AccuWeather Daily

Nighttime tornadoes are nearly twice as deadly as daytime storms, with the Southeast facing the highest risk and manufactured homes accounting for a disproportionate share of fatalities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A rare, early-season tornado in Michigan was the strongest to hit the state since 1977, and left four dead, including a 6th grader. Also, meteorological winter runs from the start of December through the end of February, but that's not true for the coldest part of the year in many places. Plus, NASA on Thursday walked back a prediction that an asteroid had a "small, but notable" chance of impacting Earth or the moon in 2032 based on newly analyzed data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Severe storms with damaging wind gusts, hail and tornadoes, will take hold across portions of the central United States toward the middle of the week. Also, warmer air will push out the Northeast chill as much of the eastern U.S. turns 15-25 degrees above average, with some communities from Florida to the Ohio Valley challenging record highs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Record levels of seaweed in the Atlantic are piling up in the Caribbean, just in time for spring break. This year is expected to be another record year for the stinky seaweed. Also, National Park Service released its official peak bloom forecast for Washington, D.C.’s iconic Yoshino cherry trees. Experts say weather patterns in late winter and early spring determine when 70% of blossoms open around the Tidal Basin. And, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the 47-year-old mother and her 13-year-old daughter were found near U.S. Highway 60 after a suspected tornado touched down near Fairview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A storm forming high in the atmosphere over the Southwest will bring Santa Ana winds to Southern California from Friday into Saturday. Spotty power outages are possible with some wildfire risk. Also, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake on Thursday morning was the strongest to strike Louisiana of the United States in nearly 14 years, according to the USGS. Plus, AccuWeather Meteorologists say that Saharan dust from Africa is moving northward across Spain and Portugal late this week, and it could cause a phenomenon known as "blood rain" in Spain, France and the United Kingdom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The National Park Service said the colorful display is being fueled by multiple rounds of rain since autumn, with blooms expected to continue at low elevations into mid-late March. Also, the warmest weather since October is predicted for some parts of the Midwest and Northeast with temperatures as much as 25 degrees above the historical average. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pollen is already ramping up in parts of the South and West. Here’s when tree, grass and weed pollen will spike — and which regions will have the highest levels this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wyoming’s snow fences don’t just stop drifts, they cut snow-removal costs by up to 50% and improve visibility during blowing snow, according to transportation officials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daylight saving time begins March 8, but March’s biggest change is the rapid increase in daylight, with some cities adding more than 100 minutes by month’s end. Also, severe storms and flooding risks will ramp up in the Plains, Ohio Valley. Multiple storms moving across the Plains and Ohio Valley in the upcoming week will set the stage for a multiday severe weather risk and flooding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Multiple storms will bring rounds of snow, ice and rain from the Midwest to the Northeast as Arctic air briefly surges south, raising risks of slick travel, ice jams and urban flooding into midweek. Also, two dogs rescued on Monday during a blizzard in Babylon, New York have been returned home. The man who rescued them said, “it could have been a tragedy. The number of people who stopped to help, it shows that people do care.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A shifting jet stream will send multiple storms from the southern Plains to the Great Lakes, unleashing severe weather, heavy rain and rising stream and river levels in some areas, while drought persists in others. Also, smoke from the National Fire burning in Big Cypress National Preserve is obstructing visibility on I-75 as 67% of Florida is in extreme drought. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fresh Arctic air will set the stage for a storm early next week that could bring disruptive snow, ice and travel impacts from the Midwest to the Northeast, following several minor rounds of wintry weather. Also, two snowmobilers were killed in separate Idaho and Utah avalanches as dangerous conditions push US avalanche deaths to 16 this year. Plus, a new report by the National Hurricane Center has pegged Hurricane Melissa with 190 mph winds, tied for the strongest ever measured in the Atlantic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spring is severe weather season across the United States, and here's where AccuWeather long-rage forecasters are predicting damaging thunderstorms and tornadoes to erupt. Also, the only total lunar eclipse is on the way next week (March 2 and 3). Worldwide, over 3.3 billion people live in areas where the total eclipse will be visible, weather permitting. In the U.S., the best views will be along the West Coast, from Washington state down to the California–Mexico border. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A strong cold has ended Florida’s run of 80-degree heat, and will bring a freeze threat to parts of the state and fueling heightened wildfire danger amid dry, windy conditions. Also, since mid-January, South Carolina has been rattled by nine small earthquakes, according to the USGS. Here's a look at why earthquakes happen in South Carolina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A rapidly strengthening storm will shut down much of the northeastern United States from Sunday to Monday as snow is forecast to pile up with blizzard conditions in coastal areas. Also, a series of Pacific storms will bring renewed flooding downpours, gusty winds and heavy snow to the Northwest and Northern California into Tuesday. The snow levels will be much higher than with the storm last week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A snowmobiler died near Snake Creek, southeast of Salt Lake City, and a skier died after a slide in Big Cottonwood Canyon the next day, according to officials. Over 60 slides were reported in two days across Utah. Also, suspected tornadoes and severe storms devastated communities in Indiana and Illinois on Thursday, damaging homes and facilities and causing multiple injuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Northeast faces the 5th weekend in a row with snow as a strengthening storm will deliver heavy snow, travel shutdowns and power outages from Delmarva to New York City and southern New England. Also, explosive wildfire growth fueled by 60+ mph wind gusts, low humidity and drought conditions has scorched more than 312,000 acres across Oklahoma and Kansas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Northeast cities face the 5th weekend in a row with snow as a strengthening storm will deliver accumulating snow and slippery travel from West Virginia to southern New England. There is potential for it to rapidly strengthen along the coast. Also, California's Sierra Nevada have measured over 90 inches of snow from the ongoing onslaught of storms, and more heavy snow is on the Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The spring weather pattern is lining up to dry fuels faster than usual in key areas, causing the wildfire risk to escalate early. Here’s where the risk is highest and what could make it spike. Also, eight of nine skiers buried in an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in northern California’s Sierra Nevada mountains amid heavy snow and “extreme weather conditions” have died, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Blowing dust created near-zero visibility on I-25 near Pueblo, killing 4 people, while the same powerful windstorm fueled fast-moving wildfires and triggered additional crashes across the Plains. Flooding rain shuts down roads in Los Angeles as Sierra travel turns dangerous with whiteout conditions and spinouts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Video shows a windmill burning in Stephens County, Texas after storms moved through the area Saturday. Local firefighters say lightning likely caused the fire. Plus, the Lac La Belle sank during a storm in 1872 and was lost to the lake for more than a century. Now a shipwreck hunter says the wreck has finally been found. And, powerful storms and pounding waves eroded the iconic rock formation along Puglia’s Salento coast, toppling the beloved romantic landmark over Valentine’s Day weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Florida is experiencing its most widespread February drought on record since tracking began in 2000. Here’s why it’s happening and when rain may return. Also, many areas in the mid-Atlantic will see the most sustained stretch of warmer weather since a string of abnormally warm days in early January. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Local leaders are hopeful that Lake Lure could be ready for public access, boating and swimming by Memorial Day Weekend. Also, a 3-year-old female gray wolf fitted with a GPS collar has traveled nearly the length of the Sierra Nevada, marking the farthest south the species has been tracked since returning to California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the extended holiday weekend for some unfolds, a rainstorm threatens to soak some outdoor plans in the southern United States. Thunderstorms will erupt as well and some may be severe. Also, multiple storms will spin southward along the Pacific Coast of the United States next week. Each storm will bring abundant rain and mountain snow and cause significant impacts on travel and the potential for flooding and mudslides. Parts of the West are in desperate need of moisture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ice boats have no brakes and can reach speeds up to 75 miles per hour. The prize is a Tiffany silver trophy first crafted in 1886. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The National Park Service says the hottest place in North America may soon be covered in wildflowers due to the weather, marking the first superbloom in 10 years. And even as the harshest cold begins to fade from the Northeast this week, AccuWeather forecasters warn that the stormy pattern is not quite finished. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Strong winds and Arctic air helped fracture the frozen surface over the weekend. Lake Erie is about 95% ice-covered — and the next few days could decide whether it fully freezes. Also, tens of millions in the south-central and southeastern United States may "love" the fact that the next big storm will bring rain and not snow or ice to the region over Valentine's Day weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After quite the lull over the last month, a pattern flip will take place along the West Coast early this week, as storms bring in periods of rain, showers and even feet of mountain snow for some. Also, nearly every planet will be above the horizon at the same time after sunset, with the moon nearby. The best view comes in a short window during the first part of the night, as long as the weather cooperates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

About 70 skiers were rescued from 15 cabins after the Gore Mountain gondola malfunctioned during windy conditions. Also, it is going to feel painfully cold to be outside — even for a few minutes in the northeastern United States this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pacific storms packing moisture, colder air, rain and snow are likely to return to the western United States during weeks two and three of February. Also, overnight lows in the 20s and 30s forced citrus growers to fight freezing temperatures with irrigation as experts warn crop damage may impact future harvests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lake Erie reached 95.3% ice coverage this week, and AccuWeather’s Brandon Buckingham said a brief stretch of calm wind and deep cold could determine whether the lake fully freezes over. Also, those traveling in or spending time outdoors in the Northeast this weekend will face some of the most extreme cold of the entire winter in terms of actual temperatures and how it feels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than a week after a massive ice storm devastated the South, thousands are still without power in the cold. For Kirk Herbstreit, the storm has changed how he looks at community resilience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The lingering cold across the East will set the stage for another wave of snow for many this week. Also, dense fog led to a nearly 60-vehicle pileup that injured at least 10 people and forced the closure of one of the region’s busiest highways for hours. And here's the video of the penguins at the Pittsburgh zoo. https://www.accuweather.com/en/videos/snow-day-delight-as-penguins-waddle-out-to-play/e6fdcaa9-455d-4f44-9bcb-58703ec59a9b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From early heat to lingering cold snaps and snow, here’s what AccuWeather forecasters expect across the United States throughout the spring season. Plus, a trash can lost during Hurricane Sally in Alabama 5 years ago traveled across the Atlantic to wash up in the United Kingdom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For millions this winter has been the roughest in terms of cold and snow since 2017-18 so far. Conditions may not get any better and could worsen for those struggling with heating bills and dealing with cold and snow. Also, giant snow melters are turning truckloads into water across the five boroughs, easing the post-storm cleanup as cold weather keeps piles from shrinking on their own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dangerous ice and Arctic cold snapped trees and power lines across the South, leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity and slowing recovery efforts. Also, It will be cold enough to require winter clothing, have iguanas dropping from trees and farmers holding their breath for damage in the citrus groves is coming to Florida this weekend. It could even snow in some areas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A storm will rapidly strengthen along the East Coast this weekend, delivering heavy snow from the Carolinas to New England, with blizzard conditions likely in the hardest-hit areas. Coastal flooding is anticipated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There could be another wave of snow across parts of the South and the East during the upcoming weekend as a storm develops, threatening areas that were just hit by severe ice and heavy snow. Plus, what will Punxsutawney Phil see on Monday? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over 1 million customers lost power at the peak of the storm as ice coated roads and trees, while heavy snow shut down travel and forced closures across parts of the Midwest and Northeast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The threat of space junk falling out of orbit and crashing toward Earth is growing. Satellites past their prime and old parts reenter our planet’s atmosphere more than three times a day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hundreds of thousands may be without heat for a time in the southern United States in wake of the massive snow and ice storm. The magnitude and duration of the cold will threaten lives and property. Also, generators can be lifesavers during winter outages, but small mistakes can turn risky fast. Here’s how to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, shock, and fire hazards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A massive ice storm stretching for 1,800 miles in over a dozen states threatens to halt travel and cut power to a million utility customers. Travel and power could be shut down for days in the storm's wake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Extremely cold air will bring the lowest temperatures of the winter and put lives at risk, especially where an ice storm cuts power to hundreds of thousands who may have no heat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A massive winter storm is set to spread heavy snow and ice across more than two dozen states, threatening travel, power outages and dangerous cold from the South and Plains to the Northeast this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paired with a long-lasting cold pattern, AccuWeather long-range forecasters are highlighting a storm later this week and into the upcoming weekend that could pose a widespread risk of snow and even ice. Also, a 12-year-old boy was in critical condition following a shark attack off Sydney's coast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While a drought-free start for California is a win, AccuWeather’s long-range meteorologists warn it’s the ongoing snow drought that remains a concern. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Those planning on travel in the Upper Midwest and the Northeast through this weekend may encounter some delays on the roads and at the airports, due to waves of Arctic air packing areas of snow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dark-eyed Juncos have shorter and stubbier beaks, a stark contrast from the long ones their mountain counterparts use to eat seeds and insects. Also, an Atlantic hurricane forming in January is unusual, but Alex did it 10 years ago this week, and it later made landfall. Plus, a coastal storm will deliver snow to part of the southeastern United States on Sunday before eyeing the mid-Atlantic coast and New England on Sunday night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Colder air is returning to the central and eastern U.S. as the polar vortex becomes more active, bringing fluctuating temperatures, periodic snow and the potential for a deeper cold blast late this month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Temperatures may be 20 degrees below historical average later this week across the Southeast with a frost or freeze likely in areas of Florida. Also, a shift in the weather pattern will send rounds of cold air and snow to the Northeast, with the first wave arriving later this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices