All news on the topic: National Weather Service

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Phoenix residents reject city getting dubbed 'uninhabitable' due of brutal heat
In Phoenix, one of the country's hottest cities, a debate is raging between residents who say the heat is making the city uninhabitable, and others who are ignoring the soaring temps in favor of anti-climate change rhetoric
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10-month-old baby girl dies in blistering heatwave after being left in a hot car
It comes as millions of Americans remain in the grip of an intense heatwave which has seen record-breaking temperatures across the country with numerous warnings issued
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Woman with no air-con fears getting heatstroke in 'uninhabitable' super-hot city
Hope McNally, 73, has been without air-con for two months in her Phoenix, Arizona, home as the city faces one of the hottest summers on record with blistering temperatures for days on end
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Frantic search for tot & baby after mum killed as car swept away in flash floods
The family from Charleston, South Carolina, were in Pennsylvania visiting relatives when their car was hit by a 'wall of water' - dad Jim Sheils was able to escape with their son, 4, but mum Katie Seley and Matilda Sheils, aged 2, and her nine-month-old brother Conrad Sheils, were swept away
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Soaring temperatures, severe storms and extreme heat to batter state
An intense heatwave grips the US, prompting excessive heat warnings, as severe thunderstorms and heavy rain track eastward and air quality alerts are issued by the National Weather Service
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Deadly 'heat dome' kills 13 as dangerously high temperatures scorch the land
Heat waves across the Southwest of the United States are hitting record numbers, killing over a dozen individuals in the last week, while weather services urge people to stay indoors and find air conditioning
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Lightning strikes plane full of passengers at Arkansas airport
A photographer captured a rare moment at an Arkansas airport when lightning struck the tail of a jet filled with passengers, rocking the plane and scaring the passengers
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NASA spacecraft captures image of glowing green lightning dot on Jupiter
NASA's spacecraft Juno captured a mysterious image of a green dot on Jupiter's north pole during a 2020 bypass of the gas giant — a lightning strike, scientists have revealed
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Fears major tropical cyclone will smash coast as storm sparks hurricane threat
Tropical Storm Bret could become the first hurricane of the season, experts say — and it's early. It would only be the second June hurricane in recorded history
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Canada wildfires trigger air quality alert as New York City shrouded in smog
Warnings over air quality have been shared for NYC due to Canadian wildfires raging in Quebec and Nova Scotia with New Yorkers being advised to wear N95 masks and stay indoors
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'Big snow melt' triggered by US heatwave sparks fears of major flooding
Rescue crews are set to be put on standby amid fears that a mini-heatwave will speed up Sierra Nevada snowpack melts and cause devastating flooding to communities such as those in the Tulare Basin
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Terrifying tornado forms from waterspout causing chaos on beach as people flee
One person caught out in the freak weather event was knocked off their feet as the tornado swept across the beach scattering umbrellas, deckchairs and signs in its wake
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Parts of UK to see balmy 20C and sunshine in mini-heatwave next week
Tomorrow, parts of Scotland could experience highs of up to 20C, with most of the country enjoying warmer temperatures before a high pressure system moves into the UK on Tuesday
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Monster storm kills 26 people as tornadoes rip through US
Tornadoes struck in eight states, with seven people killed in one Tennessee county, four in the small town of Wynne, Arkansas, three in Sullivan, Indiana, and four in Illinois
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Mississippi tornado kills at least 11 people leaving more trapped under rubble
A deadly tornado has swept through the US, killing 11 people in rural Mississippi as search and rescue teams desperately hunt for people believed to be trapped beneath rubble
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At least 9 dead as US twisters destroy homes and leave 750,000 without power
The United States is being battered by severe storms with tornadoes wrecking buildings and uprooting trees leaving at least nine people dead so far with the threat of snow and flooding to come
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Caravans fall into river as bank crumbles and collapses during horror storm
The motorhomes were resting on an embankment overlooking the Santa Clara River in California, US, but the storm-driven torrent eroded it at such a speed they couldn't be saved
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California battered by blizzards with people stuck in cars on roads
A brutal winter storm closed interstate highways, trapped drivers in cars, and knocked out power for thousands of people after the first blizzard warning in Southern California
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Texas snow storm leaves six dead and 340,000 without power in -20C deep freeze
Thousands of flights across Texas, US, have been cancelled as wintry conditions have left many businesses and homes without power as weather warnings remain place ahead of the weekend
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Harry and Meghan's California community evacuated over flood and mudslide fears
An evacuation order has been issued for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's California neighbourhood after huge storms battered the coastal area, causing flooding and mudslides
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Jeremy Renner's horror snow accident as it unfolded as family break silence
Marvel star Jeremy Renner has undergone surgery for injuries he sustained in a snow plough accident, with his family thanking 'the incredible doctors and nurses looking after him'
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