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August is the second busiest month of the hurricane season

How and why hurricanes get their names have evolved over the past century.

The month of August is when tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic basin usually increases and stays at active levels through the peak of the hurricane ^[1] season.

During an average August, four tropical cyclones are named and two systems become hurricanes

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Kim and Nathan Maker of Edmond, Oklahoma, were saved last week after having gone missing during a diving expedition off the Texas coastline. Aug. 1, 2024.

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MATAGORDA, Texas – Kim and Nathan Maker were saved last week after having gone missing during a diving expedition off the Texas ^[2] coastline.

Hailing from Edmond, Oklahoma ^[3], the couple joined a diving crew and ventured about 15 miles off the coast

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What would make someone want to travel to one of the hottest places in the country, for fun? That's what FOX Weather's Robert Ray intends to find out. More than one million people travel to the park every year.

FURNACE CREEK, Calif.– If there was any doubt that Death Valley is the hottest place on Earth, look no further than July’s preliminary climate summary that shows the region experienced its warmest month on record with an average temperature of 108.5

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Kara Berger received a Severe Thunderstorm Warning alert on her phone Wednesday evening while watching her husband's softball game in Lawrence, Kansas. The wind speed increased within five minutes of the warning, as intense straight-line winds made it difficult to walk.

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LAWRENCE, Kan.– A severe thunderstorm turned an evening softball game in Kansas ^[2] into a mad scramble for cover as 70 mph wind gusts blasted the field Wednesday evening.

The powerful storm's force tore through the Lawrence ^[3] area in seconds.The

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Updated at 9:55 a.m.on Thursday, August 1, 2024

Welcome to August.The various computer forecast models ^[1] have coalesced around the idea that the tropical disturbance (officially tagged Invest 97L ^[2]) we've been following will track into the Gulf of Mexico.

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The National Hurricane Center has designated a disturbance in the Caribbean as Invest 97L, allowing for more comprehensive computer modeling to be performed as it nears the U.S. The details on its potential impacts to the U.S. remain murky, the FOX Forecast Center said.

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MIAMI - A tropical disturbance brewing in the Caribbean and potentially eyeing Florida has now been designated as Invest ^[2] 97L by the National Hurricane Center.

Designating a storm as an "invest" means there is an area of disturbed weather that the

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Houston is still reeling after weeks of deadly severe weather ravaged the region. The extreme heat the region has been experiencing has only made the recovery harder. With the Atlantic basin heating up, people along the Gulf Coast are on alert for any other major impacts. FOX Weather talks it over with FOX 26 Meteorologist Allison Gargaro in Houston.

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MIAMI - Florida ^[2] Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency Thursday ahead of a tropical disturbance brewing in the Caribbean.

The odds of development continue to increase for the tropical disturbance, dubbed Invest ^[3] 97L, as it churns closer

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Tropical Storm watches or warnings may be issued later Friday as Invest 97L continues to drift toward Florida and the eastern Gulf of Mexico, threatening several inches of rain and gusty winds.

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MIAMI – Florida ^[2] is under a state of emergency Friday as the tropical disturbance dubbed Invest ^[3] 97L aims for the Sunshine State.

State officials are urging people to prepare now as forecasters track what could become Tropical Storm or even

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FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Thursday, August 1, 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, Aug.1, 2024, and National Girlfriends 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

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PowerOutage.us reported more than 250,000 electrical outages during the height of bow echo in eastern Nebraska.

OMAHA, Neb.– Severe thunderstorms on Wednesday rocked eastern Nebraska and southwestern Iowa, causing widespread power outages in the Omaha metro ^[1] area.

The FOX Forecast Center described the storm system as a bow echo as it moved across the Cornhusker

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August is the second busiest month of the hurricane season

Divers rescued after spending 40 hours stuck in Gulf of Mexico

Death Valley National Park sets monthly heat record

Softball players unexpectedly blasted by 70 mph winds in Kansas

Bryan Norcross: Latest computer forecasts indicate tropical system could stall, impact Florida for days

Tropical disturbance 97L in Atlantic puts Florida on alert

Tropical disturbance 97L in Atlantic prompts Florida state of emergency

Florida remains on alert for torrential rains as Invest 97L takes aim at eastern Gulf of Mexico

Today's top weather news: Future of tropical disturbance in Atlantic a bit clearer

Powerful bow echo slams Omaha with hurricane-force winds

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