In case you missed it: EF2 tornado rips through Pennsylvania town; 2 Florida men survive lightning strike
Severe thunderstorms in northeastern Pennsylvania spawned a tornado, caused significant structural damage and overturned vehicles this week.
On Wednesday evening, violent storms erupted across parts of Pennsylvania and New York. An EF2 tornado traveled about half a mile through the streets of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, with winds up to 130 mph.
At least three injuries were reported after a car flipped over in the parking lot of a Panera Bread restaurant in Wilkes-Barre, and at least 6 injuries in total were reported.
Storm damage was also reported in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday night. A storm survey team confirmed on Thursday that the damage was caused by an EF2 tornado.
National Weather Service survey photo in Wilkes-Barre, Penn. (NWS Photo)
The 416 Fire continues to threaten homes and land in southwestern Colorado.
The wildfire, which initially ignited about 10 miles north of Durango on June 1, has ripped through more than 32,000 acres. More than 1,100 firefighters continue to battle the elements to suppress the blaze.
Air quality in Durango is considered at “hazardous” levels, which is the poorest level on the air quality index.
A number of other fires continue to burn in the Four Corners region.
Two men were hospitalized in Florida this week after being struck by lightning in Atlantic Beach.
One man was struck while walking outside and the other was struck on the beach. He reportedly told lifeguards he could feel the shock go from his head through his body down to his feet.
The same storm caused a house fire after lightning struck the roof of a home in the area. No injuries were reported.
The KÄ«lauea Volcano erupted again at the start of the week, 38 days after the initial explosion. The steam explosion spewed ash plumes over Ka'u, the southernmost district of the Big Island.
This photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows where lava from Kilauea Volcano is entering the ocean and the resulting laze plume where lava is entering the sea at Kapoho on the island of Hawaii on June 13, 2018. (U.S. Geological Survey via AP)
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake occurred Tuesday morning. It happened about the same distance away from the volcano. This earthquake was also associated with an ash explosion from the Halema'uma'u crater, according to the USGS.
Meanwhile, the Hawaiian National Guard has been hard at work building shelters for volcano evacuees. They are building 20 "micro-shelter" units in Pahoa for people who were displaced.
Thousands were left without power as Storm Hector slammed the northern United Kingdom Wednesday night into Thursday.
Hector was the first windstorm to be named in the summer by the Met Office, the U.K.'s governmental weather agency. They started naming storms in 2015.
Winds reached 100 mph (161 km/h) at the very exposed Cairngorms Mountains in Scotland, according to the Met Office. Storm Hector cut power to more than 23,000 customers of Northern Ireland Electricity Networks.
Travelers faced significant delays as trees and wires blocked roadways.
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