Dangerous

Martin County Fire Rescue (NEW YORK) — Dangerous rip currents are forecast to persist Sunday along much of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, where at least eight people have drowned since Thursday after being dragged out to sea by the powerful currents, officials said. The likelihood of life-threatening rip currents is high for beaches along […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than 100 million Americans across 18 states are under heat alerts from coast-to-coast. The I-95 corridor between New York City and Washington, D.C., is scorching this weekend, with an Extreme Heat Risk for New York on Saturday and for the entire corridor on Sunday. In New York City, the […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Thirteen states in the East from Massachusetts to Kentucky are on alert for more extreme heat before the dangerous temperatures move to the South and the West. Record highs were shattered in New England on Thursday, including 99 degrees in Manchester, New Hampshire; 98 degrees in Hartford, Connecticut; and 97 […]

Record breaking heat the next few days. — ABC News (NEW YORK) — An early season heat dome is bringing life-threatening temperatures to Americans from California to Oregon to Florida. Temperature records were smashed across the nation on Thursday, including 97 degrees in Cedar City, Utah; 102 degrees in Winter Haven, Florida; 113 degrees in […]

ABC (NEW YORK) — An early season heat dome is bringing life-threatening temperatures to 30 million people from Texas to California. The hottest temperature in the U.S. on Wednesday was recorded in Death Valley, California, where it reached a scorching 118 degrees. Del Rio, Texas, and Lancaster, California, tied for record highs Wednesday at 107 […]

West coast heat wave begins Tuesday. — ABC News (NEW YORK) — A dangerous and possibly record-breaking heat wave is heading toward the West this week, impacting California, Arizona and southern Nevada, including Las Vegas. An excessive heat warning begins on Tuesday for the California Valley region, with temperatures up to 108 degrees possible from […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A powerful Pacific jet stream is bringing two dangerous storms fueled by an atmospheric river to the West Coast, the first of which struck Northern California on Wednesday and is pummeling Southern California on Thursday. This first storm brings a “significant threat to the safety of Californians,” Brian Ferguson, spokesman […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A powerful Pacific jet stream is bringing two dangerous storms fueled by an atmospheric river to the West Coast, the first of which struck Northern California on Wednesday and is pummeling Southern California on Thursday. This first storm brings a “significant threat to the safety of Californians,” Brian Ferguson, spokesman […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — An intense winter storm is slamming the Plains with blizzard warnings across Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. Snow totals have reached 13 inches in some areas so far and wind gusts have topped 60 mph. Up to half an inch of ice is coating trees and power lines […]

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (TOMS RIVER, N.J.) — A high-risk warning for dangerous riptides remained in effect Tuesday for the Jersey Shore after a series of drownings and rescues occurred at beaches over the Labor Day weekend, officials said. The National Weather Service warning will stay in effect through Tuesday evening and swimmers are being advised to […]