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Two atmospheric rivers (ARs) are forecast to bring significant rain to the U.S. West Coast on January 30 and 31, 2025, with the potential for heavy precipitation as a second AR overtakes the first and stalls into early next week.
A shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M3.8 hit near the coast of York Harbor, Maine at 15:22 UTC (10:22 local time) on Monday, January 27, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 13.2 km (8.2 miles). The quake was felt as far away as Boston and beyond.
A significant threat of snow squalls is forecast to impact the Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast from Monday, January 27, to Wednesday, January 29, 2025, bringing hazardous travel conditions, heavy snowfall, and gusty winds.
Southern California saw its first significant rainfall in weeks on January 26, 2025, bringing much-needed relief from wildfires but also triggering flash floods and debris flows across Los Angeles County.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Freeze Warning and a Frost Advisory for parts of the San Francisco Bay Area as winter storm brings freezing temperatures to the region.
A winter storm blanketed southern California in snow and rain, disrupting mountain travel with forecasts of up to 36 cm (14 inches) of snow, slick roads, and wind gusts of up to 80 km/h (50 mph) in affected areas.
A very bright fireball illuminated the skies over the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico on Saturday, January 25, 2025. The event lasted for about 5 seconds before the object disintegrated.
A powerful tornado swept through the Mangawhai village in New Zealand on Sunday, January 26, 2025, damaging more than 50 properties and leaving 2 people seriously injured.
Southern California is bracing for a weekend storm that could cause flash flooding and landslides in areas scarred by January’s wildfires, with rain and snow expected to bring relief but also new risks.
A large fireball was seen over the skies of Spain on January 24, 2025, shining as bright as the moon after hitting the atmosphere at 114 000 km/h (70 836 mph).
