Weather

North Texas is enjoying one final quiet, mostly sunny day Tuesday before a major shift brings rising humidity, windy conditions, and the threat of widespread heavy rain and flooding through the end of the workweek.

Texas state officials and local first responders are pre-positioning emergency resources and preparing for potential heavy flash flooding as a cold front approaches the drought-stricken region, which could bring up to 20 inches of rainfall if it stalls.

Kelvin waves are massive underwater waves that occur during a strong El Niño event and could increase flood risks for low-lying shorelines.

Relief from a relentless, scorching summer is on the horizon for North Texas as moisture from a Pacific hurricane prepares to deliver much-needed rainfall and cooler temperatures later this week.

A powerful nor’easter continued to batter the northeastern United States on Sunday, creating dangerous conditions for the millions of people in its path as floodwaters rose in some areas and strong winds toppled trees and damaged homes. 

Tropical moisture funneled from Pacific Hurricane Polo will bring heavy downpours, potential flood risks, and cooler temperatures in the 80s to North Texas starting Wednesday.

A slow-moving nor’easter continued its weekend-long march across the Atlantic coast on Saturday, creating dangerous conditions for the tens of millions of people in its path and causing disruptions that extended well beyond the northeastern United States.

A 56-year-old man was killed by a fallen tree in Brooklyn on Saturday.