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RUIDOSO, N.M. — Another afternoon of heavy rainfall Thursday prompted flash flooding in the mountain village of Ruidoso, forcing the closure of roads and the rescue of at least five people who were trapped by the rushing water. The southern New Mexico community has been reeling this summer, with afternoon thunderstorms bringing more rain than the surrounding mountainsides can handle. …

Storms in New Mexico Cause Flash Flooding and Water Rescues  The New York Times Flash flooding slams Ruidoso again as New Mexico town feels impacts from wildfire burn scar  FOX Weather Trailer Swept Away By Raging Floodwaters  CNN Video shows home being swept away by floodwaters  KOAT Flash flooding prompts rescues in New Mexico mountain village  ABC News Source link

At Texas Flooding Hearing, State Officials Look Elsewhere for Blame  The New York Times Long-standing problems led up to deadly Hill Country floods, witnesses tell legislative flood committee  The Texas Tribune ‘Science just isn’t there yet’ to predict severity of storms that caused deadly Texas flooding, meteorologist says  ABC News Texas officials begin state investigation into July 4 flood disaster  CNN Lt. Gov. Dan …

This article is co-published with The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan local newsroom that informs and engages with Texans. Sign up for The Brief Weekly to get up to speed on their essential coverage of Texas issues. Sixteen months had passed since Hurricane Harvey tore through the Texas coast in August 2017, killing more than 80 people and flattening entire …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Once synonymous with leisure and reprieve, summer has increasingly become a season marked by anxiety and disruption. Fossil fuel pollution — alongside other compounding factors — has transformed these months into a time of mounting peril, punctuated by relentless heat waves, rampant wildfires and catastrophic flooding. This summer, in particular, has been defined by a tragic …

Rain, flooding prompt rescues in Montgomery, Fairfax counties  The Washington Post Heavy Rains in Washington Area Flood Roads and Prompt Water Rescues  The New York Times 20 rescued from building, dozens from vehicles as storms flood DMV  FOX 5 DC Saturday to be sticky and stormy in the DC region  WTOP Flash Flood Emergency issued outside nation’s capital after heavy rain prompts water rescues …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Texas officials have revised the number of people missing in the catastrophic floods in Kerr County, Texas, from 97 people down to three on Saturday. “Through extensive follow-up work among state and local agencies, many individuals who were initially reported as missing have been verified as safe and removed from the list,” the City of Kerrville …

Facebook Tweet Email Link There are reports of multiple people being swept away by flooding in Virginia as tens of millions of people are at risk of dangerous flash floods in pockets of nearly every region of the contiguous United States Friday, and as the nation’s summer of flooding continues. As summer heat starts to peak, July has seen the …

Storms Crawling Along the Gulf Coast Are Raising the Risk of Flooding  The New York Times Gulf Tropical Disturbance A Flood Threat In Louisiana, Mississippi, Including New Orleans  The Weather Channel Millions at risk of flash flooding along the Gulf Coast as dangerous storms sop the area  CNN Flood Watch continues. Periods of moderate to heavy rain possible  WAFB Louisiana, Mississippi brace for heavy …

This GOES-19 GeoColor satellite image taken Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 12:46 EDT and provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, shows a tropical weather system over the Florida Panhandle. AP/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association hide caption toggle caption AP/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association The weather system moving across the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday was showing a greater chance …