Experienced Death Valley hiker rescued after overheating, losing consciousness
A man was rescued Tuesday after heat and dehydration caused him to lose consciousness while on a hike in Death Valley National Park, park officials said.
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SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 632
WW 632 SEVERE TSTM AL GA NC SC 172045Z – 180200Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 632 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 445 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northeast Alabama Northern Georgia Western North Carolina Western South Carolina * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 445 PM until 1000 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...A cluster of thunderstorms will spread eastward across the watch area through the afternoon, posing a risk of locally damaging wind gusts and hail. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40 statute miles north and south of a line from 30 miles north northwest of Anniston AL to 10 miles east northeast of Anderson SC. 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 630...WW 631... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 29025. ...Hart
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 631
WW 631 SEVERE TSTM CA OR WA 172020Z – 180400Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 631 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 120 PM PDT Sat Aug 17 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Northern California Western Oregon Southwest Washington * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 120 PM until 900 PM PDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Thunderstorms will intensify this afternoon along and west of the Cascade Range, tracking northward across the watch area. A few severe storms are expected, capable of large hail and locally damaging wind gusts. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 35 statute miles east and west of a line from 65 miles south southwest of Mount Shasta CA to 60 miles north northeast of Portland OR. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1). 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 630... AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 20030. ...Hart
2 men drown in South Carolina as Hurricane Ernesto produces rip currents along East Coast
Two men, aged 65 and 73, died after being caught in rip currents on Hilton Head on Friday, according to the Beaufort County Sheriffâs Office.
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 630
WW 630 SEVERE TSTM UT WY 171850Z – 180100Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 630 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1250 PM MDT Sat Aug 17 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Western and Central Utah Southwest Wyoming * Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 1250 PM until 700 PM MDT. * Primary threats include... Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible SUMMARY...Clusters of thunderstorms will spread across much of Utah this afternoon and early evening, posing a risk of locally damaging wind gusts and hail. The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles east and west of a line from 40 miles east of Saint George UT to 25 miles northeast of Salt Lake City UT. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0). 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 1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 23030. ...Hart
See incredible video from inside Hurricane Ernesto
Saildrones intercepted the Category 2 hurricane while it was southwest of Bermuda. The unmanned vehicles reported seas of 20-30 feet and wind gusts upwards of 94 mph.
Bryan Norcross: Conditions will slowly improve on Bermuda after Hurricane Ernesto makes a direct hit on island
The center of the large, ragged eye of Hurricane Ernesto passed over the island of Bermuda around 4:30 AM ET.