Severe weather is likely to develop across the southeast United States Tuesday and Wednesday. The main threat will be damaging straight line winds and tornadoes.
This upcoming week looks exceedingly cold for the U.S. East. Some areas could see high temperatures only in the teens or perhaps colder by the end of this week.
The city of Eucla, Australia recorded 119°F (48.2 °C) on January 3, 2013, highest temp since records began in 1957. As of January 8, nearly 741,000 acres have burned.
Matt Daniel is Meteorologist for WBRC in Birmingham, Alabama. A self-described "big weather and music geek," Matt has a passion for helping to keep people safe when severe weather strikes and says if you don't have a NOAA Weather Radio ... you should get one.