Weather

Blustery winds also are helping ignite and expand the fires in Georgia and Florida that have blanketed parts of several states in smoke, leading to air quality warnings Thursday in cities far from the blazes.

Multiple destructive twisters struck the central U.S. on Friday afternoon during a tornado outbreak that capped a weeklong stretch of severe storms in the region.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers declared a state of emergency after storms, which had started moving through the state Monday, brought strong winds, hail and heavy rain.

Forecasters warn the threat is far from over, with another round of severe storms expected.

Typhoon warnings are in effect for Saipan, Tinian, Rota, and the northern islands of Alamagan, Pagan, and Agrihan. Guam remains under a tropical storm warning and a typhoon watch, according to the weather agency.

The region faces significant seismic risk from the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a major offshore fault where the Juan de Fuca Plate slips beneath the North American Plate.

Fast-moving wildfire east of Moreno Valley scorches thousands of acres, forcing evacuations as strong winds fuel rapid spread across Riverside County.

State and county crews continued to assess the destruction, but by Monday, Oahu’s Department of Emergency Management had received more than 400 reports of damaged or destroyed homes.

Temperatures at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 C) were forecast in the Southwest, closing a remarkable week of record-breaking heat. Experts say April, May and June are likely to be hotter than normal almost everywhere in the U.S.

Hawaii officials urged people in hard-hit areas to evacuate Saturday due to the state's worst flooding in more than 20 years, after heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm a week ago with still more expected over the weekend.

A persistent heat wave continues to scorch Southern California, with dangerously high temperatures gripping the region.

Southern California is bracing for extreme heat, with temperatures climbing into the triple digits this week.

Travel disruptions continued Tuesday in the U.S. as airlines worked to recover from a powerful storm system that had already snarled flight schedules a day earlier while the partial government shutdown continued to fuel long lines at security checkpoints.

A major winter storm is sweeping across the country, bringing blizzard conditions, severe storms, and travel disruptions.

Powerful March storms have disrupted air travel across the United States since Sunday, leading to ground stops and delays at several major airports and causing airlines to cancel thousands of flights nationwide.

The storms forced airlines to cancel more than 4,000 flights nationwide on March 16.

At least seven tornadoes touched down across three states on Tuesday.

A tornado in North Texas injured five people on April 28.

Cleanup is underway in North Texas after violent weather hammered broad swathes of the U.S. heartland.

The confirmed tornado Thursday moved across parts of Enid, a city of about 50,000 people near the state's northern border.

Blustery winds also are helping ignite and expand the fires in Georgia and Florida that have blanketed parts of several states in smoke, leading to air quality warnings Thursday in cities far from the blazes.

Multiple destructive twisters struck the central U.S. on Friday afternoon during a tornado outbreak that capped a weeklong stretch of severe storms in the region.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers declared a state of emergency after storms, which had started moving through the state Monday, brought strong winds, hail and heavy rain.

Forecasters warn the threat is far from over, with another round of severe storms expected.

Typhoon warnings are in effect for Saipan, Tinian, Rota, and the northern islands of Alamagan, Pagan, and Agrihan. Guam remains under a tropical storm warning and a typhoon watch, according to the weather agency.

The region faces significant seismic risk from the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a major offshore fault where the Juan de Fuca Plate slips beneath the North American Plate.

Fast-moving wildfire east of Moreno Valley scorches thousands of acres, forcing evacuations as strong winds fuel rapid spread across Riverside County.

State and county crews continued to assess the destruction, but by Monday, Oahu’s Department of Emergency Management had received more than 400 reports of damaged or destroyed homes.

Temperatures at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 C) were forecast in the Southwest, closing a remarkable week of record-breaking heat. Experts say April, May and June are likely to be hotter than normal almost everywhere in the U.S.

Hawaii officials urged people in hard-hit areas to evacuate Saturday due to the state's worst flooding in more than 20 years, after heavy rains fell on soil already saturated by downpours from a winter storm a week ago with still more expected over the weekend.

A persistent heat wave continues to scorch Southern California, with dangerously high temperatures gripping the region.

Southern California is bracing for extreme heat, with temperatures climbing into the triple digits this week.

Travel disruptions continued Tuesday in the U.S. as airlines worked to recover from a powerful storm system that had already snarled flight schedules a day earlier while the partial government shutdown continued to fuel long lines at security checkpoints.

A major winter storm is sweeping across the country, bringing blizzard conditions, severe storms, and travel disruptions.

Powerful March storms have disrupted air travel across the United States since Sunday, leading to ground stops and delays at several major airports and causing airlines to cancel thousands of flights nationwide.

The storms forced airlines to cancel more than 4,000 flights nationwide on March 16.