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Deadly storm wallops Houston as ferocious winds leave destructive path across South

A storm system spawned severe thunderstorms in Houston Thursday, causing at least four fatalities and leaving more than 1 million customers without power across southeastern Texas.

HOUSTON — Deadly severe storms ^[2] have left hundreds of thousands in the dark, damaging homes and sending debris across city streets in Houston ^[3]. Videos across the area showed the ferocious storm conditions and the widespread damage left behind.

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While you may think quakes are a western US problem, some of the largest temblors in US history have happened in the East.

RIDGELY, Tenn.– A 3.8 magnitude earthquake ^[1] that originated along the New Madrid Seismic Zone in northwest Tennessee Thursday morning was felt from over 100 miles away and while no damage was reported from the event, the shaking served as a reminder

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Rain and debris poured into the lobby at the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Houston.

HOUSTON - A storm system that threatened to produce torrential rainfall over East Texas ^[1] spawned severe thunderstorms in the nation’s fourth-largest city Thursday, causing significant damage and leaving more than 1 million customers without power.

The local

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HOUSTON - A line of severe thunderstorms swept through southeastern Texas and Louisiana on Thursday, blasting the Houston ^[1] area with ferocious winds that left at least four dead and more than 1 million power customers without electricity.

Winds reported as

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NOAA scientists confirmed this week a global coral bleaching event is underway. NOAA Coral Reef Watch Coordinator Derek Manzello joins FOX Weather to talk about the global bleaching event and why coral reef habitats are important to ocean ecosystems.

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NOAA scientists say coral reefs in the Caribbean are already showing early signs of heat stress in April, indicating another mass bleaching event in the Caribbean and Florida ^[2] could happen this summer.However, the heat is starting even earlier this

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FOX 9 Minneapolis Meteorologist Ian Leonard explains what a zombie fire is and how it lit parts of Canada on fire recently.

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Just like in SciFi where zombies are corpses that rise from the dead, zombie fires are wildfires ^[2] that rise from the dead.

Wildfire flames head deep underground to organic rich soil and don't actually die but, in a sense, hibernate for winter ^[3] or

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Heat waves are occurring more often in most regions. That includes an increase in early season heat waves, but also an increase throughout the warm season. Dr. Ben Zaitchik, Professor of Planetary Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, explains more.

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Get ready for plenty of sweat and discomfort this scorching summer^[2] as high temperatures are expected to dominate the season for millions, fueled by a developing La Niña^[3] climate pattern.

NOAA's updated climate^[4] outlook for the meteorological

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FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Craig Herrera.

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Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather.It’s Thursday, May 16, 2024, and National Barbecue Day.Start your day with everything you need to know about today's weather.You can also get a quick briefing of national, regional and local

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Ongoing rain in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul caused a ferry boat to capsize after hitting a bridge on the swollen Taquari River on Thursday. (Video: Matheus Hinterholz via Storyful)

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PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil – The catastrophic and deadly flooding that has left much of Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul buried in feet of floodwaters for weeks may remain for at least another month, Reuters reported Wednesday ^[2].

Heavy, torrential rains

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The U.S. Coast Guard was able to successfully rescue four boaters from a life raft off the coast of Freeport, Texas, on Monday after they sent out a mayday call when their boat began to roll over.

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HOUSTON – The U.S.^[2] Coast Guard was able to successfully rescue four boaters who were stranded on a life raft after their boat overturned off the coast of Freeport^[3] in Texas^[4] on Monday.

According to officials^[5], Coast Guard Sector Houston^[6]-

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Deadly storm wallops Houston as ferocious winds leave destructive path across South

Magnitude 3.8 earthquake in Tennessee felt over 100 miles away

Severe storms with hurricane-force winds cause widespread damage, power outages around Houston

Severe thunderstorms leave widespread damage, power outages around Houston

Florida, Caribbean coral reefs face repeat of last summer’s extreme heat stress

Zombie fires overwinter deep in soil and emerge early in spring as wildfires

Summer outlook: Developing La Nina to fuel heat for millions as storms soak East

Today's top weather news: Rare ‘high risk’ flooding threat takes aim at South

Brazil floods could take more than a month to recede as 538,000 remain displaced

4 boaters rescued off coast of Texas after vessel overturns

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