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.
Tropical Storm Josephine formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday morning, making it the earliest βJ-namedβ storm in a record-setting hurricane season.
A magnitude 2.9 aftershock on Tuesday rattled the North Carolina town where a 5.1 earthquake on Sunday shook items from grocery store shelves and caused damage to homes and businesses, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
A rare storm packing 100 mph winds and with power similar to an inland hurricane swept across the Midwest, blowing over trees, flipping vehicles, causing widespread property damage and leaving hundreds of thousands without power as it moved through Chicago and into Indiana and Michigan.
The Scripture quite literally came to life for several Catholic churches in North Carolina as a rare earthquake rattled portions of the state over the weekend.
The 5.1-magnitude quake was the strongest shock to hit the Carolinas since 1916 and could be felt as far away as Chicago.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred in Sparta, North Carolina around 8 a.m. on August 9th, according to a news release.
Already smashing records, this yearβs hyperactive Atlantic hurricane season is about to get even nastier, forecasters predict. In the coming months, they expect to run out of traditional hurricane names and see about twice as much storm activity as a normal year.
At least seven people were killed as Tropical Storm Isaias battered the U.S. East Coast with rain and fierce winds after making landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina. Millions of people were without power on Wednesday after felled trees downed power lines.
