Tag: thunderstorms

Heatwave, cyclone and thunderstorms forecast for Australia: What the weather looks like in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne

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A severe heatwave is set to scorch large parts of Australia while residents along the west coast have been warned to prepare for a cyclone.

The coast of Western Australia could see its first cyclone this weekend with the threat of ex-tropical Cyclone Lincoln redeveloping as it continues to track west.

Meanwhile, low to severe intensity heatwave conditions have been forecast over northwestern and interior parts of WA.

Low intensity heatwave conditions are expected over the southwestern region of the

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How thunderstorms can spawn damaging ‘downbursts’

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In July, a fierce thunderstorm raged through Washington, D.C., damaging homes, felling trees, producing blinding rain and leaving thousands without power. The storm was the District’s worst since a derecho swept through the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions in 2012 (SN: 8/27/20). Was the new damage the result of another derecho or a tornado? No, said area meteorologists. This time the culprit was a downburst.

These lesser-known products of severe storms first sparked U.S. public attention in the 1980s

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Excessive heat bakes cities across US as Midwest, Great Lakes see thunderstorms

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Heat remains the biggest story across the country, with heat alerts for many big cities stretching from California to the East Coast, including areas from Washington, D.C., to Boston. 

SCIENTISTS PREDICT JULY WILL BE THE HOTTEST MONTH ON RECORD GLOBALLY

Excessive heat expands eastward on Friday in the U.S. (Credit: Fox News)

New York is under an excessive heat warning with temperatures expected to be in the upper 90s, feeling more like over 100 degrees.  

U.S. heat alerts

Heat alerts through Sunday night

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