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Central Massachusetts Experiencing Severe Flash Flooding

The central Massachusetts city of Leominster and other nearby communities are dealing with severe flash flooding from excessive rainfall. A state of emergency has been declared in Leominster, a city of about 43,000 residents, due to what officials are calling …

Viewpoint: Six Ways to Stop Burning Man From Becoming ‘Muddy Man’ Next Year

Over 70,000 Burning Man festival-goers were stranded in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert following heavy rain over the weekend. The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office said one person died during the rain, though details about how the death occurred were not released. …

Heavy Rains Swamp Northeast Again; Floods Claims 5 Lives; Others, Including 2 Children, Missing

Heavy rains pounded an already saturated Northeast on Sunday for the second time in a week, spurring another round of flash flooding, cancelled airline flights and power outages. In Pennsylvania, a sudden flash flood late Saturday afternoon claimed at least …

Vermont Prepared for Epic Flooding. It Wasn’t Enough.

In Windham, Vermont, a wooden A-frame house that normally evokes blustery winters sits on a roadway transformed by record rainfall into a river. Twenty miles away in Bridgewater, a man wades through waist-high waters clutching his belongings. In Montpelier, the …

Forecasters Warn of ‘Life Threatening` Flash Flooding in Parts of Arkansas and Louisiana

EMERSON, Ark. (AP) – Forecasters warned Wednesday of possible life threatening flash flooding in parts of southern Arkansas and northern Louisiana as heavy rain battered the region. The National Weather Service urged residents in four towns in Arkansas` Columbia County …

Vermont Residents, Businesses Turn to Recovery From Flooding Amid Mud, Debris

Floodwaters receded in Vermont cities and towns pummeled by a storm that delivered two months of rain in two days, allowing officials to focus on recovering from a disaster that trapped residents in homes, closed roadways and choked streets and …

Flash Floods Rage in Vermont, New York; Woman Killed; Economic Impact Could Hit $5B

Torrential downpours unleashed flash floods on the U.S. Northeast on Monday that washed out roadways, overwhelmed rivers, prompted 50 swift boat rescues and killed a woman who was swept away in front of her fiancΓ©, officials said. More than 13 …

More Rainfall Following Downpours Floods Rhode Island Streets, Buildings

PROVIDENCE, R.I. β€” The heavy rain that caused street flooding and forced the closure of major roads in Rhode Island on Labor Day continued on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Nearly 11 inches of rain had fallen in …

Flash Flooding in Southern Indiana Kills 1, Damages Several Homes

A woman was killed during weekend flash flooding in rural southeastern Indiana that damaged numerous homes and washed away several roads, officials said. Normally small creeks were overwhelmed as perhaps eight inches of rain fell Saturday night in parts of …

Flash Flooding Closed Roads in Death Valley National Park

Heavy rainfall triggered flash flooding that closed several roads in Death Valley National Park near the California-Nevada line. The National Weather Service reported shortly after noon that all park roads had been closed after 1 to 2 inches of rain …