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Forecasts warn of possible winter storms across US during Thanksgiving week

Nov. 24, 2024 03:19 AM EST

WINDSOR, Calif. (AP) — Forecasters through the U.S. issued warnings that another round of winter weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, while California and Washington state continue to recover from storm damage and power outages. In California,...

Will a winter storm hit the US over Thanksgiving week? Here's what forecasts show so far

Nov. 23, 2024 21:49 PM EST

WINDSOR, Calif. (AP) — Forecasters warned over the weekend that another round of winter weather could complicate travel leading up to Thanksgiving in parts of the U.S. In California, where a person was found dead in a vehicle submerged in floodwaters on Saturday, authorities...

Storm inundates Northern California with rain, heavy snow. Thousands remain in the dark in Seattle

Nov. 22, 2024 22:55 PM EST

HEALDSBURG, Calif. (AP) — Heavy downpours fell over much of Northern California on Friday, causing small landslides, overflowing a river and flooding some streets, including in parts of San Francisco. Meanwhile tens of thousands of people were still without power in the Seattle area after several...

Storm dumps record rain and heavy snow on Northern California. Many in Seattle still without power

Nov. 22, 2024 00:42 AM EST

FORESTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A major storm moving through Northern California on Thursday dropped heavy snow and record rain, flooding some areas, after killing two people and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands in the Pacific Northwest. Forecasters warned the risk of flash...

What to know about a storm bringing high winds, heavy rain, snow to California and Pacific Northwest

Nov. 21, 2024 17:45 PM EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One of the strongest storms on the West Coast in decades knocked out power for thousands of people, unleashed strong winds that toppled trees and left two dead in Washington before making its way through Oregon to Northern California where on Thursday it dropped heavy snow...

'Bomb cyclone' kills 2 and knocks out power to over half a million homes across the US Northwest

Nov. 20, 2024 21:50 PM EST

ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — A major storm battered the U.S. Northwest with strong winds and rain, causing widespread power outages, closing schools and downing trees that killed at least two people. The Weather Prediction Center issued excessive rainfall risks through Friday, and...

Climate change goosed hurricane wind strength by 18 mph since 2019, study says

Nov. 20, 2024 17:56 PM EST

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour (29 kilometers per hour) stronger in the last six years, a new scientific study found Wednesday. For most of the storms — 40 of them — the extra oomph from warmer oceans made...

Southern China suspends ferry services as storm brings winds, high waters to coastal regions

Nov. 20, 2024 00:34 AM EST

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Parts of coastal southern China suspended ferry services as a major storm passed into the South China Sea, bringing high winds and heavy waves to much of the region. The storm was downgraded Wednesday from Typhoon Man-yi, which left seven dead in the...

'Bomb cyclone' brings high winds and soaking rain to Northern California and Pacific Northwest

Nov. 19, 2024 22:36 PM EST

SEATTLE (AP) — What was expected to be one of the strongest storms in the northwest U.S. in decades arrived Tuesday evening, knocking out power and downing trees across the region. The Weather Prediction Center issued excessive rainfall risks beginning Tuesday and lasting through...

What is a 'bomb cyclone'?

Nov. 19, 2024 17:21 PM EST

A powerful storm is bearing down on the West Coast and bringing with it a scary-sounding weather term - bomb cyclone. Bomb cyclone is a term used by weather enthusiasts to describe a process that meteorologists usually call bombogenesis. It's the rapid intensification of a cyclone in...