Stories by AccuWeather

Joaquin is already threatening the Bahamas. Even if it doesn’t make landfall in the U.S., the storm will have a major impact on the U.S. eastcoast and inland areas

No two storms are ever exactly alike due to storm tracks, the position of other weather systems nearby and other factors

The mile-wide twister flattened much of the city of Moore

Two storms joined forces to bring a major blizzard to New England Friday night into Saturday

Fearing system failure, the center decided against hurricane advisories north of North Carolina, resulting in widespread miscommunication and confusion the Northeast

Sandy may not have been the most powerful hurricane to make landfall, but it is likely to be the most damaging ever

A dip in the jet stream could enable cold air from the north to interact with the storm's tropical moisture

On October 12, 1979, Typhoon Tip generated peak wind speeds of 300 kilometers per hour. If it had been over the U.S., it would have stretched from Dallas to New York City

The challenge of trekking across the coldest part of Earth in the dark could also yield new data on oceanography and meteorology

Hard-hit drought areas of the Midwest and Plains states are probably not going to have a good display of fall foliage this year

The storm is expected to reach Category 2 and hit New Orleans seven years to the date when Katrina devastated the city

Waves of extreme weather will likely persist to mid-August, stressing crops

The upcoming shortfall is likely to impact the price of corn feed and grain-related items significantly and could trickle down to higher food and gas prices

A ridge of high pressure in the Great Lakes region will shift eastward on Wednesday to bring heat to regions less accustomed to triple-digit real-feels

The moon will reduce the sun to what resembles a thin ring late Sunday along a path from Oregon to Texas

Hundreds of birds and dolphins have been washing up dead along the Peru coast against a backdrop of oceanic warming in the region

Steam, smoke and hot fragments of rock were ejected from Popocatepetl last weekend, about 50 miles southeast of Mexico's capital city

More than 100 tornadoes were reported from Oklahoma through Kansas, Nebraska and southern Iowa on Saturday

Despite improvements in detection methods and more accurate ship positions, as well as warmer seas, ships continue to have close encounters with frozen, floating objects

The average temperature across the U.S. was 8.6 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average

Social media and new reporting systems make more people aware of extreme weather, but storms themselves do not seem to have become more severe

Most of nation will experience a mild spring that will produce an active storm season

Belowground storm shelters are best, but some aboveground rooms will work--if the storm isn't too severe