The post-tropical cyclone has the lowest pressure ever recorded for a storm making landfall in the nation.
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Fiona bears down on northeast Canada as big, powerful storm
Meteorologists are warning that Fiona has the potential to be one of the most severe storms in the country’s history.
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Alaska braces for historic storm as major flooding, power outages feared
Hurricane-force winds were forecast in parts of the Bering Sea, while small communities around 90 miles from the hub community of Nome expected water levels that could be up to 18 feet above the normal high tide line.
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Death Valley braces for 124-degree temperatures as heat wave broils California
While high temperatures are not unusual at this time of year, this week’s heat wave in the desert will linger for the next several days, with overnight lows dipping only into the low 90s.
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Pakistan flooding deaths pass 1,000 in ‘climate catastrophe’
A senator and top climate official said Sunday that by the time the monsoon season is over ‘we could well have one-fourth or one-third of Pakistan under water.’
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Weather whiplash: Summer lurches from drought to flood
In just 2 weeks in late July and early August, the U.S. had 10 downpours that are only supposed to happen 1% of the time, and that’s not counting the Dallas region, a likely 1-in-1,000-year storm.
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Rain expected midweek, but a drought-busting storm is unlikely
Any rain is welcomed at this point, but the steady, soaking rain may miss Maine.
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Rain on the way today likely to bring some drought relief to Maine
We have waited a long time for this…a storm that will bring drought relief to places that need it most in Maine. A rare August nor’easter will begin to take shape as low pressure deepens as it moves into the Gulf of Maine on Wednesday. Rain bands will start moving into Maine from east to […]
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Look for up to 20 storms this hurricane season. There normally are 14.
Federal meteorologists scaled back an earlier estimate and increased the odds of a normal season from 25% to 30% because of uneven sea surface temperature.
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Drought persists as Maine has another month of well below average rainfall
Quick-hitting storms do little to change conditions on the ground, and more heat is in the forecast.