Weather

A view of the plume of gas lighted up by the lava from the erupting volcano seen from Suðurstrandavegur, the road that leads to Grindavík, Iceland, on Sunday.

World News

An Icelandic town is evacuated after a volcanic eruption sends lava into nearby homes

12:18pm January 15, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

The Icelandic Meteorological Office said the eruption began just before 8:00 a.m. local time Sunday about a half mile from the town of Grindavík after a series of intense earthquakes.

Early rush hour traffic is seen along Orchard Lake Road in West Bloomfield, Mich., shortly after the start of a winter storm Friday.

From blizzards to torrential rain, extreme weather dominates across the U.S.

7:25pm January 13, 2024

by Juliana Kim

The severe weather has canceled hundreds of flights, knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of households and disrupted campaigning in Iowa ahead of Monday's caucuses.

National

Body of skier retrieved from Idaho backcountry after avalanche

4:40am January 13, 2024

by The Associated Press

Authorities in Idaho on Friday located and retrieved the body of a man who was caught in an avalanche while backcountry skiing with two other men who were rescued the previous day.

National

Power down, schools closed and flights grounded: Winter storm sweeps parts of U.S.

5:43pm January 12, 2024

by David Schaper

Winter weather is causing havoc as wide swaths of the Midwest have been walloped with heavy snow and fierce winds.

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A man wades through a flooded parking lot near Widgery Wharf on Wednesday in Portland, Maine.

National

Parts of the Northeast and South are recovering after a huge, deadly winter storm

2:57pm January 10, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

Heavy rains, flooding and destructive winds and tornadoes snarled traffic and knocked out power up and down the East Coast.

Severe weather has been pummeling parts of the U.S. over the last couple of days

7:25am January 10, 2024

Storms dropped as much as 12 inches of snow across the Midwest. Across the South, storms brought heavy rain, hail, tornadoes and flash floods to parts of Alabama, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.

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This photo provided by Bay County Sheriff's Office shows damage around Panama City Beach, Fla., on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, after a sprawling storm hit the South with strong thunderstorms and tornado warnings that blew roofs off homes and tossed about furniture in the Florida Panhandle.

National

A sprawling storm in the U.S. spawns high winds in the South and snow in the Midwest

10:11pm January 09, 2024

by The Associated Press

The storm caused deaths and damage in the Southeast and stranded motorists on highways in the Midwest. It is expected to bring heavy rain to the Northeast, parts of which got a foot of snow on Sunday.

Severe weather is already battering parts of the U.S. or will be soon

7:58am January 09, 2024

A parade of weather systems promises to bring high winds, blizzards and flooding to many parts of the U.S. this week.

Governor Cooper issues a state of emergency.

Health & Safety

Sprawling storm wallops US with tornado reports, damage and heavy snow, closing roads and schools

8:55pm January 08, 2024

by Scott McFetridge and Kathy McCormack, Associated Press, WFDD staff

In North Carolina, one person has died and two other people were in critical condition after a suspected tornado struck a mobile home park in the town of Claremont, which is north of Charlotte, according to Amy McCauley, a spokesperson for Catawba County. The county has also been dealing with downed trees and flooding.

A person uses a snowblower to clear snow in front of a home in Methuen, Mass., on Sunday.

National

Large swaths of the U.S. are facing severe weather. Here's what to know

2:49pm January 08, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

Blizzard conditions are expected in the Great Plains and the Pacific Northwest, while the Northeast braces for more precipitation following weekend snowfall.