New Jersey residents clean up after Ida storm
Residents of a central New Jersey town along the rain-swollen Raritan River are coming to terms with the damage left behind by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. (Sept. 3)

Meeting local officials in Louisiana to hear about damage caused by Hurricane Ida, President Biden talked about the federal response to the storm and said, “We’re not going to leave any community behind, rural, coastal, city, inland.” Biden added, “I promise we’re going to have your backs until this gets done.”

Less than a week after Hurricane Ida ravaged the Gulf Coast, President Joe Biden was in Louisiana to get an up-close view of the damage and offer assistance from the federal government.

Residents and experts fear the storm's damage will go beyond destruction from floods and winds.

A stunned U.S. East Coast faced a rising death toll, surging rivers and tornado damage Thursday after the remnants of Hurricane Ida walloped the region with record-breaking rain, drowning more than 40 people in their homes and cars. In a region that had been warned about potentially deadly flash flooding but hadn't braced for such a blow from the no-longer-hurricane, the storm killed at least 46 people from Maryland to Connecticut on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. At least 23 people died in New Jersey, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said.

On Wednesday, the remnants of Hurricane Ida sparked record flooding, extreme weather and caused at least a dozen deaths in the Northeast. States of emergency were declared by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy.

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Water rescues continued into the afternoon Thursday after the remnants of Hurricane Ida caused devastating floods across the region. Jim Smith reports from Chopper 2.

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Remnant moisture from what was once Hurricane Ida continues to stall over parts of Atlantic Canada through Friday, bringing an unsettled start to the Labour Day long weekend.

The battle over mask requirements to guard against coronavirus in Florida schools headed for a new legal phase Friday following an appeal by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of a judge's ruling that a blanket ban on mask mandates exceeds the state government's authority. The case heads next to the 15 judges on the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee and could ultimately wind up in the state Supreme Court. The issue is whether the freshly minted Parents Bill of Rights law means parents have sole authority to decide if their child wears a mask or permits a school board to impose a broad mask requirement.

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At least 13 people, including a toddler, were killed in New York City overnight as Ida battered the area and flash flood waters quickly filled basement apartments.

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Hurricane Larry is predicted to reach Category 4 strength over the open waters of the central Atlantic Ocean.

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As we near the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season on September 10, forecasters are keeping a close eye on the next system set to strengthen into a major hurricane this weekend.

Hurricane Larry is moving through the Atlantic on a path that is expected to take it north of the Caribbean Sea as it rapidly intensifies into a major hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center. Models predict Larry could be as strong as a Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds by Sunday as it moves toward the general direction of Bermuda. It’s still to early to say if it will affect ...

With the remnants of Hurricane Ida hammering New York City, the National Weather Service issued the first-ever Flash Flood Emergency for the city.View Entire Post ›