Coast Guard prepares for "second front of a war" as Ian heads north
Crews have faced "devastating circumstances" and "unrecognizable terrain," Rear Admiral Brendan McPherson said.
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Crews have faced "devastating circumstances" and "unrecognizable terrain," Rear Admiral Brendan McPherson said.
Ian regained hurricane strength after ravaging parts of Florida, and is forecast to hit South Carolina on Friday. CBS News weather producer David Parkinson joins "Red and Blue" with the latest on the storm's path.
Ivette Garrido hurried last week to get the 13 pounds of subsidized chicken allotted to her family by Cuba's government and put it in the freezer, happy to have meat to get through Hurricane Ian.
It made landfall over southwestern Florida as a major Category 4 hurricane and, while downgraded, was still packing a powerful punch overnight.
Hurricane Ian, a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph, made landfall just after 3 p.m. Wednesday in Cayo Costa, Florida. CBS News correspondent Kris Van Cleave joins Lana Zak and Tanya Rivero with the latest from Tampa. Then CBS News meteorologist David Parkinson has the latest on where the storm is headed next.
Michael Brennan, acting deputy director of NOAA, joins CBS News to break down what to expect as Hurricane Ian barrels towards Florida's west coast. Downed trees and power lines and serious flooding are likely. He warns residents in certain areas to evacuate now, as Ian strengthens.
Residents of parts of Florida's Gulf Coast are being urged to evacuation as Hurricane Ian approaches. St. Petersburg Fire Chief James Large joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss.
Hurricane Ian could strengthen into a Category 4 storm by the time it makes landfall in Florida on Wednesday. Mayor Frank Hibbard of Clearwater, Florida, joins CBS News to talk about how his city is preparing for the storm and warning residents to evacuate and prepare before it's too late.
Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for the whole state, which is at risk of major flash flooding this week.
Nearly 50-foot waves and tides up to 13 feet are expected as the dangerous storm brings hundreds of miles of hurricane-force winds.
California is in its fifth day of record-breaking heat, with power grids stressed and cities preparing for rolling blackouts. Jeff Nguyen reports from Los Angeles.
Parts of Southern California were lashed by severe winds from a tropical storm that brought high humidity, rain and possible flooding to the parched region but also the promise of cooler temperatures after a 10-day heat wave.
A record-setting heat wave is making life miserable in the West.
The state is preparing for rolling blackouts on Tuesday as forecasters predict the heat wave will continue to smash its own records.
"This is about to get significantly more intense," utility official said as the mercury in some parts of the state hits 115 degrees.
Officials in Pakistan are warning that more flooding is expected as Lake Manchar in southern Pakistan swells from unprecedented monsoon rains.
About 100 homes and other structures have been destroyed in a Northern California wildfire that put thousands under evacuation orders.
The U.N. children's agency said more than 3 million children were in need of humanitarian assistance and stood at heightened risk of diseases, drowning and malnutrition.
California and other western states are in for a scorching hot holiday weekend, with temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above normal. Weather Channel meteorologist Stephanie Abrams joins CBS News' Lana Zak with the forecast.
The U.N. weather agency is predicting the phenomenon known as La Niña is poised to last through the end of this year.
Severe storms brought damaging winds, heavy rains and flash flooding to parts of the Midwest and the South.
A 29-year-old from Tucson, Arizona, was among a group of hikers who were swept away by floodwaters rushing through a popular hiking location.
At least 13 million people between Arizona and Louisiana are on alert for flooding at the start of the work week as a monsoon storm system hammers the drought-stricken region.
Some of the heaviest rain in decades swamped South Korea's capital region, turning streets into car-clogged rivers and sending floods cascading into subway stations.
The president and first lady visited Kentucky on Monday to meet with families who have suffered from the worst flooding in the state's history.