John Keefe

Get a Close-up View of This ‘Classic’ Nor’easter Satellite images show the wide footprint of this storm, and explain why the snow fell where it did.

These satellite images show why the National Weather Service called the storm dumping heavy snow across the Northeast a “classic bomb cyclone nor’easter.” nyti.ms/4caUs1u

How the Times Weather Team Tracks Big Storms: More Data, Less Hype

Meant to make that a gift link! Here's a free one: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/i...

How the Times Weather Team Tracks Big Storms: More Data, Less Hype

A peek behind the scenes on how our team thinks about covering storms like this one: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/i...

Powerful Winds and Wildfires Have the Southern Plains on Edge A combustible mix of weather ingredients has sparked worries about new fires in Oklahoma and Texas.

Another day of powerful winds and especially dry conditions had emergency officials in Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle bracing for more wildfires.

New York City Forecast to See More Snow and then Bitter Cold A fast-moving storm this weekend could drop new snow on the grimy piles that have accumulated across the city. Bitter cold will follow.

A fast-moving storm this weekend could drop new snow on the grimy piles that have accumulated across New York City, and bitter cold will follow.

People in This San Francisco Suburb Would Like the Earth to Just Stop Shaking, Please

Even in a region used to regular shaking, it’s been a lot. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...

Another Weekend Winter Storm? Here’s How the Forecast Is Shaping Up.

Everyone's (understandably) asking me about this one. Here's what we know now: [gift link] www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/w...

Map: 4.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Salt Lake City

New on The New York Times : “Map: 4.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Salt Lake City”

Map: 4.7-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Salt Lake City View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.

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As Brutal Cold Settles In, Forecasters Warn a Major Storm Is Brewing for the South

It's getting colder ... with possible snow in the South (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/w...

Snow Is Forecast to Reach the Southeast on Sunday Snow that fell over parts of the Northeast on Saturday offered a preview of another storm that could bring even more snow on Sunday, extending as far south as Georgia.

Snow that fell over parts of the Northeast U.S. on Saturday offered a preview of another storm that could bring even more snow on Sunday, extending as far south as Georgia.

100,000 Ordered to Evacuate as Rivers Rise in Washington State

“Do not wait,” local officials warned as 100,000 people are ordered to evacuate. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...

Blizzard Warnings in West Virginia As Unusually Strong Winter Storms Bring Heavy Snow Two storms moving through the Midwest and Northeast are being supercharged by a system on the West Coast. Blizzard warnings are in effect in West Virginia.

A couple of quick but unusually strong winter storms this week are expected to deliver a messy mix of heavy snow and gusty winds to parts of the U.S. Here's the areas that will likely be affected.

How the Hong Kong High-Rise Fire Became So Deadly (Gift Article) Hazardous construction materials, the buildings’ design and a series of safety failures likely enabled the blaze to spread with devastating speed.

A clear and powerful visual description of the Hong Kong high-rise disaster. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

False Report of 5.9 Earthquake Sends Phones Buzzing in Nevada The United States Geological Survey quickly deleted the alert, saying it had been sent in error.

The USGS sent an alert that Nevada had been rocked by a 5.9-magnitude earthquake early Thursday before quickly deleting the warning from its web page and saying it had been an error.

False Report of 5.9 Earthquake Sends Phones Buzzing in Nevada

“This isn’t a good look,” one earthquake expert said.

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Snow Falls in New York State as Major Storm Approaches A mix of snow and ice was beginning to fall across the Midwest and Northeast as tens of millions of people braced for a major winter storm.

Snow was falling in parts of New York State and Pennsylvania on Tuesday morning, as forecasters warned that a large winter storm barreling into the Northeast could snarl commutes and dump several inches of accumulation in some areas. Here's what to know.

How Much Snow Will Fall Where You Live? Type in your community to see the full range of possibilities in the next few days.

What's the chance you'll get snow — and how much — from tomorrow's Nor'easter? This gem of a story/tracker/tool will always let you know. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Winter Storm in Northern U.S. Expected to Snarl Post-Thanksgiving Travel Forecasters say a winter storm could disrupt travel, dumping up to a foot of snow across parts of the Midwest through the holiday weekend.

After a mostly dry Thanksgiving across the U.S., forecasters say a storm bringing heavy snow, sleet, freezing rain and blizzard conditions could lead to “severe travel disruptions” for the Northern Plains, Upper Midwest and Great Lakes from Friday through the weekend.

Map: 6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Alaska Near Anchorage View the location of the quake’s epicenter and shake area.

A strong, 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in Alaska on Thursday, according to the USGS.

See Which New York City Neighborhoods Could Get Hit By the Next Hurricane (Gift Article) Heavy rain would make a hurricane catastrophic. See the neighborhoods that could face the worst flooding.

Some of Manhattan's most iconic spots would be submerged, including parts of Chinatown, SoHo and the financial district. Several feet of water would pool in the theater district and areas near MSG. In the Bronx, Yankee Stadium would be nearly surrounded by water, up to 11 feet in places.

Cryptographers Held an Election. They Can’t Decrypt the Results.

Keys are hard. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...

This Is One of L.A.’s Wettest Novembers in Decades The rain has been a stark contrast to very dry weather at the same time last year.

Downtown Los Angeles has recorded nearly seven inches of rain since Oct. 1, making it the fifth wettest start to a rainy season in records that date back to 1899.

Jamaica Announces Deadly Bacterial Outbreak After Hurricane Melissa

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Will Weather Snarl Your Thanksgiving Plans? Here’s a Day-by-Day Forecast.

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Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and so is one of the year’s busiest travel periods. Will the weather get in your way?

Southern California Is Forecast to Get Heavy Rain Parts of Los Angeles County will be under evacuation warnings starting Thursday evening as a complex storm system moves in.

Weather forecasters and public officials in Southern California were growing increasingly concerned on Thursday that a complex storm system moving in from the north could stall, leading to days of heavy rain and the potential for landslides in areas that were recently burned by wildfires.

(Noting that so far, just seeing evacuation *warnings* ... not *orders*)

The historical fire perimeters @willbdavis.bsky.social added to this map really put the evacuations in context with the burn scars:

Southern California Is Going to Get Heavy Rain. Just How Much Is Still Uncertain.

Keeping an eye on Southern California ... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...

Atmospheric River Brings Powerful Winds and Rain to California, Oregon and Washington Back-to-back storms this week could lead to flooding and power outages, forecasters warned.

Back-to-back storms this week could lead to flooding and power outages in and around Northern California, forecasters warned.