Earthquake rattles Hollywood following Oscars ceremony
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake rattled the Los Angeles area in Southern California on Sunday night. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck a little more than a mile east-southeast of North Hollywood around 10:13 p.m. local time. The earthquake struck after the Oscars had ended and celebrations were getting underway.
Investigation underway outside Phoenix to determine whether blowing dust was cause of fatal multivehicle crash
An investigation is underway outside of Phoenix after officials say a multivehicle crash on Interstate 10 left at least four people dead and several others injured on Saturday. According to information provided by the Arizona Department of Public Safety, just before 1 p.m. local time, troopers responded to the area of I-10 east near the community of Tonopah, about 50 miles west of Phoenix, that involved several tractor-trailers and passenger vehicles.
37 million from Plains to Southeast face dangerous severe weather threat with tornadoes likely
Tens of millions of people across the U.S. from the Plains to the Southeast are preparing for a potential multiday severe weather outbreak this week, with forecasters warning of threats of large hail, damaging wind gusts and even some strong tornadoes. Strong thunderstorms rolled across Oklahoma and Texas to end the weekend on Sunday, but the FOX Forecast Center said the more significant severe weather threat will start on Monday and last through at least Wednesday.
Multiday severe weather threat kicks off Monday with millions bracing for damaging winds, possible tornadoes
Tens of millions of people across the U.S. from the Plains to the Southeast are preparing for a potential multiday severe weather outbreak this week, with forecasters warning of threats of large hail, damaging wind gusts and even some strong tornadoes. Strong thunderstorms rolled across Oklahoma and Texas to end the weekend on Sunday, but the FOX Forecast Center said the more significant severe weather threat will begin late Monday and last through at least Wednesday.
How Americans will feel the impact of Trump’s weather forecasting layoffs
The survivor’s guilt-stricken remaining employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are trying to “pick up the pieces” and figure out how to continue delivering life-saving information to the public, after the shock firing of hundreds of America’s foremost experts in weather forecasting and earth sciences on Thursday. “This is an enormous self-inflicted wound. This is a hard day,” said an employee at the National Weather Service, which is under NOAA. “It’s a bleak day and I don’t know what the solution is.” Hundreds of employees were terminated — potentially as many as 800, sources close to the agency said. Most divisions of the agency, which employs scientists and specialists in weather, oceans, biodiversity, climate and other research and planetary monitoring fields, were affected.
South Carolina wildfires force residents to flee homes as blazes erupt along Eastern Seaboard
Crews up and down the East Coast are furiously working to contain numerous wildfires that broke out over the weekend, with officials telling people to flee their homes for safety as flames approached neighborhoods. Fires have been reported from the Delmarva Peninsula and New Jersey shore to the Carolinas and Georgia, and the risk of wildfires will continue through Sunday. The FOX Forecast Center warned that the combination of low humidity, gusty winds and dry vegetation increased the danger of fires spreading out of control. Relative humidity values were reported to be between 15% and 30%, while wind gusts of up to 40 mph allowed the fires to grow quickly.
FedEx jet engine burst into flames after bird strike over Newark
A FedEx cargo plane had an engine burst into flames when it was struck by a bird during takeoff Saturday morning. The Boeing 767 took off from Newark, New Jersey's Liberty International Airport around 8 a.m. ET but one of the engines was hit by a bird a short time later, according to the FAA. Video from witnesses around the Tri-State area showed the plane circling back and returning to Newark with sparks and flames spewing from the damaged engine. Sofiane Zeblah told Storyful they were "driving on highway" and noticed "something black going into [the plane’s] right engine and then flames started." The plane landed safely back at Liberty, the FAA said. There were no reported injuries.
Powerful windstorm may threaten March atmospheric pressure records in Midwest
A powerful storm that is threatening a dangerous severe weather outbreak in the South Tuesday is expected to bring widespread impacts on its northern flank across the Midwest, with potentially damaging winds, soaking rain and areas of snow. The expected low-pressure area could even break some atmospheric pressure records. The storm begins its trek across the nation Sunday when it rolls off the Pacific and spreads valley rain and mountain snow across California and into the Great Basin. Accumulation should be light with no flood concerns at this time. More than a foot of needed snow may fall high in the Sierra Nevada, where the snowpack is sitting around 85% of average.
New York City firefighters rescue trapped window washers dangling 780 feet in the air
Two window washers in New York City were rescued after they were trapped on dangling scaffolding 78 stories in the air Friday, according to the New York City Fire Department. Glass could be seen littering on the sidewalk below as the scaffold twisted in the wind and repeatedly banged into the side of the skyscraper that was being cleaned. It happened shortly before 10 a.m. "It was a high wind factor blowing into the building," said Lt. Nick Schneider of NYFD Ladder 4. "There's glass pretty much raining all over the sidewalk when we pulled up."
Mardi Gras festivities threatened Tuesday as strong winds, severe weather eye South
A powerful storm system that is expected to sweep across the southern Plains and Southeast will head toward the Gulf Coast, raising concerns about its impact on Mardi Gras celebrations. Mardi Gras is a celebration held in and around New Orleans that concludes before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. While some parades during the month-long celebration have already been impacted by wet weather, attention is now focused on Fat Tuesday’s events, which kick off around 8 a.m. local time. As long as the storm system's timing doesn’t change, parades on Tuesday are expected to proceed without any major disruptions, according to event organizers.