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• Flash flood fears for Hwy 24 Play Video

  July 5, 2012 8:21 PM

  In the aftermath of the Waldo Canyon fire officials are gearing up to prepare for potential flooding beneath burn zones, especially along Highway 24. Even years after the 2002 Hayman fire, charred lands still couldn't absorb rain; the result was a flash flood that wiped out miles of Highway... more »

• Minot can't save homes from flood

  June 24, 2011 6:16 AM

  MINOT, N.D. (AP) - Officials in Minot and Burlington, N.D., say there's pretty much nothing more they can do but wait for the water to rise. Officials in Minot, the state's fourth-largest city, expect the creeping Souris river to become a torrent this weekend thanks to water releases from... more »

• US Army begins relief missions in Pakistan

  August 5, 2010 9:25 AM

  U.S. Army helicopters have flown their first relief missions in Pakistan's flood-ravaged northwest. An Associated Press reporter saw four U.S. Chinooks evacuating hundreds of people stranded for days in a mountain town in the upper reaches of the Swat Valley. A U.S. Embassy spokesman said Thursday the choppers... more »

• 20th body found in Arkansas flooding disaster

  June 14, 2010 12:43 PM

  Searchers found the 20th victim from last week's flash flooding at a southwest Arkansas campground, state police said Monday. Spokesman Bill Sadler did not say whether it was an adult or a child. Eighteen of the 20 victims have been identified. Matt DeCample, a spokesman for Gov. Mike... more »

• Arkansas searchers seek victims

  June 14, 2010 8:47 AM

  Another day of searching today has begun as crews try to find one person still missing after flash floods swept through an Arkansas campsite and killed at least 19 people. A torrent of water swept through the Albert Pike Recreation Area before dawn Friday and piles of tangled debris... more »

• Floods leave deaths, damage and power outages

  May 4, 2010 11:31 AM

  The river that's submerged parts of Nashville is expected to start receding today, but the city's problems are far from over. Rescuers are worried they might find more victims as the muddy flood waters ebb. The flooding caused by torrential rain over the weekend has already claimed 18 lives in... more »

• Little by little, flood problems are clearing in Rhode Island

  April 3, 2010 9:36 AM

  Small signs of normalcy are returning to flood-soaked Rhode Island but forecasters say the main river causing the problem may not drop below its banks until at least tomorrow. The National Weather Service says the Pawtuxet River in Cranston is expected to drop to minor flood stage by evening. The... more »

• Super soaker threatens to topple records in East

  March 30, 2010 9:20 AM

  The Northeast could be in for some very dangerous flooding today and the wettest March on record in some places. The rain on the East Coast is part of the second major storm in less than a month and the National Weather Service warned commuters to be prepared to travel... more »

• Rain falling across S. California as storms move in

  January 18, 2010 8:45 AM

  The first of a series of back-to-back winter storms has arrived in Southern California, bringing rain that could total several inches by Monday night. Showers are expected to increase in intensity with heavy rains possible by Monday afternoon. Residents in communities below wildfire-scarred mountains are on high alert for debris... more »

• El Nino strengthens considerably; floods, drought possible

  December 3, 2009 10:55 AM

  The weak to moderate El Nino weather system in the tropical Pacific Ocean has strengthened considerably and could create droughts and floods around the world until May, a U.N. agency said Wednesday. The phenomenon of warmer surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean can affect monsoons and... more »

• Gulf Coast prepares as Hurricane Ida closes in

  November 9, 2009 7:10 AM

  Hurricane Ida chugged toward the Gulf Coast, and despite warnings extending more than 200 miles across several states, residents seemed to take the first Atlantic hurricane to target the U.S. this season in stride. Authorities said the hurricane weakened early Monday to a Category 1 storm, with 90 mph... more »

• Extra coffins needed in storm-hit Philippines

  October 12, 2009 1:11 PM

  Authorities sent more than 200 coffins Monday to the typhoon-battered northern Philippines for the grim task of burying the storm's victims, including a family of eight whose house was buried under a torrent of mud. The nationwide death toll from landslides and flooding stood at more than 600 back-to-back... more »

• Death toll from floods rises to 205 in south India

  October 4, 2009 8:44 AM

  Five days of torrential rain have left at least 205 people dead and 750,000 displaced in southern India. Authorities say medical teams are rushing to the flood-devastated area today. The floods have submerged entire villages, snapped transport and communication links and raised fears of disease spreading in relief camps crowded... more »