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Hurricane Earl is a powerful Category 3 storm packing 125-mph winds, and coastal residents in its path need to take action now, FEMA Administrator ...

1 hour 36 min ago

More - Hurricane Earl to batter North Carolina tonight

Hurricane Earl is expected to sideswipe the North CarolinaOuter Banks on Thursday evening or early Friday morning as a major hurricane packing ...

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More - East Coast casts watchful eye as Hurricane Earl nears

Hurricane Earl is forecast to rapidly approach the East Coast on Thursday, bringing unsettled weather to the North Carolina coast.

9 hours 46 min ago

More - Thursday's forecast: Earl nearing N.C.; wet in central U.S.

Hurricane Earl is expected to rapidly approach the East Coast on Wednesday, but conditions shouldn't begin to deteriorate along North Carolina's ...

10 hours 6 min ago

More - Wednesday's forecast: Earl nears coast; showery Midwest

Two days before Labor Day weekend and one day before the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Earl, many tourists were evacuating their North Carolina ...

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More - Hurricane Earl roars toward North Carolina

Safety advocates want regulators to make carmakers install warning systems to stop parents from leaving kids in cars, preventing heat deaths. ...

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More - Should cars warn when there's a child inside on hot days?

USA TODAY tracks the national high and low temperatures across the USA each day.

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More - August 2010 highs and lows

Evacuations will begin Wednesday in North Carolina as Hurricane Earl gathered steam in the Atlantic.

1 day 10 hours ago

More - Hurricane Earl forces evacuations in North Carolina

Storms were forecast to continue moving through the northern U.S. on Tuesday, while tropical storm activity remained high in the Atlantic Oc ...

2 days 6 hours ago

More - Tuesday's forecast: Severe storms for upper Midwest

Little change in weather activity was expected throughout the East on Monday.

2 days 8 hours ago

More - Monday's forecast: Unsettled South, severe storms Midwest

Hurricane Earl, with 135 mph winds, could threaten the East Coast from the Carolinas north by Thursday evening, dampening Labor Day weekend.

2 days 16 hours ago

More - Hurricane Earl threatens East Coast

Does every point on Earth have an equal number of daylight/night minutes each year? What's the hottest heat index ever recorded? Were the Northern ...

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Wildfires scorched about 1,500 acres in western Nebraska and South Dakota before firefighters were able to contain the blazes Saturday, authorities ...

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More - Wildfires scorch 1,500 acres in Plains

A surprise downpour sparked collisions involving 69 vehicles on an interstate near Phoenix's downtown area Saturday evening, closing the westbound ...

3 days 6 hours ago

More - Sudden downpour causes 69 cars to crash on Ariz. interstate

Forecasters say Earl has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane as it barrels toward several islands in the eastern Caribbean.

4 days 5 hours ago

More - Hurricane warnings issued as Earl nears Caribbean

Hurricane Danielle is getting better organized far out over the Atlantic as the Category 4 storm heads in Bermuda's direction and threatens to ...

5 days 17 hours ago

More - Waves from strong Hurricane Danielle to reach East Coast

A dry day is expected across the nation Friday as a large and strong ridge of high pressure dominated most of the country's weather.

5 days 23 hours ago

More - Friday's forecast: Dry across most of USA

Americans are giving a paltry amount for relief efforts in flood-stricken Pakistan compared to other overseas disasters. They were more than ...

6 days 44 min ago

More - Tepid response from U.S. public to Pakistan floods

Frequent showers and thunderstorms will lead to a soggy weekend for the Gulf Coast. Temperatures across the nation will be a study in contrasts ...

6 days 2 hours ago

More - A waterlogged weekend in store for the Gulf Coast

Wildfires drove early morning evacuations in western Montana and thunderstorms sparked dozens more blazes in Idaho and Nevada as crews battled ...

6 days 3 hours ago

More - Hundreds flee raging wildfires in West