At least 16 dead as tornadoes, flooding ravage several states in central US

The reason for an outburst of deadly storms early in the year could be lurking in the ocean

An outburst of deadly and destructive outbreaks in the US in recent weeks could be traced back to the ocean.

Nashville area sees 161 tornado, thunderstorm and flash flood warnings in two weeks

Flash flood. Severe thunderstorm. Tornado warning.  Middle Tennessee residents accrued 161 warnings for these three severe weather threats — sometimes simultaneously — in the first two weeks of April.   In the past decade, the number of warnings for the entire month of April has ranged from just 5 warnings to a high of 45 warnings in 2017, according to the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s storm warning tool, looking at warnings from the National Wea…

Severe weather threatens parts of America’s heartland trying to recover from historic flooding, deadly storms

Portions of the Midwest and Southeast recently slammed by a deadly barrage of powerful storms and flooding are continuing recovery efforts in the wake of the disaster.

‘Getting heavier’: Climate change primes storms to drop more rain - West Hawaii Today

The severe storm system that has inundated the central and southeastern United States with heavy rain and high winds for days fits into a broader pattern in recent decades of increasing rainfall across the eastern half of the United States.

Why some storms brew up to extreme dimensions in the middle of America – and why it’s happening more often

Floodwaters rise in downtown Hopkinsville, Ky., on April 4, 2025. AP Photo/George Walker IVA powerful storm system that stalled over states from Texas to Ohio for several days in early April 2025 wreaked havoc across the region, with deadly tornadoes, mudslides and flooding as rivers rose. More than a foot of rain fell in several areas. As a climate scientist who studies the water cycle, I often get questions about how extreme storms like these …

‘Getting Heavier’: Climate Change Primes Storms to Drop More Rain

The severe storm system that has inundated the central and southeastern United States with heavy rain and high winds for days fits into a broader pattern in recent decades of increasing rainfall across the eastern half of the United States. Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for 1991 through 2020 show that the Eastern part of the country received more rain, on average, over those years than it did during the 20th centu…