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Pittsburgh Pirates fans might be in for a soggy opening weekend at PNC Park. There’s a chance of rain throughout the weekend, with a flood watch is in effect until 7 a.m. Sunday, said Colton Milcarek, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Moon. It looks like the home opener...

Here are a few morning news items from across the region for Thursday, April 3: Strong storms slam Western Pa. region Strong storms swept through the region early Thursday, moving at 55 to 60 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh. Tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings in several...

WASHINGTON — Hurricanes Helene, Milton and Beryl were so nasty last year that their names are being retired. The World Meteorological Organization on Wednesday officially replaced the names of the trio of 2024 storms that killed more than 300 people and caused more than $119 billion in damage. Brianna, Holly...

A roof on a Duquesne University building was damaged Monday during high winds, TribLive news partner WTAE reported. A piece of the roof on Mendel Hall on Forbes Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Bluff neighborhood landed on the street and sidewalk below. The building, which houses athletic offices, was already scheduled for...

WASHINGTON — With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations, which meteorologists and former agency leaders said will degrade the accuracy of forecasts just as severe weather season kicks in. The normally twice-daily launches of weather balloons in...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, March 19: Police make arrest in Homestead assault Allegheny County Police arrested 20-year-old Trevon Jones of Homestead on Monday morning after he allegedly assaulted a man and stole his vehicle. Homestead police were called to the intersection of...

Malinda Urbanic was sitting down to lunch Sunday with her family at home in Acme when they saw debris blowing around in a nearby field. “And I mean it was huge stuff,” she said. The windows on their enclosed front porch shattered. The utility poles in their front yard snapped....

At least four recorded tornadoes touched down in Western Pennsylvania as part of Sunday’s severe weather. The National Weather Service on Monday confirmed four EF-1 tornadoes, the second-lowest rating used by the organization. Three were in Westmoreland County. One traveled from Bear Rocks to Acme to Donegal, according to NWS...

PIEDMONT, Mo. — Residents pounded by unusually vicious weather across parts of the U.S. surveyed damage Sunday from violent tornadoes, high winds and blinding dust storms that decimated homes and other structures and left at least 35 people dead. National Weather Service meteorologist Cody Snell said tornado watches remained in...

Parts of Western Pennsylvania were under a tornado watch until 4 p.m. Sunday as severe weather pummeled the region. The following six counties were under the tornado watch, according to the National Weather Service in Moon: Armstrong, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson, Forest and Venango. Cities affected included Brookville, Clarion, Davis, Ford...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is starting another round of job cuts — this one more than 1,000 — at the nation’s weather, ocean and fisheries agency, four people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday began plans to lay off...

NEW ORLEANS — Powerful storms with a threat of tornadoes are expected to punch through Louisiana and other parts of the South on Tuesday just as huge parades and costumed revelers are set to celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans and other southern cities. The alarming forecast will be one...

Snowfall Thursday may have a greater impact on the evening commute than in the morning, according to the National Weather Service. Less than an inch of snow is expected through the morning hours, meteorologist Jason Frazier said. As of about 5:30 a.m., snow was seen sticking primarily to side roads....

BISMARCK, N.D. — More than 95 million people are facing gripping cold Tuesday as a polar vortex sends temperatures plunging to record levels, closing schools, bursting pipes and forcing communities to set up more temporary shelters for the homeless. “Some of the coldest temperatures of the entire winter season right...

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025: Subzero windchills prompt school delays Windchills below zero prompted school districts across the Pittsburgh region to delay the start of classes Tuesday. While no snow is expected and sunshine is in the forecast, it’s forecast...

As Pittsburgh prepares to welcome frigid temperatures and icy winds Tuesday, the city will open six warming centers to the community. The city’s parks and recreation department will provide the warming centers from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. They are located at 1555 Broadway Avenue in Beechview, 3515 McClure...

Bundle up, Pittsburgh. A blizzard warning, subzero wind chills and dangerously frigid weather is forecast all week for much of the greater Pittsburgh region. The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning Monday for areas of Westmoreland and Fayette counties until 3 p.m., with expected wind gusts up to 35...