OKLAHOMA NAMED NEW LIGHTNING CAPITAL OF AMERICA
The Storm Prediction Center has issued a slight risk of severe thunderstorms from parts of the Mid-Atlantic to the Tennessee Valley from Thursday afternoon into early Friday morning.
50 killed and many displaced in northern Nigeria flooding
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At least 50 people have died and "many" displaced after recent torrential rains caused flooding in northern Nigeria, Sani Yusuf, executive secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) for Jigawa State s...
Parts of England officially fall into drought after months of scant rainfall
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London Large swaths of England have officially descended into drought, authorities announced Friday, following several months of low rainfall and relentless waves of extreme heat. Counties across the UK, including so...
Southwest Airlines employees celebrate passenger’s 104th birthday
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In 2018, Mrs. Jane Smith of San Francisco, California, flew with the Southwest Airlines team from San Francisco to Las Vegas to celebrate her 100th birthday. That's when she first became friendly with the flight cre...
Record rainfall kills at least 8 in Seoul as water floods buildings, submerges cars
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Seoul, South Korea At least eight people were killed in Seoul on Monday after record downpours flooded homes, roads and subway stations in the South Korean capital, cutting power and forcing hundreds to evacuate, acc...
Eastern Kentucky braces for flooding, thunderstorm threats
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A slow-moving front across the eastern U.S. will bring heavy rain and thunderstorms to the Ohio Valley and the Northeast. According to FOX Weather, most locations can expect one to three inches of rain over the comi...
Some of the approximately 1,000 people stranded at Death Valley National Park have left in spite of flooding
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Death Valley National Park announced its closure Friday due to substantial flooding within the park, according to a news release. "All roads into and out of the park are currently closed and will remain closed until...
More rain expected in Kentucky flooding area; Southwest storms continue
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LIGHTNING STRIKE OUTSIDE WHITE HOUSE SENDS 4 TO HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION Northeast summer heat index (Credit: Fox News) Heavy rain is back in the forecast for the Kentucky area and across porti...
Sinema’s support for the tax and climate bill could hinge on drought funding for the Southwest
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As Democrats scramble to clinch a deal on their tax and climate package, a last-minute demand is coming from key vote Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona: $ 5 billion to help the Southwest deal with its multi-year droug...
More torrential rain pounds the St. Louis area, leading to flooding and water rescues, officials say
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Torrential rain has led to water evacuations overnight in St. Louis as the city still reels from last week's destructive floods. Rain pounded the region at rates of 1-3 inches per hour along with wind gusts up to 60...
Hundreds are still missing after flooding in eastern Kentucky as death toll reaches 37
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Hundreds remain unaccounted for after last week's flooding that has killed more than three dozen in eastern Kentucky, the governor says -- and heat will soon compound the challenges for searchers already hindered by...
Kentucky officials call for critical recovery supplies as dozens are found dead in flooding and death toll is expected to rise
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As the death toll in flood-stricken areas of Kentucky continues to rise, rescue workers and officials are focused on recovering missing people in several counties and coordinating vital aid for thousands of displace...
Death toll from Kentucky flooding ‘could potentially double’ as people in stricken areas remain hard to reach, governor says
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After days of fatal flooding washed away parts of eastern Kentucky and claimed the lives of at least 16 people, first responders will continue working Saturday to account for missing residents, the state's governor ...