Efforts underway to get medical care to remote areas of Haiti

An earthquake, followed by a tropical storm, devastated remote areas of Haiti, where residents have struggled for years to overcome repeated natural disasters.

Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater deploys to assist in Haiti following earthquake

Two helicopters and four crews from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater deployed to Haiti on Saturday for humanitarian aid following the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit the island nation Saturday, killing almost 1,300 people.

3 tropical systems impacting US, Caribbean and Bermuda

Three tropical systems were churning Monday in the Atlantic basin and threatening to impact the U.S. Gulf Coast, some Caribbean islands including earthquake-damaged Haiti, and the island territory of Bermuda.

Tropical Storm Fred makes landfall in Dominican Republic

Tropical Storm Fred has made landfall in the Dominican Republic, with forecasters warning that heavy rains could cause dangerous flooding and mudslides there and in the neighboring country of Haiti.

‘Heat dome’ to bring scorching temps to most of US

Get ready for another heat wave. This time, it will impact most of the lower 48 states — placing some areas under extreme drought conditions and in jeopardy of breaking more records.

Death toll tops 160 as European floodwater recedes

The death toll from disastrous flooding in Western Europe has risen above 160 as rescue workers toil to clear up the devastation revealed by receding water and prevent further damage.

Family warns beachgoers one year after son was struck by lightning

When thunder roars, go indoors. One mom is reminding beachgoers of lightning dangers one year after her son was struck by a bolt on Siesta Key Beach and miraculously survived.

Flash flood watches blanket much of Arizona

The watches issued by the National Weather Service generally were scheduled to take effect Tuesday afternoon and run through July 14.

Elsa kills 1 in Florida, spawns tornado hurting 10 at Georgia naval base

A suspected tornado hurt 10 people at a Navy base in Georgia as Tropical Storm Elsa moved northeast. The storm killed at least one person in Florida.

Tropical Storm Elsa leaves 3 dead in Caribbean

The storm was centered about 140 miles (225 kilometers) east of Kingston, Jamaica, and was speeding west-northwest at 23 mph (37 kph).

Rope tornado stretches across sky in Canada

Footage filmed by Neil and Danae Serfas on June 15 showed the tornado whipping up a massive cloud of dust and dirt on farmland in D’Arcy, Saskatchewan.

Lightning strikes SUV's antenna on I-75 in South Florida, leaves 7-foot gash in pavement

Troopers said the man was driving through a heavy rainstorm on I-75 Monday morning when a bolt of lightning struck the antenna on his SUV, damaging the electrical system and leaving a 7-foot-long gouge in the pavement.