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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….

A month after being rescued from a sailboat stranded at sea, two of the three people on board are sharing the details of their harrowing story. Charlotte Kirby and her fiance, Nat Davis, set sail from Mount Desert Island off the coast of Maine on Nov. 15. A friend, Wilfredo Lombardo, was also on board the 40-foot boat, Dove. Just…

The Coast Guard says a sailboat that placed a distress call off the Maine coast has been located. The Coast Guard ended a three-day search Monday after the 40-foot boat, Dove, was located safe and sound, nearly 100 miles off the New Jersey coast.

Parts of southern Vermont could see two feet of snow by the time this week’s slow-moving storm wraps up Tuesday. The towns reporting the highest totals were through the Route 9 corridor and along the Massachusetts border, including Readsboro, Woodford, and Wilmington.

At the start of the skiing and riding season, trauma physicians from the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center are sharing the takeaways from a new study into helmet use among skiers and riders. Dr. Eleah Porter, the study’s lead author, and her colleagues at Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s trauma center say helmets can provide a critical buffer against skull fractures and certain spine injuries, but...

Thanksgiving week marks the unofficial kickoff to the busiest part of the ski season and doctors at New Hampshire’s Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center have come out with new findings that look into the safety of the sport.