🌀HURRICANE HQ: The tropics are starting to heat up in the Atlantic with Tropical Storm Dexter forming off the U.S. East Coast on Sunday night. Here’s the latest:

SAVANNAH GETS SOAKED: FOX Weather Correspondent @1Brandycampbell reports from Savannah, Georgia, where Invest 95L off the Southeast coast is forecast to soak the region for days. Tropical downpours have already dumped up to 4 inches of rain in some areas.

Residents in Bedford, Texas, were ambushed by a hailstorm today as ice pellets smashed against the backyard deck. #texas #hailstorm #rain #severewx #FoxWeather

FREE DAY: Get in the car and say, “Meet me at a national park” on Monday, Aug. 4, for one of the final free-entrance days this year.

Maryland was hit by heavy rainfall last week, which caused flooding throughout parts of the state. A local in the area captured the floodwaters along the Pulaski Highway in Joppatowne on Thursday. #maryland #flood #rain #severewx #FoxWeather

'BEAR' NECESSITIES: Bulan the sun bear was caught lounging out with her little lid for a hat at the Oakland Zoo on Tuesday. . #colorado #animals #bear #zoo #FoxWeather.

Parts of the Northeast have experienced a plethora of wet weather last week, as some travelers in New Jersey drove through the heavy flooding on Thursday. #northeast #newjersey #rain #flood #severewx #FoxWeather

Locals in Telluride, Colorado, were surprised by a hailstorm that struck parts of the state on Friday. #Colorado #hail #severewx #foxweather

Invest 95L is likely to become Tropical Storm Dexter in the Atlantic off the Southeast coast this week. The National Hurricane Center is also tracking two other areas for potential development. Either way, the Southeast is in for a wet week ahead.

🌀HURRICANE HQ: Invest 95L off the U.S. East Coast is continuing to become better organized, and the National Hurricane Center now says it will likely become Tropical Storm Dexter by Monday. FOX Weather Meteorologist @JaneMinarWX has the latest:

The #GiffordFire in the Los Padres National Forest continues to explode in size and reached nearly 40,000 acres on Sunday with just 5% containment. At least three people have been injured due to the blaze.

RAINY DAYS AHEAD: FOX Weather Meteorologist @haleymeierwx explains what we know about Invest 95L and how it will soak the Southeast in the coming days.

🌀HURRICANE HQ: FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross is taking a deep dive into tropical activity in the Atlantic and explains one of them has a better chance of possibly becoming a tropical storm or hurricane. More:

🌀HURRICANE HQ: Tropical activity is starting to pick up in the Atlantic, so what does that mean for us here at home in the U.S.? FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist @bnorcross breaks it all down.

🌀HURRICANE HQ: The Eastern Pacific Ocean has been teeming with tropical activity over the past several weeks, and it’s showing no sign of slowing down as Tropical Storm Gil spins to the east of Hawaii and more tropical trouble looms behind it. More:

🌀HURRICANE HQ: The mid-Atlantic and Southeast could see some flooding due to tropical downpours as Invest 95L spins off the U.S. East Coast. FOX Weather Meteorologist @baynefroney has the latest from Hilton Head, South Carolina. More:

DID YOU FEEL IT? 🚨: Magnitude 3.0 earthquake jolts New Jersey and New York, with shaking widely reported in both states. Let us know in the comments if you felt shaking last night. Details:

Beachgoers in Florida were stunned to see a shark take on a stingray - and it was all caught on video! Story:

The National Hurricane Center has highlighted 2 areas for potential tropical development in the Atlantic, but it is the feature closer to home that has the attention of forecasters:

SOGGY WEEKEND: Savannah, Georgia is set to receive heavy rain as the weekend progresses, building a risk for flooding. FOX Weather Correspondent Brandy Campbell has the latest: