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Flood water rising against a homeowner's front door

Sep 01, 2026 StormBag Team6 min read

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...

GOES-19 satellite view of the tropical Atlantic on August 28, 2026, showing a sheared remnant swirl and no organized tropical storms

Aug 28, 2026 StormBag Team6 min read

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...

Floodwater against a residential doorway, illustrating the kind of rainfall flooding NOAA's El Nino winter outlook favors

Aug 20, 2026 StormBag Team6 min read

NOAA's New Winter Outlook: El Niño's Rain Arrives Late, Hits California and the Southeast Hardest

NOAA's Climate Prediction Center issued new seasonal outlooks on August 20, 2026. The wet signal concentrates on the Southeast (above 60 percent by November-January) and...

NOAA Weather Prediction Center Day 1 Excessive Rainfall Outlook valid Monday August 17 2026, showing a Slight risk over the central Appalachians and eastern Kentucky

Aug 17, 2026 StormBag Team8 min read

Indiana Has a Federal Disaster Declaration. It Does Not Pay for Your Basement.

Fifty-three Indiana counties were named in the federal declaration approved Saturday. It authorizes Public Assistance only — grants to governments, not households. Here is what...

NOAA GOES-19 GeoColor satellite view of the Upper Mississippi Valley on August 14, 2026, showing the storm complex over Iowa, Illinois and Indiana

Aug 14, 2026 StormBag Team7 min read

The Rain Stopped. The Rivers Didn't: Record White River Crest Moves Downstream Toward Indianapolis

The White River at Anderson crested above 24 feet Thursday night, a record in more than 100 years. Federal gauges show that water moving downstream:...

NOAA GOES-19 GeoColor satellite composite of the continental United States on August 12, 2026, showing the storm complex over the Ohio Valley

Aug 12, 2026 StormBag Team8 min read

Derecho Leaves a Million Without Power as Ohio Declares Emergency and Flash Flood Emergencies Hit Indiana

A 300-mile derecho cut power to more than a million homes across six states, southeastern Ohio took 5 to 8 inches of rain, and Gov....

Flood threat outlook map for the weekend of August 1-3, 2026, showing heavy rain in the Southeast and Florida, flood warnings across the Upper Midwest, and elevated risk in the Hudson Valley and New England

Jul 31, 2026 StormBag Team6 min read

Three-Front Weekend Flood Threat: New York Emergency, Minnesota Warnings, Southeast Stall Pattern

Putnam Valley, NY is under a state of emergency after 12 inches of rain. Minnesota is under active flood warnings. And a stalled front is...

Flooded main street in the Northeast during heavy summer rain on July 29, 2026

Jul 29, 2026 StormBag Team6 min read

Northeast Flash Flood Emergency: 28 Million Under Watches as Berkshires Brace for 7 Inches of Rain

A stalled summer storm is driving life-threatening flash flooding across eastern New York, southern Vermont, western Massachusetts and northern Connecticut this Wednesday. Here is what...

NOAA GOES-19 satellite view of the frontal cloud band stretching from West Virginia across Virginia and the Carolinas on July 22, 2026

Jul 22, 2026 StormBag Team6 min read

West Virginia Declares Statewide Emergency After Flash Flood Emergency, as Bertha Slams Gulf Coast

West Virginia declared a state of emergency across all 55 counties after a Particularly Dangerous Situation Flash Flood Emergency dumped 7+ inches in 6 hours,...