Lake-effect snow that killed at least 10 people and halted travel across western New York may reach as high as 7 feet in some areas before stopping today, when temperatures will rise along with the risk of flooding.

Lake-effect snow that killed six people and halted travel across western New York may reach as high as 7 feet in some areas before stopping tomorrow, when temperatures will start to rise along with the risk of flooding.

For the estimated 22 million Americans living in hurricane-prone areas the question is: Am I at risk? A new online tool released by the hurricane center this week should provide some of the answers.

The last major hurricane to strike land anywhere in the Atlantic basin was Sandy in 2012. That may change tomorrow as Hurricane Gonzalo bears down on Bermuda.

Hurricane Gonzalo grew into a major storm that threatens Bermuda later this week, while Tropical Storm Ana may become the second system this year to sweep Hawaiis Big Island.

Climate change can make heat waves more likely and more severe, according to a study in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society that found fewer clear links to extreme weather such as drought and storms.

Hurricane Polo may strengthen a little more before it begins to weaken this weekend as it moves parallel to Mexicos Pacific coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

The statistical peak of the Atlantic hurricane season has arrived and for the first time since 2000 there isnt a named storm in the basin.