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, 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...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has activated a Level 3 emergency response after a lethal outbreak of the Andes strain of hantavirus linked to the cruise ship M/V Hondius. Health officials report at least eight cases, including five laboratory-confirmed infections and three deaths among passengers from a...
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...
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 wastewater released those chemicals into local sewer systems and rivers, while state environmental records indicate regulators were...
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 Warnings. CDOT urged drivers to avoid roads, and Xcel Energy placed about 165 employees on standby, warning heavy, wet snow could...
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 professionals urged immediate steps such as reviewing coverage, assembling emergency kits, and confirming evacuation plans ahead of the June...
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 isolated thunderstorms were expected, with highs in the low to mid 70s during the afternoon and evening hours before temperatures...
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 Monday with scattered afternoon and evening storms and a higher probability of showers by Wednesday night into Thursday. Across Richmond, Atlanta,...
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 outlets in Tampa Bay and Orlando reported the watch issuance at roughly 11:25–11:30 a.m., citing NWS Tampa...
