Storms and Hazards

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (268+ words) A massive, slow-moving cold front stretching across a 1,000-mile corridor is pushing a line of severe storms toward the DMV. The D.C. region, Maryland, and Virginia face potential severe weather risks, including damaging wind gusts over 60 mph and heavy downpours. Deep tropical…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (120+ words) Recent rainfall has eased some dry conditions in the Charlotte area, but Charlotte Water officials say it has not been enough to end drought-related water restrictions. Charlotte Water says months of below-normal rainfall and low streamflow continue to affect the…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (279+ words) The Weather Channel Scattered showers, flood threat across Southeast through weekend A stalled front will bring days of scattered showers to the Southeast, including places like Atlanta, Birmingham, Nashville and Raleigh. Locally heavy rainfall could cause a threat of flooding…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (287+ words) CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte has picked up some much-needed rain recently, but the region is still dealing with a drought that won’t disappear overnight. Charlotte Water says the Catawba River Basin remains in a Stage 2 drought because the watershed is still recovering…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (114+ words) WCCB Charlotte Charlotte remains in stage 2 drought conditions; water-saving measures still in effect CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte remains under stage two drought conditions. Despite recent rainfall, Charlotte Water says it hasn’t been enough to overcome how little rain we’ve seen since last…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (409+ words) “2025 marked the first year on record that air pollution stayed within healthy limits every day,” the report said, adding that the county averaged around five unhealthy air quality days each year. But the report also pointed to some areas for…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (994+ words) The high-water line is visible on a rock along the shoreline of Canobie Lake in Salem on Sept. 9, 2026. A person fishes from a boat near rocks that are usually underwater at Canobie Lake in Salem on Sept. 9, 2026. A dock is…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (445+ words) Complementing its regulation of local water authorities, MassDEP also began to monitor state-wide drought conditions and developed successively stepped conservation mandates corresponding to drought severity. (Hingham’s Level II outdoor watering bans come from MassDEP’s legally binding permit conditions tied to…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (531+ words) The project was originally proposed in 2017, and has been examining ways to create a second access point to the Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park. It may have created a five-lane highway, connecting it to SpaceXAI, Nucor Steel, and more. Nearly ten…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (300+ words) Opening your car door was like opening an oven door for residents in Casey County, as temperatures rose past 90 degrees for much of last week. One result of the heat wave was an increase in water evaporation at Lake Liberty…...