Tornado

Wrap up your weekend with the latest weather news. Slick travel is possible for the Monday morning commute in parts of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast – the first in a series of storms sweeping across the U.S. that could slow down early Christmas travelers.

The most catastrophic cyclone to hit the French archipelago of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean in 90 years has possibly left hundreds dead.

We’re entering the final full workweek before Christmas, and if you’re getting an early start on holiday travel, you’re going to want to prepare for delays on the roads and in the air as a series of storm systems get set to sweep across parts of the U.S.

Millions of people in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic are facing their next round of rain, snow and ice that could lead to some travel issues as we close out the weekend and begin the final full workweek before the Christmas holiday.

New York officials said recent rainfall has reduced the wildfire risk, but they are still asking residents to conserve water. The U.S. Drought Monitor has much of the tri-state under a severe drought, with a local weather observation site reporting a rainfall deficit of nearly 4" of precipitation for the year. Dozens of fires broke out across the Northeast during the dry conditions of the fall.

A new study has revealed that a marine heat wave caused a massive die-off of common murres around Alaska between 2014-2016. Biologists say the tuxedo-styled birds dive and swim in the ocean to eat small fish and then fly back to land to nest in large colonies.

A strong atmospheric river is drenching much of the West Coast with heavy rains and potentially damaging wind gusts, while in the coastal Pacific Northwest, coastal flooding is a serious concern.