Category: weather

Strong Winds to Hit Metro Vancouver Following Weekend Waterspout

Environment Canada warns of strong winds hitting Metro Vancouver, Howe Sound, and Inland Vancouver Island on Nov.8 and Nov. 9, following storms over the weekend. In the Metro Vancouver region, “a rapidly deepening weather system” will generate strong southeast winds starting the night of Nov. 8, with southeast winds “peaking up to 50 km/h, gusting…


Fox News Launching Its Own Mobile-Friendly Weather Service

NEW YORK—Fox News Media is getting into another rough-and-tumble world—the weather. The company is launching Fox Weather, a free streaming service and app that it expects will be used most frequently by customers on their mobile devices. In preparation for the Monday start, Fox has been building staff, plucking personnel from The Weather Channel and…


End-of-Summer Heat Expected in Southland Through Wednesday

LOS ANGELES—Summer may be coming to an end, but a mid-summer-like blast of heat is hitting the Southland today, and it will persist into tomorrow before a cooling trend begins. A heat advisory issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) will be in effect until 8 p.m. Wednesday in the San Fernando Valley, with temperatures…


Hurricane Henri Closes in on Northeast as Millions Brace for Severe Weather

Hurricane Henri maintained hurricane strength overnight and sped up its movement northward slightly, and is now likely headed for landfall somewhere between southern New England and Long Island late Sunday morning. Models project the eye of the storm will pass just off the eastern tip of Long Island by midday. The track of Hurricane Henri shifted…


Henri Weakens to Tropical Storm Ahead of Northeast Landfall as Millions Brace for Severe Weather

Hurricane Henri maintained hurricane strength overnight and sped up its movement northward slightly, and is now likely headed for landfall somewhere between southern New England and Long Island late Sunday morning. Models project the eye of the storm will pass just off the eastern tip of Long Island by midday. The track of Hurricane Henri shifted…


Investigators Consider Pilot Error, Weather for Crash

A plane carrying 28 people crashed on Tuesday, apparently as it came in for a landing in bad weather in Russia’s Far East, and everyone aboard was feared dead. Wreckage from the An-26 was found on a coastal cliffside and in the sea near the airport in the town of Palana, according to officials. The…


More Deaths Reported in Intense US Northwest Heat Wave

SPOKANE, Wash.—About a dozen deaths in Washington and Oregon may be tied to an intense heat wave that brought scorching temperatures to the Northwest and caused one power utility to impose rolling blackouts amid heavy demand. The dangerous weather that gave Seattle and Portland consecutive days of record high temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7…


Weather Service: Suburban Chicago Tornado Had 140 Mph Winds

CHICAGO—A tornado that swept through Chicago’s western suburbs, damaging more than 100 homes and injuring several people, was packing 140 mph winds when it hit the heavily populated area, the National Weather Service said. A weather service team that surveyed the aftermath of Sunday night’s storm found that, based on Monday’s preliminary findings, the tornado…


Heat Wave Turns Up Temperatures Across the Southland

LOS ANGELES—In a preview of the summer ahead, temperatures began spiking June 15 in the Southland, beginning a heat wave that’s expected to bring triple-digit weather to many areas through June 18, possibly including downtown Los Angeles. The forecast is raising fears of heat-related illnesses, strain on the power grid and the possibility of brush…


Tornadoes Cause Damage in Mississippi; Tupelo Hit at Night

TUPELO, Miss.—Multiple tornadoes were reported across Mississippi on Sunday, causing some damage but no immediate word of injuries. A line of severe storms rolled through the state Sunday afternoon and into the nighttime hours. Late Sunday, a “tornado emergency” was declared for Tupelo and surrounding areas. Meteorologists urged residents to take cover. “Damage has been…