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Widespread Severe Storms Threaten Flash Flooding, Hail and Tornadoes

Forecasters say very moist air, training storms, mesoscale vortices plus strengthening low‑level jets have produced extreme rainfall rates that can trigger life‑threatening flash floods as well as organized storms capable of destructive winds, very large hail or isolated intense tornadoes.

Illinois Sets State Record for Tornado Reports as Officials Scramble Over Aid

Life‑Threatening Flash Flooding Threatens Central Gulf Coast as Arthur’s Remnants Fuel Torrential Rain

Monsoon Officially Begins in Arizona as High-Country Storms Bring Hail and Lightning

Life‑Threatening Flash Flooding and Severe Storms Threaten Parts of the Plains and Upper Midwest

Heavy Rain and Severe Storms Trigger Flash Flooding Across Texas

Flash Flooding Likely Across Central Gulf Coast and Southeast

Thousands of Lightning Strikes Light Up Galicia During Weekend Storms

Severe Storms and Localized Flash Flooding Threaten Southern Plains and Gulf Coast

Flash-Flood Hotspots Persist as Slow Storms Target the Gulf Coast and South Georgia

SPC Issues Severe Thunderstorm Watches for Much of Texas as Supercells Organize

Roll and Shelf Clouds Sweep São Paulo Coast as Gust Front Advances Toward Rio

Severe Storm Threat Shifts to Florida With Tornado Watch in Effect

Bengaluru Sets New April Rain Record After Fierce Pre-Monsoon Storm

Brief EF‑U Tornado Confirmed Near Vina, California

Saharan Dust Plume Peaks Over France This Weekend

Video Shows Twin Vortices Over Boston’s Pleasure Bay as Cause Remains Unclear

NWS Issues New Tompkins County Flood Warning Following Flash-Flood Alerts

Coral Sea Low Poised to Hit North Queensland Late Week With Cyclone Risk

Thick Fog Across UAE Triggers Thousands of Emergency Calls as Alerts Remain in Force