By Matt Alto, Meteorologist Mar 18, 2012; 6:45 AM ET Thousands of record high temperatures have been set this week as record warmth continues to sprawl across the eastern two-thirds of the country. But of all the records that are being set from ...

By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist Mar 16, 2012; 11:00 AM ET As the St. Patrick's Day storm pushes slowly inland from the West, there is the potential for an outbreak of violent thunderstorms and tornadoes over the Plains starting on...

By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist Mar 13, 2012; 11:05 AM ET Lake Tahoe and other mountain resorts in the West will be clobbered by heavy snow over the next five to seven days. (Photos.com image) As the East experiences May-like weath...

By Jim Andrews, Senior Meteorologist Mar 13, 2012; 7:58 AM ET Credit: Photos.com/Greg Henry Tough water restrictions have been issued for 20 million UK residents in light of worsening drought in England. The restrictions, including a "hosepipe ba...

By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist Mar 12, 2012; 9:45 AM ET Dale Kirk, right, picks up a chair from the debris of the home of Brenda and Ted Tolbert of Holton, Ind. on Sunday, March 4, 2012 after tornadoes hit the area a couple of day...

By Vickie Frantz, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer Mar 4, 2012; 6:12 AM ET Photo of tornado damage to Henryville, Indiana taken on a Blackberry by @ShiraBushFNC on Sat. March 3,2012. Destructive storms tore through the Ohio Valley Friday producing ab...

By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist Feb 29, 2012; 8:07 AM ET A blizzard will continue to affect portions of the Upper Midwest during Leap Day 2012 with very heavy snow, low visibility and gusty winds. Feb. 29 happens only once every f...

By Bill Deger, Meteorologist Feb 26, 2012; 5:04 AM ET A cold storm system pressing across the Southwest early this week will make for a damp, dreary and windy start to the week for millions. The storm will even make for a wintry mess along some ...

By Bill Deger, Meteorologist Feb 26, 2012; 3:41 AM ET Drivers at today's Daytona 500 will have to dodge a few raindrops. A weak, but moist storm system emerging from the Gulf of Mexico will spread rain across northern Florida today. While the st...

By Brian Edwards, Meteorologist Feb 25, 2012; 4:26 PM ET Photo courtesy of Photos.com. Interstate 79 was closed for several miles in western Pennsylvania today due to adverse weather conditions which caused a multi-vehicle pileup. The initial cra...

By Brian Edwards, Meteorologist Feb 25, 2012; 1:10 PM ET Photo courtesy of Photos.com. A storm system which will eject out into the Plains Monday night will spark a severe weather outbreak Tuesday across the lower Mississippi Valley. This will be...

By Bill Deger, Meteorologist Feb 25, 2012; 5:13 AM ET A dry air mass settling across the Southeast in combination with gusty winds will set the stage for an enhanced fire risk today. The conditions present could turn any small fire into a quickl...

By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist Feb 22, 2012; 12:19 PM ET Snow could brush some of the hilltops around Seattle and will clog the Cascade passes this weekend. Another storm will push in from the Pacific Ocean this weekend. Invading...

By Jim Andrews, Senior Meteorologist Feb 25, 2012; 6:29 AM ET Up to 30 cm, or 12 inches, of fresh snow, whipped in many areas by strong winds, will blanket a swath of eastern Canada by Sunday. Seeing snowfall of 15 cm or more, residents of Ottaw...

By Meghan Evans, Meteorologist Feb 24, 2012; 12:10 PM ET Image of snow at night by Adam Gryko. From Photos.com. Some heavy lake-effect snow bands will develop downwind of the Great Lakes tonight into Saturday as cold winds whip through the area. ...

By Meghan Evans, Meteorologist Feb 24, 2012; 9:28 AM ET AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Jesse Ferrell has more on this image from Fred Smith. Following a near-record number of tornadoes in 2011, an active severe weather season with above-normal tor...

By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist Feb 23, 2012; 9:23 AM ET The risk of violent thunderstorms, including tornadoes, will affect the Tennessee and Ohio valleys later this afternoon into tonight. According to Severe Weather Expert Henr...

By Jim Andrews, Senior Meteorologist Feb 23, 2012; 9:12 AM ET The southwestern Indian Ocean could see a new tropical cyclone by the end of the week. Were a cyclone to form in the area, it could pose a threat to Madagascar, which was dealt a dest...

By Jillian MacMath, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer Feb 23, 2012; 7:30 AM ET Photo by Victor Zastol`skiy of photos.com Though everyone has seen a Hollywood tornado flick where a highway overpass has served as an effective shelter against an F-5 twis...

By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist Feb 22, 2012; 9:57 AM ET Another round of angry skies and localized severe weather will visit part of the South into Friday. (Photos.com image) Locally severe thunderstorms will sweep through the Ten...

By Meghan Evans, Meteorologist Feb 22, 2012; 9:47 AM ET A large tornado south of Dimmitt, Texas, on June 2, 1995. Photo from NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL). The tornado frequency increas...

In a winter season that has been dominated by mild temperatures and lack of snow, the Great Lakes and the Northeast are in for a reminder that winter is not yet over. A potent storm system will push into the Ohio Valley Thursday night and slide int...

By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist Feb 21, 2012; 1:32 PM ET Rain will soak coastal areas from Portland to Seattle and Vancouver into the middle of the week. Late in the week, snow could reach the sea level cities in the Northwest. (Ba...

By John Marsh, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer Feb 20, 2012; 11:09 AM ET When severe weather is approaching, watches and warnings are issued to inform the public of impending threats. There is a distinct difference between a watch and a warning, and...

By Jim Andrews, Senior Meteorologist Feb 20, 2012; 10:42 AM ET Torrential rains along the Andes of northern Chile has sent flood waters crashing through some of the driest towns on Earth. Fortunately, no deaths were reported, yet some 800 residen...

Feb 18, 2012; 10:16 AM ET Enough rain will fall with the storm system this weekend to cause urban flooding problems. A developing storm system already responsible for flooding in Texas will press eastward this weekend to Georgia, South Carolina ...

By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist Feb 18, 2012; 8:39 AM ET Some kids may have a blast playing in the snow in the wake of the storm on Monday. (Photos.com photo) A snowstorm will take shape over the mountains of Virginia and West Virg...

By John Marsh, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer Feb 17, 2012; 7:24 PM ET Krewe du Vieux parades down Frenchmen St. celebrating the Mardi Gras season in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. The parade is one of the earliest parades of the Mardi Gras s...

By Jim Andrews, Senior Meteorologist Feb 16, 2012; 8:05 AM ET Rome's Colosseum is seen in a rare fall of snow on Feb. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Riccardo De luca) Historical snow and cold in Rome have not only tried the patience of its residents but hav...

After a potent disturbance brought rainfall to southern California on Wednesday, gusty Santa Ana winds will buffet the region through this afternoon. Sustained winds of 15-25 mph will be common near the coast today with gusts to 40 mph. Farther inl...