Storm

Dangerous storms, tornado warnings over US Midwest, South

More than 85 million people were under weather advisories Friday as the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center forecast an unusually large outbreak of thunderstorms with the potential to cause hail, damaging wind gusts and strong tornadoes

US: Thousands without power amid floods as storm lashes California

High-wind warnings and advisories were in effect from the Mexico border through Los Angeles and up into the San Francisco Bay area, where gusts of up to 60 miles per hour (97 kph) were forecast for some spots

Storm breaches California river's levee, thousands forced to evacuate

Officials said the Pajaro River's levee breach is about 100 feet (30.48 meters) wide. Crews had gone door to door Friday afternoon to urge residents to leave before the rains came but some stayed and had to be pulled from floodwaters early Saturday

Death toll in Philippine storms rises to 27, over 1,200 homes damaged

Heavy downpours and flooding have plagued the nation's southern and central islands since the Christmas weekend, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes

Old video of heavy storm spinning ferris wheel like windmill in Italy goes viral

The now-viral video was re-shared by the historical meme page on Twitter called Historic Vids on 9 January, with the caption, “Ferris wheel in Piombino, Italy, as winds reach 170 km/h”.

US: Thousands in northern Nevada still without power amid storm

All the snow has threatened visibility and made the roads a risk to navigate. The Nevada Department of Transportation is urging people not to drive

Explained: Why winter-wise Buffalo was paralysed and stunned by storm

Officials note that they declared emergencies, and positioned crews and equipment well before the first storm winds blew in. But the ferocity of the blizzard, unpacking more than four feet (1.2 metres) of snow severely limited what crews could do

Cyclone Mandous approaches Tamil Nadu: How deadly is this storm?

The IMD on Thursday informed that a depression has formed in the Bay of Bengal and would intensify into a cyclonic storm, causing unusually heavy rainfall in the country’s southern provinces

Explained: The 'lake-effect snow' that caused six feet of snow to fall in one storm in Buffalo

Lake-effect snow starts with cold, dry air from Canada. As the bitter cold air sweeps across the relatively warmer Great Lakes, it sucks up more and more moisture that falls as snow. Residents in places like Buffalo are keenly aware of this phenomenon

Lightning storms, frozen lakes and more: When the weather can take your breath away

Dramatic lightning strikes, icy spectacles and sublime sun scenes are just some of the images shortlisted for the prestigious Weather Photographer of the Year competition, which is being run by the Royal Meteorological Society, in association with AccuWeather