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 Aerial image shot by a drone shows a Home Depot store in Dallas, Texas, that was obliterated after a destructive nocturnal tornado ripped through the area on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019. (SevereStudios / John Humphress) A cold snap brought jarring temperature swings to as many as 200 million Americans accustomed to higher temperatures at this time of year. AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures plunged as many as 60 degrees in just 24 hours in some cities. The Arctic…

The breathtaking footage was difficult to see and hard to forget. Video showed an emaciated dog carefully being carried away from hurricane debris by an emotional volunteer after having been trapped for nearly a month beneath an air conditioner. He lived only on rainwater from a mud puddle that his outstretched neck could hardly reach — he survived and the dog next to him did not. Big Dog Ranch Rescue from Loxahatchee, Florida, spent weeks…

NEW ORLEANS — The tropics are fairly quiet right now. Subtropical Storm Rebekah continues to churn in the NE Atlantic near the Azores. It should lose its tropical characteristics today and become post-tropical.  There is a cluster of showers and storms about 1000 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands. It has a low chance to develop into something in the next 2 days. After that, wind shear will be too strong for any development. …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Severe weather is having a major impact on Halloween trick or treating in Charlotte and across the Carolinas.  A line of storms could produce damaging winds, hail, and an isolated tornado. “The timing could not be worse for Halloween trick-or-treating,” First Warn Storm Team Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich explained. There is a medium-to-high chance of seeing some form of severe weather across the entire region. The line of storms is moving from…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Severe weather is having a major impact on Halloween trick or treating in Charlotte and across the Carolinas.  A line of storms could produce damaging winds, hail, and an isolated tornado. “The timing could not be worse for Halloween trick-or-treating,” First Warn Storm Team Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich explained. There is a medium-to-high chance of seeing some form of severe weather across the entire region. The line of storms is moving from…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Severe weather could have a major impact on Halloween trick or treating in Charlotte and across the Carolinas Thursday.  First Warn Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich says it won’t be a washout Thursday, but the a line of storms will moving through the area will likely bring severe weather to the Queen City. “The timing could not be worse for trick or treating tomorrow,” Panovich said. “I really think the evening hours will…

Strong-to-severe thunderstorms, and an isolated tornado, are possible Thursday during Halloween in Charlotte.         

Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich went through the different scenarios of trick-or-treat weather for Halloween.         

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Hurricane Pablo has weakened to become a tropical storm, as it moves over the far north Atlantic Ocean. Right now, tropical-storm-force winds are extending up to 60 miles from Tropical Storm Pablo’s center. As of the latest update from the National Hurricane Center, Pablo was about 710 miles northeast of Lajes Air Base in the Azores and packing maximum sustained winds of 70 mph. It’s moving north at 14 mph. A…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Pablo has become a hurricane — the sixth of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. The latest update from the National Hurricane Center shows Pablo far away from the U.S. — about 535 miles northeast of Lajes Air Base in the Azores and packing maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, with higher gusts.  Tropical-storm-force winds are extending out up to 80 miles from Pablo’s center. Pablo is currently moving toward the north-northeast…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tropical Storm Pablo is accelerating away from the Azores. The latest update from the National Hurricane Center shows Pablo about 245 miles east of Lajes Air Base in the Azores and packing maximum sustained winds of 65 mph — with higher gusts. Tropical-storm-force winds are extending out up to 80 miles from Pablo’s center. Pablo is currently moving toward the northeast at 29 mph. The system is expected to turn toward…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tropical Storm Pablo has strengthened a little more and is expected to pass near or over the eastern Azores Saturday night. The latest update from the National Hurricane Center shows Pablo about 55 miles south-southwest of Santa Maria Island in the Azores and packing maximum sustained winds of 60 mph — with higher gusts. Tropical-storm-force winds are extending out up to 45 miles from Pablo’s center. Pablo is currently moving toward…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A small tropical storm formed Friday in the northeast Atlantic Ocean. Tropical Storm Pablo is about 205 miles south-southwest of the Azores and moving toward the east at 16 mph. The National Hurricane Center expects Pablo to pick up speed and head toward the northeast late Saturday and Sunday. Pablo will pass near or over the Azores by Saturday night, meteorologists say. At this point, Pablo is packing maximum sustained winds…

A small tropical storm has formed in the northeast Atlantic Ocean. Tropical Storm Pablo is about 325 miles west-southwest of the Azores and moving toward the east-southeast at nearly 10 mph. The National Hurricane Center says it’s expected to keep heading that way tonight before gradually turning toward the northeast and picking up speed. Pablo will pass near or over the Azores this weekend, meteorologists say. At this point, Pablo is packing maximum sustained winds…