A Gilmer County creek rose fast as severe storms left residents trapped inside homes Tuesday night.

Severe storms knocked out power to roughly 13,000 Wake County customers at the peak. Outages stretched across a broad swath of the Raleigh area.

Salt Lake City faces scattered thunderstorms and a flash-flooding threat Wednesday before temperatures surge past 100 degrees for the weekend.

Dallas faces another triple-digit day Wednesday, with a Heat Advisory through 8 p.m. and the week’s worst heat arriving Friday.

Portland’s sunny stretch peaks Friday before a brief chance of light rain Saturday. Warmer weather returns early next week.

Denver gets a hot, stormy Wednesday before a weekend heat surge that could push temperatures to 102 degrees.

El Paso faces highs from 104 to 106 degrees through Friday as a Heat Advisory remains in effect.

Seattle gets several sunny, warmer days before rain chances and cooler air arrive this weekend.

A magnitude 3.9 offshore tremor near Florida looked less like an earthquake and more like a planned underwater blast.

A radar-indicated storm near Newport threatened Cocke County with 60 mph wind gusts, nickel-sized hail and possible damage Tuesday afternoon.

NWS Miami issued a Special Marine Warning for waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach, warning of steep seas and gusts near 50 knots.

A fast-moving storm brought a flash flood warning to parts of Durham and Orange counties Tuesday night, with more heavy rain possible before the alert expired.

Chicago gets a sunny, comfortable Wednesday before rain and possible heavy thunderstorms move in Friday and Saturday.