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Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 hurricane on Oct. 9, weakened to a post-tropical cyclone and moved inland through Alabama and the Southeast; at least four deaths were reported.
Plainly Now’s count of NWS storm reports found 80 flood reports as moisture tied to Polo moved in, with water rescues in Arizona and dam evacuations in New Mexico.
The City of Erie, Pennsylvania declared a state of emergency on September 3, 2026, after a round of overnight thunderstorms tore through the area, knocking out
A glacier collapse in the Himalayas, not monsoon rainfall, sent a wall of ice, rock and water crashing down the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river valleys
Heavy rain overnight into Thursday, August 20, 2026, sent flash floodwater through Columbus and the Dayton area, triggering flash flood warnings and prompting