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The East Troublesome Fire had burned more than 170,00 acres as of Friday afternoon, causing the evacuation of the entire town of Grand Lake, Colo.

You know that earthy, fresh smell after it rains? It’s called petrichor, and the reason it smells so good has a lot to do with bacteria. Brant Miller explains.

When it comes to hurricanes, there’s more to them than meets the eye. Here’s where the word “hurricane” comes from and how these powerful storms are different (or not) from cyclones.

One day after Tropical Storm Cristobal flooded parts of Mobile, Ala., city crews rushed to rid streets and parking lots of sand.

While there is no pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, there is a fascinating story behind each optical phenomenon.

When meteorologists talk about a “low” or “high dew point,” what are they talking about and how does it affect you?

When meteorologists talk about a “low” or “high dew point,” what are they talking about and how does it affect you?

From 70s to snow showers in 24 hours…after a taste of spring warmth the Chicago area is quickly snapping back to winter. Despite sunny skies Thursday morning, heavy rain, snow, lightning and possibly even ice pellets are possible in the afternoon. With temperature highs only reaching into the 40s, a round of rain and strong wind gusts could pave the…

Paul Deanno has the latest forecast update for the Chicago area.

Multiple D.C. area drivers quickly became stranded in high water Monday, including a father who carried his two small daughters from a vehicle trapped in waist-deep floodwaters in Bethesda, Md.

Firefighters rescued a teen girl trapped for hours in a home destroyed by mud and debris flows early Tuesday Jan. 9, 2018 in Montecito.

Rain began to fall Friday night across parts of the Chicago region and was expected to continue and even intensify in some areas.

 NBC 5’s Pete Sack has the latest weather forecast.

Una maestra de la escuela secundaria Praire Heights en Evans amarró a un estudiante con cinta adhesiva y no recibió cargos por este hecho que la ley protege en Colorado.

Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina on Friday morning, continuing to pound the coast with major flooding, rain and wind.

Florence knocked down a power line in Cameron, North Carolina that sparked a small fire Friday. Fire and rescue services warn resident of the dangers of downed power lines during this storm.

Video from New Bern, NC shows flood waters in the neighborhood rising as Florence continues to dump rain on the area.

Hurricane Florence is expected to make landfall overnight, but the Carolina coast is already getting hit with intense winds and heavy rains as the storm approaches.

The International Space Station captured images of Hurricane Florence as it approached the Carolina coast on Thursday. The Category 2 storm is expected to make landfall late Thursday or early Friday.

Hurricane Lane has weakened from a category 3 storm to a category 1 storm, and while it is not expected to travel over the islands, with sustained 105mph winds and heavy rainfall, the storm will likely dump over 40 inches of rain on the islands over the next several days.