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September 24, 2020 at 10:22 am

California fire tornadoes had winds up to 125 mph

California's Creek Fire, which has torched nearly 300,000 acres and become California's largest wildfire on record was still only a third contained as of Wednesday....

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September 8, 2020 at 12:32 pm

Summer heat to snow in 18 hours: Weather whiplash strikes Rocky Mountain states

DENVER - The calendar may say Sept. 8, but portions of the Rockies and High Plains are experiencing four seasons in four days amid a...

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September 6, 2020 at 10:24 am

Highs in the 90s to snow the next day? Colorado braces for wild weather

If you're heading to Denver Labor Day weekend into early next week, good luck packing. You'll want shorts, sunscreen, flip flops, a hat, gloves and...

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August 13, 2020 at 12:00 pm

Hot weather bakes the West as wildfires erupt in California, forcing emergency planners to scramble

Exceptionally hot temperatures are baking parts of the West, bringing hazardous conditions to many and contributing to wildfires. The sizzling heat is worsening what's already...

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August 13, 2020 at 8:34 am

Tropical Storm Josephine forms in Atlantic as possible uptick in storm activity looms

Tropical Storm Josephine formed in the Atlantic on Thursday morning, becoming the earliest J named storm on record and marking the 10th named storm in...

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August 12, 2020 at 11:42 am

Midwest derecho devastates Iowa corn crop. Satellite imagery shows damage.

Monday's derecho across the Corn Belt and Midwest laid siege to more than 10 million acres of Iowa's corn and soybean crop, devastating farmers and...

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In this GOES-16 satellite image taken Friday, July 31, 2020, at 8:40 a.m. EDT., and provided by NOAA, Hurricane Isaias churns in the Caribbean. Hurricane Isaias kept on a path early Friday toward the U.S. East Coast as it approached the Bahamas, parts of which are still recovering from the devastation of last year’s Hurricane Dorian. (NOAA via AP) NYDD203 NYDD203

July 31, 2020 at 9:24 am

Hurricane Isaias charges toward Florida as storm targets U.S. East Coast

Hurricane conditions could begin along the east coast of Florida, including a storm surge up to several feet above normally dry land, as soon as...

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July 27, 2020 at 7:14 am

Hawaii ‘breathing a sigh of relief’ as Douglas pulls away after just grazing islands

Hurricane Douglas was widely advertised as having the potential to become only the third landfalling hurricane on record in Hawaii, but Douglas apparently had other...

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July 13, 2020 at 10:32 am

Excessive heat scorches the South and Southwest, where coronavirus cases are surging

An intense and expanding heat wave is baking the South and Southwest, pushing the mercury to record-challenging levels in areas notorious for their searing summer...

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June 29, 2020 at 2:34 pm

Record-setting Saharan dust plume is exiting U.S., while second, gentler pulse approaches

After touring the Southern U.S. for more than a week, the intrepid plume of African dust that's brought haze and poor air quality along the...

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