Cold Fronts Sweep East, Bringing Brief Showers, Clearing

 

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. Meteorologists reported clearing skies by the night, with daytime highs ranging from the mid-50s in Mid-Michigan to the...

U.S. Communities Face Widespread Water Supply Safety Issues

 

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 local utilities draw raw water from surface sources including Roberdel Lake and City Pond,...

42-inch Auburn Hills main break disrupts water service

 

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 Hills and affecting about 10,000 customers, officials from the Great Lakes Water Authority and local municipalities...

Heat, seabreeze trigger scattered storms across multiple regions

 

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; inland cells were expected around 2–6 p.m., with coastal activity developing roughly 5–8 p.m., and highs topping the upper...

Idaho advances water and wildfire outreach; Nevada quakes

 

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 Museum held a Living History Day on Saturday in Filer where children participated in pioneer-era activities, and organizers...

Texas expands disaster declaration as flash floods threaten

 

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has expanded a state disaster declaration to include Victoria and Calhoun counties as severe storms and flash flood risks continue through Sunday, May 10, including Mother’s Day. The move follows days of damaging weather along the Texas coast and comes amid heightened concern after last year’s...

United States braces for possible 2026 Super El Niño

 

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 region are already elevated, and NOAA estimates roughly a one‑in‑four chance that the event will be strong. Such...

Florida faces record-breaking extreme heat emergency conditions

 

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 record for its 155-year-old weather gauge. Forecasters expect “major” to “extreme”...

Florida wildfires surge to extreme seasonal levels

 

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 larger than the city of Orlando. The National Interagency Fire Center and the Florida Forest...

Multiple Florida incidents: fires, arrests, and fraud charges

 

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% contained by 8:45 p.m.; later, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue fought a two-alarm storage facility...