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The southern tier of the U.S. is about to enter the deep fryer as temperatures are expected to soar into the triple-digits in some spots this week.

Areas of western North Carolina still in recovery mode due to the deadly destruction caused by Hurricane Helene last year are again on alert for flash flooding as a potent storm system brings rounds of torrential rain and thunderstorms to communities across the Southeast and mid-Atlantic.

A fatal water-related incident occurred involving a high school senior at a Florida beach in Indian River County days before graduation.

Top weather news for the week of May 11, 2025: Severe storms and flooding rain threaten multiple areas of the country this week. Meanwhile, all-time record heat for May is expected to sear Texas, and the hurricane season will begin Thursday for an ocean basin that we monitor closely.

Millions of people in the Midwest and Ohio Valley are likely to see increasing chances of severe weather this week after portions of the U.S. were rocked by weeks of deadly storms and flooding.

Florida beachgoers are forecast to have stinky conditions in May after a record-setting amount of sargassum seaweed was observed via satellite in the eastern Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean – more than 200% higher than historical records.

A video recorded in Florida on Saturday shows the moment a waterspout moved off the Gulf and onto the beach as severe weather roared across the region.