Maps show where floods threaten 100 million in U.S. after Polo slams Mexico
Former Hurricane Polo is expected to bring heavy rain and flooding to parts of the southern and midwestern United States.
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Former Hurricane Polo is expected to bring heavy rain and flooding to parts of the southern and midwestern United States.
Hurricane Polo made landfall in Baja California Sur, Mexico, bringing "damaging winds and life-threatening flash flooding," and is expected hit the Southwest U.S. with heavy rain and flooding.
Hurricane Nolo will continue to strengthen as it moves away from Hawaii, forecasters said, but it was still expected to lash the Big Island and Maui with heavy rain.
The National Hurricane Center posted a hurricane warning for western Hawaii's Kauai County as Hurricane Lowell moved toward the area as a Category 2 storm.
Lala was weakening but still packing a punch as it moved away from the islands, forecasters said.
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The National Weather Service is hiring hundreds of entry-level employees after losing about 15% of its staff to federal cuts last year.
Arthur, the first named tropical storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, weakened to a post-tropical cyclone after making landfall.
Forecasters say the potential first tropical cyclone of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season could develop into a fully formed storm on Wednesday and bring life-threatening flash flooding.
Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica as a Category 5, is among the strongest hurricanes to have formed in the Atlantic since records were kept.
Imelda, the ninth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, has weakened to a post-tropical storm after lashing Bermuda with wind and rain.
The homes, once propped on high stilts, collapsed in Buxton, a community on one of a string of islands that make up the Outer Banks.
Imelda was upgraded from a tropical storm to a hurricane on Tuesday and threatened to bring hurricane conditions to Bermuda by Wednesday evening.
Despite the destruction from Hurricane Helene, John Saunby saw pieces worth salvaging and decided to use the debris to build a new home.
Wednesday will be nice and a little warmer than on Tuesday.
Tropical Storm Lorena is bringing the possibility of life-threatening conditions to parts of Mexico.
CBS News Texas journalists reflect on the chaos, courage, and human resilience they witnessed while covering Hurricane Katrina from the heart of New Orleans.
While Hurricane Katrina's toll didn't become clear for days, the storm ultimately led to nearly 1,400 deaths, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Katrina, one of the deadliest hurricanes on record to hit the United States, first formed as a tropical wave off the coast of Africa.
Erin, the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year, became post-tropical on Friday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said.
Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina's Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes before slowly moving away.
As Hurricane Erin hovered over the Atlantic Ocean, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season was spotted from above by cameras on the ISS.
Hurricane Erin underwent rapid intensification to become a Category 5 storm in just hours. It has since weakened to a Category 4 status.
Two months into the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA forecasters updated their prediction for how many tropical storms and hurricanes to expect.
The 2025 list of hurricane and tropical storm names was last used in 2019. This Atlantic hurricane season is expected to have an above-normal number of storms.
A new forecast from researchers at Colorado State University predicts the 2025 hurricane season will be busier than an average year.
