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It's a superb stretch, with just a little humidity by Labor Day.

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Earlier storms produced torrential rain, damaging winds, and at least one confirmed tornado across the region.

Korea and Japan are stuck in a storm track that won’t budge, with typhoon after typhoon slamming parts of each nation on a near-weekly basis.

The strikes accompanied severe thunderstorms that rocked much of the state on Monday night.

Another extreme heat event is poised to roast parts of the West, including California, with all-time heat records potentially in jeopardy.


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Tropical activity looks to continue at a breakneck pace as the typical peak of the season approaches.

Storms may unleash damaging winds and present a tornado risk.

  • Matt Rogers
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Scattered severe storms moved through the D.C. area on Wednesday evening, but a more widespread outbreak is possible on Thursday.

Typhoon Maysak struck South Korea on Wednesday morning, becoming the second typhoon landfall on the Korean Peninsula in one week. A third storm lurks just behind it.

The tropical Atlantic remains busy with two storms and two areas under investigation.

A few strong to severe storms are possible this evening.

The climatological peak of hurricane season is in two weeks, but we're already beating records set in 2005, which was the busiest Atlantic hurricane season on record.

Phoenix observed its hottest two months on record back to back, leading to its hottest summer by a wide margin. And the heat is not over yet.

It's a new month, but the weather is still murky. Hit-and-miss showers into tomorrow.

From a 137-mph wind gust that shredded an expensive weather radar to a 15-foot storm surge, Hurricane Laura was a historic storm.

All of Washington's hottest summers on record have occurred since 1980.

Typhoon Maysak is a powerful storm and may hit South Korea at a rare intensity for that country, threatening to cause widespread damage.

Residents are faced with high temperatures and humidity and a lack of water and electricity amid the coronavirus pandemic.

While not as soggy as Monday, clouds along with scattered showers pepper our Tuesday, while temperatures stay relatively cool.

  • Matt Rogers
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Any consistent rain probably falls before Tuesday. Gray skies and relatively cool temperatures persist.

Intense Typhoon Maysak brought 101 mph wind gusts to Okinawa, and could become one of the few Category 2 typhoons to hit South Korea.

Two of the systems are likely to be named in the next 48 hours.

Meteorological autumn starts Tuesday, but we’re not done with 90-degree weather quite yet.

  • Matt Rogers
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Rain could be heavy tonight, with one to two inches falling through late Tuesday.

Laura's deadly strengthening approaching the Louisiana coast is something we're seeing more and more, climate scientists say.

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67 (1980,2010)
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