NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

The threat of severe weather has diminished for the Houston area, but there is still the possibility of severe storms and tornadoes.

It’s been a while since we last had a possibility of severe weather in the forecast but that is exactly what meteorologists say could be in store for Thursday.

An east-moving snowstorm, the first major one of the season, continued Thursday into North Dakota.

The first major snowstorm of the season dropped up to a foot of snow in the Helena, Montana, area, sending an army of snowplows out on the roads.

A combination of fog and thick smoke from a marsh fire reduced visibility on Louisiana highways to near nothing on Monday.

A storm has delivered one of the wettest days in decades to the New York metropolitan area.

Just what are streamer showers?

A historic heat wave continues to stifle Phoenix — but the end may finally be in sight for residents of Arizona’s largest city.

Phoenix is on the cusp of another heat record after the latest 110-degree day.

Phoenix is already the hottest large city in America and is now poised to set yet another heat record.

In the final hours before Hurricane Idalia struck Florida, experts say its eye experienced a phenomenon that kept it from further intensifying.

The National Weather Service is warning gusty winds and low humidity are increasing the risk that fires could spread rapidly in the western parts of each Hawaiian island.

KPRC 2 meteorologists have warned Houstonians about a Red Flag Warning, but what does that mean?

Florida’s Big Bend is one of the last truly natural places in the state.

Floridians pray that when Idalia hits the Gulf Coast it won’t join the long list of destructive Atlantic Ocean storms whose names started with “I.”.

Another record-setting day of high temperatures hit the Dallas/Fort Worth area before a slight cooling trend moves into the area.

Thousands of homes and businesses in the small South Texas city of Corpus Christi are without power after the state’s first tropical storm of the hurricane season made landfall, bringing strong winds and welcome rain following months of dry weather.

The summer of 2023 may be drawing to a close, but the extreme heat is not.

Storm-weary New Englanders are cleaning up after tornadoes caused damage and lifted a car off a highway in Rhode Island.

Texas meteorologists remind residents to make sure they have a plan in the event of a tropical storm

Crews across the eastern U.S. are working to clear downed trees and power lines and restore electricity following severe storms that killed at least two people, cut power hundreds of thousands, and forced thousands of flight delays and cancellations.

A record 31-day streak in Phoenix of daily highs of at least 110 degrees Fahrenheit has ended as the dangerous heat wave that suffocated the Southwest throughout July starts abating with cooling monsoon rains.

Nearly 200 million people in the United States, or 60% of the U.S. population, are under a heat advisory or flood warning or watch and have been since Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

Longtime Phoenix residents know that sweltering Julys are to be expected, but no one could have predicted the brutal heat wave that has enveloped the country’s fifth largest city this summer.

Feels Like temperatures really do matter

Heavy rains are pounding an already saturated Northeast for the second time in a week, spurring another round of flash flooding, canceled airline flights and power outages.

A dangerous heat wave is threatening a wide swath of the Southwest with potentially deadly temperatures in the triple digits.

Air-conditioned casinos offer a welcome respite for people visiting Las Vegas as the city is hit by an intense heat wave that's put nearly one-third of Americans under heat advisories and warnings.

A National Weather Service team will survey damage in northeast Illinois, where fierce winds from suspected tornadoes ripped roofs from buildings, downed trees and sent residents scrambling for safety as sirens sounded.

Severe weather threat for our far northeastern cities

Heavy rain has spawned extreme flooding in New York’s Hudson Valley, killing at least one person and forcing road closures.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms were expected through much of the eastern U.S., while the South continues to grapple with a heat wave.

Heavy rains have flooded Chicago streets and forced the cancellation of a NASCAR race set to run through the city's downtown.

Smoky haze, hot weather and powerful storms brought dangerous and uncomfortable conditions to parts of the U.S. heading into a long July Fourth weekend that typically draws Americans to outdoor gatherings.

The “Alaska Weather” program has been must-see TV for 47 years in a state where extreme weather dictates everyday life.

A lot of people have forgotten that LAST June was hotter than this June!

Scorching heat blamed for at least 13 deaths in Texas and another in Louisiana is blanketing more of the Southeast.

Scorching heat blamed for at least 13 deaths in Texas and another in Louisiana is blanketing more of the Southeast.

With strong storms moving in Wednesday night, we’re taking a look at some of the damage left behind.

Communities from Houston to New Orleans are opening cooling centers to bring relief as steamy hot temperatures settle across a broad swath of the U.S. South.

An “Excessive Heat Watch” is now in effect in Southeast Texas from 11 a.m. Friday morning to 8 p.m. Saturday evening, but what does this mean?

Winds of 60-80mph blew from Huntsville to Conroe Tuesday.

Guam residents facing down the strongest typhoon to hit their remote U.S. Pacific island territory in decades had identical twin meteorologists helping them get ready and stay safe this week.

The National Weather Service is surveying damage caused by Tuesday’s storms in Walker and Montgomery County Wednesday.

Guam's governor is urging residents to stay home and is warning the island could take a direct hit from Typhoon Mawar.

A viewer asked just what does 30% chance of rain mean?

An unusually early heat wave is expected to start Saturday and last through Monday in parts of the Pacific Northwest.

An early May heat wave this weekend could surpass daily records in parts of the Pacific Northwest.

A blinding dust storm in Illinois led to the deaths of six people on a highway and more than 30 people on Monday.

Business owners and residents have begun the slow process of drying out and recovering possessions following an unprecedented deluge that dumped more than 2 feet of rain in some areas of South Florida in one day.

A rapid spring snowmelt after an unusually wet winter is unleashing flooding from the Southwest to the Rockies, causing residents there and in the Upper Midwest to evacuate stock up on sandbags amid surging creeks and rivers.

A strong threat of rain and thunderstorms forced the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles to postpone their home openers on Thursday.

Heavy thunderstorms were moving across the Houston area Wednesday and the wet weather was expected to last over the next several days.

Hello dear friends and welcome to spring! The bluebonnets are popping, the trees are dropping pollen and our temperatures have made it back to the 80s.

A relentless winter at Lake Tahoe has now etched its way into the history books as the Sierra's second-snowiest on record.

A winter storm is dumping heavy, wet snow in parts of the Northeast, causing power outages to tens of thousands, widespread closures of schools and government offices, dangerous driving conditions and a plane to slide off a taxiway.

Each year, the the National Weather Service sets aside a week in March to review severe weather preparedness.

This first week of March is Severe Weather Awareness week. If you think about it, most weeks bring some kind of severe weather our way because not all threatening weather is lightning and storms. In fact, today’s topic is HEAT and you can see the others here:

Portland, Oregon received nearly a foot of snow in a single day in what proved to be its second-snowiest day in history.

A National Weather Service meteorologist says a long line of quick-moving thunderstorms across northern Texas and Oklahoma late Sunday likely qualified the event as a derecho.

Parts of the Southern Plains are surveying the damage and counting the injured after tornadoes and other powerful winds.

A powerful winter storm that swept the West Coast with flooding and frigid temperatures has shifted to southern California, swelling rivers to dangerous levels and dropping snow in even low-lying areas around Los Angeles.

Winter storms are sowing more chaos across the U.S. The weather shut down much of Portland after the city experienced its second snowiest day in history and paralyzed travel from parts of the Pacific Coast all the way to the northern Plains.

Determining just how strong a tornado’s winds were, like the ones that came through last week, is not as easy as it might seem. First, the winds aren’t measured like the winds you hear about on the weather report every day---those are from a wind gage in real time from area observations. Tornado winds are estimated, based on the damage they caused. This task was first tackled in 1971 by Dr. Ted Fujita whose scale of F-0 to F-5 tornadoes looked like this:

The KPRC 2 Severe Weather Team is tracking strong storms moving through the Houston area Tuesday.

Tuesday’s storms left a path of damage in several parts of the Houston area.

A large and destructive tornado ripped through the Pasadena area Tuesday afternoon during severe thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service.

The KPRC 2 Severe Weather Team is tracking strong storms moving through the Houston area Tuesday.

California’s weather has calmed down after weeks of atmospheric rivers that slammed the state with damaging rains, wind and surf.

After weeks of winter storms, the atmospheric rivers that have been inundating California look to finally dry up a bit. However, today is another dangerously wet day with 2-4″ of rain and as much as 2′ of snow in the mountains forecasted. You can see plenty of flood and winter warning areas on this map below.

Snowpack in California's mountains is off to one of its best starts in 40 years.

Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday activated state emergency response resources in anticipation of severe weather and flash flooding threats expected to impact parts of Texas.

Northern California residents are bracing for another round of powerful storms.

Evacuation warnings were in place in rural Northern California on New Year’s Day after a powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of the state, breaching levees, snarling traffic and closing major highways.

A powerful storm is bringing drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of California as the state gets ready to usher in a new year.

Landslides of rock and mud closed roadways across California as heavy rains kicked off what will be series of storms poised to usher in the new year, likely bringing downpours and flooding.

Emergency weather shelters in Portland, Oregon, are calling for volunteers amid high demand and staffing issues as a winter storm brings snow, freezing rain, ice and frigid temperatures.

Another surge of cold air moves in this weekend

A major winter storm and Arctic blast, which the National Weather Service is calling a “once in a generation” event, is impacting nearly every state.

A large swath of the U.S. braced for a dangerous mix of sub-zero temperatures, howling winds and blizzard conditions already hammering the Northwest and expected to disrupt plans for millions of holiday travelers.

A massive storm blowing across the country has spawned several tornadoes that wrecked buildings and injured a handful of people in Oklahoma and Texas.

A massive winter storm blowing toward the center of the United States on Monday is threatening millions of people with heavy snow, freezing rain and flooding.

A winter storm that sent ski lift chairs swinging and closed mountain highways in the Sierra Nevada will push across the country and reach the Plains by mid-week, bringing significant rain and below-average temperatures.

Residents in several towns across Louisiana and Mississippi have taken cover amid the blare of tornado sirens amid a severe weather outbreak erupting in the Deep South.

Gorgeous morning skies like the one above continue and, with the exception of a slight warming trend, the forecast keeps us under pleasant conditions at least until the end of next week! Even then, the better rain chance would come closer to mid-month with a big cold front diving down. However, that forecast as you see below is really beyond the scope of reliability. Here’s the American model:

Residents on Alaska’s vast and sparsely populated western coast braced for what forecasters said could be one of the worst in recent history, accompanied by strong winds and high surf that could knock out power and cause flooding.

A vast swath of western Alaska could see flooding and high winds as the remnants of Typhoon Merbok move toward the Bering Sea region.

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People in parts of the Deep South are cleaning up after flash flooding sent water into churches, homes and businesses.

Heavy rain across the drought-stricken Dallas-Fort Worth area is causing streets to flood and submerging vehicles as officials warn motorists to stay off the roads.

Death Valley National Park’s most popular sites will reopen to the public on Saturday, two weeks after massive flash-flooding.

Officials say a loud “boom” was heard across areas of northern Utah and was likely a meteor.

The annual weather pattern known as the monsoon has brought a parade of storms to cities across the U.S. Southwest.

A view from space shared by the National Weather Service is showing just how much drought conditions are affecting the Houston area.

Triple-digit heat is being investigated as the cause of death for four people in Oregon as a sweltering heat wave enveloped the Pacific Northwest and the forecast show no sign of letting up.

Heat-related emergency calls have spiked amid historic heat. Cooling centers are available in major cities but often close in the late afternoon — during the hottest parts of the day.

The heat wave scorching the Pacific Northwest is now expected to be hotter and longer than initially predicted.

A heat wave that's already lasted more than a week keeps on baking the US, Asia and even the Arctic.

Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver and California's Death Valley have all posted record temperatures as dangerous heat sweeps over the American Southwest.

Hundreds of wildfires have broken out this spring. More than a dozen areas are under voluntary or mandatory water use restrictions, and more than 200 Texas counties have been designated as crop disaster areas.