UPDATE: Dangerous #severe weather threat targeting parts of Gulf Coast Tuesday. Here's latest via @NWSSPC. Level 3/5 threat(orange) brings potential for several tornadoes, a few strong possible. Also widespread damaging #wind risk. High Wind Watch New Orleans Tues. #nola#tornado
STAT: Both Hurricane Ian & Hurricane Charley(2004) made landfall near Cayo Costa, Florida as a Cat 4 with 150 mph max sustained winds. Landfall for both occurring during 3pm ET hour!
11PM TRACK UPDATE: Ian moves across western Cuba tonight and is forecast to rapidly intensify by tomorrow to a Cat 4 on its way toward West Coast of FL. Slow movement will prolong surge, wind, and flooding rain.
UPDATE: Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued from northern VA into southern PA until 7 p.m. ET. Damaging wind gusts and large #hail primary hazards as scattered strong to #severe t-storms sweep across parts of the Northeast in coming hours. Could expand east into Philly/NJ/NYC later.
AFTERMATH: The U.S. Coast Guard performed post-hurricane assessments of Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Fiona that inundated the island.
Hurricane Fiona now has Bermuda in the crosshairs as a monster Category 4. abcn.ws/3DJHlD6
It's been a hot summer for millions coast to coast! Now that meteorological summer has ended, check out some of the cities that saw the worst of it....
UPDATE: #Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for parts of OH/PA/NY/NJ until 10 p.m. ET. Main threats from any severe t-storms that move through will be damaging wind gusts and large hail. Storms firing up right now and will be sweeping across the watch area in the coming hours.
12 pm CT: TORNADO WATCH: Storms are firing from NE to SD & will sweep across the watch area over the next few hours. Several tornadoes are likely with a strong tornado possible, along w/ the potential for destructive wind gusts & very large, possibly damaging hail. @danpeckwx
JUST IN: Tornado that hit Gaylord, Michigan on Friday has been given a preliminary EF-3 rating by @NWSGaylord. Peak winds up to 140 mph. #MIwx#tornado@RobMarciano
A tornado tore through northern Michigan, leaving a trail of destruction. At least one person died and dozens more were injured, authorities said. abcn.ws/3LtLpYx
UPDATE: #Tornado Watch issued for parts of ND/SD/MN until 7 p.m. CT. A couple tornadoes, damaging wind gusts, and large #hail possible from any severe t-storms over the next few hours.
There has been a huge uptick in the number — and severity — of weather events driven by climate change. Here's a collection of photos chronicling some of the most dramatic weather incidents of 2022, so far:
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Guess what?! Today's the last leg of @Ginger_Zee EV road trip and the team is heading to sunny Miami, FL for @GMA tomorrow! Are you and your family thinking about switching to electric? Take a look at some of the EV options you can choose from!
Which electric vehicle is right for you and your family?
@Ginger_Zee is in Tifton, Georgia as she continues her ultimate road trip in an EV!
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EV Road Trip continues on to Tifton, GA today. Keep track of @Ginger_Zee as she makes her way across the country in an EV on @GMA . Here we myth-bust some of the most common EV concerns: