Buzzwords you could hear during severe weather

Meteorologists use technical terms to describe weather phenomena. Here is a quick glossary of terms you may hear during severe weather coverage.

How you should prepare for a tornado

While the locations of twisters can be unpredictable, preparing for tornadoes ahead of time can help keep you safe when they happen.

Weather Authority: Warm, sunny stretch to be interrupted by midweek showers

Forecasters expect temperatures to climb into the 80s by mid-week, but a cluster of showers will cool things back down before Easter weekend. 

Apple working to repair Weather app outage

Scores of iPhone users recently reported having issues when opening the app, which provides live weather information and forecasts for regions around the world.

NWS confirms 8 tornadoes in NJ, Pennsylvania and Delaware as destruction found across region

A line of severe thunderstorms, with tornadoes, claimed the life of one person in Sussex County, Delaware Saturday, as they ripped through the region, dumping copious rain and containing frequent lighting, strong, gusty winds and hail. In total, six tornadoes were confirmed, four in New Jersey, one in Delaware, and one in Pennsylvania.

Here’s why the US leads the world in weather disasters

Some experts believe extreme weather triggered by America’s unique geography creates dangers explaining that it takes people to turn those hazards into disasters.

Hurricane Ian briefly attained Category 5 intensity off Florida's Gulf Coast, NHC says

According to NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information, Ian was responsible for $112.9 billion in damage, making it the costliest hurricane in Florida’s history and the third-costliest in U.S. history, behind only Katrina ($190 billion) and Harvey ($151.3 billion).