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While a quiet start to peak severe storm season is likely, tornado chances look to pick up by the end of the month.

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We get a break in the rain today. Not so much on Sunday.

Daytime temperatures are in the 70-and-above zone the next two days.

The maelstrom of crumpled shrubbery swirled about at speeds likely topping 40 mph.

Baltimore’s water level was the highest since Hurricane Isabel in 2003.


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It was the wettest April in six years, and seventh-wettest in 150 years of records.

The stone was estimated to be up to 9.3 inches across.

It's turning briefly warmer this weekend.

  • A. Camden Walker
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It's soggy out there, but most of the rain is done. A couple more showers are possible Friday.

Rain should end by 8 p.m. in most areas.

In Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow, Alaska, the mercury dropped to minus-20 degrees Wednesday.

An NTSB report found the 2018 accident could have been prevented if staff had paid more attention to weather warnings.

The dreary pattern which began in mid-April is likely to persist through at least the first half of May.

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A flood watch is up for tomorrow as another drenching moves through.

At least one to two inches of rain is likely between the morning and afternoon hours.

Baseball-size hail and nearly 80 mph winds were reported as storms slammed the Plains.

Scientists aboard a ship drifting along with Arctic sea ice are nearing a crucial re-supply point, thanks to the polar vortex.

After a frustrating April, the first weekend of May is looking mostly nice.

One Cookeville, Tenn., woman spent seven weeks working to bring Bella home.

We get at least a brief surge of weather more typical of the date on Wednesday.

One to two inches of soaking rain is likely to cap a historically wet April.

Las Vegas predicted to see triple-digit April heat for first time Wednesday. Phoenix could top 105.

Widespread damaging winds and large hail are likely, with a couple of tornadoes possible.

Clouds and showers continue their dominant themes again today, with cooler than average temperatures too.

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Most of the rain may stay north tomorrow. But it's another cool and damp day, regardless.

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