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Last 4 soldiers missing from Fort Hood accident found dead
Army teams and other emergency crews searched along a Fort Hood creek for four soldiers still missing from a truck that overturned in the sw…
5 dead, 4 missing after Army truck swept away in Texas flood
Five soldiers were killed and four were missing after an Army troop carrier was washed from a low-water crossing and overturned Thursday in …
What are landspout tornadoes?
Severe weather hit the Plains again Monday and produced a different type of tornado.
Tropical Depression Bonnie soaks S. Carolina over holiday weekend
Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Bonnie soaked the coasts of South Carolina, southeastern North Carolina and eastern Georgia, ruining the sta…
Knoxville rescue crews pull couple from flooded vehicle
The Knoxville police officers and fire crews had to rescue a couple from a flooded vehicle Friday afternoon as heavy rain moved through the …
Knoxville under an Air Quality Alert
As the weather continues to feel more like summer, East Tennessee often sees the air quality decrease.
Mars, Earth, sun line up perfectly in sky this weekend
Last week, Mercury stole the show. Now it’s Mars’ turn.
How to keep ticks away and what to do if you find one
Unfortunately this is one of the worst seasons we’ve had in quite some time for ticks.
2 confirmed dead in Oklahoma as tornadoes hit Plains
Tornadoes swept across portions of the Plains on Monday, killing two people in Oklahoma including an elderly man who was inside a home that …
Spring snow surprises tourists in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The calendar says spring, but it doesn’t look like spring in parts of the Smokies.
Hamilton County deputies respond to ‘freak act of mother nature’
Lightning blast causes significant damage to road.
REPORT IT: East Tennesseans submit photos, videos of hail
WATE 6 On Your Side viewers have been sending in photos and videos of hail falling across the region during Monday afternoon’s severe storms…
Hurricane names added to ‘retired’ list
The World Meteorological Organization has recently retired some tropical storm names.
PHOTO GALLERY: Hail in East Tennessee
Many viewers sent in photos of hail during the storms that moved through East Tennessee on Friday afternoon.
Hamblen County student helps WATE 6 On Your Side’s Trent Magill with forecast
“Good Morning Tennessee” viewers got a surprising sight Thursday…a 5th-grade student telling the weekly forecast.
Smoky Mountain Air Show weather forecast
I’m sure a lot of you are looking forward to the Smoky Mountain this weekend and it looks like Mother Nature will cooperate this time.
Tornado touches down in Middle Tennessee
The National Weather service says a tornado touched down in southern Middle Tennessee Thursday.
Alaska volcano calming after eruption; alert downgraded
The activity level of an Alaska volcano has declined after the mountain erupted with a massive ash cloud that prompted the cancellation of d…
Meteorologists may soon give 50-day notice for extreme heat in the East
Meteorologists may soon be able to predict likelihood of extreme heat in the Eastern United States as much as 50 days in advance, according …
Volcano erupts in southwest Alaska; sends ash 20,000 feet
The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a volcano on Alaska’s Aleutian Islands erupted Sunday afternoon and sent ash 20,000 feet into the ai…
Crews bringing wildfires in Kansas, Oklahoma under control
A wildfire that has burned nearly 110 square miles in rural Kansas and Oklahoma still poses a threat, but conditions are improving in the tw…
Comets fly closest to earth in 150 years
It’s not very often that we see comets up in the sky, but this week, we had two comets pass by earth.
Rising rivers, bayous force Texas residents to evacuate
Residents were evacuating their homes in Southeast Texas on Tuesday as rivers swollen by days of heavy rain displaced thousands of people, f…
Lightning strike makes 2 Ohio students poster boys for CPR kiosks
Matt Lickenbrock and Sean Ferguson are the poster boys for the rollout of CPR-training kiosks at airports, and for good reason.
Where were you during the Blizzard of ’93?
Do you remember where you were 23 years ago this week? Many people were stuck in the snow during the Blizzard of 1993.
Daylight Saving Time meme confuses the Internet
A meme featuring Cher has been circulating the internet reminding everyone about Daylight Saving Time. The problem is, it’s wrong!
Flooding likely from Texas Gulf Coast to southern Illinois
Flash flooding was expected from the Texas Gulf Coast to southern Illinois on Wednesday, with the heaviest rain likely to fall in Southeast …
Don’t forget to ‘spring ahead’ into Daylight Saving Time
Sunday, you’ll sacrifice an hour of sleep in exchange for a few months of extra daylight.
‘Turn around don’t drown,’ stay safe during flooding
Standing water may look harmless at first sight, but just six inches of water over the road can wash away your car.
In-Depth: How technology is helping save lives during a tornado
It was a living nightmare—the worst possible tornado, an F5—killing more than two dozen men, women and children in Jarrell, Texas on May 27,…
