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Flooding risk remains as storms move from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic 0
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- August 17, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Thunderstorms, heavy rain and flash flooding continued to threaten a swath of the U.S. from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic Monday, extending a deadly stretch of unsettled weather. The National Weather Service said repeated rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms would continue for one more day before a cold front sweeps the
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Lake Powell hits record low, threatening key water and electricity supply for millions 0
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- August 17, 2026
The water level at Lake Powell, the United States’ second-largest reservoir, has fallen to a record low, heightening concerns about the ongoing crisis in the Colorado River system. The alarming milestone at Lake Powell, reached Saturday, comes about a week after the river’s other major reservoir, Lake Mead, also hit a historic low. Plummeting water
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Lala is again a tropical storm, sending drenching rain and high winds across the Hawaiian islands 0
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- August 16, 2026
Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday after its eyewall skirted Hawaii without making landfall. But it continued to punish the state with hurricane-force gusts and pounding rain, reaching a total of nearly three feet (one meter) in places and sending raging torrents down mountain slopes. A search-and-rescue mission including Civil Defense, the
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Historic flooding prompts evacuations and water rescues in Indiana 0
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- August 15, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Several dozen people and their pets were rescued Saturday as floodwaters rose along the White River in Indianapolis, and emergency managers said that number was expected to climb as authorities in the city and elsewhere in central Indiana responded to what many described as historic flooding. The damage so far was concentrated
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Hurricane warning is issued for the Big Island of Hawaii as Tropical Storm Lala approaches 0
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- August 14, 2026
HONOLULU — Tropical Storm Lala formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean and a hurricane warning has been issued for the Big Island of Hawaii, where it could bring heavy rain and flooding this weekend, forecasters said. The storm is forecast to bring rain to the Hawaiian Islands starting late Friday as well as high winds
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Deaths and damage reported as severe weather in the Midwest spawns tornadoes and flash flooding 0
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- August 13, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ohio — First responders rescued more people from floodwaters Wednesday as utility crews cleared trees and wires downed by severe storms in the Midwest that unleashed tornadoes, heavy rains and flash flooding, leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without electricity. A 4-year-old boy was killed when a tree fell on a home in Geneva,
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