Extreme Weather

A “bomb cyclone” swept across the northwest U.S., knocking down trees, causing widespread power outages and leaving at least one person dead.

Bomb cyclone is a term used by weather enthusiasts to describe a process that meteorologists usually call bombogenesis. It’s the rapid intensification of a cyclone in a short period of time, and it can happen during powerful storms such as the one northern California and the Pacific Northwest are preparing for this week.

Rafael has weakened to a tropical storm and was expected to dissolve over the Gulf of Mexico in the coming days after barreling across Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane.

Hurricane Rafael was moving west across the Gulf Coast of Mexico Friday, bringing the threat of life-threatening conditions to the southern United States coastline, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Anger and frustration erupted in Spain on Sunday as King Felipe VI surveyed the damage from historic flash floods that killed more than 200 people.

Authorities say flash floods in Spain turned village streets into rivers, ruined homes, disrupted transportation and killed at least 95 people.

Devastating floods have killed at least 205 people in eastern and southern Spain, local officials announced Friday.

The Environmental Voter Project says more than 130,000 first-time voters, who prioritize climate change, have already cast ballots. Combined with the impacts of extreme weather and climate change, they could decide this election. National climate reporter Chase Cain shows us where climate voters could have the most influence.

“I want to caution that this is not a definitive count, because the task force is continuing its work,” Cooper said. “The number will continue to fluctuate as more reports come in and others are resolved.”

The command and control vehicles are headed to Tallahassee, Florida, where they’ll be taken over by Red Cross volunteers already in the region. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.

Local crews from the DMV are heading to Tallahassee, Florida and other affected areas to provide relief from Hurricane Milton. News4’s Walter Morris reports. 

A devoted mother and her 5-week-old twins were killed when a massive tree crashed through their home during Hurricane Helene.

These tips will help you get ready for the east coast winter ahead.

A week after Hurricane Helene overwhelmed the Southeastern U.S., homeowners hit the hardest are grappling with how they could possibly pay for the flood damage from one of the deadliest storms in recent history to hit the mainland.

Local first responders have been doing their part to help areas Helene devastated from Florida to southwest Virginia. News4 photojournalist Jacob Schoenmann spoke with Arlington County water rescue officer Michael Wertman, who just got back from a mission.

The D.C. Attorney General’s Office announced a settlement with District Dogs over a flood that killed 10 dogs at its Rhode Island Avenue location last year. 

District Dogs has been ordered to pay $100,000, make safety improvements and not to reopen the facility where 10 dogs died in last year’s tragic flood, D.C.’s attorney general announced Tuesday. Jocelyn Lobos-Segura is among those who lost their dogs on Aug. 14, 2023 when severe storms flooded the day care on Rhode Island Avenue NE. Water rose six feet…

Hurricane Helene’s physical path of destruction is horrible and widespread: Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and even Virginia. Local crews including the Virginia Department of Transportation and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue are on the move trying to help out. Listening to the stories of those directly impacted by Helene, it’s clear more help is needed. “It is a...

Local first responders are on the move helping those impacted by Hurricane Helene. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

As Hurricane Helene approached Florida on Thursday, several local Waffle House locations closed, leaving users on social media worried about the severity of the storm.