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• Heavy rains,flooding,mudslides in parts of Colorado

  August 20, 2010 10:03 AM

  Highway crews spent the night cleaning up after heavy rains that caused flooding and mud slides in parts of Colorado. Stacey Stegman of the Colorado Department of Transportation says crews were clearing a mud slide that occurred Thursday afternoon on Colorado 82 near Carbondale. She says two cars that... 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 »

• Flooding expected to worsen in drenched Northeast

  March 31, 2010 9:08 AM

  Rivers from Maine to New York aren't expected to crest until today or tomorrow and forecasters say the Northeast still hasn't seen the worst of the flooding from a drenching rainstorm. But the second record storm that socked the region this month is more drizzle than rain today as it... 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 »

• Utility crews attack power outages in Northeast

  March 14, 2010 8:35 AM

  Utility crews in the Northeast are back at what's become a familiar task lately, pushing through fallen trees and windblown debris to reach downed power lines. For the second time in two weeks, they're working to restore electricity to more than a half-million homes and businesses after strong winds and... more »

• Upper Midwest braces for severe spring flooding

  March 6, 2010 10:01 AM

  Warnings from the National Weather Service have prompted people in the Upper Midwest to begin early preparations for what could be severe spring floods. Forecasters say heavy snow cover and ground that is already saturated could lead to severe flooding in as little as a few weeks. It all depends... more »

• Evacuations under way for LA-area foothills

  February 9, 2010 5:21 PM

  Heavy rain has started to fall in the Los Angeles area. And sheriff's deputies say about 60 to 70 percent of the people living in some foothill towns north of the city are complying with an evacuation order. The rain is prompting fears of a repeat of what happened... more »

• Storms triggers mudslides and flooding

  February 6, 2010 12:53 PM

  Authorities say approximately six foothill homes in wildfire burn areas northeast of Los Angeles are under mandatory evacuation orders after a pounding winter storm triggered mudslides and caused widespread flooding. County sheriff's deputies are walking door to door Saturday to tell residents in the La Canada Flintridge area to get... more »

• Tourists rescued from Machu Picchu flooding

  January 27, 2010 5:48 PM

  A helicopter shuttled tourists between Peru's Machu Picchu Mayan Ruins and nearby towns. It's all part of an effort to evacuate 2,000 tourists stranded in the Andes. The tourists were trapped in a jungle town at the foot of Machu Picchu in eastern Peru. They became trapped after the... more »

• Arizonans dry out, Californians head home

  January 23, 2010 8:37 AM

  Arizona residents are digging out or drying out after the biggest series of storms to hit the state in nearly two decades. Deadly winds and rains led to flooding, a train derailment and closed major interstates. Some mountain towns were buried under feet of snow. Storm-related deaths include three people... more »

• Schools close as heavy rains drench South

  December 15, 2009 12:34 PM

  Schools are closed in parts of Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia as heavy rain continues to drench the already-soggy South. More than an inch of rain an hour was falling in south Louisiana, and the New Orleans airport recorded more than 7 inches of rain in a 24-hour period that... more »

• Tennessee man swept away as rain drenches Southeast

  September 21, 2009 9:45 AM

  A man swept away by floodwater in Chattanooga is presumed drowned as heavy rain and thunderstorms spawned flood warnings from eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina into north Georgia, including the Atlanta area. In Chattanooga, WRCB-TV said rescuers found two men clinging to a chain-link fence in fast-moving water late... more »

• Hurricane Jimena nearing Category 5, headed for Mexico's Los Cabos

  September 1, 2009 8:15 AM

  Hurricane Jimena is nearing Category 5 status as it roars toward Baja California. With top winds near 155 mph, forecasters say Jimena could rake the Mexican peninsula's resorts and fishing villages by Tuesday evening. Category 5 is the top danger rating for a hurricane. Emergency workers have begun evacuating thousands... more »