By Tuesday, the heat isn't going anywhere. Afternoon highs will once again reach the mid 90s with plenty of sunshine and just a few fair-weather clouds. Rain chances become even more limited as a strong area of high pressure builds overhead, setting the stage for an even hotter stretch through the second half of the week.
Intense heat is now moving into the Carolinas. Know the warning signs of dehydration and heat-related illness.
A Code Orange Air Quality Alert Day has been issued for parts of the region Wednesday.
Three microbursts with wind of up to 95 mph produced the damage in Chesterfield County on Sunday
Dozens of homes damaged in the Belmont Lake Reserve neighborhood in Rocky Mount were damaged after yesterday's rare EF-3 tornado.
Scattered storms capable of producing damaging wind, localized flooding and the potential for an isolated tornado to the region beginning late Thursday afternoon into the evening.
An EF-3 tornado with winds up to 150 mph touched down in Nash County, North Carolina Wednesday afternoon
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says an already warming Earth steamed to its hottest June on record, smashing the old global mark by nearly a quarter of a degree, with global oceans setting temperature records for the third straight month.
Beautiful blue ocean water takes over the South Carolina coast
