SAN FRANCISCO—A powerful atmospheric river storm that swept through California set rainfall records and helped douse wildfires. But it remained to be seen how much of a dent it made in the state’s drought. The weather system weakened as it moved south but still dropped enough rain Monday evening to cause mudslides that closed roads…
NYC Metro Transit Authority Spent $1.5 Million on Flood Pumps Nobody Knew How to Use
The New York City metro public transportation company spent $1.5 million on pump trucks to mitigate flooding, but none of its personnel got trained to operate them so they just sat parked for years with no maintenance, according to the watchdog agency that oversees the state-owned company. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bought the 12…
Nicholas Crawls Into Louisiana From Texas, Dumping Rain
September 15, 2021
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POINTE-AUX-CHENES, La.—Nicholas weakened to a tropical depression as it crawled from Texas into southern Louisiana on Wednesday, unleashing heavy rain across a landscape where Hurricane Ida destroyed thousands of rooftops now covered with flimsy tarps. Forecasters said Nicholas would slow to a stall over central Louisiana through Thursday, with plenty of water still to dump…
16 Die as Floods Swamp Public Hospital in Central Mexico
TULA, Mexico—Torrential rains in central Mexico suddenly flooded a hospital early Tuesday, killing 16 patients, possibly due to the loss of oxygen equipment as the power went out, the national Social Security Institute said. A video posted on the agency’s social media feed said about 40 other patients survived as waters rose swiftly in downtown…
Satellite Images Show Before and After Ida Flooding in New Jersey
Satellite images released on Friday showed the scale of the devastation caused by flooding in the United States after the East Coast was hit by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. The adverse weather caused surging rivers and tornado damage with record-breaking rain drowning more than 40 people in their homes and cars. In a region…
Blitzstorm: Extremely Rapid Ida Downpour Shocks NYC
News Analysis Sept. 1 started as a regular rainy day in New York City. By 4 p.m., grey overcast sweated out just 0.13 inches of rain in Central Park, below normal for the time of the year, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). But by midnight, the city would suffer the deadliest weather disaster…
Final Victim Found in Tennessee Flooding Disaster Search
WAVERLY, Tenn.—The body of the final person missing from a devastating weekend flood in Middle Tennessee was recovered on Wednesday, prompting the search for victims to be suspended as the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency toured the area. Saturday’s flooding took out houses, roads, cellphone towers, and telephone lines, with rainfall that more…
Crews Scour Debris for Missing People After Tennessee Floods
WAVERLY, Tenn.—Crews with chainsaws and heavy equipment cleared their way through trees densely matted with vegetation, garbage, and debris from homes Tuesday as searchers scoured a normally shallow creek for more flooding victims in rural Tennessee. Even cars and sheds were woven into the tangle of debris lining Trace Creek in Humphreys County, where the…
Tennessee Flooding Was More Destructive Than First Estimated
The weekend flooding in Tennessee that killed at least 21 people was more destructive than originally estimated, with about 120 homes washed off foundations, destroyed, or simply “gone,” officials said Tuesday. The scope of the damage came into sharper focus in hardest-hit Humphreys County, as rescue teams continue to search house-to-house with trained dogs for…
Authorities Locate Dozens of People Listed as Missing in Deadly Tennessee Flood
Authorities said on Tuesday they have accounted for dozens of people who were previously listed as missing after the weekend’s deadly flooding in Tennessee, where the full scope of damage is coming into view. Officials also lowered the number of those killed by the storm—which destroyed homes and businesses, swept cars off the road, and…
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