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- It's been feeling like mid-summer in Minneapolis this week with temps near 90º the past few days ☀️🥵
- Severe weather, including tornadoes, is possible for millions over the next three days across the Midwest and in the Ohio and Tennessee valleys. AccuWeather's Bernie Rayno has the details. bit.ly/4mg8G3x
- It was hotter in northern Minnesota than in South Florida yesterday! ☀️🥵
- Close to 20 states may be at risk for severe weather, including tornadoes, later this week. bit.ly/4jTI9aS
- Severe weather battered the Nashville area on Thursday with large hail and wind up to 60 mph.
- "That is just weird." A mysterious black smoke ring was spotted by a motorcyclist over Kansas on Monday. While no one has a definitive answer for this particular event, most smoke rings have turned out to be man-made.
- Surveillance footage captured sheep instinctively huddling together moments before a tornado tore across a field, ripping away the metal roof of a herder's sheep pen and damaging surrounding facilities.
- Drone shots capture the stunning and apocalyptic scenes of a spinning supercell storm in Texas. ⛈️📸
- Las Vegas rain turned the outside of this parking garage into a raging river. Vegas has seen 1.44 inches of rain so far this month, making it the wettest May on record. The monthly record was previously set in May 1969 when 0.96 inches of rain was recorded.
- 9 years ago today Reed Timmer captured this stunning up-close look at a tornado north of Wray, Colorado.
- It's a matter of when -- not if -- a significant earthquake will shake the Pacific Northwest. bit.ly/3GJl5Nb
- The US has seen 710 tornadoes through April, more than the same period last year. Mississippi and Illinois have seen the most so far in 2025.
- An Ontario resident captured a powerful ice shove as the Moose River thawed last week. Massive chunks of ice were pushed onto shore.
- A passenger captured a stunning view of a waterspout from an airplane as they were preparing to land. The thin, rope-like funnel was estimated to be at least 100ft high, snaking between the ocean and the clouds.
- 2025 hurricane season names: The start of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is less than a month away. Now is the time to get prepared.
- Ominous storm clouds loom over Kansas ☁️ A stunning shelf cloud was seen over Grinnell Township ahead of severe weather that struck the area.
- "You just got hit by a couch!" A deadly derecho flipped furniture and caused power lines to burst into flames as it moved through Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
- Spectacular Eruption of Mount Etna! 🌋 Lava pours down the slopes of Italy's iconic volcano, lighting up the Sicilian sky during the 11th episode of Strombolian activity.
- Energy bills could run high this summer as forecasters predict a hotter-than-normal season across large swaths of the US. 📈♨️ bit.ly/4lKTcEu
- Wild Winds ⛈️🌬️ Last night, Seymour, Texas, recorded a staggering 106 mph wind gust amid a severe weather outbreak!
- Are tornadoes getting worse because of climate change? 🌪️ Recent research has examined raw numbers, tornado strengths, and the location of Tornado Alley: bit.ly/3EKHitG
- Severe thunderstorms brought large hail, wind, and lots of lightning across the Central US on Monday. ⛈️
- Only in Florida! 🐊 Florida man Mike Dragich, a licensed alligator trapper, took on a massive 10-foot alligator along I-95 in Jacksonville on Sunday.
- A severe weather outbreak is expected on Monday, featuring storms with very large hail, destructive winds, and even strong tornadoes. The area most at risk stretches from Iowa into southeastern Minnesota and southwestern Wisconsin, including the Twin Cities and Des Moines. bit.ly/4cQQGbL
- Where storms repeat, the risk of flash flooding will also increase. bit.ly/4jDJHFy
- Giant Wave Wipes Out Man Down Under! 🌊 A powerful surge took an unsuspecting man for a dangerous ride at Dee Why Beach in Australia.
- Several tornadoes were spotted as storms moved across the Texas Panhandle on Thursday.
- Destructive hail pummeled a car in Fremont, Nebraska, cracking the windshield and completely smashing a window.
- Feeling the Heat! 🌡️🔥 Here's a look at the states that have already hit 90º or more and the highest temp recorded in those states so far this year.
- Drivers made the risky decision to park underneath a highway overpass during an intense hailstorm in Pakistan. While it might seem like a good idea, it’s important to remember that this is not the safest option.
- Fires could burn more than 7 million acres in 2025 as the United States faces a volatile year for wildfires. bit.ly/4jEmWBc
- A large wildfire has forced more than 3,000 evacuations and burned more than 8,500 acres in southern New Jersey. bit.ly/4jE961A
- Heating up in the Sunshine State! ☀️🌡️ Florida is set to challenge daily record highs this Thursday.
- A large dust storm swept through northern Mexico over the weekend. It was so massive that it was clearly visible on satellite.
- Drone video captured a "firenado" during a prescribed agricultural burn in northwestern Iowa last week.
- A hotel in Fremont, Nebraska, suffered severe damage this week after an intense hailstorm swept through and smashed all of its windows into pieces.
- Could we be one step closer to finding extraterrestrial life? 👽🌌 bit.ly/3EvEcJR
- Rounds of severe storms packing damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes and the potential for significant flash flooding will impact more than a dozen central U.S. states. bit.ly/42jutzx
- Tornadoes are possible on Easter Sunday as a severe storm threat stretches across a dozen states through the holiday weekend.
- A tornado tore through the countryside on the north side of Omaha, causing significant damage to several homes on Thursday.
- Travelers face heightened risks from torrential rain, flash flooding, and severe storms packing damaging winds, large hail, frequent lightning, and isolated tornadoes. bit.ly/3Y4hkId
- Drone video captured the flooding that recently inundated parks and roads along the Ohio River in Owensboro, Kentucky.
- An incredible "fire rainbow" was spotted in a cloud resembling a jellyfish over the Texas skies on Tuesday ☁️🌈 The phenomenon is called a "circumhorizontal arc." The clouds that the arc was superimposed on are colloquially known as "jellyfish cloud" but their technical name is virga.
- Hailstorm Hits Hard! 🌩️⚡ Large hail pelted West Virginia on Monday as severe thunderstorms produced quarter-sized hail and winds up to 60 mph.
- "I've never seen an event as big, as devastating as this." A recent ice storm snapped thousands of pine trees in northern Michigan, damaging nearly 3 million acres of forests. https://bit.ly/4jepTIX
- Canada's First Tornado of the Year! 🌪️ An EF0 landspout tornado touched down near Rolling Hills, Alberta.
- The downward temperature slide will be accompanied by drenching thunderstorms and snow for some. 📉 bit.ly/4je5SCh
- "Holy hail!" A Gainesville, Florida man recorded hail pelting his front yard as severe thunderstorms swept through.
- A family in western Tennessee built levees around their home, leaving the property untouched by the recent flooding that submerged homes and businesses.
- The power of a tornado! 🌪️ In Arkansas, a destructive tornado sent roofs flying and embedded everyday items into walls.
