Rainfall
Hurricane Milton has weakened slightly from a Category 5 storm to a Category 4 storm as of Tuesday morning, although forecasters warn the storm will remain “an extremely dangerous hurricane” through landfall in Florida. Milton intensified from a Category 2 hurricane into a Category 5 storm within hours Monday, generating winds of 180 mph, according […]
In the past week, the Southeast has experienced over 40 trillion gallons of rain from Hurricane Helene and an additional storm, leading to “apocolyptic” flooding. This unprecedented deluge, which experts described as “astronomical,” caused severe damage and resulted in the deaths of more than 100 people. The rain, which hit hardest in Georgia, Tennessee, the […]
Hurricane Sandy’s Floodwaters by the Florida-Alabama line have trapped hundreds of people and authorities are worried more people could be in danger in the next few days. According to Ginny Cranor, chief of the Pensacola Fire Department, “We had 30 inches of rain in Pensacola — 30-plus inches of rain — which is four months […]
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