Mandatory evacuations remain in Polk County, North Carolina, as firefighters battled three blazes. In South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency due to wildfires. And in New Jersey, a wildfire was burning in Wharton State Forest, which forced the evacuation of two campgrounds and closed several roads.

Severe storms knocked trees onto several homes in both Eunice and Sulphur, Louisiana. The scenes are eerily similar. The damage was due to a squall line that affected the southern part of the state Monday morning with heavy rain and winds up to 78 mph.

A marine rescuer tells us the animals are being poisoned by a harmful algal bloom offshore from Southern California. Scientists say more frequent blooms are fueled by changing ocean conditions and nutrient pollution made worse by an increasingly warmer atmosphere.

When a Texas driver and her mother got caught in severe thunderstorms moving through Kerrville Sunday, giant hail cracked the windshield repeatedly, making it impossible to see. And when they pulled it over, it only got worse.

Have outdoor weekend plans? You will want to take a look at this forecast. Severe storms will threaten parts of the eastern U.S. again this upcoming weekend, bringing the threat of damaging winds, hail and even tornadoes. Places like St. Louis, Indianapolis, Nashville, Little Rock and Birmingham could see impacts on Sunday. The threat will shift eastward on Monday to include places like Atlanta, Charleston, Charlotte and Richmond. While many of the details still remain unclear, this is your early heads up about a potentially dangerous threat. Here’s what we know right now.