Meteorologists say smoke from the Canadian wildfires that has engulfed the Northeast in haze is expected to mostly clear from the New Jersey area just in time for the World Cup final on Sunday, thanks to thunderstorms passing through the area.

Severe storms have dumped over 20 inches of rain in parts of Texas, causing significant flooding.

A heat wave will blast the eastern United States this week.

In a story published March 16, 2026, about severe weather, The Associated Press erroneously reported that 61 centimeters of snow had fallen in the northern Wisconsin town of Mountain.

A powerful storm chain has brought blizzard conditions to the Upper Midwest, with dangerous winds elsewhere and the threat of severe storms heading east.

Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year in the U.S. over the past few decades.