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Aug 12, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 12, 2026 · Dakota Smith, Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce, Kate S. Petersen

    Rivers rising in Indiana’s catastrophic flood zone as new storms threaten Midwest | CNN (opens the original)

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    More heavy rain is headed to flood-ravaged Indiana, where water rescues and evacuations are still underway following historic rainfall this week. Parts of the state experienced a 1-in-1,000 year rainfall event on Wednesday that sent floodwater rushing into homes and left roads impassable. Now, major flooding is happening along rivers across the eastern part of the state. Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has declared a statewide disaster emergency and mobilized the Indiana National Guard. The catastrophic

  2. Article · Jul 27, 2026 · Dakota Smith, Rebekah Riess

    ‘Extremely dangerous’ tornado rips roofs off homes and knocks out power for thousands in northeast Wisconsin | CNN (opens the original)

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    A tornado carved a path of destruction through parts of Menasha and Appleton, Wisconsin, with little advanced warning on Monday afternoon, damaging homes, uprooting trees and knocking out power to thousands. ⛈️ Track the storms in the CNN Weather app The tornado had estimated peak winds of 140 mph and received a preliminary EF3 rating, the National Weather Service said, citing its damage survey and drone video. Tornadoes were not expected to be a significant threat to the area on Monday. A s

  3. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · Dakota Smith, Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce

    Bertha’s gone, but its moisture isn’t. Southeast remains on alert for flash floods | CNN (opens the original)

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    Bertha has fizzled out, but moisture linked to the former tropical storm is still fueling a flood threat that could linger into the weekend for some. Bertha dissipated over Texas on Thursday evening, where it had little impact except some locally heavy rain, including around Houston. 🌀 ⛈️ Get your storm forecast in the CNN Weather app The system could have more of an impact farther east, where a plume of its moisture is getting snagged on a slow-moving front. That front has now gone from

  4. Article · Jul 21, 2026 · Dakota Smith, Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce

    Tropical Storm Bertha fuels a serious flood threat on the East Coast after making landfall in Louisiana | CNN (opens the original)

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    Bertha is kicking up tropical storm-force gusts and dangerous beach conditions as it moves west across southern Louisiana, but its moisture will also help fuel a more serious flooding rain threat hundreds of miles away on the East Coast through the end of the week. Bertha made landfall in southeastern Louisiana’s St. Bernard Parish at 3 p.m ET, according to the National Hurricane Center, but its strongest winds and heavy rain remain offshore. The storm currently has maximum sustained winds of

  5. Article · Jul 17, 2026 · Dakota Smith

    Wildfire smoke casts skylines in dystopian haze | CNN (opens the original)

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    Smoke from wildfires in Canada has poured into the United States, causing air quality to plummet and masking landscapes in a thick, brown haze. Poor air quality has been an issue in New York since Wednesday, when the cloud of smoke descended near the ground. Washington, DC, has mostly avoided hazardous air – until Friday, when a thick haze settled over the nation’s capital. Chicago experienced some of the country’s worst air quality on Thursday and is still enveloped in a cloud of smoke. W

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