GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Orographic lifting contributes to the snowpack in a way that differs from a typical storm ...

Last Thursday’s storm brought intense rainfall to Rocky Butte, a fabled peak rising 3,245 feet above sea level between Hearst ...

Orographic lifting has fueled fresh snowfall in Colorado’s Western Slope, boosting snowpack crucial for rivers, drought ...

A series of snow storms combined with no thaws have led to a massive snowpack throughout the Tri-Lakes area. With that, comes the heightened risk of avalanches, according to a local avalanche expert.

With the acceleration of global warming, natural disasters are an undeniable threat to all parts of our country. Between ...

The following is an excerpt from a recent article on the Weather West Blog.  California's extraordinary precipitation dipole has persisted into mid-Feb with only slight attenuation Well, it has ...

Because I grew up on a cattle ranch in the foothills, I soon learned how important rain is to the stockmen. If the rains come ...

Orographic ascent which occurs when air is forced upwards ... (Tornadoes, associated with some severe thunderstorms, have the potential to generate higher wind speeds, but areas affected are much ...

On Sunday at 10:59 a.m. an updated severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the NWS Wakefield VA in effect until 11:30 a.m. The warning is for Gates, Hertford and Northampton counties. Residents ...

A severe thunderstorm watch was issued by the NWS Raleigh NC on Sunday at 9:53 a.m. in effect until 3 p.m. The watch is for Edgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Sampson, Wayne and Wilson counties.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A severe thunderstorm watch for multiple Lowcountry counties has expired as a cold front that brought the threat to the Lowcountry moved offshore Sunday afternoon. Click here ...