June 24, 2021 Ohio woman dead of suspected heat-related illness while backpacking in Grand Canyon An Ohio resident on a backpacking trip at the Grand Canyon has died of suspected heat-related illness amid a heat wave in the U.S. West, park officials said Monday.
June 21, 2021 National weather forecast: Tropical Storm Claudette impacting North Carolina Tropical Storm Claudette is forecast to bring heavy rain and flooding to portions of North Carolina on Monday before moving off the Mid-Atlantic coast.
June 19, 2021 Tropical Storm Claudette ravages Gulf Coast, tracking northeast Tropical Storm Claudette formed early Saturday morning and was tracked moving along the Gulf Coast before it made landfall,
June 19, 2021 California's Willow Fire spreads to 2,000 acres as record drought, heat continue to grip state California's Willow Fire exploded overnight on Friday, jumping from 750 acres on Friday afternoon to 2,000 acres early Saturday morning.
June 18, 2021 Death Valley, Las Vegas smash records as heat wave in West persists A blistering heat wave lingering over the western U.S. has smashed record temperatures in multiple states, increasing wildfire danger and worsening historic and life-threatening drought.Â
June 17, 2021 California Gov. Newsom declares state of emergency amid extreme heat California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Thursday to address power grid concerns as the western U.S. faces a potentially triple-digit heat wave.
June 17, 2021 CA power grid operator issues Flex Alert, asks residents to cut back on power usage California's main power grid operator has issued a statewide Flex Alert, requesting that residents work to conserve electricity amid record-breaking heat.
June 17, 2021 National weather forecast: Heat wave to continue as rainfall, flooding expected to soak Gulf Coast, Southeast A dangerous heat wave is continuing to threaten the western U.S. on Thursday with excessive heat warnings and heat advisories across California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona as highs climb into the 90s, 100, and upper 110s.Â
June 16, 2021 California residents urged to conserve energy amid heat wave The operator of California’s power grid is asking residents to conserve power for a few hours Thursday evening as record-breaking heat blankets the West this week.
June 16, 2021 National weather forecast: Heat warnings, advisories widespread across West Excessive heat warnings and heat advisories remain widespread across the West over the next several days as daytime highs reach into the 100s and 110s for many locations. Â