A powerful storm system that stalled over states from Texas to Ohio for several days in early April 2025 wreaked havoc across the region, with deadly tornadoes, mudslides and flooding as rivers rose.

Atmospheric rivers are long filaments of moisture that curve poleward. Several are visible in this satellite image. Bin Guan, NASA/JPL-Caltech and UCLA Atmospheric rivers – those long, narrow bands of ...

Atmospheric rivers – those long, narrow bands of water vapor in the sky that bring heavy rain and storms to the U.S. West Coast and many other regions – are shifting toward higher latitudes, and ...

Not all thunderstorms can produce tornadoes - only about 30% of supercell thunderstorms actually spawn these rotating columns of air. Supercells are severe thunderstorms with intense, rotating ...

The atmosphere can become a perfect storm factory when specific conditions align. Recent scientific breakthroughs and record-breaking seasons have revealed new insights into why some thunderstorms ...

Millions of Americans across the central United States are preparing for a potentially devastating week of severe weather as meteorologists track multiple storm systems capable of producing ...

NORFOLK, Va. — As we head into Spring and Summer, there tends to be more instability in the atmosphere, which can lead to a larger threat of severe weather, and here in Hampton Roads, we aren't ...

Weather forecasts can mean the difference between containment and chaos, fire managers say. An accurate forecast and the latest data are important to firefighters. Fire meteorologists watch four ...

A formidable bomb cyclone is churning off the Western U.S. The comma-shaped storm is a suped-up mid-latitude cyclone, which is quite different than the tropical cyclones (like hurricanes) that form ...

Out of the gate this week, heavy rain and the threat for flash flooding has dominated the weather headlines in the tri-state area. The flood threat diminishes overnight, but the heat and humidity will ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton (THE CONVERSATION) A powerful storm system that ...

Postdoctoral Researcher in Earth System Science, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Atmospheric rivers – those long, narrow bands of water vapor in the sky that bring heavy rain and ...