Wednesday Afternoon Forecast - July 20, 2022
Find out what kind of weather we're expecting the rest of the week.
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AccuWeatherTropical Atlantic may soon stir from its weeks-long slumber
This image was taken on Wednesday morning, Aug. 10, 2022, and shows tropical waves (dashed lines). A robust tropical wave was located over the middle of the Atlantic (right of center). After spawning three early season storms, the Atlantic hurricane season screeched to a halt six weeks ago, but AccuWeather forecasters say there are signs of life as they monitor a couple of areas in the basin for potential tropical development. A batch of thunderstorms moving westward over the tropical Atlantic w
- The Columbus Dispatch
The Farmers' Almanac winter forecast is out. What does it mean for Columbus?
In publication since 1818, the Farmers' Almanac is predicting an "unreasonably cold, snowy" winter in Ohio and the Great Lakes region.
- The Guardian
Record Death Valley flooding ‘a once-in-1,000-year event’
Hundreds were marooned in the downpour as the climate crisis increases the likelihood of extreme weather
- TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers
Saharan dust clouds blanket Florida and the Atlantic coast. How does it affect weather?
Saharan Air Layer dust clouds can travel and impact locations around the globe, thousands of miles away from its African origins.
- Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
‘Big Mama,’ a 6-foot snake, shows up under bedside table, Georgia sheriff says
Kids found the snake in their bedroom, only to have it disappear and turn up later under the bedside table, the sheriff’s office said.
- Reuters
'Extreme' weather warning in force in Britain as new heatwave hits
LONDON (Reuters) -A four-day "extreme heat" warning came into force in parts of England and Wales on Thursday, with temperatures poised to top 35 Celsius in another heatwave that could cause wildfires and pressure water supplies and transport services. The Met Office said its amber warning, its second-most severe after red, will last until the end of Sunday, and cautioned that people vulnerable to extreme heat could face adverse health effects. Temperatures are expected to peak at 35C (95 Fahrenheit) on Friday and may hit 36C in some places on Saturday.
- Reuters Videos
Disoriented bear cub rescued in Turkey after eating 'mad honey'
STORY: Footage showed the bear wobbling and whining as she sat belly-up in the back of a pick-up truck, after people rescued the visibly-debilitated animal from the forest.Mad honey, or "deli bal" in Turkish, is a type of rhododendron honey that can have hallucinogenic effects.The bear was brought to a vet, where she was receiving treatment and would likely be released into the wild in the coming days, local authorities said, adding that she was in good condition.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Woman pulled through window seconds before sinkhole swallows car in Texas, video shows
“Thirty seconds more and she would’ve been dead,” a witness said.
- LA Times
Flash flood closes Palm Springs Aerial Tramway for a week as monsoons slam California deserts
The tramway, which ferries passengers from the floor of the Coachella Valley to near the top of San Jacinto Peak, will be closed for extended cleanup.
- The Hill
Seven stats that explain the West’s epic drought
The American West is experiencing its driest period in human history, a megadrought that threatens health, agriculture and entire ways of life. DRIED UP is examining the dire effects of the drought on the states most affected — as well as the solutions Americans are embracing. It’s difficult to capture the scale of the drought…
- WFXT
Restaurants, public restrooms closed after Cape Cod town declares sewer emergency
Restaurants were told to cease operations immediately and residents were ordered to limit water use after a Cape Cod town declared a sewer emergency
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
No, that wasn’t a tornado in North Texas on Tuesday. It was a gustnado, NWS says
The wind event may be what residents of Prosper, Texas, saw during the thunderstorm Tuesday. So, exactly what is it?
- Bloomberg
Rhine River Withers to Crisis Level as Europe Craves Energy
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- WHIO
Drying out overnight ; Cooling off through the rest of the week
Drying out over night with temperatures will be cooling off to the upper 60s overnight.
- KERO - Bakersfield Scripps
California's first 'inland port' to be built in Kern County
The Kern County Board of Supervisors approved the project in Mojave which will support the movement of goods from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
- Idaho Statesman
A ‘brilliant light show’ will be in the sky above Idaho this week. Here’s how to watch it
Around 50 to 75 meteors will be in the night sky during the Perseid meteor shower’s peak on Thursday night into early Friday morning.
- AccuWeather
Massive landspout filmed as it whirls across field
As scattered storms moved across the Panhandle of Texas on Monday evening, an awe-striking video captured a massive landspout that picked up dust and swept across a field in Dumas, just north of Amarillo. "Look at that," Ruben Ortega could be heard saying as he captured the video, which shows cars and other onlookers in the foreground and the whirlwind of dust can be seen spinning off in the distance. "Look at that tail," he continued before the camera spans upward to show the rope-like structur
- The Des Moines Register
Iowa drought growing worse, especially in south, northwest, U.S. Drought Monitor shows
Rain over the weekend didn't prevent drought conditions from spreading and deepening in large swaths of the state
- Portsmouth Herald
Brakes put on electric vehicle charging station mandate in York: Here's why
The ordinance would have required all new or reconstructed parking structures to install one or more EV charging station depending on the size of the lot.
- AccuWeather
Looming heat wave may lead to wildfire surge in Northwest
Another heat wave is in the works for the northwestern United States, AccuWeather meteorologists say. Not only will temperatures have the potential to approach levels set late last month, but the surging heat and widespread dry landscape could bring a significant uptick in wildfire activity. "An upcoming prolonged heat wave for the Northwest next week could rival temperatures reached in some locations from late July," AccuWeather Long-Range Meteorologist Alex DaSilva said. Temperatures are proje