Stunning images: Stranded drivers rescued, roads turned into rivers as flash flooding hits Mass. Police officers and emergency crews in eastern Massachusetts were out in full force on Thursday morning, performing rescues and blocking off impassable roads as flash flooding hammered the area. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for many counties,…
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Floodwaters trapped people in their homes and cars Tuesday in a mountain village that is a popular summer retreat in southern New Mexico as monsoon rains triggered flash flooding and an entire house was swept downstream. Emergency crews carried out at least 85 swift water rescues in the Ruidoso area,…
The extreme rainfall and flash flooding that swept through central Texas in the early morning hours of July 4 left local officials and residents stunned by its sudden and deadly ferocity. At least 90 people were killed, including more than two dozen campers and counselors at Camp Mystic, along the banks of the Guadalupe River…
As the death toll climbs in central Texas from catastrophic flooding over the holiday weekend, many are wondering how the tragic event could have been prevented and who is to blame. President Trump has declared a major disaster for the state of Texas following flood waters that have claimed more than 80 lives so far….
The ongoing challenges of forecasting extreme weather during the era of the climate crisis have been brought to the fore again amid catastrophic flash flooding in the “hill country” region of Texas. As of early Sunday, hundreds of rescuers are searching for at least 12 people still missing as rains taper off outside of San…
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Before heading to bed before the Fourth of July holiday, Christopher Flowers checked the weather while staying at a friend’s house along the Guadalupe River. Nothing in the forecast alarmed him. Hours later, he was rushing to safety: He woke up in darkness to electrical sockets popping and ankle-deep water. Quickly,…
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 29, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) High temperature: 97 degrees (1954) Low temperature: 48 degrees (1989) Precipitation: 2.81 inches (1933) 1889: Annexation caused Chicago…
Q: The tornado sirens once again wailed recently, warning the city when the threat was actually to the south of Mankato and moving east. There is nothing wrong with being overly cautious about severe weather conditions, but I suspect many people might be ignoring the siren or at minimum seeking localized information from the National…
Severe weather threatened more than 45 million Americans on Easter Sunday, as a treacherous string of thunderstorms continued to strike parts of the southern and midwestern United States, causing flooding and at times tornado risks across a substantial block of the country from East Texas to southeastern Iowa and Illinois. In Oklahoma, people braced for…
Lo más probable es que varios tornados extremadamente fuertes arrasen partes del centro de Estados Unidos el miércoles, antes de que inundaciones que podrían ser únicas en la vida azoten la misma región del Medio Oeste y el sur, dijeron los meteorólogos. Las oficinas del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional advirtieron de la posibilidad de un “brote…