Keeping cool in heat, Norristown center opens doors with help for vulnerable

Montgomery County officials issued a Code Red weather emergency due to an oppressive air mass with a heat index reaching over 100 degrees as one Norristown center opens their doors for the vulnerable.

Norristown opens center for vulnerable residents to keep cool
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Montgomery County issued a Code Red Emergency, prompting one Norristown center to open and provide shelter for those vulnerable in the extreme temperatures.

WATCH: Disastrous flooding in lakeside neighborhood forces family to abandon pool day

A North Sioux City homeowner has described how he and his wife "abandoned our pool day with the kids" and "scrambled" to "race away" from rapidly rising water as their street was inundated during a flood-mitigation measure.

Beryl moves over Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula as Texas officials urge coastal residents to prepare

Beryl is leaving Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula after battering the resort of Tulum and is emerging into the Gulf of Mexico. That prompted Texas officials to urge coastal residents to prepare.

Hurricane Beryl churns toward Mexico after leaving destruction in Jamaica and eastern Caribbean

Hurricane Beryl has ripped off roofs in Jamaica, jumbled fishing boats in Barbados and damaged or destroyed 95% of homes on a pair of islands in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It rumbled past the Cayman Islands and took aim at Mexico’s Caribbean coast — with at least nine people dead in its wake.

Travel insurance is a must this season after Hurricane Beryl created 'giant mess' for travelers

Hurricane Beryl offered an early hurricane season reminder that a tropical system does not care how early you booked your trip. Experts recommend including travel insurance and working with pros to help when a natural disaster strikes.

Hurricane Beryl barrels down on Jamaica
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Reporter Monica Evans gives an update from Jamaica about Hurricane Beryl's impact on the island.

Tropical Storm Beryl forms in Atlantic Ocean, likely to become Hurricane Beryl: NHC

Tropical Storm Beryl has formed in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Windward Islands and is expected to strengthen into Hurricane Beryl over the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said.

Trees down, power out after brief storm packs a punch, leaving residents in the dark in Montgomery County

Several roads are still closed in Montgomery County due to storms that blew through Wednesday night. Downed trees, taking wires with them, forced the closure of many roads and residents have faced a day without power.

Trees downed in brief storms leave residents without power
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One Montgomery County neighborhood bore the brunt of a quick, but powerful thunderstorm, with damaging winds that knocked trees down, pulling wires and leaving residents without power.

Wisconsin tornado warning forces wedding to join family reunion

Severe storms did not stop one couple from sharing a special first dance while taking shelter in Lake Geneva on their wedding day.

Maryland couple among those who died on pilgrimage to Mecca during extreme heat

FOX 5 learned over the weekend, a Bowie, Maryland couple who left earlier this month to embark on an Islamic pilgrimage died due to the extreme heat, according to the couple’s daughter. 

Thousands brave the heat for Manayunk Arts Festival
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Thousands of people turned out for the Manayunk Arts Festival, in spite of the extreme heat, while others sought shelter at cooling centers.