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(WTIC) - The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down in Coventry and Mansfield during Wednesday's severe weather.The tornado with maximum winds of 85-90 miles per hour remained on the ground for about nine minutes. The tornado touched down around 5:40 pm on North River...

(WTIC) - Severe thunderstorms moved across Connecticut Wednesday, triggering two tornado warnings and several severe thunderstorm warnings.Tornado warnings were issued for Hartford, Tolland and Windham counties.Rotation was detected on radar, but there were no reports of any tornadoes touching down...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Andrew N. Mais is urging homeowners to review their insurance policies before the upcoming tropical storm season. Peak hurricane season in Connecticut begins in mid-August and runs through late October. Mais says policyholders should discuss...

Gov. Ned Lamont is urging Connecticut residents to prepare for the extremely hot weather that's predicted over the coming days.

New Haven is activating cooling centers for the public as it issues an excessive heat and humidity alert for the next several days.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Latest on Barry (all times local): 2:15 p.m. Authorities say Tropical Storm Barry is unlikely to push the Mississippi River over the levees that protect the city of New Orleans. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official Mark Wingate told reporters on a conference call Saturday...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The storm threatening the Louisiana coast has strengthened to a hurricane. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its 11 a.m. Saturday advisory that Barry had reached maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph), with higher gusts. Hurricane-force winds were measured some 45...

Sunny skies across New England are being dimmed by haze caused by smoke from fires burning out of control in western Canada.

A combination of strong winds and dry conditions are prompting officials to warn about the danger of wildfires in southern New England.

The dry weather in Connecticut over the last few days has led to prime conditions for forest and brush fires.