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"I saw this as a sign of, like, we're going to get through this." A North Carolina resident found an American flag amidst flooding debris in Asheville, North Carolina.
A plane being evacuated from MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL due to Hurricane
#Idalia
recorded St. Elmo's Fire, a lightning-like weather phenomenon which is a coronal discharge of plasma.
A dramatic video captured the moment three men were caught in floodwaters caused by Helene and, thankfully, rescued by people nearby in Erwin, Tennessee.
Intense footage captured when a 25-year-old driver was caught inside a deadly tornado with 150 mph winds in Clarksville, Tennessee.
His dash-cam captured lightning, poles bending, and debris flying as his windshield cracked. He survived, but the storm "totally totaled" his car.
"I've never seen devastation like this." Cars and trucks were tossed around like toys in Asheville, North Carolina, after catastrophic flooding from Helene.
Remarkable. 😧 AccuWeather's
@TonyLaubach
captured this incredible video of side-by-side tornadoes forming in Washington County, Colorado, this afternoon.
#COwx
🌪️🚨BREAKING: Two large tornadoes from Hurricane Milton crossed Interstate 75 in the Florida Everglades around 10 a.m. EDT, moving north between the towns of Miles City and Andytown.
The tornado shown here was east of the first tornado and closer to Andytown.
Emergency vehicles line the streets of Sarasota as the community braces for Hurricane Milton, with ambulances evacuating residents from nursing home facilities.
🌀💨 A Mexico weather station recorded a 205 mph wind gust during Category 5 Hurricane Otis, which is among the strongest wind gusts ever recorded on Earth.
Two bald eagles in a nest in Big Bear, California, are working hard to ensure their eggs stay warm as a
#winterstorm
brings cold weather and snow to the area.
#CAwx
On the summit of the volcanic Mount Zao in Japan, about 220 miles north of Tokyo, an unusual natural phenomenon gives birth to snowy, monster-like figures every year.
That's one intense heat wave! 🥵 The thermostat display in Death Valley National Park recently glitched following a power outage last week.
Though not quite THAT toasty, Death Valley National Park reached at least 125° F for nine consecutive days from July 4-12.
One hundred fifty years ago, on Oct. 8, 1871, a fire engulfed the small town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, killing some 800 people in an hour. The words that begin that Biblical passage are haunting, given the fate so many met that terrible night.
Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah was transformed into a spectacular winter wonderland as 15.5 inches of snow fell from Tue - Wed, with even more snow in the forecast. ☃️
Fairbanks, Alaska, witnessed a 'watermelon aurora' on Sunday. 🍉✨
High-energy nitrogen emissions painted the sky in beautiful pink and green hues during a substorm.
Floodwaters from Hurricane
#Helene
rise in Fort Myers Beach, making roads impassable as the Lee County Sheriff's Office deploys swamp buggies to rescue people.
Floridians took to a canoe with a fishing pole in hand as floodwaters submerged the streets in Hollywood, Florida.
Stay home and stay off the streets unless necessary.
Hurricane Hilary from space:
The International Space Station captured this footage of
#HurricaneHilary
heading toward Southern California yesterday afternoon. At the time of recording, Hilary was a Category 2 storm.
Drone video captured by storm chaser
@bclemms
shows scenes of devastation on the island of Carriacou after Hurricane Beryl slammed into the coast as a Category 4 storm.
The outer bands of Hurricane
#Idalia
are bringing rough surf and flooding to Florida's Gulf Coast. Footage captured in Fort Myers Beach this afternoon:
During a Phoenix monsoon, a cat named Mojo Jojo calmly watched as 70mph wind gusts sent debris and trash cans flying. 🗑️💨
During a thunderstorm, you should go to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor, and stay away from glass windows and doors.
Alarming video captures a group of people snatching bear cubs from a tree in North Carolina for photos. One cub was later transported to a local rehab facility.
Hurricane Beryl shattered records as it unleashed its fury across the Windward Islands, leaving behind a trail of destruction unprecedented for this point in the hurricane season.
See more from Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines:
Bubba is back in the ocean! 🐢 Biologists found the 375-pound loggerhead sea turtle with serious flipper injuries. They brought him to Brevard Zoo in Florida, where he was rehabilitated and released.
At 8:32 a.m. on May 18, 1980, the walls of Mount St. Helens’ top collapsed, setting off the largest landslide in recorded history. The entire north flank quivered before appearing to almost liquify.
Have you ever seen this before? 😲
A Colorado resident captured a rare meteorological phenomenon this week as a blanket of snow slowly melted off a car, creating a fascinating folding pattern.