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More thunderstorms and extreme heat are in the forecast for Tuesday. There were more than 300 severe storm reports in the United States on Monday, mostly along the East Coast from New Hampshire to South Carolina, as threatening weather and dangerous heat plagues the nation. Gusty winds of 60 to 66 miles per hour were reported from New York to North Carolina, with golf ball-sized hail damaging cars in the latter. Lightning lights up the sky as storms move over Abington, Pa., June 26, 2023. Courtesty Al Camardella Jr. Some areas in New Jersey received close to half a foot of rain, which flooded roadways. There were even tornado warnings in the Garden State but, as of Tuesday morning, no actual twisters reported. MORE: Over 1,400 flights canceled as severe weather strikes East Coast The areas along Interstate 95 will begin seeing storms develop after 3 p.m. ET that will last into the night on June 27, 2023. ABC News A flood watch was in effect from Delaware to Maine on the morning of...

Experts say that Hurricane Lee is rewriting old rules of meteorology ATLANTA -- Hurricane Lee is rewriting old rules of meteorology, leaving experts astonished at how rapidly it grew into a goliath Category 5 hurricane. Lee could also be a dreadful harbinger of what is to come as ocean temperatures climb, spawning fast-growing major hurricanes that could threaten communities farther north and farther inland, experts say. “Hurricanes are getting stronger at higher latitudes,” said Marshall Shepherd, director of the University of Georgia’s Atmospheric Sciences Program and a past president of the American Meteorological Society. “If that trend continues, that brings into play places like Washington, D.C., New York and Boston.” As the oceans warm, they act as jet fuel for hurricanes. "That extra heat comes back to manifest itself at some point, and one of the ways it does is through stronger hurricanes,” Shepherd said. During the overnight hours on Thursday, Lee shattered the standard...

Residents in parts of the U.S. are advised to be on the lookout for turtles, pelicans and other animals impacted by the unseasonably freezing temperatures. As parts of the country are bracing for a frigid forecast, residents are advised to be on the lookout for turtles, pelicans and other Animals impacted by the unseasonably freezing temperatures. Texas is forecast to see single-digit temperatures into Friday morning. With the extreme cold Thursday night and Friday, sea turtles could become cold-stunned, where they could wash up and become stranded along the shores or be unable to avoid watercraft, David Reese, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service in Brownsville, told ABC News. In extreme cold, turtles experience hypothermia and can no longer move or keep their heads above water. Once they are stunned, it is critical for their survival to remove them from the water or they will drown. A Kemp's ridley sea turtle makes its way to the ocean on June 29, 2022, at West Denn...