Sunny and hot start to the week, slight chance of rain
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Monday will have a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 110. South…
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Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid
By REBECCA SANTANA and JAY REEVES Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks have brought hundreds of…
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Excessive heat warning in effect until 8 p.m. Sunday
Temperatures are scorching in the desert southwest with high humidity and thunderstorms on the…
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Hurricane Ida lashes Louisiana, knocks out New Orleans power
A Louisiana sheriff’s office has reported the first death from Hurricane…
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News 11 Weather Authority: Excessive heat to effects of Nora
Intense high pressure continues to bring excessive heat to our…
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First Alert Forecast: Excessive Heat Warning extension
High pressure over the region will continue to bring hot temperatures with lower desert highs from roughly 110 to 115 degrees today, with gradual…
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News 11 Weather Authority: One extreme to potentially another
The 2nd day of our latest excessive heat episode has given us either “near record” or record tying…
Continue Reading First Alert Forecast: Near record heat
High pressure over the region will continue to bring hot temperatures over the next few days with lower desert highs ranging from roughly 110 to 115…
Continue Reading First Alert Forecast: The heat continues
Increasing high pressure over the region will bring hot temperatures over the next few days with lower desert highs near 110-113 degrees for…
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News 11 Weather Authority: Excessive heat arriving
Our latest round of milder heat is about to become a…
Continue Reading First Alert Forecast: Excessive heat warning
Increasing high pressure over the region will lead to gradual warming into the latter half of the week with highs near normal today before warming to…
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Kilauea volcano alert raised as a swarm of small earthquakes hits the region
The US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has raised the volcano alert from advisory to watch for the Kīlauea volcano after an increase…
Continue Reading First Alert Forecast: Hotter days return
Highs are forecast to be near 110 degrees for Wednesday through Friday
across south central Arizona and approaching 115 degrees across portions of…
News 11 Weather Authority: Excessive heat coming
Even though we’ve enjoyed the continuation of “below average” dry heat throughout the Desert Southwest, it’s about to make an abrupt…
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Video Blog: East Coast flood damages
The Humphreys County Sheriff’s Department confirms at least 22 people are dead from the recent flooding. Ten are reportedly still…
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Hurricane Grace hits Mexico’s Gulf coast, dissipates; 8 dead
VERACRUZ, Mexico (KYMA, KECY/AP) — Hurricane Grace swept onto Mexico’s Gulf coast as a major Category 3 storm and moved inland Saturday,…
Continue Reading Extreme heat mid-week
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Temperatures on Thursday will reach a high of 114 degrees in both Yuma and Imperial Counties. At the beginning of the…
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News 11 Weather Authority: Heat rise coming
We’ve managed to keep a below normal heat mode in place for the last few…
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Ducey tours Gila Bend flood damage
One week ago a devastating flash flood swept through Gila Bend. Friday, seven days after the water started rising, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey…
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Extreme heat is causing more and more deaths
In recent years, the summer heat has not been just uncomfortable, but it has also been increasingly…
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