Death Valley tourists escape but roads remain closed after flash flooding
Hundreds of hotel guests trapped by flash flooding at Death Valley National Park were able to drive out after crews cleared a path for them.
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Hundreds of hotel guests trapped by flash flooding at Death Valley National Park were able to drive out after crews cleared a path for them.
The number of deaths from massive flooding in Kentucky has continued to climb amid a renewed threat for more heavy rains.
The annual weather pattern known as the monsoon has brought a parade of storms to cities across the U.S. Southwest.
Above-normal temperature reaching into the triple digits are expected over the next several days across the country.
Many in the U.K. thought it would be years before they were subjected to temperatures like this, but the mercury is still soaring, and records are dropping.
The scorching temperatures have reached as far north as Britain, where its weather agency has issued its first-ever "red warning" of extreme heat.
The triple digit temperatures pose an increased risk of heat illnesses, officials say.
Emergency management boss warns there's a "very good chance that the flooding will be worse than any of the other three."
Proposed energy bill would allow state to tap into gas-powered plants and diesel generators when hot weather strains grid.
The final toll remains unclear, but as of Thursday, at least 2,000 heat-related deaths had been reported to officials.
Search and rescue teams used helicopters to locate and successfully evacuate people who were left stranded in the wake of historic floods that tore through Yellowstone National Park this week.
All entrances to Yellowstone were closed due to the deluge, caused by heavy rains and melting snowpack, while park officials ushered tourists out of the most affected areas.
The storm's center was located about 40 miles northeast of Fort Pierce, Florida, and about 950 miles west-southwest of Bermuda as of 5 p.m. ET.
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E-commerce giant "still has not produced any of the key categories of documents," say Committee members in letter.
The forecasted period could be the seventh consecutive above-average hurricane season.
A rare northern Michigan tornado tore through a small community, killing at least one person.
Parts of metro Colorado could see up to 12 inches of heavy snow, according to the NWS.
Nineteen states and Washington, D.C., could set or tie existing high temperature records.
More than 43,000 homes and businesses from eastern Texas to Georgia were without power Tuesday afternoon.
The National Weather Service confirmed the tornado in Springdale and rated it at least a powerful EF-2.
Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas — all of which saw tornado warnings last week — could potentially see them again over the next few days.
Nearly 100 locations are forecast to approach or exceed record high temperatures.
At least six people were killed in Iowa after tornadoes touched down.
Two structures have been destroyed by the fire and at least 12 were damaged, officials said.