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260,000 without power in Texas as severe thunderstorms sweep Houston area

Over 250,000 customers lost power Saturday morning as severe weather swept through Houston and southeastern Texas, with more strong thunderstorms and flooding possible through the day. HOUSTON — The weekend got off to a rocky start in parts of southeastern Texas as a line of severe thunderstorms swept through early Saturday morning, knocking out power […]

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Billion-dollar disaster database gets new life with Climate Central

Nonprofit Climate Central has taken up the helm of NOAA’s recently retired Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database after the agency retired the website tracking the most expensive and devastating weather and climate disasters. A climate nonprofit has taken up the helm of NOAA’s recently retired Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database, tracking the most […]

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Relentless impacts in Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic forecast from Melissa

FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross shares his latest analysis on the potentially catastrophic impacts of Melissa as it slowly churns in the Caribbean Sea. Updated Friday 9:30 a.m. ET It’s increasingly likely that Jamaica will experience long-duration impacts from likely Hurricane Melissa like no storm they’ve encountered in modern times. Even if Melissa’s strongest […]

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