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The McDonald Fire south of Fairbanks, Alaska, was reported to have burned more than 32,000 acres since its inception on June 8. The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service said the fire is burning in the military’s Tanana Flats Training Area. Crews are allowing the fire to burn naturally but are preparing defense operations around nearby cabins.

Severe storms are set to rumble across the Plains and Midwest ahead of a cold front.

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a second potential tropical disturbance that could form over the weekend across the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.

Scorching temperatures that have been baking the West will expand to the east over the next several days, setting the stage for cities such as Washington and Philadelphia to see their hottest temperatures so far this year.

A tropical disturbance that was capable of producing rainfall rates of 4-6 inches per hour Wednesday caused flooding around Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and triggered the National Weather Service to issue a Flash Flood Emergency.

FEMA's budget shows its Disaster Relief Fund (DRF) running dry in August, at the height of an Atlantic hurricane season that the National Hurricane Center forecasts to be "very busy."

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a disturbance over Florida for potential tropical development after it crosses the peninsula and emerges over the southwestern Atlantic.

A temporary detour around Teton Pass is under construction days after a landslide catastrophically destroyed a section of the popular route between Wyoming and Idaho.

Over 250,000 visitors are expected to attend the U.S. Open in Pinehurst, North Carolina. The FOX Forecast Center expects temperatures to reach the mid-90s on Friday and Saturday. A typical high temperature in southeastern North Carolina reaches the upper 80s.