Flood News

A flood watch means flooding is possible within the watch area. Sometimes this is called a Flash Flood Watch or an Urban and Small Stream Advisory to indicate the possibility of rapidly rising water and flooding or high water on streets, underpasses and around storm drains.

Firefighters rescued a person trapped in a car in Howard County after heavy rain Thursday night led to flash flooding, fire officials said.

I admit I'm totally baffled by Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi's need for speed in getting the 350-billion-baht water management master plan off the ground.

The latest flood forecast, issued by the Yukon Government, has moved Upper Liard and Ross River into the red, meaning they are at a high risk for floods.

Updated at 1:45 p.m. FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- A flood advisory has been added until 4:15 p.m. Thursday in Fairfield County as thunderstorms move through the region, the National Weather Service said.

Chief Georgann Morriseau declared the emergency when it was determined that 40 to 60 homes were at risk of flooding.

By Anton Adamek City administrator Joe Hoffman described the details of the recent flood at the May 20 Preston City Council.

Pounding rain soaked tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Thursday morning, hindering recovery efforts.

It is not surprising that the larger the hailstone, the faster it falls. If you've ever been amazed at the damage caused by a hailstorm, you won't be when you hear how fast the stones are falling.

The Rock County Sheriff's Office recognizes that while the water levels on the Rock River are declining, questions remain about current road closures and sandbag disposal.

Peter Harmatiuk and Clint Ward, TWD Roads Management, monitor a culvert and buckling road on Highway 587 at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park on Wednesday.

Some residents of southeast Waverly are a little nervous, as the waters of the Cedar River move toward a crest in the next 24 hours.

Many Capital Region residents were drying out on Wednesday night after powerful thunderstorms created flash flooding that encroached into their homes and businesses.

Water levels dropped in the riverside village of Fort Yukon Wednesday, though Weather Service officials said major flooding remained a threat.

A drone monitoring system that tracks flash floods in real time can buy time to escape before the waters hit FLASH floods are quick and deadly.

Flood-prone Norfolk is one of eight cities nationwide chosen by the Rockefeller Foundation for a program to finance and build better storm water infrastructure.

How do people go on after such losses? After a tornado destroys the town and a school, killing children and adults indiscriminately? How does Moore continue? How did West, Texas, continue? In West and in Moore, in Westbrookville and Middletown and Roscoe and Lake Katrine and Claryville, friends and neighbors come through.

A dam that threatened to give way and flood a North Dakota town was holding back the water on Wednesday, though the 1,300 residents of Cavalier were still being told to stay away from their homes.

As a jury deliberates whether Jodi Arias should live or die for killing her one-time boyfriend, the convicted murderer says she deserves a chance at freedom someday.

The National Weather Service said 2 to 4 inches of rain have fallen in the region since last Sunday.