From: The Weather Channel on Fri, Jul 01 2011 8:09 AM

The cost of a July 4th cookout has gone up from last year. Some of the cost is due to the increased price of gas, but Mother Nature is also a big factor.

From: The Weather Channel on Fri, Jul 01 2011 8:09 AM

Something new is hitting the waves off the coast of California, surfboards with a motor. Not everyone is happy about the new invention.

From: The Weather Channel on Fri, Jul 01 2011 7:15 AM

In 2008, an Union Pacific train traveling through Northern Illinois met up with a tornado. You can only guess which one won. The tornado was eventually ranked an EF 3.

From: The Weather Channel on Fri, Jul 01 2011 7:09 AM

Strong storms moved through the Lake Michigan area Thursday night. Our iWitness team captured them, including a couple of lightning strikes on Chicago’s Willis Tower.

From: The Weather Channel on Fri, Jul 01 2011 6:10 AM

The Weather Channel’s Carl Parker talks to hurricane expert Dr. Rick Knabb, and hurricane specialist Bryan Norcross about changes between June and July when it comes to tropical weather.

From: The Weather Channel on Fri, Jul 01 2011 6:09 AM

The drought in Texas keeps getting worse. Meteorologist Carl Parker has the update.

From: The Weather Channel on Fri, Jul 01 2011 6:09 AM

Severe weather expert Dr. Greg Forbes takes a look at who might see some severe weather on Friday and perhaps even a tornado.

From: The Weather Channel on Thu, Jun 30 2011 11:45 PM

Meteorologist Mike Bettes thinks we should privatize the construction of levees. He explains why in this Open Mike segment.

From: The Weather Channel on Thu, Jun 30 2011 11:44 PM

Firefighters are working around the clock on a wildfire near the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.

From: The Weather Channel on Thu, Jun 30 2011 11:07 PM

You may be surprised that if there is more moisture in the air and ground it feels hotter, and meteorologist Carl Parker explains why.

From: The Weather Channel on Thu, Jun 30 2011 11:07 PM

The Leatherman’s lost everything in the Joplin, Missouri tornado, and they thought that included their beloved dog Sugar. Instead she was found paralyzed, and after surgery at the University of Missouri she is making an amazing recovering.

From: The Weather Channel on Thu, Jun 30 2011 6:07 PM

Severe weather expert Dr. Greg Forbes takes a look at who might see some severe weather on Friday and perhaps even a tornado.

From: The Weather Channel on Thu, Jun 30 2011 5:07 PM

The drought in Texas keeps getting worse. Meteorologist Carl Parker has the update.

From: The Weather Channel on Thu, Jun 30 2011 4:06 PM

Tropical storm Arlene made landfall near Tampico and Tuxpan, Mexico early Thursday. The first Atlantic basin tropical storm of the season had sustained winds of about 65 miles an hour. It also brought heavy rain.

From: The Weather Channel on Thu, Jun 30 2011 2:11 PM

The Weather Channel’s Carl Parker talks to hurricane expert Dr. Rick Knabb, and hurricane specialist Bryan Norcross about changes between June and July when it comes to tropical weather.

From: The Weather Channel on Thu, Jun 30 2011 1:11 PM

In Canada crews are working to clear a massive mudslide that swept over the Trans-Canada Highway in British Columbia on Wednesday morning.

From: The Weather Channel on Thu, Jun 30 2011 12:39 PM

Looking to get away on a budget this holiday weekend, on expert says the answer may be close to home.

From: The Weather Channel on Thu, Jun 30 2011 11:39 AM

Al talks to Josh Duhamel, one of the stars of the latest Transformers movie about flooding in his hometown of Minot, North Dakota.

From: The Weather Channel on Thu, Jun 30 2011 9:05 AM

The Weather Channel’s Mike Seidel goes out with an UPS driver to show what it is like delivering packages in 90 degree weather.

From: The Weather Channel on Thu, Jun 30 2011 8:05 AM

A search is under way in Colorado for a father and his daughter who are missing after a mountain hike last week.