Massive thunderstorms swept through the Midwest on Wednesday. Meteorologists warn that the line of storms could launch a weather event called a derecho, which is a straight-line wind storm spanning at least 240 miles. Here's a snapshot of what is happening, state by state: ILLINOIS National Weather Service authorities are ...
Six months after Superstorm Sandy devastated the Jersey shore and New York City and pounded coastal areas of New England, the region is dealing with a slow and frustrating, yet often hopeful, recovery.
A line of powerful thunderstorms rained down hundreds of lightning strikes an hour as it passed through the Puget Sound area, cutting power and starting at least one fire on Friday. "Over 600 lightning strikes over Puget Sound in the last hour," tweeted KIRO 7 meteorologist Sam Argier at ...
Hail has pounded areas of the North Sound and Eastside, triggered by cold, unstable air dropping into the Pacific Northwest. "It'll last through the next few hours across north King and Southern Snohomish," said KIRO 7 meteorologist Morgan Palmer in his weather chat. "Cold air is now deep enough ...
Washington's higher-than-usual winter tides will begin Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, and the state Department of Ecology (Ecology) is inviting the public to share their photos of this naturally occurring event. These higher-than-usual tides are sometimes called "king tides" and occur when the sun and moon's gravitational pull reinforce one ...
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