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September 1, 2021 | 6:13 PM

Ida’s remnants close roads, prompt concerns of dam failure

Soaking rains from the remnants of Hurricane Ida prompted the evacuations of thousands of people after water reached dangerous levels at a dam upstream from Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The storm soaked much of western and central Pennsylvania after high water drove some from their homes in Maryland and Virginia earlier Wednesday.

By Mark Scolforo/The Associated Press
July 3, 2021 | 8:43 AM

Hurricane Elsa races toward Haiti amid fears of landslides

Hurricane Elsa is racing toward Haiti and the Dominican Republic, where it threatens to unleash flooding and landslides before taking aim at Cuba and Florida.

By Danica Coto and Evens Sanon/AP
May 23, 2021 | 7:19 AM

Subtropical storm Ana is first named storm of Atlantic hurricane season

First named storm ahead of schedule

By Dustin Jones/NPR

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August 22, 2020 | 8:32 AM

2 tropical storms a potential double threat to US Gulf Coast

By The Associated Press
August 6, 2020 | 6:59 AM

How do we predict flooding, and what can we do about it?

By Hannah Chinn/WHYY
August 6, 2020 | 6:49 AM

Death toll rises, mass power outages after storm destruction

By Bryan Anderson, Sarah Blake Morgan/Associated Press
Updated: 2020-08-05 16:24:22

5-year-old autistic girl missing in storm found dead in Montgomery County

The National Weather Service has confirmed that tornadoes touched down in Bucks and Montgomery counties during Tuesday’s storm.

By Ron Todt/The Associated Press
Updated: 2020-08-05 12:25:29

Death toll rises, mass power outages after storm destruction in Pennsylvania and the eastern US

Regional rail service was suspended in Philadelphia after Isaias raised the Schuylkill River and sent an unsecured construction barge into a bridge.

By Bryan Anderson and Sarah Blake Morgan/The Associated Press
August 3, 2020 | 6:29 AM

Tropical Storm Watch up for Philly region as Isaias heads north

By Ximena Conde/WHYY and Justin Auciello/WHYY
September 21, 2019 | 8:09 AM

Houston area sees relief, rescues after Imelda leaves 4 dead

The National Weather Service said preliminary estimates suggested Jefferson County was hit with more than 40 inches of rain in a span of just 72 hours, which would make it the seventh-wettest tropical cyclone to hit the continental U.S.

By Juan A. Lozano/The Associated Press
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