Dangerous

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 […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A dangerous heat wave is hitting the eastern United States. On Monday, several cities broke records for the all-time hottest Labor Day ever, including Minneapolis at 98 degrees and Atlantic City, New Jersey, at 94 degrees. On Tuesday, the heat will stretch from Minnesota to Texas to Massachusetts. Temperatures could […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Cities in the Midwest and the Gulf Coast could tie or break record high temperatures as dangerous heat slams the regions. On Wednesday, the heat index — what the temperature feels like with humidity — is forecast to soar to 109 degrees in Chicago, 116 in St. Louis, 115 in […]

ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — Several dangerous and potentially catastrophic weather events will be happening simultaneously over the country on Sunday, forecasts show. The events include flash flooding, extreme heat and poor air quality from wildfires, prompting the National Weather Service to issue alerts for more than 100 million people. Tropical Storm Hilary could wreak havoc […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than 35 million Americans are on alert for dangerous heat that’s baking the Southeast and Southwest. On Monday, the temperature will hit about 109 degrees in Palm Springs, California; 108 in Las Vegas; 110 in Phoenix; 105 in Tucson, Arizona; and 98 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The unrelenting heat […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Thirty-six million Americans are on alert for dangerously high temperatures, with the center of the heat dome over the West. On Monday, temperatures could reach a scorching 111 degrees in Phoenix, 108 in Las Vegas, 112 degrees in Palm Springs and 118 in Death Valley, California. On the July 4 […]

ABC News (HOUSTON) — A relentless heat wave with triple-digit temperatures is continuing to affect millions of people in the South. Much of Texas and Louisiana will have temperatures at the 100-degree mark by Sunday afternoon, but the heavy humidity will cause heat indexes to soar another 10 to 20 degrees, forecasts show. More than 33 […]