Nearly 500,000 electric customers, most of them in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, were without power this morning after powerful thunderstorms slammed the northeastern United States. About 196,000 customers of PECO in Philadelphia were left in the dark at 2 a.m., while more than 170,000 Atlantic City Electric customers were without power. … [Read more...]

A tornado touched down Monday in Coal City, Illinois, damaging homes, bringing down power lines and leaving roadways flooded, authorities said. The severe weather was reported after 9 p.m. … [Read more...]

An active evening and night of tornadoes resulted in several reports of damage and possible injuries across Illinois and Michigan on Monday. … [Read more...]

A wildfire near Big Bear in California’s San Bernardino National Forest has exploded in size, as hot, dry conditions fuel the flames. The forest fire started Wednesday afternoon but grew to 10,000 acres in less than 24 hours, according to the U.S. Forest Service. It was only about 5 percent contained, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.  … [Read more...]

While all the focus on the deep South has been around the widespread flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Bill, a notable positive note emerged from the extreme rainfall of the last seven weeks. … [Read more...]

The 21st century has not been kind to the water levels in Lake Powell, a meandering reservoir that straddles the border between Arizona and Utah. This series of images, taken by NASA’s Landsat satellites from 1999 to 2015, document the change. … [Read more...]

Tropical Storm Bill officially formed late Monday night, and it is expected to make landfall on the Texas coastline on Tuesday morning. … [Read more...]

Heavy rainfall in association with a tropical low will bring significant rainfall to the part of the country that needs it the least: Texas and much of the deep south. … [Read more...]

Smoke from wildfires in western Canada is seeping down into the lower 48, adding an orange glow to sunsets from Minnesota to New Jersey. Dust from wildfires in central and northern Saskatchewan and Alberta is visible for a wide swath of the U.S. (check out our adjacent smoke map from Tuesday night), with sunsets on Tuesday night taking on an added orange tint from Baltimore to … [Read more...]

The Red River in Louisiana is far past flood stage swallowing many homes causing mass amounts of damage. Record rainfall fell through portions of the southern plains last month. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an average of 4.36 inches of rain fell across the Lower 48 which is roughly 1.45 inches above average. … [Read more...]