A new wildfire erupted in Southern California Thursday afternoon and in just hours the Canyon Fire was threatening homes. Dramatic video shows why thousands of residents in Los Angeles and Ventura counties have been ordered to evacuate with thousands more under evacuation warnings.

The National Hurricane Center has turned its gaze to a system coming from Africa. Its potential impacts to the Caribbean, the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic and Bermuda are uncertain.

The French Prime Minister has called a massive wildfire in the country’s Mediterranean region a “disaster on an unprecedented scale.” New video shows how the fire has burned through more than two dozen homes in the picturesque village of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, an area beloved for its wineries.

Hurricane season still has a long way to go before it ends in November. Here's a look at how many additional storms are expected.

Rounds of heavy rainfall and thunderstorms are possible for parts of the Midwest. Damaging winds and a few tornadoes are possible through Saturday night in parts of Iowa, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin, including in cities like Des Moines and Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin. Rainfall is expected to continue and totals this weekend could approach 5 inches in some areas. More thunderstorms could return on Sunday in the Central Plains. Here’s what you should know.