Extreme heat prompts PG&E to shut off power in North Bay

The extreme heat pounding the Bay Area prompted PG&E to shut off power early Tuesday morning to parts of the North Bay. 

Power shutoffs planned in Bay Area, NorCal amid heat warning

PG&E plans to implement a public safety power shutoff this week when temperatures reach triple degrees throughout the Bay Area and other parts of Northern California. 

Bay Area to be under heat warning, triple digits expected

The Bay Area is about to experience its first prolonged period of the year with well above temperatures. Some high temperatures will reach 20 degrees above normal.

Wisconsin tornado warning forces wedding to join family reunion

Severe storms did not stop one couple from sharing a special first dance while taking shelter in Lake Geneva on their wedding day.

San Francisco weather: 1,000 lightning strikes hit California county

There were roughly 1,000 lightning strikes in one Central California county within three hours sparking fires and warnings from fire crews to be wary of the weather.

Maryland couple among those who died on pilgrimage to Mecca during extreme heat

FOX 5 learned over the weekend, a Bowie, Maryland couple who left earlier this month to embark on an Islamic pilgrimage died due to the extreme heat, according to the couple’s daughter. 

Why does the US have the most tornadoes?

Tornadoes can happen almost anywhere in the world but the U.S. specifically is a hotbed for tornadic activity.

San Francisco weather: Is this a Bay Area heat wave? Kind of

The Bay Area is experiencing its first real sweltering summer weather this week and you're wondering when this heat wave is going to die down. But is it really a heat wave?

Crowds beat the heat at Dublin's 'The Wave' water park

Even though it's way early in the season, for a major heatwave it's not too early to protect yourself from the harsher side of Mother Nature.

Excessive heat alert issued for Bay Area this week

The season’s first major heat wave is set to hit the Bay Area this week, and emergency officials are warning residents to be prepared and aware of heat-related dangers. 

Professor ponders, 'Could climate change be the cause of increasing airline turbulence?'

The airline industry has had numerous incidents this year, but some of the scariest incidents have been severe turbulence where unbuckled passengers fly out of their seats to a variety of injuries and, recently, one death.

At least 7 dead, 100 injured in North Texas tornado outbreak

At least 7 people are dead and 100 are injured after several tornadoes in Cooke, Collin and Denton counties on Saturday night.

VIDEO: Valley View, TX tornado rips through gas station walls

Video obtained by FOX 4 shows the moment that a tornado tore down the walls of a gas station in Valley View on Saturday night.

VIDEO: Valley View, TX tornado caught on camera by driver

“We're right in the middle of the tornado, Brenda! What do I do? The car is shaking!" Valenia Gill can be heard saying in the video.

Caught in twister: Deputy’s bodycam records too-close encounter with Iowa tornado

Sgt. Todd Dollen with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was trying to get campers at the Hacklebarney Campground to shelter when he became trapped on the roads as the twister roared by.

NOAA issues its most aggressive hurricane season forecast on record

NOAA has released its seasonal hurricane outlook for the Atlantic basin, and due to warm waters and a diminishing El Niño, the agency believes the year could be ferocious.