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AUBURN HILLS, Michigan – Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared a State of Emergency for Oakland County after a 42-inch water transmission main operated by the Great Lakes Water Authority ruptured in River Woods Park, le…
RIDGECREST, California — The Canyon Fire has burned more than 2,000 acres in the California desert and remains at 0% containment, according to the Bureau of Land Management and CAL FIRE. The blaze ignited about ten miles…
Rockingham, North Carolina — City officials this week said a "pond" taste reported by residents in the drinking water is linked to ongoing drought conditions across the state. The city said its water treatment and other …
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — A 42-inch transmission water main ruptured at River Woods Park at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, May 10, 2026, cutting service to communities including Auburn Hills, Orion Township, Lake Orion and Rochester Hill…
Satellite imagery has confirmed a large oil spill originating near Iran’s Kharg Island export terminal in the Persian Gulf, emerging between May 6 and May 8. Analysts estimate roughly 80,000 barrels of crude have formed …
Greenville, S.C. — A series of quick-moving cold fronts moved across parts of the Eastern and Midwestern United States Monday, bringing scattered light showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Met…
West Palm Beach, Fla. — Meteorologists forecast scattered showers and thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening across South Florida and parts of the Gulf Coast, driven by daytime heating and seabreeze interactions; inl…
Twin Falls, Idaho. City officials moved the Rock Creek water-quality plan into another phase this week after a multi-year sampling effort, Assistant City Manager Mandi Thompson said; the Twin Falls County Historical Muse…
AOL, citing NOAA assessments, reports that a potentially powerful El Niño climate pattern could develop in 2026, superimposed on long‑term global warming trends. Ocean surface temperatures in the key El Niño monitoring r…
Florida is under an extreme heat risk, the highest level on a four-tier scale, as temperatures surge across much of the state in early May 2026. Jacksonville reached 95 degrees on May 7, 11 degrees above normal and a rec…
FLORIDA, US – Florida’s 2026 wildfire season has intensified to “extreme” levels as of Friday, May 8, with state officials reporting that more than 120,000 acres have burned across nearly 2,000 individual fires, an area …
Tampa, Florida — This week local authorities responded to several serious incidents: on May 7 the Florida Forest Service closed Jay B. Starkey Wilderness Park after a wildfire that reached 15 acres and was reported 60% c…
Calhoun, Georgia — An investigation this week by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Associated Press and FRONTLINE found that carpet mills in northwest Georgia used PFAS chemicals beginning in the 1970s and that mill …
Denver. State transportation officials and utility companies mobilized crews as a late spring snowstorm moved across the Front Range Tuesday evening through Wednesday afternoon, prompting Winter Storm Watches and Warning…
Tampa, Fla. local outlets and officials reported this week that Hurricane Preparedness Week (May 3–9) is underway and spotlighted surveys showing about one in four residents remain unprepared; AAA and insurance professio…
Indianapolis: Meteorologists forecast warm, stormy conditions across Central Indiana on Monday, May 4, 2026, followed by a cold front bringing widespread rain and cooler temperatures on Tuesday. Scattered showers and iso…
Lexington, Ky. meteorologists and regional TV weather teams issued First Alert forecasts this week, reporting cool mornings and sunshine on Sunday before a midweek pattern change; forecasters identified warming into Mond…
North Carolina: The North Carolina Forest Service lifted an open-burning ban for 81 counties effective 8 a.m. Sunday, May 3, after recent rainfall reduced wildfire risk; the original statewide ban had been issued March 2…
Daytona Beach — The National Weather Service issued tornado watches for 21 Florida counties on May 2, including Volusia, Flagler, Brevard, Seminole and Orange, effective from about 11:25 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Local outlet…
Macon, Georgia meteorologists forecast increased rain and cooler temperatures Friday into Saturday as an upper trough and a developing Gulf surface low move northeastward, producing widespread showers and scattered thund…
United States. Multiple local weather services report that incoming cold fronts and low-pressure systems will produce below-normal temperatures, scattered showers, and isolated thunderstorms across the Midwest, Southeast…
Phoenix city leaders this week outlined plans to move from Stage 1 to Stage 2 drought management by year-end as Colorado River allocations decline, while Midvale enacted a temporary 25% drought surcharge effective May 1 …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Regional meteorologists issued forecasts predicting rain across the Carolinas and parts of Mississippi beginning Wednesday, with light-to-moderate showers during the morning commute and potential scatte…
Mineral Wells, Texas. A confirmed tornado struck Mineral Wells Tuesday evening after the National Weather Service issued a Tornado Warning at 5:11 p.m. CDT, ripping through parts of the small city and damaging buildings,…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — National Weather Service teams will delay on-site surveys of two possible tornadoes in Middle Tennessee until Wednesday because a second round of severe storms is expected to move through the region Tu…