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By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Two high-ranking officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with a connection to the likely incoming NOAA administrator were placed on administrative leave Thursday, according to two former NOAA employees familiar with the situation and one current agency official. While the reasoning behind the move is not clear,

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Sauna-like conditions on Friday are threatening to break records in major Northeast cities during summer’s hottest month after dangerous heat peaked Thursday in the central United States. More than 80 million people in the eastern half of the US are under at least a Level 3 of 4

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The United States has entered the peak of summer and a heat dome — sealing in all that hot, humid air — is making millions of people feel every bit of it. Some cities could notch their highest temperatures of the year as heat builds from the South

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — A prominent senator is calling on President Donald Trump to reverse course on his proposal to slash the budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, making a case for America to be a world leader in the weather forecasting space instead. Sen. Maria Cantwell, a Democrat from Washington

By CNN Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Briana Waxman, and CNN’s Karina Tsui, Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Floodwaters overtook some areas of western Virginia Friday evening as more than 15 million people were at risk of dangerous flash floods in pockets of nearly every region of the contiguous United States as the nation’s summer of flooding

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has changed course and is moving ahead with work to develop a new database that would provide Americans with precise estimates of their flash flood risk in a warming world, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official and an internal NOAA email seen by

By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert (CNN) — A sprawling area of storms infused with tropical moisture is dropping heavy rain along the Gulf Coast and could produce significant flash flooding into the weekend. The threat Friday is not as bad as previously expected, thanks to the weakening tropical disturbance. But localized flash flooding

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has paused work on a new database that would provide Americans with precise estimates of the likelihood of extreme precipitation events in a warming world — a warning of their new flash flood risk. This database would, for the first time, take the influence of climate

By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman (CNN) — There’s growing concern for another significant rain and flooding event this week, this time along the Gulf Coast, from what could become the Atlantic basin’s next tropical system. The potential storm’s flood threat is just the latest in what has been a summer full of deadly and devastating

By Luke Snyder, Amanda Musa, Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Another round of showers and thunderstorms moved across the Mid-Atlantic Tuesday after intense rain set off dangerous flash flooding from Virginia to New York on Monday, leaving at least two dead and prompting dozens of rescues as water overwhelmed roads and subways. Monday saw the

By Chris Boyette, Michelle Watson, Linda Lam, CNN (CNN) — Just over a week after deadly flash floods swept through central Texas, slow-moving thunderstorms brought heavy rain, and a potential for flash flooding and rapid river rises to the region Sunday. While the most significant rain happened Sunday morning, the chance for more thunderstorms continues

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — On the night the deadly floodwaters raged down the Guadalupe River in Texas, the National Weather Service forecast office in Austin/San Antonio was missing a key leader of its team: the warning coordination meteorologist, who had retired just a few months prior. Along with about 400 other experts at

By Josh Campbell, CNN The first warning of impending disaster some Texas Hill Country residents received came in the form of rushing water, strange noises from passing debris and the screams of victims swept down a raging river. The usually serene bend of the Guadalupe River in Kerr County rapidly transformed into a torrent of

By Tyler Ory, CNN (CNN) — Texas. North Carolina. Illinois. New Mexico. New York City. Flash flooding has surged into the spotlight this summer with record-breaking flood events occurring nearly back-to-back across the country. Slow-moving thunderstorms in Texas unleashed more than an entire summer’s worth of rain on July 4, sending water surging over river

By Hanna Park, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — At least three people, including two children, were killed in a wildfire-scarred village in southern New Mexico after torrential rain triggered raging flash flooding Tuesday, officials said. The victims were swept away by what authorities described as “record-breaking” floodwater in the Village of Ruidoso in the Sierra

KOAT, COREY SEXTON, KAITLYN CARPENTER, FRANK SHREVE, CNN By Hanna Park, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — At least three people, including two children, were killed in a wildfire-scarred village in southern New Mexico after torrential rain triggered raging flash flooding Tuesday, officials said. The victims were swept away by what authorities described as “record-breaking” floodwater

WRAL, RICK HERRERA, CNN By CNN Meteorologists Taylor Ward, Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Chantal brought heavy, flooding rain and dangerous beach conditions to the Carolinas over the weekend, setting off life-threatening flash flooding Sunday in central parts of North Carolina that killed at least one person and prompted dozens of rescues. Chantal was