Flooding

The flooding that shut down an important highway tunnel in Boston Wednesday night was a dramatic but rare occurrence, Massachusetts’ top highway official said in an update on what happened.

Private contractors had removed half a bridge before a woman drove off it into a creek and died during Tuesday’s flooding in St. Louis County, Missouri, officials said.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says the government is sending 5,000 more soldiers and 5,000 more police to the eastern region of Valencia after deadly floods this week that killed more than 200 people.

A year has passed since a major flooding emergency impacted Leominster, Massachusetts. On Sept. 11, 2023, it just kept raining. Paul Maguy was home, watching the water rise rapidly before he and his wife couldn’t wait any longer, evacuating with the rest of his neighborhood. “Within an hour, we were totally underwater here,” Maguy said. “It was a tough day,…

Debby, now a post-tropical storm, is expected to soak more of the U.S. this weekend. Flood insurance likely won’t cover things kept in your basement.

A tropical storm system triggered hundreds of flight delays and cancellations.

Since catastrophic flooding hit Vermont in July and waterlogged crops, some farmers are trying to figure out how to get through the next season. Water washed away seeds planted in the summer at Bear Roots Farm, which grows about 20 acres (8 hectares) of mostly root vegetables at a high altitude. Farmers and co-owners Jon Wagner and Karin Bellemare are now…

DPW crews and firefighters are coming to neighborhoods on Sunday morning to help pump out people’s flooded basements.

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Officials were worried about compounding damage as well as public safety.

A Rhode Island Senator will be touring multiple areas in Rhode Island damaged by flooding. Senator Jack Reed will speak with community leaders and Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency officials before taking the tour on Friday, according to WJAR. Reed’s tour will include a stop in West Warwick and other areas impacted by the first snowfall of the year...

Entire neighborhoods were underwater in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, on Wednesday, a day after a major storm swept through New England, causing widespread flooding. The beach town was among the communities hardest hit by the extreme weather. Local authorities declared an emergency and urged residents to shelter in place; for those who evacuated, a local gym was being used to…

A storm brought severe flooding to Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, on Wednesday. Scores of homes were covered in water, which people could be seen wading through. 

The latest weather system to sweep through New England has left communities across the region dealing with significant flooding, just a few days after the first snow storm to hit Greater Boston. Flood waters covered roadways, rivers rose to major flood stage and coastal flooding proved to be an issue in many waterfront areas. Large waves were seen crashing over…

The National Weather Service has already issued flood watches and wind advisories for much of New England, and power companies were already gearing up to deal with outages from the combination of flooding and high winds

Recovery from the catastrophic flooding that hit Vermont this summer, climate resiliency, improving public safety, tackling opioid addiction, and creating more affordable housing are among the top priorities of the legislative session that kicked off Wednesday, legislative leaders said. The legislative off-session was not a normal one, said Senate President Pro Tempore Philip Baruth, and a range of critical issues…

With more frequent and intense storms battering Massachusetts’ shores, the state’s Department of Environmental Protection released new draft regulations on Friday to “protect both communities and infrastructure from the impacts of climate change.” The proposed regulations are intended to help protect areas vulnerable to sea level rise and storm surge. Among other changes, the rules would restrict development in...

The bodies of two people killed when their pickup truck was swept off a road in floodwaters in Mexico, Maine, this week have been recovered, police said Thursday, identifying the women.