Tampa, Florida, hits 100°F for the first time in 135 years of records
Folks in Tampa, Florida, endured the city’s hottest day in weather history on Sunday when the temperature at Tampa International Airport reached 100°F at 3:30 p.m. local time. The feat arrived as a long-duration heat event roasted much of the…
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It’s been a stormy and steamy summer across the U.S. so far in 2025
We’re just past the halfway point in meteorological summer—already!—and it’s been quite the steamy and stormy season for much of the country. In fact, it’s just been a busy year for active weather in general. The year started with…
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Flooding possible as tropical disturbance meanders into the Gulf of Mexico
A tropical disturbance off Florida’s Atlantic coast will wander into the northern Gulf of Mexico over the next couple of days, bringing widespread heavy rain to the northern Gulf Coast. While there’s a small chance that the system could…
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July 10, 1926: The day lightning blew up a town in New Jersey
A hot and muggy New Jersey afternoon in July 1926 would produce a thunderstorm that destroyed a military installation. The culprit wasn’t a tornado, nor was it damaging winds. A single bolt of lightning caused an explosion so great that it left a crater…
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You need a way to receive severe weather warnings—here are four options
This past holiday weekend saw two separate rounds of devastating flooding across the southern United States—first in Texas on Friday, then in North Carolina on Sunday. One county in central Texas saw the death toll rise past 80 on Monday as officials…
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