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

LOS ANGELES — Northern California is being drenched by the first major atmospheric river storm of the season, with rain totals reaching well over 7 inches in many areas, and continued rain on Thursday stretching the threat for flooding and mudslides.

The slow-moving storm was strengthened by a so-called bomb cyclone, which describes how ...Read more

The first major atmospheric river storm to hit the West Coast this season is kicking off the rainy season with a bang, as the system rapidly strengthened — to the tune of a bomb cyclone — before pummeling Northern California and southern Oregon with dangerous winds and heavy rains that could cause disruptions for several days.

Supercharged ...Read more

SEATTLE — Hours after a massive windstorm howled with gusts up to 74 mph in the lowlands, crews in Western Washington were working Wednesday to restore electricity for over 640,000 customers who lost power overnight.

At least two people have died.

One died when wind toppled a tree at a Lynnwood homeless encampment Tuesday night. And another ...Read more