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New Jersey and parts of New York City were under a state of emergency on Monday as slow-moving nor’easter moved up the easter US seaboard, while in western Alaska remnants of Typhoon Halong lashed coastal hamlets and ripped houses off their foundations. In Alaska, rescue aircraft were sent to the villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, where there were reports of …

New York Braces for Potential Flooding and Heavy Winds From Nor’easter  The New York Times Nor’easter Will Pound East Coast With Coastal Flooding, Winds Monday  The Weather Channel Nor’easter forecast: High winds, flooding batter Jersey Shore as coastal storm sweeps through region  6abc Philadelphia Nor’easter brings strong wind, flooding and power outages to NYC, Tri-state  ABC7 New York The Official Website of Governor Phil …

More than 30 people were rescued and three people remain unaccounted for in western Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and flooding strong enough to sweep away entire homes in coastal communities, authorities said. Rescue aircraft were sent to the tiny Alaskan villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, where there were reports of people possibly unaccounted for, …

Powerful storm threatens U.S. East Coast with flooding rains  Axios New York Braces for Potential Flooding and Heavy Winds From Nor’Easter  The New York Times A powerful storm will continue to hit the East Coast through Tuesday  The Washington Post State of emergency declared for NYC, Long Island and Westchester County due to nor’easter  CBS News State of emergency declared in New York City …

Floodwaters threatened hundreds of homes in southwestern Colorado over the weekend as heavy rains caused rivers and creeks in multiple counties to overflow. With more rain on the horizon Sunday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis verbally declared a disaster emergency for flooding in the southwest part of the state, according to a statement from his office. The declaration activated the state’s …

The remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and catastrophic flooding to coastal communities in western Alaska on Sunday, pushing entire houses off their foundations.   Rescue aircraft were dispatched to the tiny Alaskan villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, where there were reports of up to 20 people possibly unaccounted for, said Jeremy Zidek, spokesperson for the state Division of …

Some residents are reportedly unaccounted for or trapped in houses as a major storm brings high water and winds to Western Alaska. The remnants of Typhoon Halong have already caused damaging flooding in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, and the storm is expected to continue into Monday. The storm brought record water levels to some Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta communities early Sunday morning. According …

Communities across southern Colorado are regrouping Sunday after heavy rains dropped more than 6 inches of rain in some areas in just two and a half days. And more rain is in the forecast for the region to start the week.   Swelling rivers, washed out roads and rock slides were seen across the southern part of the state, and hundreds …

A powerful nor’easter started hitting New Jersey early Sunday with bands of heavy rain and fierce winds, with the greatest concern for major Jersey Shore flooding at high tides. “Moderate to major coastal flood impacts remain likely,” the National Weather Service said in a storm update Sunday morning. “Widespread roadway flooding and impassable roads, significant inundation of structures, and evacuations …

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The remnants of a tropical storm brought flooding across parts of the Southwest on Saturday, prompting hundreds of evacuations in southwestern Colorado as mountain streams raged above their banks and crews toiled to protect property with sandbags. Hardest-hit areas included Vallecito Creek, where almost 400 homes were under an evacuation order north of a reservoir …