Residents recovering after EF-1 tornado crashes Smith Island
Residents recovering after EF-1 tornado crashes Smith Island
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Woman Charged With Murder After Kiss With Inmate During Visitation Goes Horribly Wrong
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- AccuWeather
Reed Timmer captures rare glimpse of how a powerful flash flood starts
From a trickle of water running between rocks in a dry, barren, mountainside landscape to a roaring river in a matter of mere minutes: Monsoon floods in the Southwest escalate quickly. Each summer, Extreme Meteorologist Reed Timmer, who may be best known for chasing tornadoes, goes on "flash flood chases" in which he aims to capture the moment that the rainwaters transform the parched landscape into a dangerous wall of water. A dramatic video recently captured by Timmer perfectly illustrated the
- Business Insider
Map shows 'extreme heat belt' projected to cover a quarter of the US in 30 years, where temperatures would breach 125 degrees Fahrenheit
An analysis of satellite data predicts about one-third of Americans will get temperatures above 125 degrees Fahrenheit in 2053. That's conservative.
- USA TODAY
1 dead, 1 missing after jumping from 'Jaws' bridge in Martha's Vineyard
Rescuers resumed a search Tuesday for a man who never resurfaced after jumping from a bridge made popular by the film “Jaws" in Martha's Vineyard.
- Miami Herald
Woman fakes being stranded, then kills Florida college student who stopped, AL cops say
“Yesterday my world ended.”
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Farmers' Almanac forecasts a cool fall, November snow for northern Arizona
The Farmers' Almanac used its 200-year-old formula to predict generally cool weather for the U.S. this fall, with November snow in northern Arizona.
- MarketWatch
Factories in southwest China shut down, rolling blackouts imposed as reservoirs run low
Unusually high temperatures and a prolonged drought are affecting large swaths of China, reducing crop yields and drinking water supplies.
- USA TODAY
Pilot in North Carolina mysteriously dies after exiting plane and falling 3,500 feet, authorities say
Authorities say Charles Hew Crooks, 23, fell 3,500 feet, but are unsure if he jumped or fell out of the plane that was making an emergency landing.
- INSIDER
Videos show the flooded streets of central Paris as heavy storms pummel the city after months of drought
Some metro stations received nearly one month's worth of rain within one hour, reported a French weather account run by volunteers.
- WHBQ
Heavy rain moves in overnight and sticks around through your morning commute
Rising rain chance tonight into tomorrow.
- AccuWeather
Texas, Oklahoma could go from drought to deluge in a week's time
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- Biloxi Sun Herald
A tropical disturbance could move into the Gulf this weekend, hurricane forecasters say
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- Raleigh News and Observer
Cottonmouth turf war turns comical when a raccoon wades into middle of NC marsh fight
“I wish I could be as brave as this raccoon!”
- Yahoo News
How West Coast residents should prepare for the threat of a tsunami
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- The Daily Beast
Paralyzed Highland Park Shooting Victim, 8, Is ‘Hopeless’ and ‘in Constant Pain,’ Family Says
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- KGO – San Francisco
Megaflood could sink much of Bay Area under water, experts say
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- Macon Telegraph
Toddler playing with bubbles finds missing 82-year-old with Alzheimer’s, GA reports say
Nina Lipscomb had been missing for four days when the boy found her alive.
- AccuWeather
'What a morning!' Huge waterspout churns offshore as lightning flashes
At 6 a.m. CDT Tuesday, Boo Freeman filmed a massive waterspout off the coast of Destin, Florida, about 50 miles east of Pensacola, before most people had their first cup of coffee. "What a morning! Wow!" Freeman posted on Instagram. Multiple videos and photos posted to social media showed the storm, Northwest Florida Daily News reported. Freeman told AccuWeather that the photogenic waterspout dissipated offshore. "I've seen many waterspouts; just last week we had another one pass by." AccuWeathe
- Miami Herald
‘Watch out for flying fish!’ Massive waterspout recorded looming off Destin, Florida
“At what point are they going to call those a tornado and alert the people?”