Severe Weather

Britain has shattered its record for the highest temperature ever recorded, with a provisional reading of 40.3 degrees Celsius (104.5 degrees Fahrenheit) in eastern England.

Heat is continuing to bake the central United States on Tuesday, with many areas seeing temperatures above 100 degrees once again.

Cars were submerged in floodwater in northern New Jersey and New York City subway stations turned into impromptu waterfalls after heavy rain drenched the area Monday. 

A massive wave sparked from hurricane remnants crashed into -- and over a two-story condo building in Hawaii as parts of the Big Island dealt with heavy surf over the weekend.

The sixth named cyclone of the season in the Eastern Pacific is expected to continue strengthening.

Officials believe more than 100 homes were either damaged or destroyed by the flooding in the rural mountainous region of western Virginia.

Darby is the fourth named cyclone to form in the Eastern Pacific and will likely become a hurricane.

Photos of the tree in a rural Ohio town showed glowing, red-hot flames spiraling up the trunk, while the outer branches appeared green and seemingly unaffected.

A Florida woman was trying to record video of the spectacular lightning strikes going across the sky over St. Petersburg July 1 when she captured a bolt that was way too close for comfort. 

Two tropical storms are swirling along the coasts of North America right now -- one that popped up unexpectedly overnight.

Park managers raised the gates Wednesday at three of Yellowstone’s five entrances for the first time since June 13.

Jacob Showers and his girlfriend were trail-running in the backcountry when the area began to flood and wash away.

A senior citizen died in Death Valley after his car ran out of gas in Death Valley National Park during record high temperatures. A park visitor found his body on Tuesday.

The state is aware of at least 2,000 cattle deaths in the southwest region, but that number could be higher.

Montana National Guard says troops have rescued 87 people from floodwaters.

Excessive heat warnings and heat advisories remained in effect on Wednesday from Michigan to northern Florida.

Park officials say over 10,000 visitors left the nation’s oldest national park after historic flooding tore through the area, washing out bridges and roads.

The combination of heat and humidity could make it feel like 115 degrees in many U.S. locations, forecasters said.

Well-above-average temperatures are expected from the central Rockies across the Plains and into the lower and mid-Mississippi, Tennessee and lower Ohio valleys.