Hurricane Polo makes landfall in Mexico
Hurricane Polo made landfall in Baja California Sur, Mexico, bringing "damaging winds and life-threatening flash flooding," and is expected hit the Southwest U.S. with heavy rain and flooding.
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Hurricane Polo made landfall in Baja California Sur, Mexico, bringing "damaging winds and life-threatening flash flooding," and is expected hit the Southwest U.S. with heavy rain and flooding.
Priscilla has been losing punch but could still bring flash flooding to the southwestern U.S. over the weekend, forecasters say.
Ariel Cohen, with the National Weather Service, discusses the importance of weather alerts and their purpose in preparing the public.
A hurricane modeling specialist fired from the National Weather Service said progress on forecast accuracy may "go backwards" if job cuts continue.
Some 880 employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were laid off on Thursday, a congressional source told CBS News.
The National Weather Service said "travel could be difficult to impossible" in places where snowfall is forecast to continue into the beginning of the week.
Ernesto regained hurricane strength on Sunday, forecasters said, and will continue to bring "life-threatening surf and rip current conditions" to the U.S. East Coast.
The National Weather Service said record-breaking temperatures can be expected throughout the weekend.
Forecasters are warning of an "exceptionally dangerous" wave event along California's coast that "has not occurred in many years."
After surveying an area in Butte County on Wednesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed an EF-1 tornado caused damage on Tuesday.
Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane over the Big Bend region of Florida, before continuing along its path toward Georgia and the Carolinas.
Hilary dropped more than half an average year's worth of rain on some areas, including Palm Springs, which saw nearly 3.18 inches of rain by Sunday evening.
Tropical Storm Bret has proven to be a "unique" system with its emergence early into the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.
"The West Coast remains under the target of a relentless parade of cyclones," the National Weather Service said in an advisory.
The powerful storm system is expected to move east over the next several days, forecasters said.
The powerful storm hit western Cuba early Tuesday, and is expected to strengthen even more before dealing a blow to Florida's west coast.
It was forecast to squeeze past Bermuda Thursday before hitting easternmost Canada by late Friday.
Tina Patel reports from Newport Beach, where bigger-than-average waves are expected as the National Weather Service issued a High Surf Advisory ranging from Ventura County to Orange County.
