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...
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 28. Local authorities in Buncombe and Wayne counties announced matching lifts, while some jurisdictions reported that...
HOUSTON – A worker was killed in South Houston after a storage tank at the Martin Asphalt Company ruptured, releasing about 50,000 gallons of liquid asphalt that formed a thick black river across the facility and surrounding grounds. Emergency crews were dispatched to the 300 block of Christy Place late...
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 and Rockies beginning Thursday and continuing into the weekend. Forecasters cite Thursday morning showers, a Friday frontal passage with more widespread rain, and...
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 thunderstorms across Middle Georgia while keeping daytime highs limited to the 60s and low 70s before a dry spell returns Sunday. In...
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has ordered Wisconsin Emergency Management to submit an urgent request for federal assistance from FEMA after a series of extreme weather events battered the state throughout April. Officials report that combined tornado damage and severe flooding in multiple counties, including Juneau, Janesville, Shiocton, Ringle, Columbia, and...
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 to encourage voluntary conservation and Kearny reported usage declines one month into strict restrictions. City officials...
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 scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Agencies cited an approaching cold front and low pressure; initial rounds should ease Thursday, followed by renewed, heavier...
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, scattering debris across roads and parking lots, and prompting immediate response from local officials and first...
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 Tuesday evening and night. The NWS said crews will wait until the additional rain, wind and...
