Powerful storms dump heavy rain and swell rivers across US Pacific north-west

Crews conduct high-water rescues in Washington, and flood watches put in effect along coast down to Oregon…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/09/pacific-north-west-washington-oregon-storms 

 

Storms drop dangerous, flooding rain from DC to New York, inundating roads and snarling air travel | CNN

Dangerous torrential rainfall and flash flooding are underway in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast Thursday with millions at risk along the Interstate 95 corridor. It's shaping up to be another serious flood event in a summer that's been full of them...

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/31/weather/flash-flooding-mid-atlantic-interstate-95-climate

 

Flash floods like in Texas, New York becoming more common

Context: Climate change "is supercharging the water cycle," sparking heavier precipitation extremes and related flood risks, according to Climate Central, a climate research group. 

Among 144 U.S. cities analyzed by the group in a report from earlier this year, 88% experienced an increase in hourly rainfall intensity between 1970 and 2024. 

The summer months already provide the weather patterns for higher rainfall rates in some regions, and climate change makes that risk worse...

https://www.axios.com/2025/07/16/flood-rain-climate-change-storms-texas-new-york 

 

Days of severe storms leave 18 dead as rising rivers threaten US south and midwest

In Kentucky, downtown Frankfort, the state's capital, was inundated. 

"As long as I've been alive – and I'm 52 – this is the worst I've ever seen it," said Wendy Quire, the general manager at the Brown Barrel restaurant… 

The ongoing, global climate crisis is bringing heavier rainfall and related flood risks to most parts of the US, with the upper midwest and Ohio River valley among the regions most affected, according to Climate Central, an independent non-profit that researches weather patterns…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/06/deadly-severe-storms-rising-rivers-flooding-south-midwest

 

See the Ocean Heat Fueling Hurricane Milton, in One Chart - The New York Times

When the seas are warm, more water evaporates at the surface. Storms drag this humid air aloft, where it condenses into clouds and rain. This releases heat that helps draw even more air skyward, allowing storms to strengthen and grow...

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/10/07/climate/gulf-mexico-ocean-temperature.html

Climate Disasters Daily? Welcome to the ‘New Normal.’ - The New York Times

Around the United States, dangerous floods, heat and storms are happening more frequently...

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/climate/climate-change-extreme-weather.html