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Additional dangerous flash flooding incidents are likely in the coming days as high humidity, daytime heat and storm systems ...
A Chicago flash flood warning went out Tuesday night as the city experienced some of its heaviest rain since 2023. More than ...
Straighter, smoother streams flow more violently than those that meander due to a reduction in friction. Areas with steeper ...
The country has suffered several major flash flooding events since July Fourth. Here’s what’s happened and why flooding is so ...
Chicago experienced a rare, but not unprecedented, flash flood Tuesday night in what some forecasters described as a "one-in-500-year event." ...
The Chicago area has felt less of an impact from the Trump administration’s National Weather Service cuts than offices in the ...
Droughts have a similar effect: When soil dries out over long periods, it can become compacted or even crusted over, reducing ...
Events had to be evacuated as the storms approached, including the Windy City Smokeout Country Music and BBQ Festival outside ...
While climate change is not solely responsible for causing the recent flash floods across the country, here's how it does ...
Chicago endured one of its torrential rainfall events from September 2023 on, leading to flooded basements.Before 9 p.m., a ...
Summer flooding has been making headlines as scientists are claiming those disasters have been historical rainfall events. The tragic flood in Central Texas in early July is one of the worst flooding ...
Four 1-in-1,000-year flood events in the span of a week in the United States. In this week's wise, we break down what caused ...