Weather & Climate

Flagstaff, Arizona, regularly receives snow, often multiple times each winter season. Due to its high elevation—about 7,000 feet (2,134 m) on the Coconino Plateau—snow is a...

Tornadoes vary by region and intensity, but certain rotating features and hazards recur. If you see a rotating wall cloud, a visible funnel extending from the cloud base, or whi...

Which state gets the most snow depends on how you measure it: annual accumulation, average depth, or number of days with snow on the ground. By reliable long-term records, Alask...

Hurricane St. Thomas refers to the impacts that tropical cyclones can have on the island of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. These storms bring high winds, heavy rainfall,...

In 2018, Arizona experienced a significant dust storm that drew widespread attention for its intensity and disruptive effects. This profile explains what happened, why such even...

Irma Sarasota FL refers to the presence of Tropical Storm Irma in relation to Sarasota, Florida, as well as the community and neighborhood context named Irma within the broader...

Hurricane Beryl was the first named storm and first hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic season. It formed in early July from a tropical wave moving off West Africa, rapidly intensifi...

The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season was an above-average year that produced 15 named storms, including 8 hurricanes and 2 major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher). This evergy eve...

During the 2017 winter season, the Farmer’s Almanac 2017 winter forecast described a period of colder‑than‑normal temperatures and above‑average snowfall across much of...