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Wednesday, June 19, 2013 | 3:50 p.m.

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A pedestrian races to avoid an unusually massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds that have been forecast for evening rush hour, Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

State-by-state look at Iowa to Mid-Atlantic storm

Massive thunderstorms swept through the Midwest on Wednesday. Meteorologists warn that the line of storms could launch a weather event called a derecho, which is a straight-line wind storm spanning at least 240 miles. Here's a snapshot of what is happening, state by state: ILLINOIS National Weather Service authorities are ...

Superstorm Sandy homes still damaged, 6 months later

Six months after Superstorm Sandy devastated the Jersey shore and New York City and pounded coastal areas of New England, the region is dealing with a slow and frustrating, yet often hopeful, recovery.

Thunderstorms trigger lightning strikes

Lightning fires up the night skies around the Puget Sound.

Torrent of lightning strikes rattles Puget Sound

A line of powerful thunderstorms rained down hundreds of lightning strikes an hour as it passed through the Puget Sound area, cutting power and starting at least one fire on Friday.   "Over 600 lightning strikes over Puget Sound in the last hour," tweeted KIRO 7 meteorologist Sam Argier at ...

Wave of cold air triggers hail, snow in convergence zone

Hail has pounded areas of the North Sound and Eastside, triggered by cold, unstable air dropping into the Pacific Northwest.   "It'll last through the next few hours across north King and Southern Snohomish," said KIRO 7 meteorologist Morgan Palmer in his weather chat.  "Cold air is now deep enough ...

KIRO-TV viewer photos: Heavy snow hits Northwest

The Washington King Tide Photo Initiative

Washington's higher-than-usual winter tides will begin Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, and the state Department of Ecology (Ecology) is inviting the public to share their photos of this naturally occurring event.   These higher-than-usual tides are sometimes called "king tides" and occur when the sun and moon's gravitational pull reinforce one ...

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