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Tropical Storm Bud formed on Wednesday more than 400 miles off the southern tip of Mexicoâs Baja California. Forecasters expect its lifespan to likely be short-lived as the cyclone moves into an environment that is dominated by shear and dry air.
Multi-inch amounts have fallen across the most drought-stricken part of our area
WW 559 SEVERE TSTM AZ 242100Z – 250400Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 559 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 200 PM MST Wed Jul 24 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central and southern Arizona * Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 200 PM until 900 PM MST. * Primary threats include... Isolated damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...Clusters of thunderstorms will form over the Rim and spread southwestward to the lower deserts through late evening. The storm environment will favor strong downdrafts capable of producing occasional damaging/severe outflow gusts of 60-70 mph. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 75 statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles west southwest of Phoenix AZ to 65 miles east northeast of Tucson AZ. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU9). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes. && AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 550. Mean storm motion vector 03020. ...Thompson
A video posted on Wednesday shows lightning hitting a tree merely a few feet away from a home in southwestern Florida.
Itâs been a tough few months across the Houston metro between a deadly derecho, historic river flooding in May and Hurricane Beryl in July, and now residents have one more thing to potentially worry about due to excessive precipitation â invasive worms.
Brothers Colin and Wyatt Yager of Maine told FOX Weather they were at the right place at the right time, allowing them to save two fishermen after a whale capsized their boat.
Jeffrey Levine told Storyful that he and his wife were at their New Jersey home on Sunday when they heard their Teslaâs car alarm go off. But there was no burglar.
Monday was measured as the hottest day ever recorded on Earth as the planetâs temperature keeps rising in a world of climate change. The previous record lasted 24 hours, set on Sunday.
Rounds of torrential rain and thunderstorms are again expected across a large portion of the South on Wednesday, including Atlanta, which could see more flooding that would impact travel at the worldâs busiest airport as Delta Airlines continues to recover after a global tech outage.