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Weather forecasters and public officials in Southern California were growing increasingly concerned on Thursday that a complex storm system moving in from the north could stall, leading to days of heavy rain and the potential for landslides in areas that were recently burned by wildfires.
Southern California Is Forecast to Get Heavy Rain
Parts of Los Angeles County will be under evacuation warnings starting Thursday evening as a complex storm system moves in.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Weather forecasters and public officials in Southern California were growing increasingly concerned on Thursday that a complex storm system moving in from the north could stall, leading to days of heavy rain and the potential for landslides in areas that were recently burned by wildfires.
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Southern California Is Going to Get Heavy Rain. Just How Much Is Still Uncertain.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Back-to-back storms this week could lead to flooding and power outages in and around Northern California, forecasters warned.
Atmospheric River Brings Powerful Winds and Rain to California, Oregon and Washington
Back-to-back storms this week could lead to flooding and power outages, forecasters warned.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Back-to-back storms this week could lead to flooding and power outages in and around Northern California, forecasters warned.
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Officials in Jamaica have raised concerns that not enough residents are complying with mandatory evacuation orders. Hurricane Melissa is barreling toward the island nation, threatening to become the strongest storm ever to make landfall there and wreak potentially catastrophic damage.
Jamaican Officials Worry That Not Enough People Are Evacuating Ahead of Melissa
As Hurricane Melissa barrels toward the island nation, only a fraction of residents have headed to evacuation centers.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Officials in Jamaica have raised concerns that not enough residents are complying with mandatory evacuation orders. Hurricane Melissa is barreling toward the island nation, threatening to become the strongest storm ever to make landfall there and wreak potentially catastrophic damage.
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Britain’s Famous Forecasting Failure.
38 years ago today Britain was blindsided by one of its worst storms.
18 lives lost, 15 million trees destroyed & a billion pounds worth of damage.
Almost no one, not even Britain’s trusted weather forecasters, had seen it coming. nyti.ms/4769vVV @nytimes.com
38 years ago today Britain was blindsided by one of its worst storms.
18 lives lost, 15 million trees destroyed & a billion pounds worth of damage.
Almost no one, not even Britain’s trusted weather forecasters, had seen it coming. nyti.ms/4769vVV @nytimes.com
How the UK’s Hurricane-Strength Storm of 1987 Became a Famous Weather Forecasting Failure
The Great Storm of 1987 was a forecasting blunder that left at least 18 people dead, felled 15 million trees and caused a billion pounds worth of damage.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Britain’s Famous Forecasting Failure.
38 years ago today Britain was blindsided by one of its worst storms.
18 lives lost, 15 million trees destroyed & a billion pounds worth of damage.
Almost no one, not even Britain’s trusted weather forecasters, had seen it coming. nyti.ms/4769vVV @nytimes.com
38 years ago today Britain was blindsided by one of its worst storms.
18 lives lost, 15 million trees destroyed & a billion pounds worth of damage.
Almost no one, not even Britain’s trusted weather forecasters, had seen it coming. nyti.ms/4769vVV @nytimes.com
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Emergency crews rescued dozens of people in western Alaska on Sunday as flooding from the remnants of Typhoon Halong battered remote coastal communities and tore houses off their foundations, officials said.
Dozens Rescued in Remote Alaskan Villages in Storm That Swept Away Homes
The Coast Guard and the Alaska National Guard were conducting search-and-rescue operations in two villages along the Bering Sea on Sunday.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Emergency crews rescued dozens of people in western Alaska on Sunday as flooding from the remnants of Typhoon Halong battered remote coastal communities and tore houses off their foundations, officials said.
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An area of Arizona that includes Phoenix falls within the bull’s-eye of a region at particularly risk for heavy rain and flash flooding. A smattering of showers fell on Thursday, and heavier rainfall is on the way on Friday and Saturday.
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Parts of the Southwest May Get More Than a Month’s Rain This Weekend
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October 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
An area of Arizona that includes Phoenix falls within the bull’s-eye of a region at particularly risk for heavy rain and flash flooding. A smattering of showers fell on Thursday, and heavier rainfall is on the way on Friday and Saturday.
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The National Weather Service announced that a deadly North Dakota tornado this summer has been assessed as a 5 on the enhanced Fujita scale, with wind speeds greater than 210 miles per hour. It’s the first time since 2013 that a tornado has been given the highest possible rating.
Deadly North Dakota Tornado Was a Rare EF-5, Weather Service Says
Experts reassessed the damage from a tornado that left three people dead in June, and gave it the strongest possible rating on the tornado scale.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The National Weather Service announced that a deadly North Dakota tornado this summer has been assessed as a 5 on the enhanced Fujita scale, with wind speeds greater than 210 miles per hour. It’s the first time since 2013 that a tornado has been given the highest possible rating.
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September 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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September 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Hurricane Humberto rapidly intensified from a Category 1 to a Category 3 storm over just a few hours on Friday.
Hurricane Humberto Intensifies to Category 3 Storm: Latest Updates
It’s too soon to know how Humberto could affect land. Another potential storm nearby is making for a complicated forecast.
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September 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Hurricane Humberto rapidly intensified from a Category 1 to a Category 3 storm over just a few hours on Friday.
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Uncertainty remains around Humberto and what could become Imelda, but forecasters now say there's an increasing chance one of these storms could impact the U.S.
Stay tuned for updates!
Stay tuned for updates!
With Humberto, an ‘Incredibly Complex’ Hurricane Forecast Is Unfolding
Tropical Storm Humberto formed Wednesday, and another storm may form soon, but their potential effects remain fairly uncertain.
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September 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Uncertainty remains around Humberto and what could become Imelda, but forecasters now say there's an increasing chance one of these storms could impact the U.S.
Stay tuned for updates!
Stay tuned for updates!
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It’s September 13, not a single tropical cyclone is active globally, and only one invest globally has over a 30% probability of formation into a tropical cyclone. We’ll take the quiet while it lasts…
September 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It’s September 13, not a single tropical cyclone is active globally, and only one invest globally has over a 30% probability of formation into a tropical cyclone. We’ll take the quiet while it lasts…
Hurricane Erin’s remarkable strengthening continued on Saturday, and it could become a Category 5, forecasters said. Max sustained winds now at 155 m.p.h., and have increased by 80 m.p.h. over the last 24 hours — more then twice the definition of "rapid intensification." nyti.ms/3VahnQx
August 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Hurricane Erin’s remarkable strengthening continued on Saturday, and it could become a Category 5, forecasters said. Max sustained winds now at 155 m.p.h., and have increased by 80 m.p.h. over the last 24 hours — more then twice the definition of "rapid intensification." nyti.ms/3VahnQx
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Tropical storm to Category 4 hurricane in a day. 🤯
Rapid intensification is conventionally defined to be an increase of at least 35 mph in 24 hr. This is at 75 mph in 24 hr.
(soon to be Category 5 #Erin?)
Rapid intensification is conventionally defined to be an increase of at least 35 mph in 24 hr. This is at 75 mph in 24 hr.
(soon to be Category 5 #Erin?)
August 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Tropical storm to Category 4 hurricane in a day. 🤯
Rapid intensification is conventionally defined to be an increase of at least 35 mph in 24 hr. This is at 75 mph in 24 hr.
(soon to be Category 5 #Erin?)
Rapid intensification is conventionally defined to be an increase of at least 35 mph in 24 hr. This is at 75 mph in 24 hr.
(soon to be Category 5 #Erin?)
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#Erin is now a hurricane, and this time I don't mean my editor, who is storming through an edit on my text right now.
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August 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
#Erin is now a hurricane, and this time I don't mean my editor, who is storming through an edit on my text right now.
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Have you ever wondered how your weather app gets the forecast? It's all abut the data. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Your Phone Gets the Weather
The more weather observations meteorologists can rely on, the more precise their forecasts will be. Here's what goes into an accurate forecast.
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August 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Have you ever wondered how your weather app gets the forecast? It's all abut the data. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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A very manual @protomaps.com to print pipeline. Always excited to get something in print 🗞️ www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
July 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A very manual @protomaps.com to print pipeline. Always excited to get something in print 🗞️ www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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July is what experts call “flash flood month.”
Here's Why There's So Much Flash Flooding in the U.S. Right Now (Gift Article)
July’s hot temperatures and moist air are the perfect ingredients for rain.
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July 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
July is what experts call “flash flood month.”
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After one of the slowest starts to hurricane season in 20 years, Tropical Storm Andrea has formed in the Atlantic.
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Map: Tracking Tropical Storm Andrea (Gift Article)
See the likely path and wind arrival times for Andrea.
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June 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
After one of the slowest starts to hurricane season in 20 years, Tropical Storm Andrea has formed in the Atlantic.
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See the likely path and wind arrival times for Dalila. https://nyti.ms/4e2DT6x
Map: Tracking Tropical Storm Dalila
See the likely path and wind arrival times for Dalila.
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June 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM
See the likely path and wind arrival times for Dalila. https://nyti.ms/4e2DT6x
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Storms Are Expected in Washington, D.C., on Saturday
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June 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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As Washington, D.C., prepares to host a parade celebrating the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday on Saturday, weather forecasters are warning of the potential for showers and thunderstorms that could disrupt the day’s events, including a scheduled appearance by President Trump. https://trib.al/7CyuAKV
Forecasters Warn It May Rain on Trump’s Military Parade
Thunderstorms and extreme heat could disrupt outdoor plans around the country this weekend.
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June 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
As Washington, D.C., prepares to host a parade celebrating the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday on Saturday, weather forecasters are warning of the potential for showers and thunderstorms that could disrupt the day’s events, including a scheduled appearance by President Trump. https://trib.al/7CyuAKV
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The National Weather Service issued its first-ever heat advisory in Alaska on Friday.
Alaska Weather Office Issues Its First Heat Warning
Forecasters said it might hit 85 degrees in Fairbanks this weekend. The Weather Service has changed how it issues warnings there.
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June 14, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The National Weather Service issued its first-ever heat advisory in Alaska on Friday.