Weather

The D.C. region needs rain, and with Tropical Storm Debby forecast to track northward in the days ahead, we just might have our best shot of the summer so far at putting a major dent in the current drought situation.

Video from the National Weather Service Buffalo office shows the vortex spinning in Lake Erie and then coming onshore in LaSalle Park. According to Erie County, the waterspout continued onto Niagara Street where it ripped off the roof of a building.

A 13-year-old was crushed to death after a tree downed by Hurricane Debby fell onto a mobile home in Levy County, according to deputies.

The Washington, D.C. region could possibly see the remnants of Hurricane Debby move through later this week after the Category 1 storm brings heavy rain and catastrophic flooding concerns to parts of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.

It will be a hot and humid Monday in the Washington, D.C. region with dry skies and highs in the upper-90s.

The National Hurricane Center says Debby strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday night, with a landfall expected in the Florida Big Bend area on Monday.

It hasn’t just been hot outside this summer; it’s been dangerously hot. So much so, that Maryland hospitals have seen a record number of patients.

Death Valley experienced its warmest month on record with an average temperature of 108.5 degrees.

Dangerously hot and humid conditions continue on Friday across the D.C. region with temperatures in the upper-90s and heat index values that could exceed 110 degrees.

The D.C. region is bracing for the return of dangerous heat and humidity as temperatures climb to near 100 degrees on Thursday.

A powerful thunderstorm swept through Chevy Chase, Maryland, Wednesday evening, causing significant damage and shutting down Connecticut Avenue in both directions.

A new study reveals that a built environment can further amplify both average temperatures and extreme heat in cities.