The hottest weather of the season so far is on the way for many places across the interior West as the first heat wave of the season looms. But, how long will the heat last?

Wildlife crews in South Africa are working to return a wayward elephant seal to the ocean after it showed up in a suburban Cape Town neighborhood.

Forecasters are monitoring multiple zones near the southern U.S. and Central America for potential tropical development in early June, as hurricane season kicks off.

As rounds of thunderstorms continue to hammer the south-central and southeastern United States this week, the risk of locations experiencing severe weather and flash flooding will increase.

The severe weather siege will continue across the South Central states right through the extended holiday weekend, AccuWeather meteorologists say.

The United States is 220 tornado reports above historical average for this time of year after a long week of twisters, and four states lead the pack.

Even though the extreme nature of severe weather and tornadoes may decline into the Memorial Day weekend, there will still be significant risks to lives and property the local level.

Two days after deadly tornadoes tore through southern Kentucky, devastated communities are beginning the painful process of picking up the pieces.

Tornadoes and flooding will be among the hazards that threaten more than a dozen states as a new outbreak of severe weather looms early in the week.

The National Weather Service says the tornado that struck St. Louis on Friday afternoon was an EF-3, with winds up to 152 mph. It barreled through the city at 55 mph, at times stretching a mile wide.

At least 28 people are dead after severe storms ripped through the central U.S. The outbreak caused an estimated $9 billion to $11 billion in total damage and economic loss.

As thundery rain swells streams and rivers in the Ozarks during the Memorial Day weekend, it is more likely to expand toward Charlotte, rather than Indianapolis.