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When it comes to hurricanes, there’s more to them than meets the eye. Here’s where the word “hurricane” comes from and how these powerful storms are different (or not) from cyclones.

Wednesday was day five of scattered heavy rain and thunder in New England, with warnings issued in parts of the region for severe thunderstorms and flash flooding throughout the afternoon and into the evening. See all severe weather alerts in your area here. It was mostly light rain on Saturday, but since then each day has featured downpours with embedded…

Wednesday night: Showers end, patchy fog. Lows in the 60s. Thursday: Sunny, hot, humid. Chance of afternoon storm in northern Massachusetts and points north, chance of a night storm elsewhere. Highs 85-90.

Overnight Wednesday: Showers end, patchy fog. Lows in the 60s. Thursday: Sunny, hot and humid with chance afternoon storm in northern Massachusetts. Chance night storm elsewhere. Highs 85-90.

Wednesday: Afternoon storms — some strong. Highs in the 70s. Overnight Wednesday: Showers end, patchy fog. Lows in the 60s. Thursday: Sunny, hot and humid with chance afternoon storm in northern Massachusetts. Chance night storm elsewhere. Highs 85-90.

A hospital in Norwood, Massachusetts has been temporarily closed after a violent storm Sunday evening caused flash floods that sent water into the facility. Calling the flooding a “significant event,” Norwood Hospital president Dr. Salvatore Perla said the hospital was closed for the time being as dozens of remaining patiets were being evacutated from the premisis Monday morning. Perla said…

Norwood Hospital in Massachusetts remained closed Monday afternoon after a storm on Sunday caused severe flooding at the facility.

Sunday’s thunderstorms and downpours created dangerous conditions, causing flooding in Norwood that forced a hospital to evacuate dozens of patients.

We have a First Alert for powerful thunderstorms Friday evening. The region is divided on Friday afternoon. Across southern and western New England it feels like summertime, with high humidity and temperaturse close to 80 degrees. At the same time, in northern New Hampshire and Maine, we have fog and low clouds with temperatures in the 40s and 50s. That’s…

Friday: Humid sun and late day/evening storms. Highs in the 70s. Overnight Friday: Rain and thunder. Lows in the 50s. Saturday and Sunday: Variable clouds. Highs in the 60s.

Today: Summer-like warmth. AM showers to humid sun to late day and eve storms. Highs in the 70s. Overnight Friday Night: Rain & thunder. Lows in the 50s. Saturday and Sunday: Variable clouds. Highs in the 60s.

By no means was the weather beautiful for Mother’s Day. Temperatures were unseasonably chilly, but not as cold as they were on Saturday. The gusty breeze made it feel even cooler at times, but at least it didn’t snow. Monday is looking a little bit more interesting. The potential exists for a few strong to even severe thunderstorms. Normally...

Tonight: Increasing clouds. Not as chilly. Lows in the 40s.
Monday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the low 60s.
Tuesday: Sunny. A little cool. Highs in the upper 50s.

Tonight: Increasing clouds. Not as chilly. Lows in the 40s.
Monday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the low 60s.
Tuesday: Sunny. A little cool. Highs in the upper 50s.

Tonight: Increasing clouds. Not as chilly. Lows in the 40s.
Monday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the low 60s.
Tuesday: Sunny. A little cool. Highs in the upper 50s.

A weak cold front moved through the area last night bringing clear skies to northern New England with chilly weather this afternoon. In southern New England, we are on the edge of a large ocean storm. At the southern end of the storm, tornadoes moved across Florida today. That storm is expanding and strengthening well out to sea east of…

Monday evening: Clear, patchy frost. Lows in the 30s. Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. Strong afternoon thunderstorms. Highs around 60.

Monday: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the low 50s. Monday evening: Clear, patchy frost. Lows in the 30s. Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. Strong afternoon thunderstorms. Highs around 60.

Severe storms raked a wide swath of the Deep South during the nighttime hours, and forecasters are warning of the possibility of tornadoes just a week after a deadly twister outbreak in the region.

At least 33 people are dead and dozen dozen more are wounded after a string of tornadoes tore a path from the Deep South to the East Coast on Easter Sunday. The devastation stretches across multiple states, where homes and business were left in ruins. Mississippi was especially hard hit, with damage reported across nearly the entire state.