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Two days of heavy rain across the Northeast set records and forced water rescues

By Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce, with Kate S. Petersen reporting (CNN) — Dangerous flooding unfolded in eastern New York Wednesday as slow-moving downpours soaked parts of the state and much of New England after drenching New Jersey and Pennsylvania on Tuesday.The flooding prompted water rescues and road closures in eastern New York, where rainfall

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‘Extremely dangerous’ tornado rips roofs off homes and knocks out power for thousands in northeast Wisconsin

CNN, WISN, WLUK, @REAL_WOOKIE, X, ALEXANDER AND JAMIE KING, WTMJ, WLS, WBBM By Meteorologist Dakota Smith, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A tornado carved a path of destruction through parts of Menasha and Appleton, Wisconsin, with little advanced warning on Monday afternoon, damaging homes, uprooting trees and knocking out power to thousands. ⛈️ Track the

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‘Extremely dangerous’ tornado rips roofs off homes and knocks out power for thousands in northeast Wisconsin

By Meteorologist Dakota Smith, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A tornado carved a path of destruction through parts of Menasha and Appleton, Wisconsin, with little advanced warning on Monday afternoon, damaging homes, uprooting trees and knocking out power to thousands.⛈️ Track the storms in the CNN Weather appThe tornado had estimated peak winds of 140

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America through an RV window

By Will Lanzoni and Brett Roegiers | Photographs by Sarah Silbiger (CNN) — On a sunny October day in Woolwich, Maine, photographer Sarah Silbiger is shouting directions at her partner Jason Bernert from the back of their van.Foward. Backward. Forward. Backward.The 23-foot Winnebago EKKO moves awkwardly, changing direction every few seconds as Bernert carefully maneuvers

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July is flash flood emergency season now

By Andrew Freedman, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — The US has experienced a spate of flash flood emergencies during the past two weeks, illustrating July’s dangerous side. The month has featured multiple 1,000-year rainfall events across the US, and July is not over yet.Flash flood emergencies are the highest-level flood warning, and more than a

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Tropical Storm Bertha fuels a serious flood threat on the East Coast after making landfall in Louisiana

CNN, EVAN BACORN, FACEBOOK , BOBBY STEWART, LEWIS COUNTY COMMISSIONER, @WVGOVERNOR, WTAP, WLWT-D2, WKRC, DERRICK HOUSTON, WABC, JASON MEDINA, FaceBook / Bobby Stewart, Lewis County Commissioner, FaceBook / @wvgovernor, Facebook / Jason Medina By Meteorologists Dakota Smith, Briana Waxman, and Chris Dolce (CNN) — Bertha is kicking up tropical storm-force gusts and dangerous beach conditions

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2 confirmed dead after West Virginia flooding, governor’s office says

CNN By Chris Boyette, Andy Rose, and Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Two people are dead after Tuesday’s severe flooding in north-central West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s office said Thursday afternoon. Morrisey had said he was “concerned about fatalities” at a news conference in hard-hit Buckhannon, West Virginia, on Thursday morning. Morrisey’s comments come

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2 confirmed dead after West Virginia flooding, governor’s office says

By Chris Boyette, Andy Rose, and Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Two people are dead after Tuesday’s severe flooding in north-central West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s office said Thursday afternoon.Morrisey had said he was “concerned about fatalities” at a news conference in hard-hit Buckhannon, West Virginia, on Thursday morning.Morrisey’s comments come after heavy rains

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New Yorkers, after days of heavy smoke and torrid temperatures, are met with thunderstorms and flash flooding

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Following days of smoky skies and soaring temperatures, the Big Apple and surrounding areas were pummeled Saturday with heavy thunderstorms, downpours and flash floods. Two to four inches of rain fell by early afternoon Saturday, with up to an inch an hour expected, according to the National Weather Service.

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Rare high flood risk for potentially ‘catastrophic’ impacts issued for already inundated parts of Texas

By Meteorologist Chris Dolce, and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — Parts of southern Texas are under back-to-back days of a rare “high risk” of flooding rain, spurring dozens of water rescues, as more rounds of slow-moving storms set off life-threatening and potentially catastrophic floods. The Level 4 of 4 risk areas include parts of

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1 dead, hundreds rescued in southeastern Missouri as 1-in-1,000-year rainfall triggers catastrophic flooding

By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — At least one person has died and hundreds were rescued from catastrophic flooding in southeastern Missouri Friday, including some camping along a river that swelled to historic heights. More than 200 “young campers and counselors” had to be rescued by helicopter after heavy rain

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