Severe Weather

A 13-year-old boy who was struck by lightning at Orchard Beach has died. Five other people remained hospitalized.

New York City's 300-plus cooling centers are open, some with extended hours. In a new partnership this year, all Petco stores in the city are open as cooling centers for New Yorkers and their pets.

The National Weather Service has issued several alerts, including Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories, for much of New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut.

July has turned into a very active month for tornadoes in the Mid-Atlantic. At least five tornadoes touched down in New Jersey on Thursday, according to damage-survey teams. And they're not done surveying.

Fast-moving severe storms rolled through the New York area on Thursday evening, causing several tornado warnings and bringing drenching rain and tornadoes to parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Wildfires out west and up north continue to present a lingering problem for people in the Tri-State, especially during hot and humid days. That combination could create health risks for everyone – particularly for people with underlying conditions.

German officials defended their actions ahead of last week's devastating floods that caught many towns by surprise and left 196 people dead in Western Europe, but they conceded that lessons still need to be learned from the disaster.

A tornado with peak winds of 80 mph (50 kph) knocked down trees in northern Connecticut.

A small tornado touched down in New Jersey over the weekend leaving behind a trail of damaged trees, the National Weather Service said.