#tropical-storm

#tropical-storm

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That possible Tropical Storm Mario rain and lightning storm now seems like it will miss the Bay Area, and Thursday and Friday are likely to be dry. That said, the storm will likely hit other parts of the state, like the San Joaquin Valley, Sierra Nevada, and the Inland Empire in Southern California. [Chronicle] Muni Heritage Weekend is back this weekend with all the vintage buses, streetcars, and such.

Southern California could feel more like Florida the rest of this week, forecasters said, as moisture from a tropical storm in the eastern Pacific shifts north, boosting humidity and the chance for unstable weather in the region. "The next several days, we're getting the remnants of the energy from Tropical Storm Mario," said Rich Thompson, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Oxnard. "It's giving us this threat of thunderstorms." Those storms could create fires from dry-lightning strikes or flash floods and debris flows depending on how strong they turn out to be, the National Weather Service warned.

A new tropical storm has formed in the Pacific Ocean, potentially bringing dangerous winds, rain and floods as it rolls up the West Coast. The 13th named storm of the Pacific hurricane season has been dubbed Mario, and was called a 'mini' tropical storm by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Friday. The storm currently has sustained winds of approximately 40 mph and is expected to impact southern Mexico through the weekend before moving further up the coast, closer to the US border.

A yellow heat health alert has been issued across parts of the UK, with temperatures expected to exceed 30C, prompting health warnings for vulnerable populations.

Meteorologists have warned that a surge in tropical moisture could set off dangerous flash floods all the way from the Gulf Coast to the Ohio Valley, impacting residents in parts of 11 states from now through this weekend.

A hurricane warning was issued for a portion of southern Mexico due to Tropical Storm Erick, which is expected to rapidly intensify and reach hurricane status.