Jesse Ferrell

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Jesse Ferrell

Danielle Kinnamont filmed a white tornado-shaped cloud moving slowly through a field in Thurmont, Maryland, on May 5. During the video, her young daughter asks, "Is it maybe fog?"Essentially, you're right, kid. AccuWeather.comIn rare thunderstorm events during high humidity, often in the Eastern U.S., a tube of white condensation can form, giving form to the updrafts and downdrafts in a thunderstorm.

2 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Jesse Ferrell

Parts of the Great Lakes coas have been losing a foot or more of shoreline each year for at least 15 years. One such area is Benton Harbor, Michigan. Nathan Voytovick of Nate's Dronography captured video of the erosion encroaching on Benton Harbor homes, perched on steep cliffs, on April 23, 2025. According to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), the shoreline is an "actively eroding coast" with some shorelines eroding more quickly than others.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jesse Ferrell

Cliffs are crumbling along Lake Michigan - and in places like Benton Harbor, some homes are hanging on by a thread. Drone footage captured by Nathan Voytovick of Nate's Dronography on April 23 shows houses perched just feet from the edge of steep cliffs, with waves and wind slowly chewing away at the ground beneath them. In some spots, only a narrow strip of land separates backyards from a dangerous drop.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jesse Ferrell

Are tornadoes getting worse because of climate change? It's a question many are asking, especially as headlines highlight unusual outbreaks and shifting storm patterns. A recent National Geographic article explored that connection, and AccuWeather Climate Expert Brett Anderson sat down with Senior Meteorologist Dan DePodwin to unpack the science behind it on a new episode of Climate in the News on the AccuWeather Network.

2 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Jesse Ferrell

On the morning of April 25, 2015, the Annual Dauphin Island Regatta was underway in Mobile Bay along the Alabama coast. A total of 117 boats with 476 people set out for the 18-mile race at 10:45 a.m., but the outing turned into a deadly disaster when severe weather struck. The race started out in fair weather. However, by 3:30 p.m., severe thunderstorms with winds in excess of 73 mph and large swells of 8-10 feet swept across the bay, sinking eight boats and killing six people.