Colorado State

Akron, CO

Texas State

Johnson City, TX

Fox Weather

Severe storms on Thursday across Texas produced giant hail and damaging winds. Local National Weather Service offices issue Severe Thunderstorm Warnings when hail is thought to be the size of quarters, but a Johnson City resident said her hailstone was the size of a melon.

Hail the size of melons! See the giant that could rank among Texas' largest in history

Houston, TX

Polk County, TX

Crews took to boats Thursday to rescue people trapped in their homes by floodwaters. Drone video shows the miles and miles of landscape that have been flooded by recent rains and overwhelmed rivers.

Drone video shows Texas town underwater as boats rescue residents trapped in homes

San Angelo, TX

Severe weather is back in the forecast again for the central and southern Plains just hours after strong thunderstorms and tornadoes rolled across Texas on Thursday and Friday.

FOX Weather Storm Tracker video shows 'particularly dangerous' tornado in West Central Texas

Hawley, TX

For more than a week, relentless severe weather has been torturing states across America. That trend continued on Thursday, with nearly 100 reports of severe weather, most of which were focused in Texas.

At least 2 hurt as tornadoes reported in Texas, Missouri during Thursday's round of severe storms

Leeds, ME

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Stark, NH

The Quick Historian

In Stark, New Hampshire, a critical development has emerged in the case of 34-year-old Alex Jackson, who was reported missing by his family on May 14, 2023. Maine State Police recently announced the discovery of Jackson's remains, following a multi-agency search involving the Windham Police Department, Maine Warden Service, New Hampshire State Police, and New Hampshire Fish and Wildlife Department. This discovery came nearly a year after Jackson was last seen in Leeds, Maine, on May 12, 2023.

Police find remains of missing man after a year of searching

Indiana State

Hammond, IN

A Lake Michigan fisherman's jumbo perch has broken Indiana's 43-year-old state record.

Lake Michigan fisherman's jumbo perch breaks Indiana's 43-year-old state record

Portage, MI

Every single tree on one Portage, Michigan yard was leveled thanks to the powerful Tuesday evening tornado. Even so, the homeowner considers himself lucky.

Watch: Michigan tornado flattens 'every single tree on property' in 45 seconds

Orlando, FL

Karla Marie Speaks

The first time I heard about this case was not too long ago as I was scrolling on YouTube and it's a very sad almost 20-year-old cold case. In my quest to bring awareness to cold cases, I went and did some research on news articles. I am going to share the information from these articles about this case in hopes of bringing more awareness to her disappearance. I will have all the resources linked at the bottom as well.

Cold Case: Vanished Without a Trace: The Baffling Disappearance of 24-Year-Old Jennifer Kesse

Oklahoma State

Edmond, OK

While many in Oklahoma received a break from severe weather Thursday, a 3.4 magnitude earthquake shook communities in the central part of the state, sending people to social media to figure out what was going on.

Heart of Tornado Alley shaken by 3.4 magnitude earthquake

Nebraska State

Lincoln, NE

A powerful tornado tore through Lincoln, Nebraska, on April 26 during the deadly Plains tornado outbreak, and a camera caught winds demolishing a manufacturing plant for Garner Industries.

Dashcam video captures terrible tornado demolishing Nebraska building

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

Do you wonder what that nasty smell that has been cropping up all over Denver is?. I know. Denver has lots of nasty smells, including urine and feces in the alleys. There also is the unmistakable chemical smell of meth that turns some people’s stomachs. And of course, marijuana lingers in the air Denver-wide.

Opinion: The smell of death in Denver

Barnsdall, OK

One person has died after a devastating tornado destroyed homes and toppled power lines as it ripped through a small town northeast of Oklahoma City on Monday evening.

1 dead after catastrophic EF-4 tornado levels Barnsdall, Oklahoma: 'Total destruction'

Bartlesville, OK

Cleanup efforts continue in Oklahoma after a powerful and deadly tornado with a preliminary rating of EF-4 struck the communities of Barnsdall and Bartlesville Monday night, and an intense video recorded in a local Hampton Inn shows the dramatic moments guests were running for cover as the twister hit, sending debris flying into the air while sirens blared.

Watch as guests run for cover while tornado strikes Oklahoma Hampton Inn

A family has a harrowing tale of survival after a massive tornado swept through Barnsdall and Bartlesville in northeastern Oklahoma on Monday evening.

Family escapes home minutes before Oklahoma tornado wiped it out: 'We were terrified'

Miami, FL

L. Cane

There are longtime restaurants in Florida that have become part of the landscape like Tampa's The Columbia and Miami's Versaille's. Unfortunately one of these longtime eateries - Perricone's - will soon be closing.

"Iconic" Florida Eatery In Business For Decades Is Closing: A Focus On "Family And Other Interests"

Otis, CO

Hillrose, CO

Brush, CO

Snyder, CO

Atwood, CO

Yuma, CO

Lindon, CO

Merino, CO

Fort Morgan, CO

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Nearly 100 reports of severe weather Thursday kick off four-day stretch of storms in America's heartland

A multiday severe weather threat across much of the nation’s heartland kicked off on Thursday with reports of massive hail and a few tornado...

Nearly 100 reports of severe weather Thursday kick off four-day stretch of storms in America's heartland

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