Tonight, urgent preps underway in Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa barrels towards the island. The storm expected to bring catastrophic rain and flooding. Jamaican authorities today clearing beaches.>> It's a very dangerous hurricane that is approaching us and we want to make sure that every Jamaican is safe. >> Travis Row plans to ride out the storm at home. We really are just trying to prepare at best and weather the storm here.>> In floodprone communities, buses have already been staged for those that want t ...

Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a dangerous category 4 storm, taking dead aim at Jamaica. The storm's outer bands already responsible for several deaths in Haiti and expected to cause potentially deadly flooding and mudslides once it hits. ...

because it's moving so slowly. This slow motion is going to really cause a problem. These bright purples, which include Jamaica and the western tip of Haiti, 20 to 30 inches of rain.So, that kind of rain is going to cause catastrophic catastrophic flooding. You're really looking at probably widespread power outages and disruption of communication for Jamaica. the inability to move around.Talking about mudslides and flooding, impassable roads, cut off communities. really a very very concerning situation unfo ...

Tonight, the desperate search for 65 people still missing after catastrophic floods swept through Mexico. 64 people confirmed killed as days of torrential rain pounded the central and eastern parts of the country, pushing rivers past their limits. A wall of water washing away homes and swallowing up cars.Epiphany Hernandez in the state of Veraracruz says people are trapped, adding she, her family, and others have been left with nothing. Local authorities there say the Kasan River rose nearly 5 ft in just a ...

Environmental Impact & Disaster Response - Several feet of water inundated Ocean City streets, hindering residents' mobility [1][2] - A powerful nor'easter severely eroded dunes, with one dune completely eroded within a week [2][3] - Coastal erosion and storm damage resulted in homes being swept away, rendering them uninhabitable [4][5] Human Impact & Casualties - A 76-year-old woman in New York City died after being struck by a solar panel ripped off by strong winds [3] - Remnants of a typhoon stranded people in remote Alaskan villages, requiring Coast Guard helicopter rescues; at least three people remain unaccounted for [4] Geographic Scope & Affected Areas - The nor'easter impacted the eastern seaboard, particularly the Jersey Shore and the Carolinas [2][4] - Alaska experienced the effects of a typhoon, leading to people being stranded [4]

Violent waves and rising waters rocking the streets of South Jersey with a dangerous nor easter putting the entire state under emergency declaration. Stacking on top of you got a tide, it comes in, it can't go out. Then another one goes in, that one can't come.Another goes in and so it just keeps stacking higher and higher. It's the latest punch from a multi-day event that saturated South Carolina with cars almost underwater and stores shutter from more than 10 in of rain. Farther north in Norfick, Virginia ...

Tonight, violent waves and rising waters rocking the streets of South Jersey with a dangerous nor easter putting the entire state under emergency declaration. Stacking on top of you. So you get a tide, it comes in, it can't go out.Another one goes in, that one can't come. Another goes in and so it just keeps stacking higher and higher. It's the latest punch from a multi-day event that saturated South Carolina with cars almost underwater and stores shuttered from more than 10 in of rain.Farther north in Nort ...

I haven't seen it like this in years. Look at that. >> High tides inundating neighborhoods in Florida this weekend with parts of the region also soaked with more than 4 in of rain since Friday.>> Some people are literally like blocked in their house uh until the tide goes out a little bit because the streets uh are so full of water. >> Paul Dable took these videos while driving through a flooded road in his neighborhood. >> This is all just from the tide.It's not even rain flooding. >> That is exactly right ...

Deluge of rain floods Ibiza's streets as red weather alert in place https://t.co/SJM0QO1JBg ...

Dueline storm systems are sweeping through the tropics. In the Dominican Republic, authorities say a truck driver died after a bridge collapsed Thursday. The country slammed by a still developing storm which could start impacting the Carolas, Georgia, and Florida as early as tomorrow.While a major hurricane spins in the Atlantic, North and South Carolina's governors declaring states of emergency. Even without landfall, there could still be significant flooding in the same broader region rocked by Hurricane ...