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Northern California suffers through flooding and mud flows after historic storm

9:54am October 25, 2021

Record rainfall and high winds have caused flooding, power outages and evacuations across California's Bay Area. This comes as the state has been grappling with a two-year drought.

Caltrans maintenance supervisor Matt Martin walks by a landslide covering Highway 70 in the Dixie Fire zone on Sunday in Plumas County, Calif. Heavy rains blanketing Northern California created slide and flood hazards in land scorched during last summer's

Powerful storm brings heavy rain, flooding and mud flows to Northern California

10:03pm October 24, 2021

by The Associated Press

Flooding was reported across the San Francisco Bay Area while the National Weather Service's Sacramento office warned of "potentially historic rain."

A pedestrian walks with an umbrella near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco during a shower on Wednesday. Strong storms are expected to bring substantial rain to the Western U.S. within the next week.

Strong storms are heading toward drought-parched California

2:08pm October 21, 2021

by Nell Clark

Expected heavy rainfall could ease wildfire threats in some regions but could also cause mudslides in areas cleared by wildfire.

National

Firefighters get a grip on the Alisal Fire after extreme winds die down

7:15am October 18, 2021

by Matt Guilhem

In Southern California, the Alisal Fire has been burning for a week along one of the most scenic stretches of the coast north of Santa Barbara. It is now 78% contained.

This Climate.gov graphic shows how La Niña generally affects weather conditions in the United States. Forecasters say there's a nearly 90% chance that La Niña conditions will be in place from December 2021 to February 2022.

La Niña is coming. Here's what that means for winter weather in the U.S.

5:11pm October 15, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The climate pattern known as La Niña generally brings winters that are drier and warmer than usual across the southern U.S. and cooler and wetter in the northern part of the country.

Scenes after heavy rainfall flooded a commuter parking lot in Reston, VA with some cars completely submerged.

Floods threaten to shut down a quarter of U.S. roads and critical buildings

6:26pm October 14, 2021

by Jeffrey Pierre

A new report says floods could shut down a quarter of the country's critical facilities like airports, hospitals, government buildings, and schools — and the roads that take you there.

Culture

In Banner Elk, a winning woolly worm makes winter weather predictions

12:02pm October 14, 2021

by Eddie Garcia

Since 1978, a festival in North Carolina's High Country has touted being able to predict the severity of winter weather.

And it all comes down to a winning worm.

Queue Listen Now

What's next for Louisiana's LaPlace Parish residents after weathering repeated storms

5:37pm October 08, 2021

by Sarah McCammon

Residents of LaPlace in Louisiana have stayed hurricane after hurricane due to their deep ties to their community. State and federal officials are trying to deal with the area's repeated devastation.

National

Weeks after Ida, Bayou communities outside New Orleans' levee system still devastated

5:03pm October 06, 2021

NPR's Sarah McCammon examines how one Louisiana community is weathering the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Climate change and disappearing land.

It'll be months before this Louisiana hospital opens back up after Ida closed it down

4:51pm October 05, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with the CEO of Our Lady of the Sea General Hospital in Galliano, La., about the damage the hospital sustained during the hurricane and their efforts to come back online.