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I recently shared my thunderstorm safety and preparedness tips with Martha Stewart for an article on what you should—and shouldn't—do during a thunderstorm. From getting weather alerts to knowing the safest place to shelter in your home, these are simple steps that can help keep you and your family safe.

If you're hitting the road this Independence Day weekend, your biggest travel hazard may not be traffic—it could be the heat.

While in town for Climate Week, I had the opportunity to experience “Four Futures,” an immersive installation by EY. It walks you through four different versions of the future, all shaped by how governments, businesses, and communities respond—or don’t respond—to climate change. Some scenarios feel optimistic. Others are more unsettling.

I just got back from the 2026 National Tropical Weather Conference in South Padre Island, and as always, it was one of those experiences that’s rewarding both professionally and personally. One of my favorite parts was having the opportunity to interview Dr. Phil Klotzbach for WVEC-TV 13News Now. We talked about his 2026 Atlantic hurricane season forecast and what it could mean in the months ahead. You might be surprised.

There are moments in history that stop you in your tracks – moments that remind you just how far we’ve come, and how much further we’re capable of going. This is one of them. And at its core, this moment is about something we don’t talk about enough – fear. Not the kind that stops us, but the kind we have to move through if we want to grow, explore, and truly live.

Parts of Virginia and North Carolina — including portions of Hampton Roads — are under a Level 4 out of 5 “Moderate Risk” for severe weather from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center for Monday, March 16. When this level of risk is issued, it typically signals that the atmosphere is unusually supportive of organized severe thunderstorms capable of producing widespread damaging winds and tornadoes. Read more to learn what you should do now to prepare.

Hope you were buckled up. If the weather in Hampton Roads felt like a roller coaster this week, you weren’t imagining it. Between Wednesday, March 11 and Thursday, March 12, temperatures at Norfolk International Airport swung dramatically from record warmth to winterlike chill in less than 24 hours. Between 3 PM Wednesday and 3 PM Thursday, temperatures plunged from 87°F to 36°F...an incredible 51-degree difference.

Some stories take years to recognize. Others you can trace back to a place that shaped you long before you understood how deeply it would matter. For me, so many chapters of my life — personally, professionally, and unexpectedly — keep leading back to Penn State.

As a powerful nor’easter continues its charge up the East Coast Sunday night into Monday, millions are preparing for what is shaping up to be one of the most disruptive winter storms in recent memory. From heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions to coastal flooding and damaging winds, this system is poised to leave a mark, with many locations measuring snow in feet!