A man, whose identity has not been made public, was found dead in a pile of snow near the Central Park Carousel that morning. Authorities said that the man's body was found under a pile of leaves and in the snow near 63 Traverse Road and Center Drive at around 10:50 a.m. The man was unconscious and was pronounced dead at the scene.
A vehicle plunged 500 feet off a cliff and into the ocean while traveling on Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast, officials said. Emergency crews were called at approximately 4:20 p.m. on Tuesday for a report that a car had gone off the roadway at Hurricane Point, the Monterey County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. Authorities found the car over the cliff and on the rocks, where one person was pronounced dead.
Well, the weather forecast for Metro Atlanta hasn't gotten any better since Thursday and as such, the Braves have officially made the decision to cancel Braves Fest for 2026. This is definitely a bit of a bummer considering that this'll now make it two years in a row where the annual winter hype event for the Braves has been cancelled.
Local News The black, wire-haired terrier mix survived below-freezing temperatures and nearly two feet of snow after being allegedly dumped in a parking lot. A dog that went missing for six days and amid one of Massachusetts' largest snowstorms in years was safely recovered Tuesday, Needham police said. The department first alerted the public Monday in a Facebook post, asking for help locating the black, wire-haired terrier mix that had allegedly been dumped Thursday in a parking lot off Dwight Road.
Hundreds of people rallied at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport in the US state of Minnesota on Friday to protest flights carrying immigrants detained by federal immigration enforcement. Authorities said about 100 clergy members and dozens of other protesters were arrested outside the airport's main terminal for overstepping their protest permit and disrupting airline operations. The clergy were given misdemeanor citations for trespassing and failing to comply with officers before being released, according to an airport spokesperson.
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High winds and heavy rain Christmas Eve and into Christmas Day brought down trees, power lines, flooded roads and left thousands of North Bay residents without power for the holiday. The storm system, the second in a row, swept across the North Bay late Wednesday into Thursday bringing periods of heavy rain, gusty winds, thunderstorms and even pockets of hail, according to National Weather Service Meteorologist Dylan Flynn.
That gigantic Christmas Eve storm is now rolling in, and coastal areas could see wind gusts of as high as 75 MPH. Meanwhile, Tahoe ski resorts will see some much-needed snow, but driving to Tahoe right now is a very treacherous proposition. Nobody won the Powerball drawing on Monday, so now Wednesday night's Christmas Eve Powerball drawing will have a stunning $1.7 billion jackpot. That's the fourth-largest prize in US Lottery history, as no one has hit the Powerball main prize now in 46 consecutive drawings.
As Storm Byron approaches, flash floods, strong winds and hail are forecast throughout Palestine, including the war-torn Gaza, starting today until Friday evening, according to the Palestinian Meteorological Department.
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said Fina, a Category 3 cyclone sitting in the Van Diemen Gulf with wind gusts up to 165 kilometres per hour (102 miles per hour), was forecast to hit the region's remote Tiwi Islands and Cape Hotham on Saturday afternoon. It would then likely pass north of Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory, on Saturday as a severe tropical cyclone.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) An abrupt change in the forecast means Los Angeles County now faces a chance of thunderstorms, strong winds that could topple treesand heavy rain that could bring flash flooding and mudslides in recently burned areas. There will likely be thunderstorms this afternoon and evening as the storm pushes through Los Angeles County. There's growing confidence of higher rains from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday, the National Weather Service says.
Hu, of Calgary, a province in Alberta, was pulled from the water by another beachgoer and an off-duty California State Parks peace officer, and was pronounced dead at a local hospital. His daughter remains missing, authorities said. The Sheriff's Office said Hu entered the water after his daughter was "swept off the shoreline by waves estimated to be 15-20 feet high."
"The journey to Holyhead was okay, a few rough bumps but I expected worse," he said. "We got pretty close to Holyhead when the captain told us the port was closed without any notice of when it would open, only that we'd have to wait for conditions to improve." Mr Reilly said the captain and crew onboard were very apologetic and even provided passengers with complimentary cabins and dinners. "Outside it was very wild looking," he added.
Storm Éowyn, which hit Ireland in January of this year, proved to be one of the most destructive storms in the history of the State. Nationwide Status Red warnings were in effect, 768,000 customers were left without power and rural areas in the west, northwest and midlands were hit particularly hard. Wind gusts of more than 130kmh were seen across the country, while peak gusts of 184kmh were recorded at Mace Head in Co Galway.
My destination that night was Natchitoches, Louisiana. Just a few nights earlier, I'd been caught in one of the worst storms of my life while camping in a tent in Bowie, Texas. That night, the lightning was so close and the rain so sideways that I ended up calling the police to rescue me. You can read that full story here.
Nebraska homeowners are facing some of the highest insurance premiums in the Midwest, reflecting the state's exposure to severe weather. While insurance affordability remains manageable in some neighboring states, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Realtor.com® 2025 Climate Risk Report show that Nebraska stands out for elevated costs tied to hail, tornadoes, and storms. According to the American Community Survey (ACS) data from the U.S. Census Bureau , Nebraska homeowners with a mortgage typically pay $2,000-$2,499 annually for homeowners insurance, while those without a mortgage average $1,500-$1,999.
When severe storms hit, many people reach for their phones and cameras to capture images and videos of what's happening around them. And in Canada, storm chasers and organizations like Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) rely partly on the public when tracking severe weather activity. But in recent years, people have begun fabricating weather stories using photo editing software to modify images, creating photos and videos using AI (artificial intelligence) and even lying about the date and time a photo was taken.
