Extreme Weather

Scores of schools across the U.S. are carpeted in asphalt without any shade. The situation has become acute enough that kids are losing classroom time to closures related to heat.

The U.S. is on track to shatter heat records, putting millions of Americans in the most affected parts of the country in harm’s way for long-term, life-threatening health problems.

Summer is the perfect time to have a picnic but bacteria is more likely to spread on food that’s not stored properly. News4’s Susan Hogan shares tips on making sure your picnic stays safe outdoors.

Temperatures are expected to rise to almost 100° today as the heat index will sit at or above 100°. A Code Orange air quality alert is expected to be in place later Wednesday so try to limit your outdoor activities to be safe. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports. 

It’s been a wild week of weather in many parts of the United States.

Here is the science behind why the summer heat makes us lethargic and tired.

History seems to be repeating itself: FEMA exhausted its funds right before Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend a year ago.

On this Science 4 Everyone, Storm Team4 Meteorologist (and Science Teacher!) Ryan Miller shares how the D.C. area’s rise in population can affect flash flooding and drought conditions. 

At least nine people have died related to Debby, which was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone on Friday.

Businesses were inundated Friday in what city officials said was the ninth-worst flooding incident in Annapolis history. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

News4’s Mauricio Casillas covers storm damage in Northern Virginia from the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby.

The storm also toppled trees as heavy rain drenched the D.C. area. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

Storm Team4’s Amelia Draper explains what we can expect for the rest of Friday as remnants of Tropical Storm Debby move out of the region.

News4’s Derrick Ward reports from Springfield on the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby.

Debby’s final chapter involves moving north and northeast from the Carolinas at a faster clip with soaking rains, flash flooding and the threat of tornadoes into the weekend.

Tracking tornado watches and warnings, plus flooding, heavy rain and other effects of what’s left of Tropical Storm Debby.

Storm Team4 Meteorologist Chuck Bell has your morning weather and a look at the 10-day forecast.

A tree fell on top of a home in Potomac while a family of six was still inside. 

Tropical Storm Debby has made a second landfall in South Carolina on its way up the East Coast, where residents as far north as Vermont could get several inches of rain this weekend.

The US government’s top health official is acknowledging that a federal program that helps low-income people with utility bills needs to focus more on cooling and not overwhelmingly on wintertime heating.