EF1 tornado touched down in Blackwood, New Jersey, NWS says

The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF1 tornado touched down in Blackwood, New Jersey early Thursday morning.

Schools across the Delaware Valley dismiss students early due to heat, humidity

School districts across the Delaware Valley, including the School District of Philadelphia, announced early dismissals for students Tuesday due to the heat and humidity.

Mexico tourist zone sees 1st hurricane in Pacific

Ominous grey skies and blowing sand cleared beaches in the popular destinations of Puerto Escondido, Puerto Angel and Huatulco.

2 tornados confirmed in Pa.; some buildings damaged

The National Weather Service has confirmed that at least two tornadoes touched down briefly in south-central Pennsylvania last week, and one damaged some buildings, but no injuries were reported.

Nearly 100 record highs set to fall this weekend in Northeast

To give an idea of how rare it is to have Heat Advisories issued in May in the Northeast, the only NWS office in the region to issue this alert in May since 2006 is Philadelphia/Mt. Holly -- and that was more than 10 years ago