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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 29

Hurricane Katrina made landfall 20 years ago today, with numbers that still stagger and tell the story of its catastrophic impact on New Orleans. bit.ly/3VpFjQ8

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 26

Video captured the moment a firefighting helicopter spun out of control and crashed into a lake in France. Two crew members on board and a witness were taken to the hospital.

Thankfully, no fatalities were reported.

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 26

A towering wall of dust, known as a haboob, rolled through Phoenix Monday evening, plunging the city into near-zero visibility.

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 25

NASA images show Hurricane Erin spinning 600 miles off the Northeast coast on Friday — in nearly the same spot Erin was on Sept. 11, 2001. 🌀

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 25

An intense dust storm with winds up to 50 mph hit Burning Man as the annual festival was kicking off this weekend, causing at least four minor injuries and damaging campsites.

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 24

33 years ago, Hurricane Andrew made landfall in South Florida as a devastating Category 5 storm.

Andrew caused $55.9 billion in damages, making it the costliest U.S. hurricane at the time, and claimed at least 44 lives in Florida alone. bit.ly/3JuovVC

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 20

This iceberg wasn’t just chilling - it flipped upside down off the coast of Greenland in a wild ocean somersault. ❄️🔄

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 20

Powerful waves from Hurricane Erin hit beachside homes and flooded streets along North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday.

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 18

Hurricane Erin will bring the threat of dangerous surf, coastal flooding, and massive waves to North Carolina's Outer Banks this week. ⁣
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AccuWeather's Bernie Rayno breaks down the latest forecast. bit.ly/3JmiqdE

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 18

Hurricane Erin restrengthened into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane as its outer rainbands impact the Turks and Caicos Islands on Monday morning. bit.ly/45QHsKJ

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 17

Have you ever seen lightning from an airplane? ⚡✈️

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 17

How many times have cities across America reached 100º in recorded history? Some of them might surprise you! bit.ly/3UxSX3h

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 16

Erin has evolved into a monstrous Category 5 hurricane and is expected to take a path between the United States East Coast and Bermuda next week bringing powerful seas and dangerous surf. bit.ly/3V4aLDj

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 15

Hurricane Erin has formed as the first hurricane of the Atlantic season and will continue to rapidly strengthen this weekend and early next week.

AccuWeather’s Bernie Rayno breaks down potential impacts to the US. bit.ly/4lw5ejR

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 14

A Boeing 747's wing struck the runway while landing during strong winds brought by Typhoon Podul in Taiwan on Wednesday.

The UPS cargo jet made three approaches to the runway before successfully landing in the gusty conditions.

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 14

Flash flooding in southeast Wisconsin turned a parking garage into a water trap leaving cars were completely submerged after more than 10 inches of rain hit the Milwaukee area.

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 13

A wave of water gushing out of an Alaskan glacier is threatening significant, potentially record-breaking flooding in the state capital of Juneau for the third consecutive August.⁣ bit.ly/47ee3eP

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 13

Tropical Storm Erin is set to strengthen into a hurricane this week, and while the most likely track keeps Erin offshore from the U.S., shifts in the storm’s path could bring strong winds, heavy rain, and coastal flooding.

AccuWeather's Bernie Rayno breaks down the latest possibilities.

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 12

Erin will likely become the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, but when does the first hurricane usually form in the Atlantic?

And how does this season stack up to last season at this point?

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 12

"This is one of the most insane lightning strobing events I have seen in quite some time." Storm chaser Tanner Schaaf captured intense nonstop lightning over the skies in central Minnesota over the weekend. ⚡

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 11

Tropical Storm Erin has formed in the eastern Atlantic and is forecast to be the first hurricane and first major hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season. bit.ly/4maXiWh

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 11

Torrential rainfall led to extreme flash flooding in southeastern Wisconsin near Milwaukee, with some areas recording more than a foot of rain in a short amount of time this weekend. bit.ly/41vBRa6

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 7

It's that time of year again: The days are getting shorter. 🌇

Places like New York, Boston, Seattle, Minneapolis, and Chicago will lose more than 60 minutes of daylight throughout the month of August. bit.ly/3HqLcJx

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 7

A dog named Scout, a Pomeranian, fearlessly chased a bear out of a Vancouver home and off the property.

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AccuWeather @accuweather.com · Aug 7

An incredible sight as two waterspouts become one off the coast of Italy this week.

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