severe weather

Pointing accusingly at climate change, President Joe Biden toured deadly flood damage in New Jersey and New York City Tuesday and said he was thinking about the all families who suffered “profound” losses from the powerful remnants of Ida. Biden first toured Manville, New Jersey, a community devastated both by fires and floods. Later, he visited Queens, which lost nearly…

Officials in Maryland’s Anne Arundel County have declared a state of emergency a day after remnants of Hurricane Ida swept through the region

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a new approach Friday to managing severe weather that he says will “bluntly be a jolt to people” but one he says is necessary to address increasingly frequent major flooding events — as the scope of devastation from this latest one continues to expand. His NYC Climate-Driven Rain Response plan involves three…

Yankees broadcaster John Sterling was helped out of his flooding car by Spanish radio play-by-play man Rickie Ricardo on Wednesday night after Sterling got stuck trying to drive home after a game.

A tornado tore through Edgewater, Maryland, as the remnants of Hurricane Ida slammed the D.C. area. Residents describe huddling in their basements during the twister powerful enough to flip a truck.

The remnants of Ida slammed the tri-state Wednesday night with fatal results, producing historic rainfall amounts that left millions under a flash flooding emergency, and triggering multiple tornado warnings throughout the night — including for New York City. Most of New York City was under a Flash Flood Emergency until Thursday morning — with the National Weather Service urging the 9.1...

In Montgomery County, heavy rains claimed the life of a 19-year-old man at a Rockville apartment complex where water quickly flooded ground-level units. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

Two people are unaccounted for and 150 people are displaced after basement apartments flooded in Rockville, Maryland. News4’s Justin Finch reports.

A 19-year-old man has died and 150 people are displaced after water poured into basement apartments at a Rockville, Maryland, complex early Wednesday as storms lashed the region, officials said. One person who was unaccounted for had been safely located a day later. They were out-of-state when their home filled with water that reached the top of windows, Montgomery County…

Time lapse video shows an .intersection in St. Mary’s County flooding during Tropical Storm Elsa

Tropical Storm Elsa dumped rain along a long stretch of Florida’s Gulf Coast early Wednesday.

Climate change is worsening flooding in Florida including the city of Miami, and now there are talks to build a 20-foot high sea wall to protect the city. The proposal comes after more frequent floods, says NBC Miami meteorologist Angie Lassman. Even “sunny day floods” also known as high tide floods are increasing, happening 4 times as often now compared...

The heat and humidity is beginning, which means severe weather season is at the doorstep, bringing heavy rain and a lot of storm damage. Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan shares a homeowner’s lessons learned about storm damage.

A Southern deluge that dumped several inches of rain in a few hours and spawned at least three tornadoes has eased

The strong storms pushing through Florida have killed a 17-year-old girl

The Southeast is bracing for more severe weather as tornados rip through the Deep South. At least five people were killed in Alabama Thursday. Overnight, another large tornado hit the town of Newnan, Georgia. Thirty-three million people remain at risk for more severe weather as the storm system pushes through.

Stunned residents are picking through rubble and communities are banding together to rebuild after tornadoes tore a swath of destruction across the Deep South

A string of deadly tornadoes roared through Alabama on Thursday, toppling trees, demolishing homes and knocking out power to thousands, part of a broad swath of violent weather sweeping across the Deep South. At least five fatalities and an unknown number of injuries were reported.

 A wave of storms is pounding the Deep South, leaving a trail of splintered trees and damaged buildings