host a rare type of meteor shower, one that appears far less often than the annual favorites like the Perseids or Geminids. The Chi Cygnids, which only come around once every five years, is expected to peak between Sept. 13 and Sept. 15. “With the Chi Cygnids, it's not about...
The large storm that brought cooler air, soaking showers and gusty thunderstorms from the Rockies to near the Pacific coast in recent days will shift away this weekend. However, the return of dry weather may only be temporary as leftover moisture from Mario may move northward next week. From Wednesday morning through Thursday morning, many...
A 27-year-old snowboarder was seriously injured after tumbling about 100 feet down the Skyscraper Glacier, north of Rollins Pass, Colorado, on Monday, according to the Boulder County Sheriff's Office. Officials said the man was initiating a descent when he slipped, sliding into a bergschrund - a crevasse that forms where glacier ice pulls away from...
A La Niña watch has been issued, but what does that really mean for hurricane season and the U.S. winter?
