The majority of the country is facing a warm and dry end to summer and beginning to fall, but hopefully the Gulf Coast is excited for a cooler and damper outlook.

A sudden clap of thunder at Vystar Ballpark caused minor league baseball pitcher Roansy Contreras to flinch — earning a rare “thunder balk” call and sending a Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp runner home. The Norfolk Tides eventually weathered the storm, grabbing a win in the game that proved even Mother Nature can mess with your windup.

Florida lifeguards rescued a deer that wandered into the Atlantic Ocean over the July Fourth holiday weekend. The problem? Sharks also took an interest in the animal as the lifeguards were paddling out to sea. Luckily, the two men were able to get the deer back to shore without coming into contact with the sharks.

More rain and flooding is ongoing throughout Texas, where they have already suffered from deadly flooding just over a week ago. Flood watches have been issued for many counties across Central Texas, including Austin and Kerrville. Rain may take a break in the afternoon but pick up again overnight. Some areas are expected to get 3 to 5 inches of rain, with locally higher amounts. Given what has happened over the past week, it won’t take much additional rain to trigger more flooding. Watch to see the latest forecast.

The latest eruption from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano shot lava 1,200 feet high into the sky and went on for 9 hours. But it was something else, happening in the distance, that’s getting a lot of the attention. Was it a tornado, a whirlwind, a dust devil? Check it out for yourself and learn what was behind the uncommon phenomenon.