Weather

Public media stations in rural America say emergency alert funding is in jeopardy

Michael Copley

Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.

National

A haboob covered central Arizona in dust. But what exactly is it?

Juliana Kim

A downed Imperial Irrigation District power line, west of Holtville, California in the Imperial Valley on August 25, 2025.

Courtesy of the Imperial Irrigation District

Environment

Hundreds still without power in the Imperial Valley after Monday's monsoon storms

Kori Suzuki

National

Helene death toll surpasses 120 as millions remain without power

Emma Bowman

Miguel Macias

Jaclyn Diaz

At least 120 people across several states are reported dead. Officials warned that rebuilding from the widespread loss of homes and property would be lengthy and difficult.
International

At least 148 are dead in floods and landslides in Nepal

The Associated Press

Dozens were still reported missing as landslides continued across the mountainous country.
National

Death toll from Hurricane Helene mounts as aftermath assessment begins

Rebecca Rosman

Emma Bowman

Rachel Treisman

Jonathan Franklin

Bill Chappell

More than 60 people were reported dead across the southeastern U.S. and millions were without power. Widespread flooding and landslides and cellular outages in western North Carolina impeded rescues.
National

A weakened Helene brings 'catastrophic' flooding as it crosses southern Appalachians

Emma Bowman

Rachel Treisman

Jonathan Franklin

Bill Chappell

Helene, now a post-tropical cyclone, continues to flood parts of North Carolina and the Tennessee Valley. Dozens of storm-related deaths were reported in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.
A meteorologist in Atlanta rescued a woman from Helene floodwaters on camera

Rachel Treisman

FOX Weather meteorologist Bob Van Dillen was broadcasting from Atlanta early this morning when he heard a woman crying for help in the dark.
Abnormally warm water helped Helene rapidly intensify and suck up moisture

Rebecca Hersher

Helene is dumping rain across the Southeast, after coming ashore as a powerful Category 4 storm. Abnormally warm water in the Gulf of Mexico helped it rapidly intensify and suck up moisture.
The Coast Guard save a man and his dog from a sinking boat off the coast of Florida

Rachel Treisman

Before Helene even made landfall in Florida, authorities conducted a dramatic rescue operation: The U.S. Coast Guard saved a man whose sailboat started taking on water off the coast of Sanibel Island.
Exactly 66 years ago, another Hurricane Helene rocked the Carolinas

Rachel Treisman

Hurricane Helene raked the coast of the Carolinas on September 27, 1958, but did not actually make landfall, according to the National Hurricane Center.
National

Tropical Storm Helene churns a deadly path through Florida, Georgia and into the Carolinas

Rachel Treisman

Jonathan Franklin

Willem Marx

Helene made landfall late on Thursday in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 Hurricane. It weakened Friday morning to a tropical storm with sustained winds of 70 mph.
National

Helene has strengthened and now forecast to be a ‘major’ Category 4 storm

Rachel Treisman

Jonathan Franklin

Helene is forecast to intensify rapidly over the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall in Florida on Thursday. Residents are urged to make preparations — and in many counties, evacuate — before then.