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Experts call it “warning fatigue,” and no one can be sure what role it might have played in a tragedy that killed at least 49 people when the remnants of Hurricane Ida swept through the northeast

People in an office on Campus Drive in Marlboro, Massachusetts, recorded video of a funnel cloud nearby. The National Weather Service issued multiple tornado warnings in the area Monday

Starting Monday, the National Weather Service will add new “damaging threat” categories when severe thunderstorm warnings are issued

The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado did in fact touch down in Kent during Wednesday’s storm at approximately 2:49 p.m. The tornado started at Bulls Bridge in Litchfield County and ended in South Kent, the NWS said. The tornado was an EF-0, reaching estimated peak wind gusts of 85 mph. The damage was sporadic along the...

A team from the National Weather Service came to Litchfield County Thursday and toured Sharon and Kent to determine whether a tornado touched down Wednesday. In addition to visiting in person, the National Weather Service also looks at videos from storm watchers and residents in the area of the tornado warning, like the one issued in Litchfield County Wednesday. None…

The National Weather Service in Seattle says burning debris from a rocket lit up Pacific Northwest skies Thursday night

Wintertime ice can certainly be a pain for drivers and joggers, but it can also be quite stunning at times. In recent days, fascinating ice formations have been popping up in the Midwest, and they’ve been captivating local onlookers and the Twitter community alike. The breathtaking phenomenon is called rime ice and it looks a lot different than the...

Thousands of people in Massachusetts woke up without power Christmas morning as downpours and wind gusts reach height intensity through 11 a.m. More than 7,000 people in Massachusetts lost power Christmas morning as of 8 a.m., according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management System. Outages are scattered across the state. National Grid and Eversource crews said they were ready to respond...

Crews were on standby Christmas morning to respond to expected scattered power outages in Massachusetts.

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island erupted on Sunday night. 

People are lining up to try to get a look at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on the Big Island, which erupted Sunday night and spewed ash and steam into the atmosphere

It was a weak EF-0 tornado with winds between 75 and 80 mph, according to the National Weather Service. The width of the tornado was 50 yards with a half mile path. It was only on the ground for one minute.

Two unusual weather phenomena combined to create some of the most destructive wildfires the West Coast states have seen in modern times.

Record temperatures across New England this summer have sparked wildfires, withered crops and prompted a string of water restrictions in many communities. Portland and Caribou in Maine and Burlington, Vermont, broke records for the hottest summer while Concord, New Hampshire, had its hottest summer in 144 years, said Michael Clair from the National Weather Service in Maine. “We had long…

A rare, fiery tornado was spotted in California on Saturday near the Nevada border where a large wildfire and excessive temperatures created a perfect, but dangerous, storm.

Officials say an earthquake has shaken much of North Carolina, rattling homes, buildings and residents

At least two tornadoes raced across southwestern New England Sunday night. One was reported across Litchfield County in Connecticut, two miles south/southwest of Falls Village. Multiple people called 911 to report the tornado at 6:09 p.m. Another tornado was sighted in Berkshire County in Massachusetts at 6:59 p.m. Specifically, the tornado was sighted on South Main Street in Sandisfield, Massachusetts,…

Multiple tornadoes touched down in western Massachusetts as well as Connecticut as a storm tore through the region Sunday evening. Meteorologist Matt Noyes has more:

A storm Sunday night took down trees and wires in parts of Massachusetts.

Powerful thunderstorms ripped through the region overnight, causing damage in multiple communities and leaving thousands without power in Massachusetts.