EXTREME WEATHER

Francine tore through New Orleans with strong winds and heavy rains, triggering the National Weather Service to warn of a “life-threatening” flash flood situation.

Officials are bracing for further spread of the Bridge Fire in Angeles National Forest.

Three major fires are now burning in Southern California, in part due to the extraordinary heat.

Dangerous wildfires include the Line, Airport, Boone and Bridge fires in California; the Davis Fire in Nevada; and the Little Lava and Shoe Fly fires in Oregon.

After an explosive spurt on Saturday that consumed thousands of acres, the Line Fire made “short, intense runs” upslope on Sunday, according to Cal Fire.

The Atlantic just made history for an unexpected distinction: The longest stretch without a single late-summer cyclone. It has meteorologists concerned delicate public trust is at risk.

Firefighters are also battling the Boyles, Bridge and Roblar fires in California, along with the Firestone and Flat Top fires in Oregon and the Davis Fire in Nevada.

Landslides have damaged or destroyed homes atop Palos Verdes’s picturesque bluffs, and threaten hundreds of them.

The relentless and record heat is testing the will of Phoenix residents.

As the deadly storm made landfall, people were glued to a live stream, rooting for a solitary palm tree — known affectionately as “Yasshi” — to endure.

A stretch with nary a hint of tropical storm formation at this time of year is unusual.

Warnings were issued for Fairfield, New Haven, Litchfield and Hartford counties. Extreme weather led to rescue efforts, power outages and rail disruptions.

As the storm moved up the U.S. East Coast, at least three people drowned in rip currents in the Carolinas, while many more were rescued up and down the coast.

If everything on the property was wet, Mike Waltz said, raining embers wouldn’t ignite.

Though heat deaths are notoriously difficult to track, there is evidence they are rising among workers.

As Debby continues on its path, the highest risk of excessive rainfall and flooding stretches from central Pennsylvania through northern New York state into Friday night.

As Tropical Depression Debby moves up the coast, the National Hurricane Center is warning of the potential for flooding and tornadoes in the Carolinas, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

Charleston, S.C., is weary from a parade of floods that go back a decade. The city is taking action to confront the risk, but Debby offered more proof of how tall a task it faces.