Stormy seas along the California coast calmed a bit for the Christmas holiday, but powerful ocean waves were expected to return to the Bay Area for the rest of the week.

Waves up to 30 feet high were expected to crash ashore in Northern California between Thursday morning and Sunday afternoon. The National Weather Service issued a high-surf ...Read more

NEW YORK — Winter is here and so is the white stuff.

Snow blanketed New York City early Saturday morning, ushering in the first official day of winter in a truly frosty fashion. Flurries first started to fall across the tristate area on Friday, fluctuating between flakes and rain for much of the day before transitioning to more steady snow ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It's only mid-December and already California's weather is putting the state on high alert for winter — and it's likely far from over.

Just this past week, a major wildfire raced into Malibu, fueled by dangerous Santa Ana winds, and a powerful storm dumped feet of snow in the mountains, caused flooding in the San Francisco Bay...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A first-ever tornado warning was issued for San Francisco County early Saturday as thunderstorms and wind gusts of up to 80 mph swept through the region, officials said.

"Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building," a National Weather Service advisory said on social media. Parts ...Read more

The devastating toll Hurricane Helene inflicted on Georgia this fall will be felt for years in hard hit parts of the state. The storm caused an estimated $5.5 billion in damage to the state’s agriculture and forestry sectors, plus billions more in property losses — and claimed at least 33 lives.

But death and destruction may not be all ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — San Diego County edged closer to drought Tuesday, whipped by fierce and damaging Santa Ana winds that further dried out a region that hasn’t received a long, deep soaking of rain since March.

The wind storm, which toppled big rigs on Interstate 8, fanned wildfires and canceled school in 10 rural districts, might be followed by ...Read more

Red flag warnings will go into effect early Monday for large swaths of Southern California, from Los Angeles to San Diego, due to strong Santa Ana winds, according to the National Weather Service.

The strong dry winds combined with warm temperatures and low humidity will bring fire weather to the San Gabriel and Santa Monica mountains as well ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Nearly 500 deaths in the Las Vegas area can be attributed to the region’s record summer, according to data released Monday by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Deaths this year where heat was a factor now total 491, though such a count is yet to be finalized as investigators close out cases in a process that takes up to 90 ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Forecasters warned in the spring to prepare for the worst this hurricane season.

They were right: Months later, the Tampa Bay area will remember the 2024 season, which ends Saturday, as one of the deadliest and most destructive in more than a century.

After a slow start to the season, Hurricane Debby drenched parts of the ...Read more

CHICAGO — With December’s arrival, bitterly cold weather is set to continue into early next week with wind chills in the single digits.

The Chicago area has not seen such chilly weather since mid-January, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures on Saturday and Sunday nights are predicted to reach lows in the teens, according...Read more

Parts of the Great Lakes region were pummeled with almost 3 feet of snow, threatening what’s expected to be one of the busiest U.S. travel weekends on record as Americans return home from Thanksgiving holiday gatherings.

Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York were hit hard by intense snow and dangerously cold temperatures, with significant travel ...Read more

Millions of Americans flying or getting behind the wheel for the Thanksgiving holiday are bracing for flight delays and dangerous roads as bad weather sweeps the U.S. in what’s forecast to be a record-breaking travel period.

New England was set to get heavy snowfall into Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Winter storm ...Read more

SEATTLE — More than 95,000 customers in the region remained without power Saturday, four days after a deadly bomb cyclone battered Western Washington.

Deadly, easterly winds of up to 74 mph hit Tuesday, leaving more than half a million customers without power, injuring dozens and killing two people.

The storm’s aftermath has left ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sunny skies on Saturday morning gave Bay Area residents a break from the two days of heavy rains that pounded the region, breaking daily rainfall records in cities from Santa Rosa to San Jose.

“We still are going to have rain these next few days, but it’s nothing like what we went through,” said meteorologist Dylan ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — An atmospheric river dumping rain across Northern California and several feet of snow in the Sierra was making its way across the state Friday, bringing flooding and threatening mudslides along with it.

The storm, the first major rainmaker of the season, initially strengthened into a bomb cyclone, a description of how it rapidly...Read more