A line of heavy thunderstorms swept across the D.C. region Wednesday evening, unleashing torrential rains that flooded streets and violent wind gusts that toppled trees. The storms produced spectacular skies — including menacing clouds on approach and vivid rainbows upon exiting.

Summer storms running over Colorado are bringing rain, hail, lightning and winds, a common offering from the skies at this time of year.

Storms Tuesday afternoon and evening brought strong downpours and heavy winds to parts of the area, but moved out later in the evening. The cool-down will continue, with Wednesday's high hitting 84 with partly cloudy skies and a low of 67.

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in effect until 7 p.m. for Bristol County.

What's more, three people died in more recent flooding in New Mexico. In south-central New Mexico, slow-moving storms and what was described as "monsoon rains" on Tuesday destroyed a mountain resort town 180 miles southeast of Albuquerque.

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MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) -A fast-moving wildfire in southern France, fanned by winds of up to 70 kilometres per hour, led to the closure of Marseille Provence airport on Tuesday, a spokesperson said,

A major coastal rowing championship in south west Scotland has resumed after being hit by high winds. The SkiffieWorlds opened in Stranraer on Sunday but the first day's racing had to be cancelled on Monday due to the weather conditions. However, organisers confirmed that the winds on Loch Ryan had now subsided enough to let racing begin.