People across the mid-Atlantic states were told they were coming, but they probably did not expect so many spotted lanternflies to have descended on the region; they showed up on weather radar this week. See it for yourself and learn why these plant hoppers are dangerous.

After a quiet peak hurricane season, there is an area to watch that is coming off the coast of Africa. Environmental conditions are becoming more favorable that some development could occur in the week ahead.

Temperatures had been cool for the last couple of weeks but summer is back with a vengeance this weekend. Temperatures in the 90s are possible for cities like Houston, Dallas, Little Rock and St. Louis, with temperatures running 5 to 15 degrees above average. Here’s the latest.

A weather pattern along the East Coast is bringing a threat of gusty winds, coastal flooding and rip currents this weekend. Cities from Jacksonsville, Florida to Virginia Beach, Virginia, could see gusty winds to 25 mph. Coastal flood advisories are in place across pockets of the East Coast through the weekend, with some areas seeing over a foot of inundation. Beachgoers see a high risk of rip currents from Florida to the Carolinas. Here’s the latest and who may see impacts.

Do we need to change the way we rate hurricanes? Researchers seem to think so.