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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.

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

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

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:

Cleanup efforts were underway Monday after severe thunderstorms rocked parts of Massachusetts overnight, knocking out power for nearly 3,000 people. Powerful thunderstorms came through with torrential rain and hail in some places late Sunday. Approximately 687 people were still without power Monday as of 7 a.m., according to MEMA. The National Weather Service issued severe thunderstorm warnings in Essex, Middlesex…

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.

Senior citizens are among the scores of displaced people staying in shelters after flooding overwhelmed two dams, submerged homes and washed out roads in Central Michigan.

Thankfully, the weather has cooperated since the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States. Unfortunately, the quiet weather won’t last and we are already seeing signs of a more active pattern shaping up across the country. Last weekend, devastating tornadoes ripped through Dixie Alley. Surveys are still being conducted by the National Weather Service, but so far...

Strong winds caused delays for utility crews responding to damage from yesterday’s storm, which caused trees to fall down on homes and power lines throughout the region.

Storms that killed more than 30 people in the Southeast, piling fresh misery atop a pandemic, spread across the eastern United States on Monday, leaving more than 1 million homes and businesses without power amid floods and mudslides. In Alabama, people seeking shelter from tornadoes huddled in community shelters, protective masks covering their faces to guard against the new coronavirus….