Severe weather

Florida is the perfect breeding ground for lightning because of three key ingredients.

Meteorologist Steve MacLaughlin explains why lightning is so intense in Florida.

Hurricane Ernesto, which made landfall on the tiny British Atlantic territory of Bermuda, brought heavy rains and strong winds before moving north-northeast away from the area.

Tornadoes spawned by Debby leveled homes, damaged a school and killed one person early Thursday, as the tropical system dropped heavy rain and flooded communities across North and South Carolina.

NBC6’s Steve MacLaughlin explains what a “downburst” is and how it forms

Video from Only in Dade show powerful winds hitting Homestead on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.

Forecasters say oppressive heat and humidity are forecast to team up to spike temperatures above 100 degrees in Oregon, where records could be broken in cities such as Eugene, Portland and Salem.

Days after a 19-year-old was fatally struck by lightning in a Davie park, NBC6 asked questions about the lightning detection systems meant to issue warnings and keep people safe.

NBC6’s Marissa Bagg takes a closer look at lightning warning systems in the wake of the death of a 19-year-old runner who was struck and killed by lightning.

The Biden administration is moving forward with a proposal that would require heat protections for workers across the country, after Gov. Ron DeSantis this spring signed a controversial law barring Florida local governments from imposing such requirements on businesses.

Tropical Storm Alberto, the season’s first named storm, weakened Thursday as it moved inland over northeast Mexico after bringing heavy rains to parts of the parched region and leaving at least four dead.

NBC6’s Sophia Hernandez reports.

A look at the South Florida weather as flash flood warnings are issued for parts of Miami-Dade and Broward.

The weeklong heat wave that baked most of the U.S. Southwest in temperatures well into triple digits is on its last legs, but forecasters are still urging people to be cautious.

Severe weather collapsed the roof of a 7-Eleven that then fell onto a car with people inside near Orlando on Thursday. 

Authorities say no one was injured and the gas pumps were quickly turned off so there was no threat to fire.

A toddler has been killed and his mother was injured when a tornado struck suburban Detroit without warning.

The death certificates of more than 2,300 people who died in the United States last summer mention the effects of excessive heat, the highest number in 45 years.

How long will your food will stay safe in a refrigerator or freezer during a prolonged power outage? It may be longer than you think.

A series of powerful storms swept over the central and southern U.S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, killing at least 24 people and leaving a wide trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages.