FIRST ALERT FORECAST: More comfortable temps on the way along with breezy conditions
Storm chances today will favor the northern and eastern half of Arizona with isolated chances over the high terrain of south-central…
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Drying continues with cooler than normal temperatures
Gradually drying continues for the Desert Southwest with temperatures staying cooler than normal.…
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Extreme weather could push food prices even higher
Weather has long been a fickle farmhand, devastating fields one year while delivering bountiful harvests the…
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California’s Mosquito Fire prompts more evacuations as it races toward mountain communities, burning homes and cars in its path
The Mosquito Fire burning in Northern California flared up Tuesday afternoon, charging toward a mountain community and torching more homes as it…
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Power outages are on the rise, led by Texas, Michigan and California. Here’s what’s to blame
Power outages in the US are climbing, researchers reported Wednesday, as extreme weather gets worse due to the climate crisis, the demand for…
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FIRST ALERT FORECAST: No triple digit temps, and some breezy conditions potentially on the way
Thunderstorm activity today will be primarily limited to the
higher terrain of south-central Arizona as drier air begins moving into the…
Drier and sunny days will return for the Desert Southwest
Storm system continues to move to the Northeast clearing out the Desert Southwest.…
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FIRST ALERT WEATHER: Dry week ahead for the Desert Southwest
The extratropical remnants of Kay have finally been…
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Tracking a drier and slightly warmer week ahead
Much drier air will enter our region by tomorrow bringing clearer conditions with pleasant temperatures for the upcoming week.…
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Extreme California heat knocks key Twitter data center offline
Extreme heat in California has left Twitter without one of its key data centers, and a company executive warned in an internal memo obtained by CNN…
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Oregon wildfire explodes in size as multiple blazes rage across the West, forcing evacuations and worsening air quality
An outburst of wildfires that broke out over the past week amid triple-digital temperatures across the West has forced thousands of evacuations and…
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‘False fall’ arrives, but don’t get too cozy, meteorologist says
WOW! Can I get a hallelujah for these temperatures? After what seemed like a summer in the furnace, I think we can all get on board with some…
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Yuma bracing for Tropical Storm Kay
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY-TV) – Hurricane Kay has weakened to a tropical storm as of this morning. A serious flooding threat is expected to develop…
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Massive 7.6 earthquake rocks Papua New Guinea
A massive 7.6 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Sunday, causing landslides, cracking roads and damaging…
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Air quality worsens as 94 fires burn across Western US, Kay weakens
Air quality alerts are in place across much of Washington, Oregon and Idaho as smoke from ongoing fires is leading to poor air quality in the…
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Magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake with a depth of 61.4km struck the town of Kainantu in Papua New Guinea in the southwestern Pacific on Sunday morning, the…
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The calm after the storm
The calm after the storm is here and it is leaving the desert southwest with lots of moisture this…
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Much calmer day for the Desert Southwest
Today is a much calmer day in the Desert Southwest, but it’s still possible for some more lingering showers.…
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Tropical Storm Kay brought showers and wind to the Desert Southwest
Residents in Yuma were preparing at the last minute getting ready for the storm. Many continued filling sand bags at the Civic Center to prepare for…
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California to create first statewide extreme heat ranking and warning system
On Friday, September 9, California Governor Gavin Newsom a legislation to establish the first-in-the-nation statewide extreme heat wave and warning…
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