Straighter, smoother streams flow more violently than those that meander due to a reduction in friction. Areas with steeper ...

Events had to be evacuated as the storms approached, including the Windy City Smokeout Country Music and BBQ Festival outside ...

The country has suffered several major flash flooding events since July Fourth. Here’s what’s happened and why flooding is so ...

A Chicago flash flood warning went out Tuesday night as the city experienced some of its heaviest rain since 2023. More than ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott warned Sunday that additional rounds of heavy rains lasting into Tuesday could produce more ...

Chicago experienced a rare, but not unprecedented, flash flood Tuesday night in what some forecasters described as a ...

More than a month's worth of rain fell on Chicago in 90 minutes on Tuesday evening, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). "There were numerous reports of flooded viaducts, several reports ...

Droughts have a similar effect: When soil dries out over long periods, it can become compacted or even crusted over, reducing its ability to absorb water. Severe to extreme preexisting drought ...

While climate change is not solely responsible for causing the recent flash floods across the country, here's how it does ...

Flash floods in Texas killed at least 82 people over the Fourth of July holiday weekend and left others still missing, ...

Chicago endured one of its torrential rainfall events from September 2023 on, leading to flooded basements.Before 9 p.m., a ...