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Massive hailstorms keep hitting the U.S. Here’s why.

by Scott Dance The Washington Post June 1, 2024June 2, 2024

Warming temperatures may be, in effect, making hailstones larger, while also perhaps diminishing the likelihood of smaller hail.

by ROD McGUIRK Associated Press May 28, 2024May 28, 2024

If the debris – which has become more unstable from recent rain and trapped streams – doesn’t stop moving, it can wipe out villages further down.

A severe cyclone has formed over the Bay of Bengal.

by SEAN MURPHY and JULIO CORTEZ Associated Press May 26, 2024May 26, 2024

In Texas, about 100 people were injured and more than 200 homes and structures destroyed.

The president responded about 3 weeks after Gov. Janet Mills requested the federal declaration to help communities recover from the 2-day storm.

by ISABELLA O'MALLEY and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press May 24, 2024May 24, 2024

Several tornadoes have been reported in Iowa and Illinois as storms downed power lines and trees.

by SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press May 23, 2024May 23, 2024

Get ready for what nearly all the experts think will be one of the busiest Atlantic hurricane seasons on record.

Mills will sign an executive order Tuesday to create the commission in the wake of an extremely warm and stormy winter.

The funding is part of a $60 million storm relief package secured by Gov. Janet Mills and lawmakers during the recent legislative session.

by Jonathan Edwards and Ian Livingston The Washington Post May 7, 2024May 7, 2024

Several intense tornadoes plowed across parts of southern Michigan on Tuesday evening, causing damage and leaving injuries in their wake.