Residents across the South Carolina Midlands reported a loud boom and brief shaking late Thursday afternoon, May 28, 2026. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) later logged the event as an ‘M0.0 sonic boom’ near Saint Andrews, South Carolina.
Red Flag Warnings are in effect across the Central Plains and Southeast United States on March 28, 2026, as the National Weather Service (NWS) warns of critical fire weather conditions driven by strong winds, low relative humidity, and dry fuels. Wind gusts up to 80 km/h (50 mph) and humidity levels as low as 10–20% are expected to promote rapid fire ignition and spread. Outdoor burning is strongly discouraged across all warned regions.
A storm moving from the Southern Plains into the Southeast will generate widespread showers, locally heavy rainfall, and severe thunderstorms across the southern and eastern United States through February 16, 2026. Slight Risk areas for Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall extend from east Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley, with additional Marginal Risk areas across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic.
A powerful winter storm underwent rapid intensification along the East Coast from January 30 to February 1, 2026, bringing historic snow to the Carolinas and deep winter cold across much of the eastern United States. The nor’easter disrupted travel, caused power outages, and extended freezing conditions into Georgia and Alabama.
A surge of Arctic air will spread across the central and eastern United States from Friday, January 30, 2026, bringing the longest duration of cold in several decades to parts of the region. Forecast confidence has increased for a winter storm to develop along the East Coast over the weekend, with the highest likelihood of heavy snowfall across the Carolinas and southern Virginia, and gusty coastal winds extending into the Mid-Atlantic.
A major winter storm will bring widespread snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Plains to the Mid-Atlantic between Friday, January 23, and Sunday, January 25, 2026.
A powerful nor’easter has continued to batter the U.S. East Coast since the weekend, bringing destructive winds, torrential rainfall, and widespread flooding from the Carolinas to New England. At least three people have died, including two in a plane crash in Massachusetts and one in New York.
Bermuda is bracing for hurricane conditions and continued severe weather as Hurricane Imelda makes its way towards the island on October 1, 2025. Imelda and Humberto have claimed at least three lives so far as they continue to produce deadly rip currents and severe weather to Bermuda, the Bahamas, and much of the U.S. East Coast.
Tropical Storm Imelda formed over the Atlantic on September 28, 2025, as Hurricane Humberto peaked at Category 5, and dropped back to Category 4. While neither of the storms is expected to make landfall over the contiguous United States, they could produce hazardous conditions for the southeastern states including Florida, South Carolina, and much of the East Coast this week.
Flash floods hit Charleston, South Carolina on September 7, 2025, after thunderstorms dropped heavy rainfall on already saturated ground. Up to 30 cm (12 inches) of standing water was reported in parts of downtown Charleston, with traffic and power disruptions affecting the city.
