Severe thunderstorms blasted the U.S. East Coast with gusts of wind up to 50 miles per hour on Monday morning, knocking out power in thousands of homes and putting several states on flood watch, the National Weather Service said. More …
Des Moines has spent about $10.5 million to buy 78 homes damaged by June’s flash flooding, and officials hope the move will prevent future flooding issues. Most of the residences are situated along Fourmile Creek in northeast Des Moines, Iowa, …
As more than a foot of rain deluged the nation’s fourth-largest city, inundating homes, shutting down major highways and leaving at least five people dead, Houston’s mayor said there was no immediate solution. Heavy flooding has become nearly an annual …
Suffering its wettest month on record, many parts of Texas are still recovering from the most recent severe storms and flooding. To date, Houston’s Hobby airport recorded 12.34 inches of rainfall while Sugar Land, located just outside Houston, recorded 17.79 …
A tornado touched down in suburban St. Louis early Thursday, part of a strong storm system that caused flash flooding at several locations around Missouri. No one was hurt from the twister that struck University City in a densely populated …
Three days of intense rainfall in many areas of Colorado has resulted in severe, widespread flooding and collapsed homes, according to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide. The greatest threat is to cities along the Front Range, including the city of …
Officials in the New Hampshire city of Lebanon estimate that last week’s flash flooding caused $6.5 million in infrastructure damage. The city manager’s office released the preliminary estimate Friday after touring the damaged areas earlier in the week with state …
Officials in New Hampshire’s Grafton County estimate damages to be at least $3.5 million from flash flooding this summer. Federal officials are determining whether the state will qualify for federal funds. On Wednesday, Gov. Maggie Hassan toured parts of the …
A severe thunderstorm caused flash flooding in Toronto, cutting power to at least 300,000 in Canada’s largest city, shutting down subways, forcing some people to cling to trees and leaving about 1,400 passengers stranded for hours on a commuter train …
A water heater plant in Johnson City, Tenn., is up and running after flash flooding got into the building. According to the Johnson City Press, the plant was only down for three days after the Aug. 5 rainstorms. A.O. Smith …