AccuWeather Daily

The Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1, and it is poised to be a turbulent year with AccuWeather predicting 13 to 18 storms and warning of hurricanes that can rapidly strengthen leading up to landfall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Six months have passed since Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, and survivors are still picking up the pieces while also dealing with symptoms of PTSD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The cherry trees reached stage five out of six yesterday, the National Park Service announced Sunday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spring may have officially arrived last week, but Mother Nature still has some wintry tricks left in the tank for the Midwest and Northeast. Chilly weather with the chance for some snow will stick around through at least the end of March in these areas. Also, Texas has dealt with fires, dust storms and drought in recent weeks. Luckily, AccuWeather meteorologists say that much-needed rain is on the way to the driest areas of the Lone Star State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Incoming storms will unload inches of rain and feet of mountain snow on the Northwest, but there will be a break for a time in the new week; and a mysterious ice chunk that crashed into the roof of a Florida home in February. The Federal Aviation Administration said it did not come from an airplane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices