Severe Weather

Rivers rose and flooding worsened Sunday across the South and Midwest, threatening communities already badly damaged by days of heavy rain and wind.

Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding has come for parts of the South and Midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that also spawned some deadly tornadoes.

At least 42 people are dead after powerful storms swept across the country over the weekend, uprooting trees and destroying homes and businesses.

Residents are surveying damage from unusually vicious weather in multiple states where violent twisters, blinding dust storms and fast-moving wildfires decimated neighborhoods.

A massive storm has decimated homes and other structures and left at least 35 people dead since Friday.

A powerful system of storms is sweeping across the Midwest and South, raising tornado warnings.

The heavy rain and wind events most known for dousing California and other parts of the West have been getting bigger, wetter and more frequent in the past 45 years as the world warms, according to a comprehensive study of atmospheric rivers in the current issue of the Journal of Climate.

Tornadoes can form in minutes, leaving little time to prepare. Knowing the difference between alerts and having a safety plan in place is critical.

Mudslides are dangerous torrents that are usually referred to by geologists and first responders as debris flows.

Three nuns and a priest were seen enjoying the snow in Louisiana Tuesday at a church near New Orleans.

States in the South and the East are experiencing bitterly cold weather and battling dangerous travel conditions.

Winter storm warnings stretched from Texas to Florida, with heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain expected through Wednesday.

Snow and ice across the U.S. South are expected to relinquish their grip only slowly as the weekend continues.

Winter weather brings various hazards that people have to contend with to keep warm and safe.

Millions of people from across the South are under threat of damaging winds, strong tornadoes and hail Saturday as the region braces for more potential destructive storms.

The archipelago in the Indian Ocean has suffered extensive damage after getting pummeled by winds in excess of 136 mph.

Also Saturday, San Francisco residents awoke to a tornado warning, but none touched down there. It was the first such warning for the city since at least 1950.

East Bay residents are preparing their homes in anticipation of a storm that has already hit parts of the Bay Area.

With the return of storm season, you’ll likely hear the term atmospheric river a lot more. Meteorologist Vianey Arana breaks down what you need to know about the river in the sky.

In the wake of hurricanes Helene and Milton, an outlandish conspiracy theory about the Federal Emergency Management Agency that has percolated for decades started to reappear online. Now, the government agency is making one of its strongest pushes against the claim to date.