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Friday, August 16: The Regional Meteorological Centre has forecast heavy rains across Tamil Nadu over the next five days, prompting a yellow alert in multiple districts. The yellow alert, typically triggered when rainfall is expected to range between 64.5 mm and 115.5 mm, indicates that bad weather conditions are likely to intensify in the coming days.

Heavy Rains in Tamil Nadu This Week; IMD Issues Alerts in Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Theni, Dindigul, Erode

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One woman is dead and thousands more are in danger as Tropical Storm Debby races toward Florida, bringing with it the chance for immense flooding and a storm surge of several feet

Florida woman dies after being electrocuted in heavy rain as Storm Debby barrels toward state

A slow-moving frontal boundary will drop south across the region today and tomorrow, triggering showers and storms today and an area of rain on Tuesday. This boundary extends west to east roughly across Lake Ontario this morning. An area of rain and storms over Canada has moved out over the northern waters of Lake Ontario. This area of precipitation is expected to stay out over the lake until it passes east of the Finger Lakes.

Thunderstorms expected this afternoon and evening

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At least two people are dead after “historic” flooding wreaked havoc in Connecticut, washing away roads and prompting a state of emergency. Up to a foot of rain fell in the southwest part of the state.

2 Dead After Floods Ravage Connecticut Towns

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A storm hovering over Cuba will take aim at Florida's west coast and the Gulf of Mexico, with federal forecasters saying it's likely to become a tropical storm by late Saturday. Until then, the front is being called Tropical Depression Four, with the name Debby available should it graduate to...

Tropical Depression 4 expected to strengthen over southeastern Gulf of Mexico

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A daring rescue was captured on camera as a bystander saved an amputee and his dog from rising waters in Southbury, Connecticut. The courageous act may have saved the man’s life.

Good Samaritan Saves Amputee, Dog In Connecticut

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After rumbling over the Rockies to start the week, severe weather will advance across the Plains and then the Midwest as the week progresses. Following localized severe weather over portions of the Rockies on Tuesday, AccuWeather meteorologists say the main threat of severe thunderstorms will shift eastward across the Great Plains at midweek and then to more of the Midwest Thursday.

Severe thunderstorms to rattle Plains, Midwest

At least six yacht-goers are still missing after the 184-foot luxury boat “Bayesian” capsized off the coast of Sicily, Italy, amid a fierce storm. At least one person is confirmed to have died. Rescue operations for those missing are ongoing.

Yacht Capsizes In Italy: 1 Dead, Boaters Missing

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Volcano Eruption Follows Earthquake In Russia

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(CNN) — A dangerous situation is unfolding in the Northeast as fast-rising floodwaters from Debby’s extreme rainfall overwhelm communities there.

Dozens in need of rescue in Pennsylvania, including via helicopter, in life-threatening flooding

A captain who was in the area describes the weather when the Bayesian superyacht sank during a storm Monday off the coast of Sicily. Investigators believe it was hit by a waterspout. Fifteen people survived and one body was found Monday. The search for six missing continued Tuesday, with specialized cave divers helping. British tech tycoon Mike Lynch was among the missing.

Bayesian Yacht Sinking: ‘A Really Violent Squall’

Tropical Storm Fabio formed over the Eastern North Pacific Ocean southwest of Mexico on Monday morning. At 11:00 a.m. EDT on Monday the center of Tropical Storm Fabio was located at latitude 14.8°N and longitude 106.9°W which put the center about 335 miles (540 km) southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. Fabio was moving toward the northwest at 12 m.p.h. (19 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 40 m.p.h. (65 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 50 m.p.h. (80 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 1006 mb.

Tropical Storm Fabio Forms Southwest of Mexico

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The woman who shot a video of a hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday morning told WyoFile she and her family were terrified as the blast sent boiling water and rocks skyward, destroying parts of a boardwalk, its guardrail and a nearby bench.

Yellowstone hydrothermal explosion: ‘We were terrified’

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To increase the genetic diversity of an island population of grizzly bears , Wyoming and Montana wildlife managers recently worked together to import fresh bloodlines into the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Two Montana grizzly bears trucked to Wyoming to bolster genetic diversity, help states’ delisting case

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  Tropical storm Jongdari moved toward South Korea's coast on Tuesday, prompting officials to shut roads and parks as the country braced for strong winds and rain.As of 6:30 pm, Jongdari was 100 kilometers (62 miles) west of the southern island of Jeju and headed north at 33 kph (20 mph) while packing 65 kph (40 mph) winds. It was forecast to weaken around midnight, hours before making landfall near the western city of Seosan.The storm isn't expected to bring destructive winds as it passes through the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area on Wednesday. Government officials still urged public vigilance, emphasizing securing objects and vessels and monitoring high-risk areas, including underground passageways and basement dwellings.South Korea’s weather agency forecast the storm would dump around 10 centimeters (3.9 inches) of rain on Jeju and some southern mainland areas. Some central areas could see up to 8 centimeters (3.1 inches) of rain.The southern cities of Busan and Ulsan received about 5 centimeters (1.9 inches) of rain Tuesday afternoon, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or major property damage.

South Korea braces for heavy rain and strong winds as Tropical Storm Jongdari approaches

Idaho State

For the 2024/25 winter, the Farmers’ Almanac predicts to be a “wet whirlwind” with significant precipitation and storms. Northern Plains and Great Lakes regions will experience deep cold, with frigid temperatures also reaching the South. The Northeast is expected to receive above-normal snow, while the Pacific Northwest...

Farmers’ Almanac Predicts “Wet Whirlwind” Winter for 2024/25

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. On July 28, 2024, a TikTok video posted by Erica W., known as @tasteofmelanin on the platform, garnered significant attention after she exposed disturbing racist decorations in an Airbnb rental. The incident occurred in a rental property that Erica had booked, although the exact location remains unspecified. The video has since gone viral, prompting widespread concern and leading to the removal of the listing from Airbnb's platform.

Airbnb Listing Taken Down After Black Woman Finds Hanging Monkeys and Cotton Used As Decor

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. Police divers resumed searching Tuesday for six people, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch, believed trapped some 50 meters (164 feet) underwater in the hull of a superyacht that sank in a storm off Sicily.

Luxury Superyacht Sailboat Sinks In Storm Off Sicily; 1 Dead, British Tech Giant Among Those Missing

We all know that the idiom “under the weather” means feeling sick or ill. While experts agree that the phrase likely originated in a nautical context, its exact origins remain, well, cloudy. Some believe that sick sailors went belowdecks to rest and recuperate, putting them under the weather...

Weather Words: 'Under The Weather'

Severe storms with damaging winds could stretch from the Deep South to Mid-Atlantic Sunday. Flooding conditions are also possible for portions of the East Coast. Here’s what you can expect.

Damaging Winds Threaten Deep South, Mid-Atlantic

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Delhi Wakes Up to Severe Waterlogging; Heavy Rains to Lash Neighbourhing Himachal, Uttarakhand, UP This Week

Tuesday, August 20: Parts of Delhi and Noida woke up to heavy rainfall, resulting in severe waterlogging across key areas. Notable spots like Ashram Bridge and...

Delhi Wakes Up to Severe Waterlogging; Heavy Rains to Lash Neighbourhing Himachal, Uttarakhand, UP This Week

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