Update: The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office said the 8th fatality had been recovered from the lake Monday afternoon.

Mountain storms can change quickly. Here's a breakdown of the weather event that caused tragedy over the weekend.

Storm surge is a rise in sea level caused by the strong winds and low pressure from a tropical system pushing water toward ...

Though construction and development have diminished the Everglades to half their original size, South Florida is still ...

"Storm surge" is defined as the abnormal water level that rises above the typical tide during a tropical event. This water level rise is caused by winds of a tropical system pushing water from the ...

During the early months of hurricane season, storms historically develop close to the U.S. and Florida. Later in the season, ...

These are the kinds of conditions southeast Louisiana faced during Hurricane Ida, when storm surge reached up to 14 feet in some areas. Communities were overwhelmed.

Red signifies a risk of storm surge greater than nine feet above ground during a category 1 storm. Orange - greater than six feet. Yellow - greater than three feet.

It’s a problem that becomes more urgent as climate change threatens to intensify future hurricanes. “Well, there’s certainly a way to build structures to withstand Category 5 storm surge ...

Victory Powerline Services inspected and repaired more than 500 pad-mount transformers and pedestals impacted by a hurricane ...

During a 12-hour window between 4:00 p.m. on Thursday and 4:00 a.m. on Friday, the Montgomery County’s 9-1-1 Communications ...

Michael Brennan, director of the National Hurricane Center, speaks during a storm-preparedness meeting in Hallandale Beach on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Since the 1990s, we’ve been in a “high ...