Nor'easter lashes coast from Carolinas to Northeast

Hurricane Trudy strengthens into a monster Category 3 storm, while Champi eyes rare Guam landfall Trudy rapidly intensified into a Category 3 hurricane early Friday and is forecast to continue to strengthen as moves toward the Mexican coast. Landfall remains possible, but there is increased uncertainty around Trudy's track beyond this weekend. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Champi still has Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands in its sights and is expected to move through the U. S. territories as the equivalent of a category 2 hurricane. A direct landfall on Guam would be rare due to the island's small size. From there the typhoon will continue to intensify. Incredibly, the Google Deepmind model is giving it a 99% chance of becoming a Super Typhoon. Last updated at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 16, 2026A strong cold front is going to push off the East Coast by early tomorrow. The coldest air of the year on a brisk north wind will move in behind it. There is a strong consensus in the various computer forecasts that a low-pressure system will form along the front similar to the one that developed into the nor'easter last month. This system will play out very differently, however.

THE TAKEAWAYAn active weather pattern continues Sunday, packing rounds of nasty storms each day this week. Over 500,000 homes were without power as severe storms moved through on Saturday. More severe storms are shifting south and will impact the Carolinas and Georgia today. Severe weather is shifting south and will impact millions of people in the Southeast amid a multiday threat that will last through the day Sunday. The relentless severe weather threat has been ongoing since early last week, leaving thousands without power and causing dangerous flash flooding in Ohio and parts of the Midwest and Northeast. SEE YOUR LABOR DAY WEEKEND FORECASTAccording to the FOX Forecast Center, there have been nearly 1,000 severe storm reports across the North and the East since Tuesday. Gusty winds uproot tree in Michigan yard during severe storms Severe storms on Thursday rattled Michigan, leaving thousands without power and causing damage across major cities like Detroit. Security camera video from Port Huron shows a homeowner standing on their porch before returning inside.

Donald Trump has hit back at Canada after a breakdown in negotiations plunged the two countries into a trade war. In his first public comments since negotiations collapsed on Friday in Washington, the US president wrote on social media: “Canada wants the benefits of being a State, without being one!!!”“They have also charged our great farmers, for many years, massive amounts of tariffs,” he added. “No more!!!”His comments came after the US imposed 50% tariffs on $20bn (£14.6bn) worth of Canadian goods, while Mark Carney, the country’s prime minister, has vowed to match them “dollar for dollar”. The US tariffs came into force on Saturday, ranging from hockey sticks to tongue depressors. Trade experts have predicted that the tariffs could result in some job losses, but the biggest impact is expected to be political, triggering fresh tension between the neighbours. Canadian trade minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, and US trade representative Jamieson Greer speak to reporters in Washington DC on Friday. Photograph: Canadian Press/ShutterstockBoth sides blamed the other for the breakdown in talks on Friday.