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Heat and Severe Thunderstorms in the Eastern U.S.

A widespread heat wave will peak over the South and East today, with several dozen temperature records expected along the East Coast. Heat should begin to ease this weekend in the Northeast, while hazardous heat continues over the South. Severe thunderstorms capable of damaging winds are possible across parts of the Appalachians, Mid Atlantic, and Northeast this afternoon and evening. Read More >

This lightning photo was taken by Tyler Mode of Vancouver, WA over the WSU campus in Pullman, WA on June 10th. Besides the amazing forked cloud to ground lightning shot, there is also an image of a rainbow on the far right side of the photo.

Lightning over WSU