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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

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 the first named storm

By Mary Gilbert, Holly Yan, CNN Water rescues and evacuations are underway in central Texas Friday morning after months’ worth of torrential rain fell in the span of just hours, sending river levels surging and triggering deadly flash flooding. “Conditions are life-threatening! DO NOT go out onto the roads,” the National Weather Service in San

By Briana Waxman, CNN (CNN) — Repeated rounds of stormy weather loitering off the Southeast coast could do more than just dampen fireworks celebrations in Florida this weekend – there’s a good chance it becomes hurricane season’s next named storm. On Friday, the National Hurricane Center increased the odds of a system forming this weekend

By Briana Waxman, CNN (CNN) — The Atlantic hurricane season’s first storms of the year have been short-lived rainmakers, dissipating after reaching tropical storm status. But while current conditions suggest July will remain sluggish, it’s not a trend that will stick around in what’s expected to be an above-average year. Andrea kicked off the season