Flooding

Police in Connecticut say the death of a man whose body was found in a river downstream from his submerged pickup truck may be related to the destructive flooding that killed two other people in the state last weekend.

Hundreds of people were stranded and many daring vehicle rescues performed as powerful weekend storms dumped nearly a foot of rain on parts of Connecticut and followed it up with a grand finale late Sunday, again lashing the tri-state with blinding downpours and crippling travel. Rainfall rates of up to 3 inches an hour had been expected overnight. By early…

A line of severe thunderstorms pushed through the tri-state Sunday night, soaking an already wet ground that took a battering in the early morning. The pounding rain delivered a familiar scene to New Yorkers: flooding. Maybe the most dramatic came from Manhattan, where water could be seen pouring from the ceiling at the popular Chelsea Market. Chelsea Market in NYC…

Debby, now a post-tropical storm, is expected to soak more of the U.S. this weekend. Flood insurance likely won’t cover things kept in your basement.

A tropical storm system triggered hundreds of flight delays and cancellations.

Scientists say climate change is unequivocally linked to the intensity, scale and frequency of natural disasters, such as heatwaves, wildfires, floods, tropical storms and hurricanes, all contributing to global humanitarian emergencies, including those in New York and New Jersey. Firefighters, police and operation teams are the first to assess these extreme weather situations, making instant decisions and lifesaving calls to action....

Changes in weather patterns are disrupting our communities and the world around us. Chasing Our Climate: On the Frontlines is a 30-minute Earth Month documentary featuring tri-state climate warriors behind the rescue missions of devastating wildfire and flash flooding emergencies. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino reports.

After back-to-back storms lashed the Northeast in January, rental properties Haim Levy owns in coastal Hampton, New Hampshire, were hammered by nearly two feet of water, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage and causing him to evacuate tenants to safer ground. “Put them in hotels and everything. So it was brutal, for everybody. And at the apartment...

The most destructive floods are happening three times more often across the U.S. and climate change is driving that increase. National climate reporter Chase Cain explains the influence of global warming on flooding and extreme rainfall.

Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4

Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4

Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4

Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4

Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4

Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4

Residents of Paterson and other towns near the Passaic River continue to deal with flooding concerns. News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports.

New York City is likely to break its snow-less streak at the start of the week as temperatures continue to plummet, triggering winter weather advisories for our area. After dangerous snow squalls swept through over the weekend, Storm Team 4 meteorologists expect no relief from the sub-freezing cold for the majority of the 10-day forecast, and up to 3 inches…

Latest Forecast From Storm Team 4

Overnight rains added to the already swollen river in New Jersey. News 4’s Adam Harding and Romney Smith report.