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- Hurricane Katrina made landfall 20 years ago today, with numbers that still stagger and tell the story of its catastrophic impact on New Orleans. bit.ly/3VpFjQ8
- Video captured the moment a firefighting helicopter spun out of control and crashed into a lake in France. Two crew members on board and a witness were taken to the hospital. Thankfully, no fatalities were reported.
- A towering wall of dust, known as a haboob, rolled through Phoenix Monday evening, plunging the city into near-zero visibility.
- NASA images show Hurricane Erin spinning 600 miles off the Northeast coast on Friday — in nearly the same spot Erin was on Sept. 11, 2001. 🌀
- An intense dust storm with winds up to 50 mph hit Burning Man as the annual festival was kicking off this weekend, causing at least four minor injuries and damaging campsites.
- 33 years ago, Hurricane Andrew made landfall in South Florida as a devastating Category 5 storm. Andrew caused $55.9 billion in damages, making it the costliest U.S. hurricane at the time, and claimed at least 44 lives in Florida alone. bit.ly/3JuovVC
- This iceberg wasn’t just chilling - it flipped upside down off the coast of Greenland in a wild ocean somersault. ❄️🔄
- Powerful waves from Hurricane Erin hit beachside homes and flooded streets along North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday.
- Hurricane Erin will bring the threat of dangerous surf, coastal flooding, and massive waves to North Carolina's Outer Banks this week. AccuWeather's Bernie Rayno breaks down the latest forecast. bit.ly/3JmiqdE
- Hurricane Erin restrengthened into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane as its outer rainbands impact the Turks and Caicos Islands on Monday morning. bit.ly/45QHsKJ
- Have you ever seen lightning from an airplane? ⚡✈️
- How many times have cities across America reached 100º in recorded history? Some of them might surprise you! bit.ly/3UxSX3h
- Erin has evolved into a monstrous Category 5 hurricane and is expected to take a path between the United States East Coast and Bermuda next week bringing powerful seas and dangerous surf. bit.ly/3V4aLDj
- Hurricane Erin has formed as the first hurricane of the Atlantic season and will continue to rapidly strengthen this weekend and early next week. AccuWeather’s Bernie Rayno breaks down potential impacts to the US. bit.ly/4lw5ejR
- A Boeing 747's wing struck the runway while landing during strong winds brought by Typhoon Podul in Taiwan on Wednesday. The UPS cargo jet made three approaches to the runway before successfully landing in the gusty conditions.
- Flash flooding in southeast Wisconsin turned a parking garage into a water trap leaving cars were completely submerged after more than 10 inches of rain hit the Milwaukee area.
- A wave of water gushing out of an Alaskan glacier is threatening significant, potentially record-breaking flooding in the state capital of Juneau for the third consecutive August. bit.ly/47ee3eP
- Tropical Storm Erin is set to strengthen into a hurricane this week, and while the most likely track keeps Erin offshore from the U.S., shifts in the storm’s path could bring strong winds, heavy rain, and coastal flooding. AccuWeather's Bernie Rayno breaks down the latest possibilities.
- Erin will likely become the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, but when does the first hurricane usually form in the Atlantic? And how does this season stack up to last season at this point?
- "This is one of the most insane lightning strobing events I have seen in quite some time." Storm chaser Tanner Schaaf captured intense nonstop lightning over the skies in central Minnesota over the weekend. ⚡
- Tropical Storm Erin has formed in the eastern Atlantic and is forecast to be the first hurricane and first major hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season. bit.ly/4maXiWh
- Torrential rainfall led to extreme flash flooding in southeastern Wisconsin near Milwaukee, with some areas recording more than a foot of rain in a short amount of time this weekend. bit.ly/41vBRa6
- It's that time of year again: The days are getting shorter. 🌇 Places like New York, Boston, Seattle, Minneapolis, and Chicago will lose more than 60 minutes of daylight throughout the month of August. bit.ly/3HqLcJx
- A dog named Scout, a Pomeranian, fearlessly chased a bear out of a Vancouver home and off the property.
- An incredible sight as two waterspouts become one off the coast of Italy this week.
- A mesmerizing "cloud waterfall" on Laowang Mountain in China, as massive waves of mist cascade down the slopes. 🤩
- Just a crab getting a ride from a jellyfish 🦀🪼
- Dramatic video captured the moment a village was engulfed by flash flooding rushing down a mountain in India on Tuesday. At least four people were killed, and many others are still missing.
- Watch as lightning strikes a house during a thunderstorm in Beverly Hills, Florida ⚡
- Torrential rainfall and flash flooding slammed New York City and cities across the Northeast on Thursday, leading to flooded subway stations and roads. bit.ly/4fhYxQI
- One lightning bolt just set a world record, zapping 515 miles from Texas to Missouri in an electrifying streak across the sky.⚡📏 bit.ly/4m30OCg
- “Dear God, please let me make it through." A frightened driver prays as she and her passenger drive through a flooded tunnel, after severe thunderstorms caused flash flooding around the Detroit Metro Airport on Monday. Remember: Turn around, don't drown!
- Seismic waves spreading across the U.S. after a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula last night.
- A destructive derecho brought hurricane-force wind gusts across the central US last night, snapping trees and knocking out power for thousands. This was the scene and damage in Beresford, South Dakota.
- A driver captured the dramatic moment lightning struck his vehicle as he was driving through stormy weather in southeast Texas on Friday.
- Tampa reached 100º for the first time ever on Sunday, marking the hottest day in recorded history for the city. The old all-time record of 99º was set on June 26, 2020.
- A powerful line of thunderstorms may cause significant, widespread damage across part of the central United States into Monday night, with an AccuWeather Local StormMax of 115 mph. bit.ly/3IP8bOK
- Storm chasers captured a violent tornado in Watertown, South Dakota, on Sunday, damaging a house. Thankfully, nobody was home at the time.
- A fisherman captured a towering waterspout along the New Jersey coast on Tuesday.
- Incredible video showing iceberg calving in Newfoundland resulting in a thunderous splash 🧊
- Mount Marapi in Indonesia erupted on Wednesday, sending smoke and ash into the air.
- “Oh no!” Strong winds in Idaho sent this family’s camper rolling like a tumbleweed. Winds up to 70 mph were reported as a severe thunderstorm hit the area.
- A massive heat dome will be long-lasting and unforgiving across large areas of the United States in the coming weeks, with AccuWeather RealFeel Temperatures occasionally surpassing 110ºF bit.ly/4lAP6hK
- A rainbow and lightning lit up the Calgary sky in a breathtaking clash of calm and chaos as a severe thunderstorm rolled through on Friday evening. 🌈⚡️
- Today (July 20) marks 56 years since Apollo 11 astronauts made their historic moon landing. 🚀🌕 t.co/nUZ45DnHmh
- CCTV footage captures the terrifying speed at which floodwaters filled The Ruidoso Trading Post, turning the store into a swirling mess of water and debris.
- Torrential downpours that can trigger dangerous flooding is the main threat from a tropical rainstorm along the north-central Gulf coast, including New Orleans. AccuWeather's Bernie Rayno has the details. bit.ly/3IpW9LJ
- In the flood-ravaged heart of Texas Hill Country, recovery teams are out every day working in dangerous, neck-deep waters filled with twisted debris, chemical runoff, and snakes. bit.ly/3IwagPG
- Flash flooding submerged roads across the Northeast on Monday, including New Jersey and the New York City metro area. A state of emergency was declared in New Jersey due to the flooding. NYC received a total of 2.64 inches of rain, shattering its previous record for July 14th rainfall set in 1908.
- New York City subway stations and trains flooded on Monday night as slow-moving thunderstorms hit the Northeast. More than 2 inches of rain fell in one hour between 7 and 8pm. bit.ly/3TBnUDk
