USA – Emergency Declared After Deadly Flash Floods in West Virginia
The Governor of West Virginia, USA, declared a state of emergency for 3 counties affected by heavy rain and flooding from 06 May 2022. Governor Jim Justice declared a state…
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USA – Over 40 Killed in Floods After Storm Ida Dumps Record Rainfall in New York and New Jersey
Over 40 people have now lost their lives in catastrophic flooding after Hurricane Ida’s remnants brought record rain to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of USA. Officials in New Jersey…
USA – Fatalities and Evacuations After Storm Ida Causes Flooding in North and East
While parts of Louisiana are still under water after storm surge and torrential rain from Hurricane Ida, remnants of the storm have moved north, dumping heavy rainfall and causing flooding…
USA – Storm Surge and Heavy Rain From Hurricane Isaias Triggers Flooding
Tropical Cyclone Isaias strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on Monday, 03 August, prior to making landfall near Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina, USA. Since then, at least 6…
USA – Storms and Floods Hit North East
Storms brought high winds and heavy rains to northeastern states in the USA from 31 October, 2019. According to a statement by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office on 01…
USA – Deadly Flash Floods Hit Pennsylvania
Parts of Pennsylvania saw over 4 inches (101.6mm) of rain on 11 July, triggering flash floods and mudslides. Two people reportedly died after their vehicle was swept away by flood…
Climate Change Is Driving Rapid Shifts Between High and Low Water Levels on the Great Lakes
The North American Great Lakes contain about one-fifth of the world’s surface fresh water. In May, new high water level records were set on Lakes Erie and Superior, and there…
Indicators Point Toward Worse Great Lakes Flooding Than 2017
Record-high lake levels led to devastating flood damage in Great Lakes coastal communities in 2017, but in the two years since, little has changed. Brock University Professor of Biology and…
USA – Deadly Flash Floods in Kentucky and Missouri
Heavy rain, enhanced by the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon, caused severe flooding in parts of Kentucky and Missouri between 07 to 09 September 2018. At least 2 people have…
USA – Deadly Flash Floods in Maryland and Pennsylvania After 250mm of Rain
Over 10 inches (254mm) of rain fell in areas of Pennsylvania and Maryland, USA, on Friday 31 August, 2018, causing major flash floods. At least one person has died and…
USA – Emergencies Declared After Floods in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
Torrential rain and flooding have affected parts of eastern USA over the last few days prompting highwater rescues and evacuations. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency…
USA – Winter Storm Riley Causes Coastal Flooding
Much of Northeast and northern Mid-Atlantic USA was slammed with heavy snow, heavy rain and high winds from a powerful storm system named “Winter Storm Riley” on 02 March 2018.…
USA and Canada – 100s Evacuated as Ice Jams Cause Flooding
Ice jams have caused severe problems along some rivers in north eastern USA and eastern Canada since 12 January, 2018. States of emergency have been declared and around 200 people…
Study Finds Heavier Precipitation in the Northeast USA Began in 1996
Over the past century, the Northeast has experienced an increase in the number of storms with extreme precipitation. A Dartmouth-led study finds that the increase in extreme Northeast storms occurred…
USA – Heavy Rain and Floods Prompt Evacuations in Pennsylvania
Heavy overnight rain has caused flooding in parts of central Pennsylvania, including Lycoming, Sullivan and Centre counties. Officials at Centre County declared a disaster emergency for the county earlier today.…
River Levels Threaten Pittsburgh Floods
As with Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and New York state, the warmer weather. Four consecutive days of temperatures over 50 degrees Fahrenheit in the state brought with it snow melt, rain…
