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A 12 m (40 foot) wide sinkhole collapsed a portion of the I-80 highway in New Jersey on Thursday, December 26, 2024, leading to the closure of the route. The sinkhole was caused by the collapse of an abandoned mineshaft.
A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for parts of eastern Pennsylvania, including Upper Bucks, Lehigh, and Northampton counties north of Philadelphia, as well as portions of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire. The advisory is in effect from late Friday, December 27, to Saturday, December 28, 2024, with freezing rain expected to impact these areas, creating hazardous travel conditions and the potential for ice accumulation.
Several tornadoes touched down in southeastern Texas one day after Christmas, Thursday, December 26, 2024. NWS Storm Prediction Center is warning of an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms on Saturday, December 28 across the East Texas/Lower Mississippi Valley to Tennessee Valley.
New York experienced its first white Christmas in 15 years, with the National Weather Service (NWS) reporting a snow depth of 25.4 mm (1 inch) in Central Park at 07:00 local time (LT) on Christmas Day, 2024.
Powerful waves from a series of atmospheric rivers caused the Santa Cruz Wharf to collapse, claimed the life of a man at Sunset State Beach, and left another missing at Marina State Beach on Monday, December 23, 2024.
A series of atmospheric rivers (ARs) is set to impact the Pacific Northwest and Northern California over the next seven days, with heavy precipitation and potential flooding expected across the region.
Victoria residents were urged to flee immediately on Saturday, December 21. 2024 as massive bushfires, spanning over 30 000 ha (74 132 acres), swept through the region, with officials warning the fire could burn for weeks.
A powerful coronal mass ejection (CME) with an estimated speed of 3 161 km/s erupted on the Sun’s farside around 16:00 UTC on Tuesday, December 17, 2024.
Spanish Fireball and Meteorite Research Network (SPMN) reported the brightest Geminid fireball observed in 30 years of its operation on Saturday, December 14, 2024.
A series of atmospheric rivers (ARs) is forecast to bring heavy precipitation, flooding risks, and winter storm impacts to the U.S. West Coast this week, with the first AR making landfall on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. The fourth and fifth ARs are forecast to make landfall on December 21 and 22. Up to 500 mm (20 inches) of rain expected in some areas and significant streamflow rises in western Washington and Oregon.
