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Route 206 in Somerville, N.J., remained largely under water on Thursday. Similar scenes played out across the state and its neighbors.

National

The East Coast Begins To Clean Up After Historic Storm Ida Kills 48 People

12:56pm September 03, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

After a major storm hit the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, with heavy rain, flash floods and tornadoes, multiple states now turn their attention to recovery.

Satellite imagery of Hurricane Eta. It was upgraded to a major hurricane by the National Hurricane Center on Monday. It is expected to dump 35 inches of rain in some isolated areas of Nicaragua after making landfall.

World News

Eta Is Now A 'Major Hurricane' As It Barrels Towards Central American Coast

4:00pm November 02, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Forecasters say Hurricane Eta is rapidly gaining strength as it churns towards the coast of Nicaragua. The storm is expected to bring life-threatening storm surge, flash flooding and landslides.

Satellite images of storms forming in the Atlantic Ocean. Tropical Storm Wilfred is the last named storm of the 2020 season using the English alphabet.

So 2020: New Storm Forms, Named Alpha Because We've Run Out Of Letters

6:06pm September 18, 2020

There's only been one other year – 2005 – that Greek names have been needed. The National Hurricane Center on Friday announced storms called Alpha and Beta have formed in the Atlantic.

Science

Rain, Surge And Wind: How To Understand Your Hurricane Risk

7:00am August 23, 2020

by Rebecca Hersher

Focus more on water, less on wind and beware the cone of uncertainty. Here's a simple guide for understanding hurricane risks.

A satellite image from Thursday morning shows Tropical Storm Isaias looming over Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. The storm is predicted to drench Florida over the weekend.

National

Tropical Storm Isaias Floods Part Of Puerto Rico As It Heads Toward Florida

2:22pm July 30, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The storm is "causing life-threatening flash flooding and high winds over Puerto Rico," the National Weather Service office in San Juan says.

Daniel Gorham is a fire engineer and former firefighter who helped design and carry out the embers test.

Step 1: Build A House. Step 2: Set It On Fire

6:18am April 02, 2019

After back-to-back hurricanes and wildfires, insurers are looking for more-resilient construction materials. That means building model homes and then blowing off their roofs or setting them on fire.

The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo says a heavy hail storm damaged its infrastructure and killed two animals on Monday.

National

Hail Storm Kills Two Zoo Birds

5:21pm August 07, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

Much of the damage from this storm occurred in the parking lot. According to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, nearly 400 cars there were "severely damaged."

Severe weather left buildings damaged in Newburgh, N.Y., on Wednesday.

National

Deadly Storms Wreak Havoc In Northeast

2:08pm May 16, 2018

by Amy Held

At least three people in the region, including a child, were killed by trees felled as a powerful squall line moved across the region.

Flash floods killed at least 20 people in Greece, in a storm some were calling a "medicane." A woman cleans mud in front of a house in the town of Mandra, northwest of Athens, on Friday.

Greece Was Hit By Storm Some Called A 'Medicane.' What's That?

3:47pm November 20, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

European weather sites posted imagery showing the swirling wind patterns and a waterspout over the Mediterranean. The low pressure system shared characteristics of tropical cyclones.

Atmospheric rivers are sinews of moisture from the tropics. The one pictured here appeared over the Northern Pacific on Jan. 3.

New Research Shows How 'Atmospheric Rivers' Wreak Havoc Around The Globe

4:43pm February 20, 2017

by Christopher Joyce

The idea of plumes of moisture curling above our heads might seem beautiful, but new research shows atmospheric rivers to be among the most damaging of weather systems.