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Redding Record SearchlightIt's July, and something very abnormal is happening in Redding over this holiday weekend
And if Mother Nature again smiles favorably upon us, it will happen again Monday.
- AccuWeather
Floodwaters race through Montana city and leave damage behind
Dramatic footage from Helena, Montana, showed roaring floodwaters overwhelming streets in the city on July 3. A storm began to sweep through Helena on Sunday evening, bringing fierce wind gusts and significant flooding with it. Video acquired by Storyful and shot by passerby Andy Shirtliff showed water up to the wheel well of vehicles as they drove through downtown Helena. The water made its way into some buildings downtown, including The Lewis and Clark Library. Maintenance teams worked quickly
- AccuWeather
Heat dome to sizzle interior West, suppress monsoon storms
AccuWeather meteorologists expect temperatures to skyrocket across the Intermountain West heading into this weekend, with a few locales potentially reaching their hottest levels of the year thus far. A northward shift in the jet stream will allow a 'heat dome' to build across much of the West and High Plains during the latter part of the week. Underneath these heat domes, the air sinks, causing temperatures to climb and precipitation and cloud cover to generally be limited. Following a generally
- KOAT - Albuquerque Videos
Residents, businesses prepare for more flash flooding
Residents in northern New Mexico prepared for another day of flash flooding. On Saturday, those in Pendaries were seen placing sandbags and building trenches along roads. The area is located near burn scars from the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak fire. "We can have some flooding, but not like this. Not running down roads that we've never seen it run down before, moving buildings and cars," Aaron Atencio, manager at Pendaries RV Park, said.
- Raleigh News and Observer
Lightning strike leaves man unresponsive near North Carolina coast, cops say
He was taken to a hospital, officials said.
- KMSP
Minnesota weather: Storms move through early Monday morning
A line of storms is expected to sweep through Minnesota early Monday morning.
- USA TODAY Sports - Golfweek
Watch: Three moose on the loose visit Utah golf course, take a dip in nearby swimming pools
Three moose visited Eaglewood Golf Course in Utah a couple of times recently.
- CBS News
Teen will lose her leg after shark attack in Florida
Addison Bethea was scalloping along the gulf coast with her older brother, a firefighter, when a 9-foot-long shark latched onto her thigh.
- The Florida Times-Union
La Nina, El Nino and ENSO: Weather events afar impact Florida; get ready for a dry summer
Events in the eastern South Pacific along the western coast of South America impact Jacksonville and Florida. It's about La Nina, El Nino and ENSO.
- INSIDER
A rustic private island in Maine is on the market, but the owner will only sell to someone willing to stay overnight—despite perilous weather
Owner Billy Milliken told Insider that Ducks Ledges Island has dangerous conditions in the winter and no running water. It's not for everyone.
- BBC
Climate change: 'Sand battery' could solve green energy's big problem
A storage device made from sand may overcome the biggest issue in the transition to renewable energy.
- The Courier Journal
'Miserable': A sweltering, sticky and stormy week ahead. Here's what to know.
The heat index will climb into the 100s during the week, then create scattered storms, according to NWS predictions.
- BBC
Storm Bonnie leaves deadly trail in Central America
At least five people have died in heavy rains caused by Bonnie, which has turned into a hurricane.
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Rain showers, storms in Fourth of July forecast for southern and central Wisconsin
Rain showers and storms could linger through the week, according to the National Weather Service.
- CBS-Chicago
Chicago First Alert Weather: Shower, storm chances later in the day
Finishing the long holiday weekend with wet weather including a thunderstorm threat.
- Associated Press
Shark attacks Long Island lifeguard during training exercise
Suffolk County officials closed a Long Island beach to swimming Sunday after what they described as an unprecedented shark attack that injured a lifeguard. The lifeguard had been playing the role of a victim during a training exercise when the shark bit him in the chest and hand, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone told an afternoon news conference. The lifeguard was receiving stitches and in “very good spirits,” Bellone said.
- Associated Press
Alpine glacier chunk detaches, killing at least 6 hikers
A large chunk of an Alpine glacier broke loose Sunday and roared down a mountain in Italy, sending ice, snow and rock slamming into hikers on a popular trail on the peak and killing at least six and injuring nine, authorities said, warning that the toll might climb. A local Civil Protection official, Gianpaolo Bottacin, was quoted by the Italian news agency ANSA as providing the toll, but stressing that the situation was “evolving” and that there could be perhaps 15 people missing. In late evening, the National Alpine and Cave Rescue Corps tweeted a phone number to call for family or friends in case of "failure to return from possible excursions” to the glacier.
- Men's Health
Spaceflight Will Warm Earth’s Stratosphere 4 Degrees, Study Finds
Black carbon in the atmosphere is like dressing Earth in a black shirt on a sunny day.
- CBS News Videos
Debate rages in California over how to fund renewable energy
California recently hit a milestone when it briefly generated enough power from renewable energy sources to meet consumer demand. But this success has also revealed disparities in who is forced to maintain the cost of the electrical grid. Barry Petersen is in Palm Springs with more.
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
'I saw how a yard could be.' Couple turned acres of farm fields into 3 prairies in the Town of Eagle
Jean and Tom Weedman found a mission after retiring from teaching: turning land into prairie. They bought 5 acres in the Town of Eagle and got to work