What Is a Kelvin Wave? What California Homeowners Should Know This October
A Kelvin wave is not a tsunami. Scientists are watching for higher coastal water levels that could make October high tides and storms more disruptive....
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Polo's Flood Threat Moves Inland: Texas, Oklahoma and the Plains Face More Heavy Rain
Polo has dissipated, but its moisture is feeding a multiday flood threat. The September 30 NWS outlook highlights parts of Texas, Oklahoma, the Central Plains...
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Flash Floods Slam Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio and Arkansas Overnight: The Ohio Valley's Wettest Year in a Decade Keeps Getting Worse
The National Weather Service issued overnight Flash Flood Warnings across a 1,300-mile corridor from Arkansas to Ohio, the fourth major flood event to hit the...
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Hurricane Marie Flooded Long Beach and Seal Beach: A Southern California Wake-Up Call for El Nino Winter
Hurricane Marie stayed 700+ miles offshore but still flooded Ocean Blvd in Long Beach, damaged property across LA County, and dumped rare September rain on...
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Hurricane Lowell Batters Kauai and Niihau: What's Happening in Hawaii Right Now
Hurricane Lowell passed just west of Ni'ihau overnight as a Category 2 storm, knocking out power to roughly 90% of Kauai County and dumping nearly...
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Atmospheric River Targets the Pacific Northwest This Weekend: What NorCal, Oregon, and Idaho Homeowners Should Do Before Saturday
The Weather Prediction Center is forecasting 1-3 inches of rain across the Pacific Northwest and northern California through Saturday morning, and Hurricane Marie (100 mph)...
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The Quietest Atlantic Hurricane Season in 60 Years Is Actually an El Nino Warning
The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season has had zero hurricanes through Sept. 4 — the quietest start in 60 years. But the same El Nino strengthening...
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Northeast Flash-Flood Watch September 1, 2026: What NYC and New Jersey Homeowners Should Do Before Tonight's Storms
The National Weather Service has NYC, northeast New Jersey, southwest Connecticut, and the Lower Hudson Valley on a slight severe-thunderstorm risk this afternoon, with heaviest...
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Thirteen Days From Peak, the Atlantic Has Zero Hurricanes. Here's What El Niño Is Actually Doing.
Tropical Storm Dolly collapsed into an open wave and the National Hurricane Center expects no Atlantic formation for seven days — with the season's statistical...
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