Viral video of eye-level ship highlights New Orleans' persisting flood risk

A TikTok video showing a ship towering over a New Orleans street has gone viral, reigniting debate about the city’s below-sea-level geography as the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches.

Hurricane Erin moves closer to US

Hurricane Erin rapidly intensified last week, going from a Category 1 hurricane to a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 160 mph in a matter of hours.

Hurricane Erin rapidly intensifies into dangerous Category 4 storm, unleashing 160 mph winds in its path

Hurricane Erin, the first major hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, rapidly intensified Friday night, with the storm now reaching Category 5 strength with sustained winds of 160 mph.

Experts confirm longest-ever lightning flash: Here's where

The massive lightning flash was captured several years ago, covering a record-setting distance to earn the distinction as the world’s longest.

Flash flood warnings issued for Oakland, Wayne, Washtenaw counties

The NWS said trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain of between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.

Heavy rain triggers flooding, delays and damage at Metro Airport
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There were just as many people trying to get home after landing at Detroit Metro as people trying to get out of dodge. One man added at least two hours to his road trip home to Novi after flying 30 hours from India.

North Carolina gamer shocked by lightning while livestreaming

The chances of being struck by lightning in any given year is 1 in 1.43 million, according to the National Lightning Safety Council.

Flash flood warning issued for Oakland, Macomb counties

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

‘River of Angels’ memorial rises in Kerrville as flood victims remembered

A memorial wall in Kerrville too shape over the weekend - a powerful expression of grief as locals struggle to come to terms with the immense scale of the tragedy.

Severe weather moving through parts of Metro Detroit

There are no active weather alerts currently, but earlier tonight severe thunderstorm warnings were in effect for three counties.

Here's how much hotter your summers could get by 2060 and 2100

Summers in U.S. cities are projected to become hotter by 2060 and 2100, with some reaching heat levels comparable to the Middle East and North Africa.