Hot Weather Dangers

If you're 55 or older, have a disability or an income under $26,000.. you'll qualify for a free fan under the City's Project Neighborhood Relief program.

The city's “Project Neighborhood Relief” will give away free fans to those who qualify Monday July 19.

The victory - long awaited by weary residents along the coast - is the most significant milestone yet in BP's effort to control one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history.

The Wichita Eagle reports that no tornado deaths have been recorded in Kansas this year.

Reports of funnels associated with a storm cell sparked a tornado warning for Osage County Wednesday evening.

The rain has been a constant the past couple of days but with the rain... came the storm.

The National Weather Service confirrned Sunday night a tornado touched down in Jackson County.

Alex is packing winds of 105 milies per hour, and is hampering the oil spill cleanup. The storm has already flooded roads and forced thousands of people to evacuate fishing villages along the coast, by the border.

Top winds for Hurricane Alex have increased to 85 mph and the storm has picked up speed as it moves northwest, the National Hurricane Center reported Wednesday.

Texas emergency managers say they're "not taking Alex lightly," and are preparing for a worst-case scenario. The 70 mile an hour tropical storm is still moving away from the gigantic Gulf oil spill.

The tropical storm, first of the new season, is chugging along with winds of 60 miles per hour; could make landfill south of Brownsville, Texas by tomorrow.

Take a look at what the 13 Weather crew captured in northeast Kansas. Rob Peppers and Eric Ives spent about a half hour chasing this storm system about a mile southwest of Clyde.

(CNN) -- Severe thunderstorms in the Detroit area on Friday night left one person dead and several houses damaged, a local official in Michigan told CNN on Saturday. Marc Breckenridge, Washtenaw County emergency service director, told CNN a fallen tree pinned a woman in her car and lightning caused fires at several houses.

Deadly tornadoes touched down Thursday in Minnesota, killing at least three people, officials said.

Once Westar donates all those free fans this morning, Topekans can apply for them from 10-3 on weekdays, to help cool off their homes in this scorching heat.

Severe weather struck northeast Kansas Wednesday night leaving the Oakland neighborhood in Topeka with massive damage.

Authorities say water levels along Wild Cat Creek, Dry Branch Creek, and Seven Mile Creek are going down Wednesday night.

Many Northeast Kansas areas saw some dangerous flash flooding Tuesday.

Topeka residents continue to clean up what Sunday night's storm left behind

Shawnee Co. Emergency Mgt. Director Dave Sterbenz explained the errors which led to a delay in sounding the tornado sirens Sunday night.

Heavy rains overnight triggered the floods, slamming into two campgrounds, where survivors said they had "no time to get away."

Mom Janet Delaney and her son, Richard Butler, are mourning instead of celebrating the joy his engagement to Bethany Lott would have brought.

A tornado was spotted just south of Gridley Tuesday night, but no damage is reported.

Shawnee County Emergency Management used a big anniversary in weather history to sharpen their skills Tuesday.