U.S. sets record for billion-dollar climate catastrophes in 2023
There have been 23 weather extreme events in America that cost at least $1 billion this year through August, breaking the record of 22 set in 2020.
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There have been 23 weather extreme events in America that cost at least $1 billion this year through August, breaking the record of 22 set in 2020.
Idalia made landfall as a powerful hurricane in the Big Bend area of Florida's Gulf Coast before being downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved across Georgia and into the Carolinas.
Idalia arrived in the Carolinas as a tropical storm but with enough punch to flood streets and topple trees after plowing through Florida's Big Bend region. Jarred Hill reports.
Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane over the Big Bend region of Florida, before continuing along its path toward Georgia and the Carolinas.
Hurricane Idalia caused heavy damage to Florida's Gulf Coast, bringing dangerous flooding to the streets from Tampa to Tallahassee.
The National Hurricane Center said Idalia was weakening but water levels could reach as high as 16 feet in some areas.
Idalia could hit the Florida Panhandle as a major hurricane and Franklin is already the Atlantic season's first major hurricane, forecasters said.
Team coverage of damage from flooding and mudslides caused by Tropical Storm Hilary Sunday (8-21-2023)
The storm was hitting the southwestern U.S. and could bring "catastrophic and life-threatening flooding," according to the National Hurricane Center.
Hilary was downgraded a few hours before landfall to a tropical storm as rain from the storm started spreading in Southern California, the National Weather Service said.
Tropical Storm Hilary is drenching Southern California from the coast to inland mountains and deserts even as it begins to weaken.
The governor dispatched an elite Bay Area rescue team to Riverside County to assist SoCal responders grappling with flooding from Tropical Storm Hilary.
The governor dispatched an elite Bay Area rescue team to Riverside County to assist SoCal responders grappling with flooding from Tropical Storm Hilary. Betty Yu reports. (8-20-23)
It is extremely rare for California to be hit with tropical storms or hurricanes — but it has happened before.
An almost unprecedented tropical storm over Southern California had a big impact on air travelers at the 3 major Bay Area airports. Da Lin reports. (8-20-23)
According to Cal Fire, the outer bands of what was once Hurricane Hilary caused more than 1,500 lightning strikes in Northern California. Devin Fehely reports. (8-20-23)
Meteorologist Darren Peck has the latest on Tropical Storm Hilary and what effects it may have on the Bay Area.
Precipitation from Hurricane Hilary could challenge emergency resources from across the state. John Ramos reports. (8-19-23)
Hurricane Hilary roared toward Baja California peninsula late Saturday as a downgraded but still dangerous storm that may bring "catastrophic" flooding to Southern California.
As Hurricane Hilary moves up the Baja California peninsula, the first ever tropical storm watch has been issued for Southern California. (8-18-23)
The storm is set to impact the southwestern U.S. and could bring "rare and dangerous flooding," according to the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane Hilary strengthened into a major storm Thursday evening off Mexico's Pacific coast and it could bring heavy rain to the southwestern U.S. by the weekend.
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More than two dozen people have been killed in Mississippi and Alabama after powerful tornadoes swept through parts of the South, flattening homes and destroying cars in the process. President Biden pledged the federal government will do everything it can to help. Omar Villafranca reports.
KPIX 5 Chief Meteorologist Paul Heggen breaks down the extreme weather we have seen nationwide, including recent hurricanes, and how much money they have cost the United States so far this year.
