Tropical Storm Elsa reached the north of the Gulf coast in Florida late on Wednesday morning-bringing heavy rains, causing power outages, and threatening powerful winds and flooding as it moves. Elsa with sustained winds of 65 m/h swept through Taylor County in the Big Bend area around 11 am Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm has already caused flooding in the west-central part of the state and…

As Storm Elsa approaches the Florida Keys, a tropical storm warning has been issued for some areas of central Florida. In particular, it operates in Sumter County and some parts of Marion County. According to forecasters, at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, the center of the tropical storm was located 50 miles southwest of Key West. Elsa was moving north and northwest at a speed of about 12 m / h…

Elsa strengthened to the first hurricane of the Atlantic season on Friday-hitting the eastern part of the Caribbean, where authorities closed schools, businesses and airports. Presumably, she will eventually head to Florida. The category 1 storm caused heavy rains and winds in Barbados, and then in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, which are struggling to recover from recent volcanic eruptions. Elsa’s location was recorded about 5 miles north of St….

Claudette regained tropical storm status on Monday morning-approaching the coast of the Carolinas less than two days after 13 people died due to the effects of the storm in Alabama. Tragic incidents included a multi-vehicle accident in Butler County that claimed the lives of 9 children. According to authorities, eight of the children, ages 4 to 17, were traveling in a Tallapoosa County Girls Ranch car. The youth ranch provides…

The governor of California declared a state of emergency due to the heat wave, after the temperature rose above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Gavin Newsom explained this step by the need to reduce the load on the electrical network and avoid problems when during a strong heat wave, rolling power outages occurred for days. The main electricity supplier of the state of California also issued a warning and urged to save…

According to scientists from NASA, on Sunday evening, a fireball could be seen flying in the sky over Vermont. The fireball first appeared at 17:40 more than 50 miles above the Mount Mansfield Forest. According to NASA, the bright meteor was moving at a speed of more than 42 thousand miles per hour. «The space object was strongly fragmented, creating a pressure wave that shook buildings and made a sound…