A massive 7.4-magnitude earthquake tore through western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people and injuring 87 others in what officials are calling the strongest quake to ever hit the country. The tremor struck around 8:34 a.m. near San José del Palmar in the rural Chocó province, roughly 250 miles from Bogotá, according to … Read more
WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin — A 4-year-old boy named Dante Campbell is dead. And the two adults who were supposed to protect him chose to look the other way. His mother, Charlotte Kurek, 31, pleaded guilty this week to child neglect with death and chronic child neglect. Court records confirm she knew her son was being … Read more
DALLAS, Texas — The heat is not letting up, and Tuesday could be the most dangerous day of the week so far. North Texas is under a heat advisory from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Heat index values — what the air actually feels like on your skin — could reach 108°. For anyone … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — A dangerous stretch of severe weather is taking shape across a wide corridor of the country today, and forecasters are urging residents to pay close attention as conditions deteriorate through the afternoon. Two separate zones are under a Level 2 of 5 Slight Risk — one cutting through the Dakotas and northwestern … Read more
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans are waking up each day not knowing how much water they will have by nightfall. More than 180,000 residents across San Juan, Ponce, and Guayama are now living under active water rationing as a severe drought tightens its hold on the island. Officials say … Read more
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — If you have plans to be outside anywhere in Pennsylvania today, forecasters want you to stop and pay close attention first. Multiple storm systems are targeting the state on Monday, August 10, bringing the threat of severe thunderstorms, damaging winds, and large hail to millions of residents — from Pittsburgh in the … Read more
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Most of the city is still asleep, but a dangerous line of storms is already on its way. Radar tracked the system at 3:30 AM ET Monday, with forecasters putting Indianapolis arrival just before 5:30 AM. The window to prepare is short. Here is when storms reach your area Kokomo is first, … Read more
CHICAGO, Illinois — Forecasters are watching a setup that has them genuinely concerned heading into Tuesday. A stationary front draped across the region is expected to fire off intense thunderstorms during the mid-afternoon hours. The initial storms alone carry a threat for severe wind gusts and an isolated tornado. But that is not what is … Read more
CLEVELAND, Ohio — If you have plans to be outside today, the next few hours matter more than you might think. Cleveland is under a Level 2 of 5 severe weather threat this Monday. Storms are already moving through Ohio and Pennsylvania, and the atmosphere overhead has been confirmed unstable — meaning what is already … Read more
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — A line of severe storms is expected to push through a wide stretch of the Midwest and mid-Atlantic on Tuesday, and forecasters say tornadoes cannot be ruled out from Chicago all the way to Pittsburgh. The concern centers on a stationary front draped across the region, where low-level wind shear and atmospheric … Read more