Jillian MacMath

Midwest storm chaser, Steve Drews, describes his encounter with the severe weather outbreak in Illinois Sunday.

Though many aren't fond of stepping outside into the cold winter weather, for some it's a life-threatening task.

The CDC has detected brain-eating amoeba in five water supply test sites in a Louisiana parish.

It's a race against Mother Nature to reopen major travel routes in time for winter tourism.

This year's most vibrant display of foliage will occur across the mid-Atlantic. Meanwhile, cold air and a dry August have allowed for the early emergence of colors for some areas.

As summer comes to a close and fall weather ushers in the changing of leaves, this year's most vibrant display of foliage will occur across the mid-Atlantic.

This year, as Atlantic hurricane season ramps up, NOAA is implementing a few big changes. Here are four that will impact you the most.

Today marks six months since Superstorm Sandy made landfall on the New Jersey coast.

April 25-28, 2011, marks one of the deadliest tornado super outbreaks in recent history, with a total of 358 confirmed tornadoes.

Could the inflicted damage to the coastline have been avoided with advance preparation?

This February, though not yet finished, has already secured its position in the top ten snowiest Februarys on record for Boston.

The beaches of Alaska are piled with debris from the tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, 2011, but restoration to their once pristine condition has slowed, as funding remains scarce.

A red tide may be seen across parts of the southwestern Florida coast through Thursday.

One to two inches of snow fell Tuesday night over Shippingport, Pa., as a result of an unusual cause: steam from a nearby nuclear power plant.

NOAA has granted Arizona and New Mexico $3.5 million over the next five years to help prepare for and adapt to climate variability and change.

At the start of 2013, a majority of the northern plains still faced severe drought conditions.

A whopping 67 percent of the bordering U.S is covered in snow.

The NHC now has more flexibility in warning policy.

Storm chances may keep people from casting early votes.

A powerful odor prompted over a hundred phone calls to authorities.

The new policy will apply three distinct sub-categories of tornado warnings.