#Tsunami
waves up to 1 meter above tide level are possible along some coasts of Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Belize, Honduras and Cayman Islands following the 7.7
#earthquake
, according to the PTWC:
BREAKING: Hurricane
#Laura
is now Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph. The storm is located about 200 miles south-southeast of Lake Charles, Louisiana, and Port Arthur, Texas.
A ground stop has been issued at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey and LaGuardia Airport in New York City due to low visibility from the
#smoke
and
#haze
:
#BREAKING
: Over 6 months after striking Florida's Panhandle, Hurricane Michael has been upgraded to a Category 5 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. (Image/NOAA)
.
@accuweather
forecasters say parts of western New York, including Buffalo, could be buried under 4-6 feet of snow later this week thanks to a potentially historic lake-effect event:
On Friday, 9 states in the U.S. confirmed their 1st cases of the
#coronavirus
:
-New Jersey
-Pennsylvania
-Minnesota
-Kentucky
-Nebraska
-Indiana
-Oklahoma
-South Carolina
-Hawaii
The latest on
#COVID19
:
DEVELOPING: A magnitude 4.7
#earthquake
has struck about 1.2 miles north of Three Lakes, Washington, the USGS reports. Shaking was felt in the Seattle area.
Today’s magnitude 6.5
#earthquake
in
#Idaho
was felt as far away as Seattle and Spokane, Washington; Missoula, Montana; and Salt Lake City. The latest info:
New satellite imagery shows before and after of the Mayfield candle factory that was destroyed from last nights tornado. Several people were trapped in the factory after the tornado hit Mayfield, Kentucky.
Image:
@Maxar
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake was reported in the Philippines shortly after 5 p.m. Monday, local time, according to
@USGS
. It struck about 0.62 miles north-northeast of Gutad, which is about 2 hours northwest of Manila.
The latest on Hurricane
#Dorian
: Sustained winds are at 185mph with the eye of the Category 5 storm is over the Abacos Islands in the Bahamas. Live updates:
Forecasters warn that the storm that follows on Sunday is likely to be the strongest of the entire storm train and will undergo rapid intensification as another bomb cyclone.
BREAKING: A 6.9 magnitude
#earthquake
struck about 38 miles south-southwest of Boca Chica, Panama, Thursday morning. Currently, there is no tsunami threat:
Hurricane
#Ian
's maximum sustained winds are now at 155 mph, just 2 mph shy of Category 5 strength.
#Ian
is about 65 miles west-southwest of Naples, Florida. Follow live updates:
Powerful Typhoon
#Goni
is charging toward the
#Philippines
with the equivalent strength of a Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale:
A magnitude 7.5
#earthquake
just occurred along the west coast of Mexico. There is a
#tsunami
threat along the coast within 300 km (162 miles) of the epicenter, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
A snowy scene was captured around Alexandria, Virginia, this morning as a winter storm moved through the area. Some parts of Virginia have received more than 5 inches of snow so far. Track the ongoing storm on radar:
Forecast:
On Saturday, the temperature hit 113F (45C) in Cordoba, Spain and 111F (44C) in Lisbon, Portugal. The high temperature in Madrid has exceeded 100F (38C) each day so far this month, a trend that will continue through Tuesday:
JUST IN: Tropical Depression 26 has strengthened into Tropical Storm
#Delta
about 130 miles south of Negril, Jamaica. This system is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico in the coming days.
The several inches of snow that whitened New York City and Boston to start the weekend was just a preview of a more widespread winter storm that will hit the northeastern United States with heavy snow and rain Sunday into Monday:
April 8, 2024, will be the only chance to see a total solar eclipse from the contiguous U.S. until 2045, making it one of the must-see astronomy events of the decade.
#BREAKING
: 7.8 magnitude
#earthquake
shakes off the southern coast of Cuba in the Caribbean Sea, according to the
@USGS
. Hazardous
#tsunami
waves may be possible within 1000 km (621.371 miles) of the epicenter.
A magnitude 5.3
#earthquake
just hit off the coast of Southern California with shaking felt in Los Angeles, according to the USGS. There is no
#tsunami
danger.
Boulder Fire-Rescue has ordered 1,200 residences to evacuate after a fire began in the area near NCAR. The fire began shortly before 3 p.m. local time. Boulder Police has warned everyone near NCAR to evacuate immediately.
#NCARfire
#Boulderfire
Governor Beshear reported that there were likely over 50 deaths statewide in Kentucky as of Saturday morning as tornado sirens sounded across Nashville, Tennessee:
The 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo have already been postponed by an entire year due to the coronavirus pandemic, and now Tropical Storm Nepartak in the Philippine Sea could put some events at risk of being delayed again:
#HurricaneLaura
will be making landfall around the same time that it reaches peak intensity.
“At this time tomorrow we will be doing search and rescue for a large number of individuals,” Louisiana Gov. John Edwards said:
The latest weather satellite images of the
#BombCyclone
blasting California with rain and strong winds. Clouds from the storm stretch across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii:
BREAKING: A magnitude 7.4
#earthquake
just occurred south of the Alaska Peninsula. A
#tsunami
warning has been issued for the Pacific coasts from Kennedy Entrance, Alaska, to Unimak Pass, Alaska.
A weather station near Canso, Nova Scotia has reported an air pressure of 937 millibars as Fiona approaches the coast. If verified, this would be the lowest air pressure ever recorded in Canada.
A larger storm is poised to bring heavier snow, ice and rain to the Northeast from Sunday into Monday. School delays and travel disruptions are likely:
A robust cross-country storm system is set to unleash a slew of weather impacts ranging from heavy snow, ice and even some severe thunderstorms across more than 2,000 miles and at least 19 states.
JUST IN: Tropical Storm
#Fay
has made landfall just north-northeast of Atlantic City, New Jersey. The storm is packing sustained winds of 50 mph and is moving at 14 mph as it treks northward:
The Caribbean
#earthquake
has been revised to a magnitude 7.6, and a
#Tsunami
advisory is in effect for Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands:
This is the first total solar eclipse anywhere in the world since the "Great American Eclipse" that stunned millions across the United States on Aug. 21, 2017:
AccuWeather projects a higher frequency of severe weather risks in the traditional Tornado Alley this season. The states to be impacted the most will include Oklahoma, Kansas, and parts of Texas and Nebraska:
The center of Hurricane Ian is still off the coast of South Carolina, but clouds are extending northward all the way to Boston, New York City and Pittsburgh:
BREAKING:
#Florence
has strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane in the open Atlantic, making it the first major hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic season:
The famous
#NYC
skyline disappeared Wednesday afternoon as
#smoke
from the Canadian
#wildfires
continued to flow into the region. In the most impacted areas,
@AccuWeather
forecasters say breathing smoke-filled air is equivalent to smoking 5-10 cigarettes:
This map shows where a tsunami warning is in place for coastal areas of southern Alaska following a magnitude 6.6
#earthquake
that struck near Anchorage.
An intense nor'easter will take aim at the Northeast late this week and produce blizzard conditions in parts of New England,
@accuweather
forecasters say:
International Falls, MN shattered its record low of -36 F as temperatures plummeted to -44 this morning. More dangerous cold awaits the Midwest this week:
Power lines can be hidden by debris and standing water, so please use extreme caution while out in damaged areas. Please do not go near electrical equipment when it is immersed in standing water. Be observant and stay safe.
#Florence
An "abnormally large dust cloud" from the Sahara is making about a 5,000-mile trek, heralding the chance of red sunrises and sunsets across the Gulf Coast and suppressing tropical development.
However, it may also pose a possible health hazard:
As a new wave of Arctic air settles in late this week, a winter storm with snow and ice could cause major travel disruptions across the eastern United States.
It could take days to restore power to over 1.4 million in Puerto Rico "due to the magnitude of the blackout." Details on the island-wide outage as Hurricane
#Fiona
nears landfall:
#Sally
is the first hurricane to make landfall in Alabama since Ivan in 2004 and the fourth hurricane to make landfall in the mainland U.S. so far this year. Follow live updates on the storm:
Scenes from Tennessee SmartWay traffic cams this morning show multiple accidents, disabled vehicles and backups in the Nashville area due to snow.
#tnwx
LIVE BLOG:
A magnitude 7.5
#earthquake
struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands around 8:20 a.m. eastern time, the USGS said. The
@NWS_NTWC
is reviewing the quake to determine any possible tsunami threat.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said one tornado destroyed a 227-mile-long path including Mayfield, Kentucky. President Biden approved an emergency declaration for the state.