Lahaina residents brace for return to wildfire burn zone, unsure of what they'll find

Maui authorities will escort some people back into the areas devastated by the Lahaina fire, which killed at least 97 people and demolished thousands of buildings.

Homeowners face rising insurance rates as climate change makes wildfires, storms more common

A report released Wednesday says states such as California, Florida and Louisiana, which are prone to wildfires and damaging storms and flooding, are likely to see the most dramatic increases in premiums.

Brewing tropical storm threatens East Coast with strong winds, life-threatening storm surge

This system, currently dubbed Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen, is forecast to become Tropical Storm Ophelia as it approaches the coast of North Carolina late this week.

Tropical Depression Fifteen in Atlantic likely to become Tropical Storm Nigel soon

Invest 97L strengthened into Tropical Depression Fifteen in the Atlantic on Friday and is well on its way to eventually becoming Tropical Storm Nigel.

Sprawling Hurricane Lee's impacts begin as winds, power outages increase in New England

While the center of the storm will likely stay east of the U.S. and move into the Canadian Maritimes, Lee's massive wind field is hundreds of miles across and will not spare the New England coast from its wrath.

Hurricane Lee: Dangerous rip current forces some NJ beaches to close as officials warn of fines

If you're headed down the shore this weekend, stay out of the water. Hurricane Lee is moving north, carrying a range of dangerous weather that is set impact beaches along the New Jersey coast:

Tropical Storm Warnings expanded across New England as Hurricane Lee makes final approach

Boston could see sustained tropical-storm-force-winds by Friday evening through the first part of the weekend, and concerns are growing that with leaves still on trees the expected wind and possible heavy rain could snap branches and limbs and pull down power lines, leaving thousands of people in the dark.

What was the last hurricane to make landfall in Maine?

Maine does have a history of landfalling hurricanes, but they don't happen often. Hurricane Lee could become the newest addition to that history as it eyes the state's coastline later this week.

New England on alert: Hurricane and Tropical Storm watches issued for much of coastline ahead of Lee's arrival

The National Hurricane Center in coordination for local National Weather Services offices issued a Hurricane Watch from Stonington, Maine to the U.S.- Canada border and a Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for from Watch Hill, Rhode Island to Stonington, Maine.

Hurricane Lee threatens New England with tropical-storm-force winds, dangerous surf over weekend

A U.S. landfall from Hurricane Lee is not expected as of the latest National Hurricane Center (NHC) advisory and instead, the forecast calls for Lee to hit Canada. But on Monday land was included in Lee’s forecast cone for the first time in the storm’s history.

Hurricane Lee now powerful Category 4 storm as it barrels through Atlantic with eventual path uncertain

Hurricane Lee weakened slightly to a Category 4 storm after reaching Category 5 strength Thursday night. Lee is expected to remain a powerful storm through early next week as its potential path for East Coast impacts remains uncertain.

Hurricane Lee forms, expected to rapidly intensify into 'extremely dangerous' major storm by weekend

Hurricane Lee continues to gain strength as it churns west in the Atlantic Ocean, forecast to reach at least Category 4 strength by the weekend as it brushes past the northern Leeward Islands.

Burning Man 2023: Revelers begin exit after flooding left tens of thousands stranded

Partygoers stranded for days at a counterculture festival by a late summer storm were allowed to start leaving Monday afternoon after muddy roads dried up enough for them to begin their exodus from the northern Nevada desert.