Droughts have a similar effect: When soil dries out over long periods, it can become compacted or even crusted over, reducing its ability to absorb water. Severe to extreme preexisting drought ...

If you're driving and come across a flooded street, underpass, viaduct, etc., do not attempt to drive through the water! There is a high likelihood your car will stall, and it's risky to try and gauge ...

More than 170 people are still believed to be missing a week after the forceful floodwater hit over the July Fourth weekend.

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain.

In the aftermath of the catastrophic flooding in Texas last week, government officials from President Donald Trump to the ...

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump on Friday toured areas devastated by flash flooding in central Texas that ...

Damaging winds, hail, isolated tornadoes, and torrential rain are possible with a string of storms approaching Chicagoland today.

A day after the Rockford area got hit with heavy rain, more storms are predicted, and a flood watch has been issued for much ...

Severe thunderstorms will head east by Saturday, impacting eastern Michigan and parts of northern Indiana. One to two inches ...

Initially, the river in Texas swelled. Subsequently, heavy rainfall hit North Carolina, New Mexico, and Illinois in quick ...

What was supposed to be a day of celebration with family and friends turned into a day of disaster and death in the Hill ...

The National Weather Service is warning of an ongoing threat for flash flooding in the Chicago region through Saturday.