Severe Weather

The oceanic conditions that create the planet’s most powerful hurricanes and typhoons are heating up in the North Atlantic and Western Pacific, fueled by warm water that now extends far below the ocean surface. These expanding hot spots can supercharge the strongest storms.

The rainfall throughout New York has broken records at some of the gauges across the state that measure precipitation.

Cleanup efforts are under way after heavy rains caused damaging floods in large parts of the Northeast on Sunday.

Intense rain Sunday led to road closures, power outages and emergency responses throughout the WAMC listening area.

The University at Albany has been tapped to partner on a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration severe weather research effort. The Cooperative…

Wednesday’s powerful storms downed trees and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands in the WAMC listening area.The storm that brought heavy rain and…

A state of emergency was declared Saturday night after severe thunderstorms swept through the Town of Hoosick and Village of Hoosick Falls in Rensselaer…

More than 30,000 utility customers in eastern New York lost electricity after severe thunderstorms packing high winds knocked down trees and power lines…

Winter isn't finished with the Northeast yet. A powerful storm with high winds and up to a foot of snow is expected to hit the region this week.The…

Nearly back-to-back weather systems in the last few days marked the return of typical Northeastern winter and its hallmarks: delays, closings,…