• News Wrap: North Carolina on alert for floods after Chantal makes landfall

    News Wrap: North Carolina on alert for floods after Chantal makes landfall

    Jul 06, 2025 09:45 PM EDT

    ... of North Carolina as the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal drops as much as 4 inches of rain. The storm has been downgraded to a tropical depression, but the National Weather Service warns of potentially dangerous conditions through the early part of this week. The storm made landfall overnight and ...

  • Why flash floods are the nation's top storm-related cause of death

    Why flash floods are the nation's top storm-related cause of death

    Jul 06, 2025 07:44 PM EDT

    ... overhead.” An area can be flooded even without rain — if it's downstream of a torrential rainstorm and a swollen stream heads its way. Hurricanes, tropical storms, non-cyclonic weather systems carrying heavy rain and dam failures are some weather events that can cause flash flooding. They can happen in ...

  • News Wrap: Rescuers urgently search for missing after deadly Texas floods

    News Wrap: Rescuers urgently search for missing after deadly Texas floods

    Jul 05, 2025 09:50 PM EDT

    ... more rain is forecast tonight. For PBS News Weekend, I'm Ali Rogin. John Yang: The Carolinas are also bracing for potential flash flooding as Tropical Storm Chantal approaches the coastline. The National Hurricane Center predicts the storm will produce moderate to heavy rainfall, possibly triggering flooding, especially in urban ...

  • News Wrap: 160 million enduring brutal conditions in U.S. heatwave

    News Wrap: 160 million enduring brutal conditions in U.S. heatwave

    Jun 24, 2025 10:45 PM EDT

    ... Seaboard, including major cities like New York, Philadelphia and Boston. All three have declared heat emergencies with temperatures hitting triple digits. Meantime, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season has formed. Tropical Storm Andrea is not expected to hit land and is set to dissipate by tomorrow night ...

  • Hurricane Erick makes landfall in southern Mexico as a Category 3 storm

    Hurricane Erick makes landfall in southern Mexico as a Category 3 storm

    Jun 19, 2025 01:40 PM EDT

    ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Powerful Hurricane Erick made landfall in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca early Thursday as a major hurricane before moving inland and weakening to a tropical storm as it dumped heavy rain, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. The hurricane’s center was located about 35 ...

  • U.S. accuses Mexico of stealing water from Texas farmers as climate strains resources

    U.S. accuses Mexico of stealing water from Texas farmers as climate strains resources

    Jun 13, 2025 10:25 PM EDT

    ... water before it flows to Texas. They have fallen short of their obligations to the U.S. five times since the 1990s, even when a tropical storm filled Mexico's reservoirs with over 700 billion gallons of water in 2022. Sonny Hinojosa: Mexico didn't release any of that water ...

  • Barbara strengthens, becoming first hurricane of eastern Pacific season

    Barbara strengthens, becoming first hurricane of eastern Pacific season

    Jun 09, 2025 07:08 PM EDT

    MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Barbara has strengthened into a hurricane, the first of the eastern Pacific hurricane season. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday swells generated by the storm system will affect portions of the coast of southwestern Mexico during the next few days. These swells are likely ...

  • News Wrap: Trump and Fed Chair Powell meet at White House

    News Wrap: Trump and Fed Chair Powell meet at White House

    May 29, 2025 10:50 PM EDT

    ... it." Environmental groups expressed alarm at the decision, calling it disastrous. The project could still face legal and regulatory hurdles. Forecasters say the first named storm of the hurricane season is churning in the Pacific. Tropical Storm Alvin is located off the Western coast of Mexico with sustained winds of ...

  • This Louisiana community preps for hurricane season as questions linger about federal storm response

    This Louisiana community preps for hurricane season as questions linger about federal storm response

    May 23, 2025 01:23 AM EDT

    “The strongest hurricanes are the ones that develop the fastest,” he said at Thursday’s news conference. “Every Category 5 storm that’s ever hit this country was a tropical storm or less three days prior.” Hurricane Milton. Michael. Camille. All of these “big ones” became powerful storms in ...

  • News Wrap: Trump administration revokes Harvard's ability to enroll international students

    News Wrap: Trump administration revokes Harvard's ability to enroll international students

    May 22, 2025 10:50 PM EDT

    ... set to begin on June 1. According to the annual outlook from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, we can expect 13 to 19 named storms this year, meaning a tropical storm or higher. As many as 10 of those could become hurricanes. And three to five could be major ...