• Nor’easter exits after days of heavy rain and coastal flooding across U.S. Northeast

    ByRishav Kothari

    A slow-moving nor’easter weakened off New England on September 28, 2026, after producing an NWS-listed gust of 130 km/h (81 mph) at Montauk Point, nearly 160 mm (6.3 inches) of rain in southeastern Massachusetts and measured coastal inundation above 0.8 m (2.6 feet) in New York City. PSEG Long Island recorded more than 128 000 cumulative outages across Long Island and the Rockaways, with power restored to more than 99% of affected customers by late September 28.

  • Floods kill at least 16 in Thailand and Myanmar, nearly 2.5 million affected

    ByRishav Kothari

    Flooding in Thailand has killed eight people since September 16, 2026 and left 1.7 million people affected across 27 provinces outside Bangkok as of September 28. Bangkok remained flooded for a fourth consecutive day. Meanwhile a local volunteer rescue group in southern Myanmar reported recovering eight bodies and searching for 20–30 missing people in Launglon Township.

  • One dead, tens of thousands without power as nor’easter impacts U.S. Northeast

    ByRishav Kothari

    A long-duration nor’easter continued producing coastal flooding, heavy rain and strong winds from Virginia to New England on September 27, 2026, leaving tens of thousands of utility customers without power. Coastal Flood Warnings remained in effect along parts of the U.S. East Coast, while a 56-year-old man was killed and four people were injured in separate falling-tree incidents in Brooklyn, New York, on September 26.

  • High Wind and Coastal flood alerts issued as nor’easter brings coastal flooding to Virginia

    ByRishav Kothari

    A strengthening nor’easter was producing coastal flooding in southeastern Virginia on September 25, 2026, while high winds, heavy rain, high surf and additional tidal flooding were forecast from New York to New England through the weekend. High Wind Warnings covered coastal Massachusetts and most of Rhode Island, with gusts of 70–95 km/h (45–60 mph) expected.E

  • Long-duration nor’easter brings coastal flooding to Virginia, threatens Northeast US with damaging winds and heavy rain

    ByRishav Kothari

    A long-duration nor’easter is forecast to bring coastal gusts of 70–95 km/h (45–60 mph) and periods of heavy rain to southern New England from September 25, 2026 through the weekend. High Wind Warnings are in effect for coastal and southeastern Massachusetts and most of Rhode Island. Coastal Flood Warnings remain in effect across southeastern Virginia, where the National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts 0.6–0.9 m (2–3 feet) of inundation.

  • Flood watches cover much of New Mexico as multi-day heavy rainfall event begins

    ByRishav Kothari

    Flood Watches cover much of New Mexico on September 22, 2026, as a multi-day surge of tropical and monsoon moisture is forecast to produce repeated rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms through at least September 24. The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) placed portions of southern New Mexico under a Moderate Risk of excessive rainfall, level 3 of 4, for the first 24-hour period, with the Moderate Risk shifting into parts of eastern New Mexico during the following period. Flash flooding, river flooding and debris flows near recent burn scars are possible.

  • Heavy rain raises flash-flood risk across Arizona burn scars, slot canyons and saturated ground

    ByTeo Blašković

    Heavy rainfall and repeated thunderstorms are raising the flash-flood threat across Arizona on September 16, 2026, with the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) placing parts of southern and central Arizona under a Moderate Risk of excessive rainfall. Flood Watches cover much of the state, while National Weather Service (NWS) offices warn that burn scars, slot canyons, and already saturated ground require particular attention during periods of heavy rainfall.

  • Moderate Risk of excessive rainfall issued for northeastern Kansas and northwestern Missouri

    ByRishav Kothari

    The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) placed parts of northeastern Kansas and northwestern Missouri under a Moderate Risk of excessive rainfall from 07:00 CDT (12:00 UTC) on September 15 through 07:00 CDT (12:00 UTC) on September 16, 2026, as repeated thunderstorms threaten flash flooding. The Moderate Risk extends into far southeastern Nebraska, while parts of the northern Kansas City/Pleasant Hill forecast area have already received more than 127 mm (5 inches) of rain and could receive another 25–76 mm (1–3 inches).

  • Two tornadoes confirmed in Paraná, extratropical cyclone forecast to form near southern Brazil

    ByTeo Blašković

    Two tornadoes were confirmed in Paraná between September 9 and 10, 2026, as severe weather affected southern Brazil, while three people were killed when a landslide struck a home during heavy rain in Ponta Grossa. The National Institute of Meteorology (INMET) warned of another period of intense instability on September 11, with an extratropical cyclone forecast to form Friday night between northeastern Rio Grande do Sul and the Atlantic Ocean.