• Hurricane Lorena weakens as risk of flash floods and mudslides for Mexico's west coast remain

    Hurricane Lorena weakens as risk of flash floods and mudslides for Mexico's west coast remain

    Sep 04, 2025 12:54 PM EST

    MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Lorena is weakening and was expected to revert to a tropical storm Thursday, forecasters said, adding there's still a risk of life-threatening flash floods and mudslides for parts of Mexico's west coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center also issued watches for parts of ...

  • Hurricane Kiko intensifies to Category 4 storm over the Pacific Ocean

    Hurricane Kiko intensifies to Category 4 storm over the Pacific Ocean

    Sep 03, 2025 11:07 PM EST

    ... Tropical storm warnings and watches were in effect for much of Baja California and parts of northwestern Mexico. On the forecast track, the center of Lorena could move over land on Friday. Lorena also was expected to weaken Thursday and be a tropical storm on Friday as it nears land.

  • Lorena becomes a hurricane off the western coast of Mexico as Kiko travels over open waters

    Lorena becomes a hurricane off the western coast of Mexico as Kiko travels over open waters

    Sep 03, 2025 03:43 PM EST

    MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Lorena formed off the coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula and a tropical storm warning has been issued for parts for of the area, forecasters said Wednesday. The storm is expected to strengthen in the next 24 hours and heavy rain up to 15 inches (38 ...

  • At least 8 deaths reported after heavy rain causes flooding, landslides in Southeast Asia

    At least 8 deaths reported after heavy rain causes flooding, landslides in Southeast Asia

    Aug 27, 2025 10:52 PM EST

    HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides Wednesday in parts of Southeast Asia, where at least eight deaths were reported in the aftermath of a tropical storm. Flooding occurred in several northern and central provinces of Vietnam, where seven people died, one was missing and 34 were injured ...

  • News Wrap: Trump signs order aimed at flag burning

    News Wrap: Trump signs order aimed at flag burning

    Aug 25, 2025 10:50 PM EST

    ... Fire has scorched some 29 square miles and some 4,000 homes remain under evacuation orders. In the meantime, severe weather is brewing offshore too. Tropical Storm Juliette formed in the Pacific today, while Tropical Storm Fernand churns in the Atlantic. Officials say neither storm poses an immediate threat to ...

  • Hurricane Erin whips up strong winds and some flooding as it slowly moves further out to sea

    Hurricane Erin whips up strong winds and some flooding as it slowly moves further out to sea

    Aug 21, 2025 04:03 PM EST

    ... highway and surged under beachfront homes as the monster-sized storm slowly began to move away from the East Coast on Thursday. Forecasters predicted the storm would peak Thursday and said it will slowly weaken over the next few days while turning farther out to sea. Tropical storm conditions were ...

  • News Wrap: Texas lawmakers move closer to approving new congressional maps

    News Wrap: Texas lawmakers move closer to approving new congressional maps

    Aug 20, 2025 10:45 PM EST

    Hurricane Erin is growing in size and strength as it tracks offshore along the East Coast. The Category 2 storm is not expected to make landfall as it moves north through the end of this week, but it's having a direct effect on coastal communities with tropical storm warnings ...

  • Beach closings and warnings from Hurricane Erin put damper on summer's end for East Coast

    Beach closings and warnings from Hurricane Erin put damper on summer's end for East Coast

    Aug 20, 2025 02:11 PM EST

    ... is along the barrier islands of North Carolina's Outer Banks, where evacuations have been ordered. Erin has become an unusually large and deceptively worrisome storm, with its tropical storm winds stretching 265 miles (426 kilometers) from its core. Forecasters expect it will grow larger in size as it moves ...

  • News Wrap: Trump administration revokes security clearances of current, former officials

    News Wrap: Trump administration revokes security clearances of current, former officials

    Aug 19, 2025 10:50 PM EST

    ... surf and rip currents from Florida all the way to Canada in the coming days. Along much of North Carolina's Outer Banks, there are tropical storm and storm surge warnings, and, in some areas, authorities have ordered evacuations at the height of tourist season. Local officials are warning of ...

  • Hurricane Erin churns up dangerous surf from Florida to New England

    Hurricane Erin churns up dangerous surf from Florida to New England

    Aug 19, 2025 01:27 PM EST

    ... that already have forced dozens of beach rescues days before the biggest storm surges are expected. While forecasters remain confident the center of the monster storm will remain far offshore, the outer edges are likely to bring damaging tropical-force winds, large swells and life-threatening rip currents. Warnings about ...