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Hawaii waves swamp homes, weddings during ‘historic’ swellVideo
HONOLULU — Towering waves on Hawaii’s south shores crashed into homes and businesses, spilled across highways and upended weddings over the weekend. The large waves — some more than 20 feet high — came from a combination of a strong south swell that peaked Saturday evening, particularly high tides and...
Millions swelter as UK endures its 1st extreme heat warning
LONDON — Millions of people in Britain stayed home or sought shade Monday during the country’s first-ever extreme heat warning, as hot, dry weather that has scorched mainland Europe for the past week moved north, disrupting travel, health care and schools. The red heat alert covers a big chunk of...
UK issues 1st-ever ‘red’ warning for hot weather next week
LONDON — Britain’s Met Office issued its first ever “red” warning for exceptional heat, saying record temperatures early next week will put even healthy people at risk of serious illness and death. The warning covers Monday and Tuesday, when temperatures in England may reach 104 degrees Fahrenheit for the first...
Near drought conditions cause watering woes and halt some plantings
Backyard gardeners and nursery workers are watering like crazy, an area nursery halted tree installations and crop experts are on alert — all because of this summer’s unusually hot, dry weather. “We’re praying for rain,” said Justin Brackenrich, a Penn State Extension agronomist based in Butler County. He reports some...
Southwest Virginia flooding damages homes, prompts rescuesVideo
WHITEWOOD, Va. — Flooding in a remote pocket of southwest Virginia has damaged more than 100 homes and left some 40 people unaccounted for, but there are no confirmed deaths or injuries, authorities said Wednesday. First responders in Buchanan County began receiving reports of rising water and damage Tuesday night,...
Yellowstone floods reveal forecasting flaws as world warms
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Yellowstone National Park area’s weather forecast the morning of June 12 seemed fairly tame: warmer temperatures and rain showers would accelerate mountain snow melt and could produce “minor flooding.” A National Weather Service bulletin recommended moving livestock from low-lying areas but made no mention of danger...
Damage reports, power outages reported after Ohio stormVideo
Authorities say tens of thousands of customers were without power and damage reports were coming in after severe weather including a tornado was reported east of Cincinnati. The National Weather Service office in Wilmington said it was receiving “reports of damage throughout our area” and posted a video of damage...
June had the fewest rainy days in Pittsburgh in past 10 years
It’s been a dry June in Pittsburgh, to say the least. There were only nine days in Southwest Pennsylvania with more than 0.01 inches of rain. This was the least amount of rainy days in the month of June since 2012, which also had nine rainy days. With no rain...
Air Quality Action Day alert issued for Southwestern Pa.
The National Weather Service and state Department of Environmental Protection have issued an air quality alert for Saturday in several Southwestern Pennsylvania counties, including Westmoreland and Allegheny. The alert also impacts Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette and Washington counties. The Code Orange Air Quality Action Day alert was prompted by conditions...
Summer swelter: Persistent heat wave breaks records, spirits
From the normally chilly Russian Arctic to the traditionally sweltering American South, big swaths of the Northern Hemisphere continued to sizzle with extreme heat as the start of summer more resembled the dog days of August with parts of China and Japan setting all-time heat records Friday. In the United...
Severe thunderstorms heading into region, possible hail
A spate of hot weather will once again be interrupted by rain, as National Weather Service meteorologists call for scattered severe thunderstorms across the area on Wednesday afternoon. A hazardous weather outlook issued early Wednesday morning calls for severe storms this afternoon and early evening with a crossing cold front....
Hurricane Blas heads out to sea off southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY — Hurricane Blas was heading out to sea off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Friday, but a tropical depression has also formed off Central America. The depression is forecast to become a tropical storm while moving closer to El Salvador and Guatemala, before veering away from land over the...
Readers share photos of Thursday’s eye-catching clouds
People watching the skies above Allegheny County and surrounding areas Thursday evening for signs of potential thunderstorms instead were treated to vistas of clouds resembling fluffy cotton balls. Known as mammatus clouds, they are a rare example of clouds that form in sinking air instead of rising air, according to...
Storm risk coming ahead of break from hot, muggy weather
Some relief from the recent hot and muggy weather is coming, but getting there could a bumpy road for some parts of the Pittsburgh region. On Wednesday, temperatures reached 92 degrees at Pittsburgh International Airport, where official records are recorded. That fell 4 degrees short of the record high of...
Heat advisory issued for Southwestern Pennsylvania counties
The National Weather Service has issued an advisory for excessive heat in Southwestern Pennsylvania on Wednesday. Counties covered by the advisory include all of Armstrong, Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Greene and Washington counties, most of Westmoreland County with the exception of the eastern ridges, and the western half of Fayette County....
Dangerous heat wave descends on parts of Midwest and South
CHICAGO — Much of the Midwest and a swath of the South braced for a potentially dangerous and deadly heat wave on Tuesday, with temperatures that could reach record highs in some places and combine with humidity to make it feel like it’s 100 degrees or hotter in spots. More...
Severe weather mostly misses Pittsburgh; high temperatures on the way
A threat of severe weather with hurricane-force winds is over for the Pittsburgh area, a National Weather Service meteorologist said early Tuesday. No watches or warnings are active for Southwestern Pennsylvania, meteorologist Jason Frazier said. One line of thunderstorms fizzled out as it moved into Washington and Greene counties, but...
Yellowstone floods wipe out roads, bridges, strand visitorsVideo
HELENA, Mont. — A torrent of rain combined with a rapidly melting snowpack caused a deluge of flooding that forced the evacuation of some parts of Yellowstone National Park, cutting off electricity and forcing park officials to close all entrances indefinitely, just as the summer tourist season was ramping up....
Overnight storms in Western Pa. expected to bring severe winds, heavy rain
Winds up to 60 mph and hours of rainfall could uproot trees and cause flooding across the Pittsburgh area overnight Monday into Tuesday morning. “This has the potential of being a higher-end event we see once every several years or so,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Jared Rackley. Isolated large...
About 1,100 W. Pa. residents still without power; forecast has sunshine returning
Electric utility crews had restored power to all but about 1,100 Western Pennsylvania residents Thursday evening after severe thunderstorms blew through the region late Wednesday, according to area utility companies. At 7:30 p.m., West Penn Power reported 666 customers without power in a nine-county region while Duquesne Light Co. reported...
Weather service issues tornado watch for Washington, Fayette and Greene countiesVideo
The National Weather Service in Moon Township has issued a tornado watch for the Southwestern Pennsylvania counties of Washington, Fayette and Greene, until 1 a.m. Thursday. The National Weather Service issued the notification at 7:25 p.m. and included portions of eastern Ohio and northern West Virginia. All three Pennsylvania counties...
Tropical Storm Alex heads toward Bermuda with high windsVideo
Tropical Storm Alex, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, gained a bit more force as it headed toward Bermuda on Sunday after killing three people in Cuba and causing flooding in parts of Florida. Alex reached tropical storm force early Sunday after strengthening off Florida’s east coast...
Hurricane Agatha sets May record, then weakens over Mexico
PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico — Hurricane Agatha made history as the strongest hurricane ever recorded to come ashore in May during the eastern Pacific hurricane season, making landfall on a sparsely populated stretch of small beach towns and fishing villages in southern Mexico. The storm hit Oaxaca state Monday afternoon as...
1st of 2022, Hurricane Agatha heads for Mexico tourist townsVideo
MEXICO CITY — The first hurricane of the season formed off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast Sunday and rapidly gained power ahead of an expected strike along a stretch of tourist beaches and fishing towns. Hurricane Agatha could make landfall at close to major hurricane force Monday in the area near...
Hot weather on way, record high temps possible
Don’t let the current cool temperatures fool you. It’s time to dust off the air-conditioning unit in the garage, because we’ll soon be having a heat wave. The National Weather Service in Moon Township is forecasting a major warmup during the latter half of Memorial Day weekend, leading into several...
