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About 1,250 lightning strikes recorded in Washington state within hours

September 8

About 1,250 lightning strikes recorded in Washington state within hours

Stranded North Carolinians take stock of Dorian’s damage

September 7

Stranded North Carolinians take stock of Dorian’s damage

Dorian strikes Bahamas with record fury as Category 5 storm

September 1

Dorian strikes Bahamas with record fury as Category 5 storm

Evacuations begin as Dorian bears down on northern Bahamas

August 31

Evacuations begin as Dorian bears down on northern Bahamas

WATCH: Lightning captured around region

August 19

WATCH: Lightning captured around region

Lightning, thunder, rain rock parts of DC area

August 13

Lightning, thunder, rain rock parts of DC area

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Roads become rivers, drivers swim to safety in DC flood emergency

July 8

Roads become rivers, drivers swim to safety in DC flood emergency

Storms bring down trees, power lines, cause outages in DC area

July 7

Storms bring down trees, power lines, cause outages in DC area

Heat, storms loom over July Fourth

July 4

Heat, storms loom over July Fourth

Flash flooding in parts of West Virginia from severe storms

June 30

Flash flooding in parts of West Virginia from severe storms

Europe sizzles in scorching temperatures as heat wave spreads across continent

June 29

Europe sizzles in scorching temperatures as heat wave spreads across continent

New satellite system aims to improve hurricane forecasting

June 23

New satellite system aims to improve hurricane forecasting

Line of storms leaves 1,000 mile path of destruction, impacting four US major cities

June 22

Line of storms leaves 1,000 mile path of destruction, impacting four US major cities

DC area in for splashy evening, as heavy rain hovers over the region

June 18

DC area in for splashy evening, as heavy rain hovers over the region

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