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This Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Nigel gathering strength in the Atlantic Ocean.

Tropical Storm Ophelia forms off the US mid-Atlantic coast, expected to bring heavy rain and wind

This Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023, satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Nigel gathering strength in the Atlantic Ocean.

September 22, 2023, 12:25pm Nation & World

Tropical Storm Ophelia formed off the mid-Atlantic coast and was expected to bring heavy rain, storm surge and windy conditions over the weekend, the National Hurricane Center said Friday. Read story

Tropical storm warning issued for East Coast ahead of potential cyclone, forecasters say

September 21, 2023, 1:08pm Nation & World

A tropical storm warning was issued Thursday from coastal North Carolina to Delaware ahead of a potential tropical cyclone that's approaching the densely populated East Coast. Read story

Weather Eye: Sun sticks around a couple days before rain returns

September 21, 2023, 6:01am Clark County News

We are still hours from the fall equinox, but the air sure feels like fall. It almost makes you forget about those 90-degree high temperatures last week. A weak weather system came through yesterday and brought a few brief showers here and there, but not even a trace officially at… Read story

Derna flood survivor Abdul Salam Anwisi holds a copy of the Quran, Muslims' holy book, at his damaged home following flooding caused by Mediterranean storm Daniel, in Derna, Libya, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. Anwisi said he woke up at one-thirty in the morning to a scream from outside to find his neighbours' homes flooded with water. He, his sons, and other neighbours rushed to rescue the stranded families by pulling them from the roof of their house. Thousands of Libyans have lost family members, friends and neighbors in the devastating floods that engulfed the country's east.

Left behind and grieving, survivors of Libya floods call for accountability

Derna flood survivor Abdul Salam Anwisi holds a copy of the Quran, Muslims' holy book, at his damaged home following flooding caused by Mediterranean storm Daniel, in Derna, Libya, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. Anwisi said he woke up at one-thirty in the morning to a scream from outside to find his neighbours' homes flooded with water. He, his sons, and other neighbours rushed to rescue the stranded families by pulling them from the roof of their house. Thousands of Libyans have lost family members, friends and neighbors in the devastating floods that engulfed the country's east.

September 20, 2023, 1:25pm Nation & World

Abdel-Hamid al-Hassadi survived the devastating flooding in eastern Libya but he lost some 90 people from his extended family. Read story

Hurricane Nigel gains strength over the Atlantic Ocean

September 19, 2023, 9:26am Nation & World

Hurricane Nigel is gaining strength over the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to intensify later this week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Read story

Rescue teams look for flash flood victims in the city of Derna, Libya, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Mediterranean storm Daniel caused flooding that overwhelmed two dams, sending a wall of water through the city. More than 10,000 were killed, and another 10,000 are missing.

Libyan leader says flooded city has been divided to create buffers in case of disease outbreaks

Rescue teams look for flash flood victims in the city of Derna, Libya, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Mediterranean storm Daniel caused flooding that overwhelmed two dams, sending a wall of water through the city. More than 10,000 were killed, and another 10,000 are missing.

September 19, 2023, 7:42am Nation & World

Authorities have divided Libya’s flood-stricken city of Derna into four sections to create buffers in case of disease outbreaks, the prime minister of Libya’s eastern administration said Tuesday, a day after thousands of angry protesters demanded the city’s rapid reconstruction. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Some sunny days before possible rain next week

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

September 19, 2023, 6:01am Clark County News

The fall equinox arrives shortly before midnight Friday around 11:50 p.m. It appears the atmospheric chaos may begin to unwind and show its colors with increasing chances of rain in the last week of September. Who is ready for some autumn rains? Read story

Hurricane Nigel poses no immediate threat to land as it swirls through Atlantic

September 18, 2023, 8:25am Nation & World

A rapidly intensifying storm in the Atlantic has developed into a hurricane. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday Nigel is a fast-spaced storm that is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane. It poses no immediate threat to land. Read story

Fire season continues across Washington

September 18, 2023, 7:36am Latest News

Fire season isn’t letting up despite the end of summer approaching. Read story

Climate activists block traffic on Park Avenue during a march protesting energy policies and the use of fossil fuels, in New York, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023.

Tens of thousands march to kick off climate summit, demanding end to warming-causing fossil fuels

Climate activists block traffic on Park Avenue during a march protesting energy policies and the use of fossil fuels, in New York, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023.

September 17, 2023, 4:15pm Latest News

Yelling that the future and their lives depend on ending fossil fuels, tens of thousands of protesters on Sunday kicked off a week where leaders will try once again to curb climate change primarily caused by coal, oil and natural gas. Read story