Extreme Weather

Pepco is continuing to assess the situation and waiting for trees to be removed before it can begin restoring power. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.

Destructive storms blew through the Washington, D.C., area on Thursday night, causing trees to crush cars and houses while cutting power to numerous neighborhoods. Thousands of people are waiting for their lights to turn back on after spending the night in the dark. More than 15,000 Dominion Energy customers, mostly in Fairfax County, were without power as of noon Friday….

An elderly woman’s home was seriously damaged by a falling tree in Arlington, but neighbors stepped in to help. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

Downed trees were a problem in the District, including in Georgetown, where a tree toppled onto a historic house. News4’s Walter Morris reports on damage around the city.

Several reports of trees toppled over onto homes and cars, as well as debris covering the streets, followed fast-moving thunderstorms Thursday evening. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports from Maryland.

The National Weather Service is down 560 employees since the Trump administration and DOGE fired workers and offered buyouts and early retirements to others. Now, a bipartisan group of legislators is introducing a bill to reclassify forecasters as “critical to public safety,” making it faster to rehire for the vacancies. Meteorologist Chase Cain has the exclusive report.

New data from UCSD and the Scripps Institute shows a record-high concentration of CO2, rising faster than ever. Meteorologist Chase Cain talks with the lead scientist about the acceleration of climate change and the future of this critical data.

A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert blanketed most of the Caribbean on Monday as it heads toward the United States.

Hurricanes Helene and Milton showed how tropical storms can leave devastation hundreds of miles after landfall. Climate change is amplifying hurricanes’ potential for flooding. Meteorologist Chase Cain highlights the importance of preparing now — even if you don’t live on the coast.

News4’s Ted Oberg talks with Chief Meteorologist Doug Kammerer about how summer forecasts are made—from hurricanes to climate change.

The National Hurricane Center released their first outlook for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, and it’s quite similar to how last year unfolded. Meteorologist Chase Cain breaks down the forecast and how climate change is cranking up the dial on hurricanes.

NOAA is upgrading its hurricane forecast tools for 2025 to improve storm tracking and intensity predictions.

A man who lost his wife when severe storms hit the DMV area shared memories of their 16-year marriage with News4’s Eun Yang.

Crews are cleaning up and people are still without power after storms hit Northern Virginia Friday. News4’s Jessica Albert reports.

Tuesday’s rain left plenty of damage and debris. News4’s Dominique Moody reports crews have been working all day to clean up.

A 12-year-old died after being swept away by floodwaters in Virginia, 200 people were rescued from a flooded school in Maryland and toppled trees are blocking traffic after rain inundated the region.

Damaging storms brought down trees in the D.C. area and blocked major roads as flooding trapped 150 students and staff at a Western Maryland school. News4’s Megan McGrath reports live.

Students and staff at a western Maryland elementary school were evacuated via rescue boats Tuesday afternoon during severe flooding and heavy rain, Allegany County officials said.

Students and staff at a western Maryland elementary school were evacuated via rescue boats Tuesday afternoon during severe flooding and heavy rain, Allegany County officials said. The water level was beginning to breach the second floor of Westernport Elementary School with about 150 students and 50 adults inside. First responders made about 15 rescue boat trips to get everyone out…

In a rare move, all living former directors of the National Weather Service issued a joint warning about the threat of staff cuts and buy-outs across the agency. The men cautioned that President Trump’s proposal to cut NOAA’s budget by nearly 30% will lead to the ‘needless loss of life’ during severe weather. Meteorologist Chase Cain talked with former agency...