Amy Graff

Wednesday will bring some of the hottest temperatures of the year, and fire experts are warning of combustible conditions throughout the state.

The National Guard evacuated campers after flooding in Missouri that reminded some families of the devastating floods at Camp Mystic in central Texas last year.

Gov. Mike Kehoe declared a state of emergency after up to a foot of rain fell overnight in the southeastern part of the state. More storms are in the forecast.

Three children died last weekend when a storm whipped up 80 mile-per-hour winds and large waves on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin.

A parade in Philadelphia, one of the largest in its history, was canceled on Friday, and the Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington closed for several hours.

While relief could come to the Great Lakes and the far Northeast over the weekend, the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast will stay hot.

More than 160 million people are under extreme heat warnings or heat advisories ahead of the Fourth of July weekend.

New York could record 100 degrees for the first time since 2012, as a brutal heat wave spreads east.

The U.S. Geological Survey estimated that it could be far deadlier than a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the country in 1900.

The National Weather Service issued several of its highest-level tornado alerts on Wednesday night.

San Francisco received nearly as much rain one morning as it would typically see for the month, and a slope in the Sierra Nevada remained open for skiing.

A series of storms, including supercells, threatens to dump rain, hail and create a tornado risk for a vast section of the country. The most severe weather is expected on Monday.

After a warm winter that brought more rain than snow, the state’s snowpack was the lowest it has ever been.

After deep cuts last year, the agency is hiring hundreds. But fears linger that it isn’t equipped for imminent tornado and hurricane threats.

Fires fueled by drought have burned tens of thousands of acres in southern Georgia and northern Florida, where officials said one blaze was blamed for the death of a volunteer firefighter.

The fires are also causing poor air quality, expected to last into at least Thursday, for a corner of the Southeast.

There were no immediate reports of damage.

Central Park and other spots around the region set record-high temperatures last week. Freeze watches were in place on Monday. What’s going on?

One reported tornado downed trees and damaged cars in Lena, Ill., an official said.