MIAMI– Hurricane Fausto has strengthened into a Category 2 storm in the Pacific Ocean and is expected to approach the Hawaiian Islands next week, forecasters said. The risk of some wind and rain impacts in the area is increasing, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Friday, but it is too early to determine the
CHARLESTON, WV — Torrential rains caused flash flooding that inundated homes and businesses, washed away bridges and prompted numerous water rescues in parts of West Virginia, officials said. Gov. Patrick Morrisey sent 100 National Guard members to the hardest-hit areas in the northern part of the state and declared a state of emergency for all
Communities along the U.S. Gulf Coast distributed sandbags and closed beaches as Tropical Storm Bertha threatened to bring flooding and high winds Wednesday from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana. Bertha was forecast to make landfall Wednesday night in the sparsely populated coastal part of Louisiana southeast of New Orleans, with wind the biggest threat, according
New York City and New Jersey were hit by torrential rain and thunderstorms on Saturday, causing flash flooding and widespread disruption. The downpour cascaded over subway stations and flooded city streets in parts of New York and the tri-state area, which also includes Connecticut, while some drivers abandoned their vehicles due to rising waters. Videos
WASHINGTON– Well before dawn in Texas, a shallow point of the Guadalupe River rose above the height of a two-story house Thursday in just five hours, sending a rush of water across a region still affected by last summer’s fatal flash floods. Dangerous flooding for the second year in a row prompted dozens of high-water
Heavy downpours in South Texas washed out roads and left motorists stranded Tuesday as forecasters warned that a threat of more severe weather could cause dangerous flooding in already inundated counties near the Mexican border. The storms dumped up to a foot of rain in some rural areas of Texas, prompting dozens of flood rescues