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Tropical Storm Bertha is forecasted to hit the Carolinas and Virginia on Wednesday. The storm is expected to bring heavy rains and flooding.

A storm chaser was able to snap rare photos of sprites in the sky that resemble a giant jellyfish. According to a space weather forecasting site, the sprites probably became more prominent due to the current solar minimum conditions.

Massive dust envelopes entire towns and cities in Australia as a once-in-a-decade storm develop and deprive around 50,000 of electricity, reports say.

According to the researchers, the probability of storms reaching a major hurricane status increased by about 8% each decade.

The Argentina hailstone may have broken the record of a hailstone from South Dakota.

The horrifying incident occurred in Salt Lick, a community in Bath County when the horse-driven cart, that was carrying an adult and five children, was trying to cross a low-water bridge on Adams Road got overturned by the storm and fell into the flooded stream.

While isolated tornadoes are considered a threat for some areas, the greater concern are the damaging winds that could form a derecho.

A team of environmental scientists warned that global warming is causing hurricanes to move slower. Although this may seem like a good thing, the scientists noted that it could actually make hurricanes more destructive.

Around six deaths and several major damages were reported as tornados ripped through Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana on Wednesday evening which lasted up until Thursday. Weather forecasts reported that the severe weather conditions are moving up to the north and east and would hit Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas later in the day.

Mississippi accounted for at least half of the deaths, with 11 reported deaths in six counties.

A snowstorm in Maine led to the loss of electric power for around 266,000 residents on Friday. The Central Main Power told customers to be prepared for the power outage to likely last for more than day.

Over 190 cases of severe weather have been reported in several parts of Central U.S. over the past 24 hrs.

Over 70 million Americans are expected to experience severe weather conditions this weekend.

A tornado watch was issued until midnight for areas in Texas including west and north of Fort Worth, and Wise and Parker counties, and Oklahoma's Carter town, Jefferson town, and Love, Stephens, Tillman, Cotton, Jackson counties.

Tornadoes tear though Tennessee, 25 dead

Parts of West and regions in the Southern plains set to be affected due to the storm.

The kids were reportedly found in a shelter outside of Nunam Iqua, Alaska, that they used to survive after being cutoff from town by the blizzard.

Dust storms and giant hail batter bushfire-weary Australia

Rain brings joy for Australian firefighters, farmers

Severe tornadoes and winter weather ripped across large portions of the U.S. this weekend, killing 11 and leaving thousands without power.

At least 11 dead as storms sweep through US south