Flooding rains expected as tropical disturbance meanders in the Gulf
A tropical disturbance in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico will fuel repeated rounds of heavy rain over a large swath of the southern U.S. over the next couple of days. This sizable area of unsettled weather will tap into a vast reserve of atmospheric…
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Coastal flooding likely as blustery storm meanders off the East Coast
A developing storm is set to cause major problems for coastal communities up and down the eastern seaboard beginning this weekend, threatening high winds and flooding throughout the region. Some meteorologists are calling this the most impactful storm to…
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Flooding possible as tropical disturbance meanders into the Gulf of Mexico
A tropical disturbance off Florida’s Atlantic coast will wander into the northern Gulf of Mexico over the next couple of days, bringing widespread heavy rain to the northern Gulf Coast. While there’s a small chance that the system could…
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Maps: Days of severe weather hammer the U.S., historic flooding continues
Days and days of severe weather hammering the central United States have taken a toll. We’ve seen severe storms every day since March 29, with most of those days featuring an enhanced (level 3/5) risk for severe weather or higher. Here are a…
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Helene’s Floods: When catastrophe comes to pass
Western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee are reeling this week from the onslaught of historic floods associated with Hurricane Helene. Entire neighborhoods washed away in the immense flooding. Major highways are severed. Dozens, if not hundreds, of…
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A flash drought turns to flash floods across parts of the southeast
It’s been quite the summer across the southeast and Mid-Atlantic as bouts of intense and prolonged heat roasted the region. Hot temperatures, bright sunshine, and scant rainfall forced the region to fall into a flash drought over the course of a…
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Southern California faces a serious flash flood threat with Hurricane Hilary
A serious flooding threat will likely develop across parts of California, Arizona, and Nevada beginning this weekend as Hurricane Hilary or its remnants track into the region through early next week. Every once and a while, the meteorological factors…
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Tropical Downpours Fueling Widespread Flash Flood Threat Across Southern U.S.
The southern half of the United States finally dove into a wet pattern after so many weeks (and weeks, and weeks…) of hot and dry conditions. We’re feeling tropical moisture associated with a disturbance that almost became a tropical storm in…
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Flooding Rains Likely For Florida As Tropical System Approaches
The first storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season seems like it’s a lock this afternoon as a robust tropical disturbance—the remnants of Hurricane Agatha from the Pacific—grows more organized in the western Caribbean Sea. Whether or not it…
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Another Drenching For The Pacific Northwest, Heavy Snow Headed For Northeast
It’s been a remarkably quiet Thanksgiving across most of the United States. There are no severe thunderstorms to worry about. No massive nor’easters threatening to disrupt every major hub on the East Coast. The tropics are blissfully quiet.…
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