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Facebook Tweet Email Link Powerful Hurricane Erin has undergone astonishingly rapid changes in its intensity — a phenomenon that has become far more common in recent years as the planet warms. It quickly became a rare Category 5 for a time Saturday, before weakening and becoming a larger system on Sunday as it churns through the Atlantic Ocean north of …

A FORECAST FIRST ALERT is in effect now due to severe thunderstorms in the Twin Cities Friday evening. Meteorologist Jonathan Yuhas says the storms are most likely between 5:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. The potential for severe storms with tornadoes, damaging winds, hail and heavy rainfall for the Twin Cities is between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Friday will be …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Satellites, including those used for GPS and communications, will face greater risks in coming decades during solar-triggered geomagnetic storms because of the effect climate pollution has on Earth’s atmosphere, a new study found. The increasing volume of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the upper atmosphere is likely to make the air less dense, while geomagnetic storms have …

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A mother, father and child were killed when a tree fell on their car during heavy rain and flooding in Tennessee, an official said Wednesday. The three were killed when saturated ground caused a large tree to fall in the Chattanooga suburb of East Ridge just after midnight, Hamilton County Office of Emergency Management spokesperson Amy …

Wednesday has once again proven it is a force to be reckoned with upon its return to Netflix. Viewers eagerly tuned in for the first part of Season 2, which launched with four episodes on August 6, raking in 50M views in just four days. That’s the second highest weekly total ever for a Netflix series, behind only its predecessor, …

MILWAUKEE — Flash flooding canceled the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair on Sunday as continued heavy rainfall in half a dozen Midwest states forced motorists to abandon their vehicles, cut power to thousands of households and closed busy roadways. Organizers of the Wisconsin State Fair said they were scrapping the final day of the 11-day event after rains …

Storms moved through Iowa again overnight Saturday into Sunday.Locally, the main axis of heavy rain ended up around the US 30 corridor, plus some other pockets to the north and west. A few locations in eastern Iowa were also soaked.Most of southern Iowa missed out. Here’s a look at rain totals from Saturday morning to Sunday morning: Dubuque Airport: 4.79 …

Storms overnight; next wildfire smoke wave by Sunday?  MPR News FORECAST FIRST ALERT: Tracking potential for severe thunderstorms  5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Minnesota weather: Storms bring rain, frequent lightning  FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Massive severe thunderstorm watch for overnight 80 mph wind threat in Minnesota  yahoo.com Thousands without power after overnight storm blasts through Twin Cities  Bring Me The News Source link

Facebook Tweet Email Link Omaha, Nebraska AP  —  Strong storms before dawn Saturday in eastern Nebraska killed one person and seriously injured another in a state park and displaced hundreds of inmates after two prison housing units were damaged, officials said, even as other Midwest states also braced for bad weather. The Waterloo Volunteer Fire Department was called to Two …

Strong and potentially destructive thunderstorms are expected to pummel parts of the Midwest, central Plains and Southeast this weekend, with heavy rainfall and flash flooding possible over the next couple of days. Sweeping rain and powerful wind gusts early Saturday already left more than 50,000 people without power in Nebraska, according to PowerOutage.us. More severe weather could be on the …