Though tornado counts may decrease, AccuWeather warns that damaging straight-line winds and torrential downpours will pose widespread threats.

A hailstorm brought golfball- to baseball-sized hail, record rain, and strong winds to Abilene, Texas.

This week’s early-season nor’easter gave TV weather reporters another chance to put on the Mackintoshes and body suits that barely had time to dry after Hurricane Sandy. That’s not to say they were ...