Illinois leads nation in tornado, hail and wind reports so far in 2026 The state of Illinois reigns supreme for tornado and other severe weather reports so far this year, but that's not the way the ...

Fire crews responded to two separate house fires in the Chicago suburbs last week after lightning strikes during a stretch of severe thunderstorms. On Friday, April 17, the Wheaton Fire Department ...

Dangers to life, property remain high in California as storm onslaught continues AccuWeather meteorologists warn that a moisture-packed system set to arrive early this week could be the strongest in a ...

Even though a large weekend storm may end up being a "late bloomer" in terms of disruptive conditions, it will have impacts in an area of the eastern half of the United States, including an estimated ...

Severe weather this week will feature higher-risk storms than last week, stretching from the central United States to parts of the East. On Tuesday, there were 235 filtered reports of severe weather ...

Drought to boost wildfire risk in eastern, central and western US Drought conditions are expected to worsen across parts of the US this spring, raising wildfire risk from the Southeast to the Plains ...

A major typhoon made landfall in the Northern Mariana Islands Tuesday evening local time. Strong winds and heavy rain caused damage from Guam through Saipan. Super Typhoon Sinlaku, with the strength ...

Will cold clipper storms finally bring snow to NYC, Philly and Boston? Chicago, Detroit, Des Moines, Iowa, and even Richmond, Virginia, have picked up accumulating snow so far this year--but when will ...

Severe weather outbreak to peak Friday with tornado risk in central US A multiday severe weather outbreak will intensify into Friday night with tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds from the Plains ...

Stormy late-January setup raises risk for snow and ice impacts Paired with a long-lasting cold pattern, AccuWeather long-range forecasters are highlighting a storm later this week and into the ...

Air quality alerts have been issued from Illinois to New Hampshire as wildfire smoke blankets sky from the Great Lakes across portions of the Northeast. "Smoke from Canadian wildfires will lead to ...

Southern US braces for major winter storm: Dallas to Atlanta on alert A large part of the southern United States will take a turn at a major winter storm from late this week to this weekend with the ...