First Alert Forecast: Saturday, June 11 - Early Evening
Meteorologist Alyssa Pejic is tracking rain and storms along with a heat wave ahead in the First Alert Forecast.
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It’s the fourth in the past week. Whew.
- Miami Herald
There are two tropical storms in the Atlantic. One is expected to become a hurricane.
Of the two tropical storms and one disturbance in the Atlantic region Saturday morning, the National Hurricane Center forecasts one to become a hurricane, one to dissipate by Monday and one to become nothing more than it is right now.
- Redding Record Searchlight
It'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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Myrtle Beach Sun News
How did Tropical Storm Colin sneak up on national weather forecasters in the Carolinas?
The only hint that any tropical weather might appear came Friday afternoon, when the National Hurricane Center noticed a low pressure system near Savannah, Georgia. Twelve hours later, Colin appeared.
- Fresno Bee
Homes ablaze as 25-acre fire rages in Fresno County. What contributed to the spread
Firefighters were working late to finish containment.
- MarketWatch
We want culture, dining and wilderness in areas with homes for $300,000 – so where should we retire?
When you think of wilderness, is it bear and moose and such, or national forests and other preserved areas, including wildlife management areas and state parks, for hikes? This option puts you on the other side of the country and in a city of 31,000 people some 25 miles west of Knoxville.
- 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.
- Detroit Free Press
Remote lodge at tippy-top of the U.P. is now official dark sky park
In the Keweenaw Peninsula, the stars shine brightly over a lodge that's mastered ways to dim its light
- 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.
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Coastal North Carolina sees minor impacts from Tropical Storm Colin
Overnight, Tropical Storm Colin developed near the South Carolina coastline. Here is what to expect in New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender counties.
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3 feet of rain sets up 4th round of flood misery for Sydney
More than 30,000 residents of Sydney and its surrounds were told to evacuate or prepare to abandon their homes Monday as Australia’s largest city faces its fourth, and possibly worst, round of flooding in less than a year and a half. Days of torrential rain caused dams to overflow and waterways to break their banks, bringing a new flood emergency to parts of the city of 5 million people. “The latest information we have is that there’s a very good chance that the flooding will be worse than any of the other three floods that those areas had in the last 18 months,” Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt said.
- WFTV
Scattered showers and rainy conditions continue across Central Florida
Saturday is going to be hot and steamy with storms continuing as we head into the afternoon.
- 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.
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Wildfire map: Track where fires are burning in Arizona in 2022
Arizona’s wildfire season, which got off to an early start this year, could be even more catastrophic in 2022 than in previous years.
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'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
- Oilprice.com
Total Global Recoverable Oil Reserves Are Falling At An Alarming Rate
New research from Rystad Energy shows a sizeable drop in global recoverable oil reserves in 2022, a situation that could have serious consequences for energy security