Hurricane

(NEW ORLEANS) — Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall Sunday on the Louisiana coast, packing 50 mph winds and spinning dangerous weather as far east as northern Florida, where it spawned a tornado that uprooted trees and downed power lines. The lopsided storm moved ashore between the mouth of the Mississippi…

(CNN)Tropical storm and storm surge warnings have been issued by the National Hurricane Center for parts of the US Gulf Coast in anticipation of Tropical Storm Cristobal approaching later this weekend. The storm, the third named system of an already active hurricane season, had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph…

Ugh, no thanks.Photo: GettyFirst, there were murder hornets. Now, invasive, poisonous toads are the latest bizarre creature to go wild in the U.S. As South Florida enters its wet season aka hurricane season, the cane toad—an ugly, warty, brown amphibian with poison can kill pet dogs—is thriving. That’s not only…

Too early — By this weekend, Cristobal should be moving toward the United States. Eric Berger - Jun 2, 2020 5:36 pm UTC Enlarge / Tropical Storm Cristobal formed in the Southern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday.NOAALast year's Atlantic hurricane season ranked among the top five most-active years on record.…

Editors USA TODAYPublished 8:27 AM EDT Jun 1, 2020George Floyd: Major cities across US impose curfews amid protestsWith cities wounded by days of violent unrest, America headed into a new week Monday with neighborhoods in shambles, urban streets on lockdown and shaken confidence about when leaders would find the answers to control…

UPDATE: SpaceX’s Crew Dragon has made history as the first private spacecraft to launch astronauts into Earth’s orbit Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley were the astronauts on board the successful launch on Saturday. The SpaceX Twitter account live-tweeted updates as the shuttle lifted off and entered orbit. Although the mission was…

Two tropical storms have already formed prior to the official start of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins on June 1- and AccuWeather meteorologists say there are two factors behind the unusual occurrence. These weather factors could soon cause more storms to brew, but this time, forecasters are watching…

Tropical Storm Bertha makes landfall in South Carolina.Gif: CIMSSWell, that escalated quickly. In a bizarre turn of events, a tropical storm formed suddenly on Wednesday morning immediately prior to making landfall in South Carolina.Tropical Storm Bertha is the second tropical storm and first to make landfall of the Atlantic hurricane…

Tropical Storm Bertha formed near the South Carolina coast on Wednesday, shortly before making landfall near Charleston. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect from Edisto Beach to the South Santee River, and heavy rainfall is expected, the National Hurricane Center said. The center said tropical storm conditions are forecast to…

As the US continues to be pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic, a fresh looming threat is set to complicate efforts to contain the outbreak an unusually fierce hurricane season. The official season … Read More