Deadly Midwest floods set to continue as mid-Atlantic heat heads south
Flooding in Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota forces emergency measures as stifling heat bakes a vast portion of the country.
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Flooding in Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota forces emergency measures as stifling heat bakes a vast portion of the country.
The National Weather Service said on Sunday that the heat wave will shift from the mid-Atlantic to portions of the southeast and southern Plains by Monday.
Millions of Americans – particularly those in the highly populated Interstate 95 corridor are under heat-related advisories or alerts as the squelching heat is expected to hit record-breaking temperatures in some areas.
More than 112 million Americans are under excessive heat warnings and advisories, from Los Angeles to New York. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has more.
The center of Tropical Storm Alberto was likely to reach the Mexican Gulf Coast early Thursday, bringing heavy rainfall to portions of Mexico and Texas.
Some areas are expected to see a longevity of dangerous heat that "has not been experienced in decades," forecasters said.
A heat dome continued to stifle a large portion of the U.S. Wednesday, with the Northeast experiencing unusually high temperatures. Burlington, Vermont, was almost 10 degrees hotter than Miami, while Caribou in northeastern Maine saw a record 103 degrees. Lilia Luciano has more.
A heat wave is forecast to bring dangerously hot temperatures to the Midwest and Northeast this week.
Much of the South is trapped under a heat dome which is expected to shift east in the coming week. At the U.S. Open in North Carolina, the extreme heat was hitting players and spectators. Medical staff brought in for the event treated hundreds of heat-related illnesses. Dave Malkoff has more.
More downpours are expected in South Florida Friday, forecasters said, and could bring "catastrophic" flooding to some areas.
A relentless string of powerful storms soaked much of South Florida this week.
More than 20 million people were under weather advisories for extreme heat as forecasts predicted another week of soaring temperatures.
A heat dome trapping hot air over a wide swath of the West is sending temperatures soaring 15 to 20 degrees above average. Ben Tracy has the latest.
Storms with damaging winds and baseball-sized hail have pummeled Texas again.
Powerful storms left a trail of devastation in their wake after spawning possible tornadoes in parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas overnight.
There were multiple fatalities from a tornado that ripped through the small Iowa town of Greenfield, which saw homes and businesses destroyed.
Parts of the country saw the aurora borealis on Friday night, and the dazzling show was expected to continue on Saturday night, according to experts.
Tornadoes touched down Monday evening in rural Oklahoma as large hail pelted parts of Kansas.
The U.S. Coast Guard said they had medevaced an hours-old baby from Cleveland, Texas, amid the floodwaters.
Much of Asia is sweltering under a heat wave that one expert calls "by far the most extreme event in world climatic history."
In Tanzania, heavy rains have affected more than 200,000 people and ruined major infrastructure, officials said.
Dubai International Airport is urging travelers to stay away as flooding from "a historic weather event" hobbles the arid United Arab Emirates.
A violent weather system ripped through massive sections of the U.S. causing damage as millions were placed under tornado watches in the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys.
The northeastern portion of the United States is ringing in the first weekend of spring with wet and wintry weather.
Millions are under winter storm warnings near the Rockies. The system could bring the biggest snowstorm in years to cities like Denver. CBS News senior weather producer David Parkinson has the latest forecast.