Rescuers reach people cut off by Hurricane Sally, hundreds of thousands still without power

Rivers swollen by Hurricane Sally threatened more misery for parts of the Florida Panhandle and Alabama on Thursday. Georgia and the Carolinas were also warned of flooding.

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It's going to only get cooler as we head towards the weekend, so make sure you've got your coats. Expect clouds and some showers tomorrow morning followed by a breezy afternoon with sun and clouds.

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Meteorologist Mike Woods has an update on the forecast.

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Meteorologist Mike Woods has the forecast.

One confirmed dead, another missing after Hurricane Sally washes away Panhandle roads, bridges

Hurricane Sally lumbered ashore near the Florida-Alabama line Wednesday as a Category 2 storm, with 105 mph winds and rain measured in feet, not inches, swamping homes and forcing the rescue of hundreds as it pushed inland at just 3 mph.

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Another cool day today, will be followed by a slight warm-up tomorrow, before temperatures will drop into the 60's throughout a very sunny weekend.

Hurricane Sally makes landfall in Alabama with historic flooding likely

Hurricane Sally has made landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm, bringing torrential rain over a coastal storm surge that forecasters said would cause dangerous flooding from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi and well inland in the days ahead.

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Meteorologist Mike Woods says we are off to another very cool start to the day with a mainly clear sky. We will see plenty of sunshine with a high of 75 degrees. It will be partly cloudy tonight with lows in the lower 60s.

Smoke from West Coast wildfires reaches New York area

The NWS New York forecast office said the smoke has given the sky in the region a "yellow or brown" tinge.

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Nick Gregory has the weather forecast. Smoke from the western fires will lead to hazy sun once again on Wednesday as temperatures warm back into the 70s. Sun and clouds compete on Thursday as temps approach 80 degrees. Cooling again on Friday with the threat of a shower. This weekend will be sunny and cool.

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Nick Gregory has the weather forecast. Wednesday will be another beautiful day.

Hurricane Sally shifts east; dangerous storm surge expected along Gulf Coast

Flooding has already begun in areas outside of New Orleans. The tidal surge pushed water onto roadways, lawns, and docks in parts of coastal Mississippi.

Hurricane Sally approaches coast
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Hurricane Sally has shift east, which poses a big threat to Mississippi and Alabama. Authorities in Florida and Louisiana are also on high alert.

Drivers illegally stopped at gunpoint amid fire devastation: Oregon sheriff

Oregon drivers have been illegally stopped at gunpoint by armed groups patrolling evacuation zones over the past week as massive wildfires sweep through the West, destroying more than 1 million acres in the state and displacing hundreds of thousands.

'Huge rainmaker': Hurricane Sally threatens Gulf Coast with historic floods

Hurricane Sally is crawling toward the northern Gulf Coast at just 2 mph, a pace that's enabling the storm to gather huge amounts of water to eventually dump on land.

Man drowns at Jersey Shore in rough ocean waters

Swimmers along the New Jersey shore were advised to use caution Tuesday after a man drowned in seas churned as Hurricane Paulette battered Bermuda.

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Meteorologist Audrey Puente has the forecast.