John Keefe

Deadly North Dakota Tornado Was a Rare EF-5, Weather Service Says Experts reassessed the damage from a tornado that left three people dead in June, and gave it the strongest possible rating on the tornado scale.

The National Weather Service announced that a deadly North Dakota tornado this summer has been assessed as a 5 on the enhanced Fujita scale, with wind speeds greater than 210 miles per hour. It’s the first time since 2013 that a tornado has been given the highest possible rating.

You don't see this every day...

#Imelda #Humberto

Two maps showing recent earthquakes in Venezuela and their relevant shake extents.

Map showing two recent storms that have developed in the Atlantic.

Mapping some recent double events www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Hurricane Humberto Intensifies to Category 3 Storm: Latest Updates It’s too soon to know how Humberto could affect land. Another potential storm nearby is making for a complicated forecast.

Hurricane Humberto rapidly intensified from a Category 1 to a Category 3 storm over just a few hours on Friday.

With Humberto, an ‘Incredibly Complex’ Hurricane Forecast Is Unfolding Tropical Storm Humberto formed Wednesday, and another storm may form soon, but their potential effects remain fairly uncertain.

Uncertainty remains around Humberto and what could become Imelda, but forecasters now say there's an increasing chance one of these storms could impact the U.S.

Stay tuned for updates!

It’s September 13, not a single tropical cyclone is active globally, and only one invest globally has over a 30% probability of formation into a tropical cyclone. We’ll take the quiet while it lasts…

Lots of momentary confusion the last few days on the NYT weather team. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/b... ( @mccanner.bsky.social )

And just like that, it's at Category 5. Wow. nyti.ms/4lseDZP

Hurricane Erin’s remarkable strengthening continued on Saturday, and it could become a Category 5, forecasters said. Max sustained winds now at 155 m.p.h., and have increased by 80 m.p.h. over the last 24 hours — more then twice the definition of "rapid intensification." nyti.ms/3VahnQx

Tropical storm to Category 4 hurricane in a day. 🤯
Rapid intensification is conventionally defined to be an increase of at least 35 mph in 24 hr. This is at 75 mph in 24 hr.
(soon to be Category 5 #Erin?)

That happened fast, #Erin. Tropical storm to Category 4 in 24 hours!

#Erin is now a hurricane, and this time I don't mean my editor, who is storming through an edit on my text right now.

nyti.ms/4lntfJH

How Your Phone Gets the Weather The more weather observations meteorologists can rely on, the more precise their forecasts will be. Here's what goes into an accurate forecast.

Have you ever wondered how your weather app gets the forecast? It's all abut the data. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Picture of a New York Times newspaper showing an article titled Potent Ingredients Combine for a Devastating Flash Flood Season.

A very manual @protomaps.com to print pipeline. Always excited to get something in print 🗞️ www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Here's Why There's So Much Flash Flooding in the U.S. Right Now (Gift Article) July’s hot temperatures and moist air are the perfect ingredients for rain.

July is what experts call “flash flood month.”

Map: Tracking Tropical Storm Andrea (Gift Article) See the likely path and wind arrival times for Andrea.

After one of the slowest starts to hurricane season in 20 years, Tropical Storm Andrea has formed in the Atlantic.

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Map: Tracking Tropical Storm Dalila See the likely path and wind arrival times for Dalila.

See the likely path and wind arrival times for Dalila. https://nyti.ms/4e2DT6x

Storms Are Expected in Washington, D.C., on Saturday

With updated radar for the DC area ... (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/w...

Forecasters Warn It May Rain on Trump’s Military Parade Thunderstorms and extreme heat could disrupt outdoor plans around the country this weekend.

As Washington, D.C., prepares to host a parade celebrating the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday on Saturday, weather forecasters are warning of the potential for showers and thunderstorms that could disrupt the day’s events, including a scheduled appearance by President Trump. https://trib.al/7CyuAKV

Alaska Weather Office Issues Its First Heat Warning Forecasters said it might hit 85 degrees in Fairbanks this weekend. The Weather Service has changed how it issues warnings there.

The National Weather Service issued its first-ever heat advisory in Alaska on Friday.

Hundreds Evacuated as Wildfire Grows in Oregon

My colleague @amyjeangraff.bsky.social tells how a wildfire has exploded in size in Oregon.

You can read it for free without a subscription.

Hurricane Season Started Two Weeks Ago. Where Are the Storms?

The Atlantic hurricane season got off to a quiet start. That’s not unusual, experts said.

Maps: 3.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Los Angeles View the location of the quake’s epicenter and aftershocks.

Small, but felt in L.A. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

A Florida Weatherman’s Hurricane Plea Went Viral. Here’s Why.

A great look at the issues behind a TV meteorologist's viral video, by @sonofjud.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/w...

Also on the *front page* of the NYT, if that's your preferred format.

Many thanks to @willbdavis.bsky.social for the animation on my story about the Saharan dust moving across the Atlantic! Thank you, Will!

Behind the D-Day Weather Forecast that Saved the World Getting the troops to Normandy on D-Day was a tremendous logistical undertaking. And it almost didn’t happen.

Fantastic story about how forecasting played a vital role on D-Day, by my colleague ‪@nazaneentv.bsky.social‬ nyti.ms/3SzltRf (🎁 gift link)

Saharan Dust Is Expected to Ramp Up Over Florida on Thursday A dust plume that has been traveling across the Atlantic may later spread as far as Texas and Georgia as a weather system breaks it apart.

A dust plume that has been traveling across the Atlantic may later spread as far as Texas and Georgia as a weather system breaks it apart. See how it's moved across the ocean and read the latest forecast here. https://trib.al/fvFwFPG

Check this map my colleague @willbdavis.bsky.social just published visualizing dust from the Sahara nyti.ms/4mO6PmV gift link 🎁

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