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A shopper passes by empty rows in the frozen food section of a Winn-Dixie grocery near downtown Tallahassee, Fla., Sunday, May 12, 2024. The store was forced to remove perishable items after they lost power Friday morning from a powerful storm. Some of the strongest storms, including two EF-2 tornadoes confirmed by the National Weather Service in Tallahassee, rolled through early Friday, toppling trees across the region. According to the city&#039;s outage map, as of 9:11 pm. tonight, over 25,000 customers were still without power.

Severe storms blitz the US South again after one of the most active tornado periods in history

A shopper passes by empty rows in the frozen food section of a Winn-Dixie grocery near downtown Tallahassee, Fla., Sunday, May 12, 2024. The store was forced to remove perishable items after they lost power Friday morning from a powerful storm. Some of the strongest storms, including two EF-2 tornadoes confirmed by the National Weather Service in Tallahassee, rolled through early Friday, toppling trees across the region. According to the city&#039;s outage map, as of 9:11 pm. tonight, over 25,000 customers were still without power.

May 13, 2024, 10:27am Nation & World

More than 15 million people from Texas to Florida were under threat of severe storms and the potential for more tornadoes Monday, many of them in areas previously hit during one of the most active periods for twisters on record. Read story

Smoke from wildfires blankets the city as a couple has a picnic in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, May 11, 2024.

Canadian wildfire smoke chokes upper Midwest for second straight year

Smoke from wildfires blankets the city as a couple has a picnic in Edmonton, Alberta, Saturday, May 11, 2024.

May 13, 2024, 9:51am Nation & World

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the upper Midwest for the second straight year. Read story

Rescuers carry the body of a victim of a flash flood in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, May 13, 2024. Heavy rains and torrents of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano&rsquo;s slopes on Indonesia&rsquo;s Sumatra island triggered flash floods causing a number of people dead and missing, officials said Sunday.

More bodies found in Indonesia after flash floods killed dozens and submerged homes

Rescuers carry the body of a victim of a flash flood in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, May 13, 2024. Heavy rains and torrents of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano&rsquo;s slopes on Indonesia&rsquo;s Sumatra island triggered flash floods causing a number of people dead and missing, officials said Sunday.

May 13, 2024, 8:25am Nation & World

Rescuers recovered more bodies Monday after monsoon rains triggered flash floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, bringing down torrents of cold lava and mud, leaving 43 people dead and another 15 missing. Read story

As El Niño ends, another La Niña winter is looming. Are they becoming more frequent events?

May 13, 2024, 7:44am Latest News

El Niño is over, and another La Niña weather pattern is expected to develop heading into winter, meteorologists from the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center said Thursday. Read story

Hurricane Ivan is seen on the computer screen 250 miles from the Gulf Coast while Tropical Storm Jeanne approaches Puerto Rico on Sept. 15, 2004, at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. (J.

Florida residents warned to prepare for 2024 hurricane season

Hurricane Ivan is seen on the computer screen 250 miles from the Gulf Coast while Tropical Storm Jeanne approaches Puerto Rico on Sept. 15, 2004, at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. (J.

May 13, 2024, 5:59am Nation & World

With the start of hurricane season less than a month away, U.S. officials who predict, prepare for and respond to natural disasters had a message for Floridians on Friday: It’s not a matter of if a hurricane will hit, but when. Read story

A photojournalist walks among the flames of a wildfire in rural Aguanga, Calif. Monday, Oct. 30, 2023.

California shifting to warmer, drier weather, but wildfire season still expected to be delayed

A photojournalist walks among the flames of a wildfire in rural Aguanga, Calif. Monday, Oct. 30, 2023.

May 11, 2024, 11:15am Nation & World

After another rainy winter that dragged into springtime, California is finally moving toward a warmer and drier pattern, with temperatures expected to hit typical highs — or above — for this time of year. Read story

Chance Crocker, 18, of Vancouver enjoys the sunshine Friday afternoon while catching a ride on a jet ski along Northwest Lower River Road. Vancouver&rsquo;s high temperature was expected to reach 90 degrees. Clark County Public Health officials warn residents to use caution around lakes and rivers, which are still cold enough to immobilize even the strongest swimmers.

Stay safe on the water this warm weekend: Clark County Public Health urges caution in area’s cold, fast-moving waters

Chance Crocker, 18, of Vancouver enjoys the sunshine Friday afternoon while catching a ride on a jet ski along Northwest Lower River Road. Vancouver&rsquo;s high temperature was expected to reach 90 degrees. Clark County Public Health officials warn residents to use caution around lakes and rivers, which are still cold enough to immobilize even the strongest swimmers.

May 11, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Health

It’s an unusually warm weekend for mid-May. The National Weather Service predicts today will be sunny and could reach 89 degrees, with just the faintest of breezes cooling things off. Sunday will also be sunny, with a high temperature near 81 degrees. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Hot time in Vancouver might have broken record

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

May 11, 2024, 6:04am Clark County News

‘My oh my what a wonderful day’ as the lyrics go as our spring weather took a giant leap into summer quickly Friday. After our first 80-degree day of the season on Thursday with a high of 83 degrees we were well on our way to the first 90-degree day… Read story

John Bernhardt picks up debris at his stormed damaged home Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. A wave of dangerous storms began crashing over parts of the South on Thursday, a day after severe weather with damaging tornadoes killed several people in the region.

At least 1 dead in Florida as storms continue to pummel the South in a week of severe weather

John Bernhardt picks up debris at his stormed damaged home Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, Tenn. A wave of dangerous storms began crashing over parts of the South on Thursday, a day after severe weather with damaging tornadoes killed several people in the region.

May 10, 2024, 12:22pm Nation & World

Dangerous storms crashed over parts of the South on Thursday even as the region cleaned up from earlier severe weather that spawned tornadoes, killed at least three people, and gravely injured a boy who was swept into a storm drain as he played in a flooded street. Read story

A wheelbarrow is seen lodged in a damaged tree after a tornado leveled dozens of homes near Omaha. Neb. on Friday, April 26, 2024.

New storms pummel the South as a week of deadly weather marches on

A wheelbarrow is seen lodged in a damaged tree after a tornado leveled dozens of homes near Omaha. Neb. on Friday, April 26, 2024.

May 9, 2024, 8:05am Nation & World

A wave of dangerous storms began washing over parts of the South early Thursday, a day after severe weather with damaging tornadoes and large hail killed at least three people in the region. Read story