"Chaos" is being blamed on inaccurate counts that may have overestimated the death toll from Monday's tornado in Moore, Oklahoma.
In the best case scenario, a storm is never named. It putters out well before it reaches land, or if on land, it's just a lot of rain, a regular annoying damp day but nothing dangerous, definitely not a hurricane, and no one is any the wiser. Other times storms start small and rise to an occasion of terror, becoming quite powerful and doing dreadful things. And we insist on naming them.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott said on Thursday that the latest predictions show Tropical Storm Isaac moving on a western path, missing Tampa (and the Republican National Convention), but Haiti, where 400,000 people still live in tents, likely won't be so lucky.
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn has gone on the record and said that there'd be no hesitation in calling off next week's Republican National Convention if Tropical Storm Isaac (soon to be Hurricane Isaac) poses a threat.
Smartphones are magical little computer boxes, capable of things both high tech and useful and yet the number one most popular thing people do with their amazing smartphones' technology is... Check the weather.
Ship traffic on the Mississippi River was briefly shut down yesterday and salt from the Gulf of Mexcio is threatening the drinking water upriver as the severe drought has pushed water levels far below their usual depths.
Weather.com's new answer to the social web, a new feature called My Friends Weather that's supposed to make us feel better about our loved-ones whereabouts during inclement weather, but instead does the exact opposite, as the tout covering their web site —"See Friends at Risk in Severe Weather"—suggests.
This spring-summer season has been a big one for warm-weather records, but the news that July was the hottest month ever recorded in the lower 48 states is the least-qualified one we've seen.
It has come to our attention that it is hot. How does one make him or herself otherwise?
More than 50 percent of the United States is under drought conditions right now, putting 2012 in the same category with some of the worst droughts in our history.
With just two weeks until the opening ceremonies in London, news organizations like CNN are beginning to wonder if England's oft-remarked upon bad weather will ruin our Summer Olympics fun.
You can't sue god or mother nature, so Belgium tourism officials want to do the next best thing: Sue the people who forecast the weather.
Just as the weather has started getting all freaky global warming on us, the Weather Channel has bought up the beloved weather site, Weather Underground, leading us to question whether we're still using the best weather site.
A heat wave coupled with thunder showers and high winds wreaked havoc across eight states Friday evening, and in the aftermath millions have been left without power and four people are reported dead.
Today in the questions of summer: Dealing with face sweat; telling the truth about biking to work; the ethics of going shirtless; what does a middle-of-the-week Fourth of July tell us about God?; stealing from bars.
This is not a post about climate change, about what we are doing to our global environment, or even about recycling. This is a post about how to embrace what you have been given, even when it's a heat wave.
Tornadoes kill five in Oklahoma, and more wild winds are expected today.
Discovered in Green: The warmest March ever, the deadly effects of these unusual temps, imported plants import unwanted pests and at least one species can adapt to the acidification of the oceans.
Meteorologists say that temperatures in the United States aren't just above normal — they're shattering all the records on the books.
Discovered: Crazy weather has a lot to do with climate change, why we like sad movies, another invisibility cloak (sort of), what made humans start walking less like apes and more like humans and black holes are rude.
As much as we're enjoying these halcyon early spring days of bare legs and light breezes, perfect al fresco weather, and walking jacketless through the park, we are also worried.
The rash of twisters wreaking havoc on the South this week has apparently claimed an entire town in Southern, Indiana. Clark County Sheriff's Department Maj. Chuck Adamstold reporters that the town of Marysville is "completely gone."
A peek at the calendar reveals that it's late January, but to look around New York, you'd think otherwise.
We can't give you this year's Christmas Day weather forecast in your hometown -- for that you'll have to check in with the local TV stations, or if you're under 30, Google. But we can show you historically where Christmases are most likely to be white in the U.S.
Residents on the West Coast are expecting another day of fierce hurricane-force winds after powerful gusts tore up homes and trees and knocked out power lines across California.
It's late November, and yet the temperature in New York City just hit 70 degrees, tweets The New York Times, breaking the record set in 1896, and making New York one of several areas to see record-breaking warm temperatures in the past couple days.
The World Meteorological Organization said in a report on Monday that greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere have reached all-time highs, and the rate of acceleration is increasing too.
Four planes filled with around 700 passengers were ran out of water and working toilets after being abandoned on the tarmac at Connecticut's Bradley International Airport for more than seven hours.
Power outages are starting to spike as a band of wet, heavy snow smacks the northeast. In case you've forgotten, it's not Halloween yet.
Parts of the Northeast are predicted to get up to a foot of snow this weekend, which would likely -- and unsurprisingly -- set records for October snowfall in many locations.
A huge storm brought the first snowfall of the season to Colorado knocking out power to thousands and laying the groundwork for the coming ski season.
Science has found that there's an unpleasant mood for every season
As hurricane Irene passes, ratings soar on the station dedicated to storm coverage
How your latest houseguest is inconveniencing you
Hurrican Irene is coming and some thing it'll be the storm of the century
The cost of this year's natural disasters will be one of the highest in history
The current heat wave may not be so dangerous after all
It's hard to think when it's hot, including coming up with new ways to say, "It's hot!"
The perfect storm of elements going into America's heat dome
Stage collapsed after windstorm swept through Canada's capitol
A scary map to match the scary weather. Scheduled for this Sunday
A few of our favorite spots for a dip soaked in history
Fox 23 Tulsa's Jeff Piotrowski is America's bravest weather man
Meanwhile, hurricane season starts next week
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