Flooding

The picture shows a fin just outside a fence in a man's backyard, but some people think it may just be a hoax.

Eta has weakened to a tropical storm after briefly strengthening to a hurricane on Wednesday morning.

By 9:30 p.m. Friday, Delta had already delivered more than 17 inches of rain to the town of Iowa and more than 16 inches to parts of Lake Charles, an area still reeling from the effects of last month's Hurricane Laura.

Ceteria Holley said she climbed on top of her dining room table as several feet of water engulfed her home in Pensacola on Wednesday.

The cyclone left half a million people in Florida and Alabama without power this week, contributing to a historically active hurricane season.

Fire ants, which do not need to be provoked to attack, inject venom that causes an intense burning pain.

Sally is forecast to produce 10 to 20 inches of rainfall, with isolated amounts of 30 inches, from the Florida Panhandle to the Alabama/Mississippi border.

The National Weather Service predicts 10 to 20 inches of rain across the region, with "historic flooding possible."

Tropical Storm Sally is expected to make landfall on Tuesday, bringing heavy rainfall and storm surge flooding to the Gulf Coast less than a month after Hurricane Laura hit the area.

Built as three tunnels over several decades, workers on the Lincoln Tunnel suffered from high pressure conditions and deadly accidents.

The unusually active hurricane season will last until November. Here are the things you can still do to prepare and make sure you, your family, and your home withstand the storms.

A bus in Guizhou province plunged into the Hongshan reservoir on Tuesday after driving across five lanes of oncoming traffic, leaving 21 dead and 16 injured.

New findings could have implications for how coral reef island communities adapt to climate change and rising sea levels.

The storm has been gaining strength and is expected to make landfall over the weekend, leading to a state of emergency in Louisiana.

The president's move authorizes FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate disaster relief efforts.

About 11,000 people in Midland County are evacuating from their homes, and officials said it could be a few days before it's safe to return.

The governor's comments came after the Tittabawassee River filled with rain and breached two dams, causing thousands to evacuate their homes.

"This truly is a historic event that is playing out in the midst of another historic event," Governor Gretchen Whitmer said.

The Chicago River could be seen bursting its banks in some areas on Sunday evening, with images shared on social media of floodwater submerging vehicles and entering garages.

Some warnings have been extended into April 2020.

Several parts of Oklahoma are under weather watches and warnings due to severe thunderstorms, minor flooding and large hailstones.

The flooding caused an enormous sinkhole to State Route 79.

Another weather system is also causing river flooding in some Midwest and south eastern states, with flood warnings in place for the next several days.

The Yellow River—the second longest in the country—is sometimes referred to as "China's sorrow" due to its tendency over the centuries to produce devastating floods.

Residents were on high alert Monday after rain and flooding forced mandatory evacuations and road closures across the area.

The 26-year-old student was found in "surprisingly good spirits," according to the Queensland Ambulance Service who were at the scene.

The National Weather Service issued flood warnings across parts of Oregon and Washington following the severe flooding of the area around the Umatilla River.

NWS advises that conditions are favorable to flooding in the southeast of the U.S.

The Ohio Valley covers Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania

Fort Smith Police Department said Donna Reneau had done nothing wrong in her call with Debbie Stevens who died when her car got trapped in floodwaters.