• 3 things to know about Hurricane Melissa

    3 things to know about Hurricane Melissa

    Oct 28, 2025 08:24 PM EDT

    ... the Turks and Caicos on Tuesday and Wednesday. Additional rainfall is expected in southern Hispaniola through Wednesday. Rapid strengthening linked to climate change Melissa reached tropical storm status last Tuesday and then became a hurricane on Saturday. Melissa then rapidly intensified into a Category 5 hurricane early Monday morning. Climate ...

  • Vermont town debates rebuilding on higher ground after devastating floods

    Vermont town debates rebuilding on higher ground after devastating floods

    Oct 27, 2025 10:40 PM EDT

    ... It's sounds dreamy. Like, this is the most ideal area. And so that's gone. Woman: Tonight, areas of the Northeast are reeling from storm damage. William Brangham: On July 10, 2024, the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl dumped six inches of rain over this area in just a ...

  • U.S. deploys aircraft carrier to waters off South America in major military escalation

    U.S. deploys aircraft carrier to waters off South America in major military escalation

    Oct 24, 2025 07:34 PM EDT

    ... strike group arrives, that could bring nearly 4,500 more sailors as well as the nine squadrons of aircraft assigned to the carrier. Complicating the situation is Tropical Storm Melissa, which has been nearly stationary in the central Caribbean with forecasters warning it could soon strengthen into a powerful hurricane.

  • Death toll from flooding in Mexico rises above 60 as search expands

    Death toll from flooding in Mexico rises above 60 as search expands

    Oct 14, 2025 08:35 PM EDT

    ... 13 were killed in Puebla, east of Mexico City. Earlier, in the central state of Querétaro, a child died in a landslide. Authorities have attributed the deadly downpours to two tropical systems that formed off the western coast of Mexico and have since dissipated, Hurricane Pricilla and Tropical Storm Raymond.

  • Nameless nor'easter expected to bring ocean flooding and high winds to the East Coast

    Nameless nor'easter expected to bring ocean flooding and high winds to the East Coast

    Oct 10, 2025 11:37 PM EDT

    ... hours later, the hurricane center said. A subtropical storm tends to have a wide zone of strong winds farther from its center compared to a tropical storm, which generates heavier rains, according to the U.S. National Weather Service.In the Pacific, tropical storm warnings associated with Tropical Storm Raymond ...

  • Hurricane Priscilla strengthens to a Category 2 storm as it runs along the Pacific coast of Mexico

    Hurricane Priscilla strengthens to a Category 2 storm as it runs along the Pacific coast of Mexico

    Oct 07, 2025 02:32 PM EDT

    ... southern tip of Baja California. It has maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (161 kph) and is moving northwest at 10 mph (16 kph). A tropical storm watch is in place for Baja California Sur from Cabo San Lucas to Cabo San Lazaro. On Monday night, the government of Baja ...

  • Hurricane Priscilla lashes western Mexico with heavy rain and strong winds

    Hurricane Priscilla lashes western Mexico with heavy rain and strong winds

    Oct 06, 2025 10:07 PM EDT

    ... coast of Mexico. Life threatening surf and rip currents were likely, the weather service said. The hurricane was expected to intensify to a Category 2 storm and approach major hurricane status over the next several days. Nearby, Tropical Storm Octave was weakening about 860 miles (1,385 kilometers) west-southwest ...

  • Priscilla strengthens into hurricane in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico's coast

    Priscilla strengthens into hurricane in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico's coast

    Oct 06, 2025 12:04 AM EDT

    ... and rip currents. A tropical storm watch was issued for part of the coast of southwestern Mexico, from Punta San Telmo to Punta Mita, with tropical storm conditions in the area Sunday and Monday. Rainfall of up to 6 inches (15 centimeters) was possible. Another storm well off Mexico in ...

  • Rescuers desperately search for survivors after a powerful earthquake hit the Philippines, killing at least 69

    Rescuers desperately search for survivors after a powerful earthquake hit the Philippines, killing at least 69

    Oct 01, 2025 02:11 PM EDT

    ... return home and chose to stay in open grassy fields and parks overnight despite intermittent rains. Cebu and other provinces were still recovering from a tropical storm that battered the central region on Friday, leaving at least 27 people dead mostly due to drownings and falling trees, knocking out power ...

  • News Wrap: Pentagon confirms plans to send 200 National Guard members to Portland

    News Wrap: Pentagon confirms plans to send 200 National Guard members to Portland

    Sep 29, 2025 10:40 PM EDT

    ... debt. Affinity Partners is run by President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. The Southeastern U.S. could be spared from the worst of Tropical Storm Imelda this week thanks to another Atlantic system that may draw it out to sea. Imelda has already forced evacuations and closed some ...