Millions of people across the Midwest are at risk of severe weather on Wednesday, with forecasters warning of the possibility of intense tornadoes, damaging wind gusts and hail as large as tennis balls. Here's what to know.

Peak wildfire season is already in full swing in southern California, where several fires have led to brief evacuations in recent weeks. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/w...

Can confirm.

Weeks after most of Colorado’s ski resorts shut down for the spring, a late-season snowstorm is expected to drop more than two feet of snow across the Rocky Mountains this week.

I’m seeing coverage of Typhoon Sinlaku only highlighting Guam. A reminder that the storm shifted and is now passing the Northern Mariana Islands, a separate U.S. territory just north of Guam. Specifically, the eye of the storm will track close, if not over, the islands of Saipan and Tinian.

A strong storm system is expected to bring severe weather across a broad area of the U.S., from the Midwest to the East Coast, on Sunday and Monday.

These satellite images show why the National Weather Service called the storm dumping heavy snow across the Northeast a “classic bomb cyclone nor’easter.” nyti.ms/4caUs1u

A peek behind the scenes on how our team thinks about covering storms like this one: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/i...

Another day of powerful winds and especially dry conditions had emergency officials in Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle bracing for more wildfires.

A fast-moving storm this weekend could drop new snow on the grimy piles that have accumulated across New York City, and bitter cold will follow.

Even in a region used to regular shaking, it’s been a lot. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...

Everyone's (understandably) asking me about this one. Here's what we know now: [gift link] www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...

New on The New York Times : “Map: 4.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Salt Lake City”

It's getting colder ... with possible snow in the South (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/w...

Snow that fell over parts of the Northeast U.S. on Saturday offered a preview of another storm that could bring even more snow on Sunday, extending as far south as Georgia.

“Do not wait,” local officials warned as 100,000 people are ordered to evacuate. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...

A couple of quick but unusually strong winter storms this week are expected to deliver a messy mix of heavy snow and gusty winds to parts of the U.S. Here's the areas that will likely be affected.

A clear and powerful visual description of the Hong Kong high-rise disaster. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The USGS sent an alert that Nevada had been rocked by a 5.9-magnitude earthquake early Thursday before quickly deleting the warning from its web page and saying it had been an error.

“This isn’t a good look,” one earthquake expert said. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...

Snow was falling in parts of New York State and Pennsylvania on Tuesday morning, as forecasters warned that a large winter storm barreling into the Northeast could snarl commutes and dump several inches of accumulation in some areas. Here's what to know.

What's the chance you'll get snow — and how much — from tomorrow's Nor'easter? This gem of a story/tracker/tool will always let you know. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

After a mostly dry Thanksgiving across the U.S., forecasters say a storm bringing heavy snow, sleet, freezing rain and blizzard conditions could lead to “severe travel disruptions” for the Northern Plains, Upper Midwest and Great Lakes from Friday through the weekend.

A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Alaska on Thursday, according to the USGS.

Some of Manhattan's most iconic spots would be submerged, including parts of Chinatown, SoHo and the financial district. Several feet of water would pool in the theater district and areas near MSG. In the Bronx, Yankee Stadium would be nearly surrounded by water, up to 11 feet in places.

Keys are hard. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...

Downtown Los Angeles has recorded nearly seven inches of rain since Oct. 1, making it the fifth wettest start to a rainy season in records that date back to 1899.

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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/w... Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and so is one of the year’s busiest travel periods. Will the weather get in your way?

Weather forecasters and public officials in Southern California were growing increasingly concerned on Thursday that a complex storm system moving in from the north could stall, leading to days of heavy rain and the potential for landslides in areas that were recently burned by wildfires.

Keeping an eye on Southern California ... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...

Back-to-back storms this week could lead to flooding and power outages in and around Northern California, forecasters warned.

Officials in Jamaica have raised concerns that not enough residents are complying with mandatory evacuation orders. Hurricane Melissa is barreling toward the island nation, threatening to become the strongest storm ever to make landfall there and wreak potentially catastrophic damage.

Britain’s Famous Forecasting Failure. 38 years ago today Britain was blindsided by one of its worst storms. 18 lives lost, 15 million trees destroyed & a billion pounds worth of damage. Almost no one, not even Britain’s trusted weather forecasters, had seen it coming. nyti.ms/4769vVV @nytimes.com

Emergency crews rescued dozens of people in western Alaska on Sunday as flooding from the remnants of Typhoon Halong battered remote coastal communities and tore houses off their foundations, officials said.

An area of Arizona that includes Phoenix falls within the bull’s-eye of a region at particularly risk for heavy rain and flash flooding. A smattering of showers fell on Thursday, and heavier rainfall is on the way on Friday and Saturday. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/w...

The National Weather Service announced that a deadly North Dakota tornado this summer has been assessed as a 5 on the enhanced Fujita scale, with wind speeds greater than 210 miles per hour. It’s the first time since 2013 that a tornado has been given the highest possible rating.

You don't see this every day... #Imelda #Humberto

Mapping some recent double events www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Hurricane Humberto rapidly intensified from a Category 1 to a Category 3 storm over just a few hours on Friday.

Uncertainty remains around Humberto and what could become Imelda, but forecasters now say there's an increasing chance one of these storms could impact the U.S. Stay tuned for updates!

It’s September 13, not a single tropical cyclone is active globally, and only one invest globally has over a 30% probability of formation into a tropical cyclone. We’ll take the quiet while it lasts…

Hurricane Erin’s remarkable strengthening continued on Saturday, and it could become a Category 5, forecasters said. Max sustained winds now at 155 m.p.h., and have increased by 80 m.p.h. over the last 24 hours — more then twice the definition of "rapid intensification." nyti.ms/3VahnQx

Tropical storm to Category 4 hurricane in a day. 🤯 Rapid intensification is conventionally defined to be an increase of at least 35 mph in 24 hr. This is at 75 mph in 24 hr. (soon to be Category 5 #Erin?)

That happened fast, #Erin. Tropical storm to Category 4 in 24 hours!

#Erin is now a hurricane, and this time I don't mean my editor, who is storming through an edit on my text right now. nyti.ms/4lntfJH

Have you ever wondered how your weather app gets the forecast? It's all abut the data. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

A very manual @protomaps.com to print pipeline. Always excited to get something in print 🗞️ www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

July is what experts call “flash flood month.”

After one of the slowest starts to hurricane season in 20 years, Tropical Storm Andrea has formed in the Atlantic. @nytweather.bsky.social @nytimes.com