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Officials in Charles County, Maryland, said a sudden gust of wind during a Southern Maryland Blue Crabs baseball game lifted an inflatable 15 to 20 feet into the air, causing children to fall.
The State of Hawaii announced it has entered into a $4 billion settlement to resolve hundreds of lawsuits following the historic Maui wildfires of August 2023.
Debby threatens to produce a significant storm surge for parts of Floridaâs Big Bend and west coast. Forecast models indicate that the surge could reach as high as 7 feet along the coast, between Tallahassee and Tampa.
WW 593 SEVERE TSTM MN SD WI 032325Z – 040600Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 593 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 625 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central Minnesota Northeast South Dakota Northwest Wisconsin * Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 625 PM until 100 AM CDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter possible Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible SUMMARY...Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are forecast to continue to develop and move east-southeast through the evening. Supercells capable of large to very large hail (diameter 1 to 2.5 inches) and severe gusts (60-70 mph) will be the primary storm mode through the early evening. Upscale growth into a linear cluster may occur later this evening with severe gusts possibly becoming the main hazard. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles northwest of Ortonville MN to 80 miles northeast of Minneapolis MN. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3). 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 591...WW 592... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean storm motion vector 30025. ...Smith
Tropical Storm Debby has formed in the Gulf of Mexico with a growing focus on its trajectory towards the southwestern Florida coast.
Galveston County health officials have issued a health alert due to an increase in cases of Vibrio bacteria from Galveston Beach.
A study published in Nature Communications suggests that Mercury could have a layer of diamonds hundreds of miles beneath its surface. The planetâs carbon environment and unusual magnetic field lead some scientists to believe in the diamond theory.
WW 0592 Status Updates 
STATUS REPORT ON WW 592 THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA. ..LYONS..08/03/24 ATTN...WFO...RAH...GSP...RNK...CAE...AKQ... STATUS REPORT FOR WS 592 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS NCC001-003-007-025-033-035-037-045-057-059-063-067-069-071-077- 081-085-093-097-105-109-119-123-125-135-145-151-153-157-159-165- 167-169-171-179-181-183-185-197-031940- NC . NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ALAMANCE ALEXANDER ANSON CABARRUS CASWELL CATAWBA CHATHAM CLEVELAND DAVIDSON DAVIE DURHAM FORSYTH FRANKLIN GASTON GRANVILLE GUILFORD HARNETT HOKE IREDELL LEE LINCOLN MECKLENBURG MONTGOMERY MOORE ORANGE PERSON RANDOLPH RICHMOND ROCKINGHAM ROWAN SCOTLAND STANLY STOKES SURRY UNION VANCE WAKE WARREN YADKIN SCC021-023-025-039-047-055-057-059-063-071-079-081-083-087-091- 031940- SC
WW 592 SEVERE TSTM NC SC VA 031810Z – 040100Z
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 592 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 210 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Central North Carolina Central South Carolina Central Virginia * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 210 PM until 900 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are increasing in a corridor from central Virginia into central South Carolina. These storms will track northeastward through the afternoon, posing a risk of locally damaging wind gusts. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles north of Richmond VA to 65 miles south southwest of Charlotte NC. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU2). 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. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 591... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1 inch. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 25025. ...Hart