Weather

The Philadelphia area is facing record dry conditions. Meteorologists say months of rainfall is needed.

Philadelphia County has seen just 25–50% of the normal precipitation for this time of year.

The Garden State has been dry since “a lot of rain” fell in August. Officials are asking people to conserve water voluntarily.

New Jersey declared a drought watch last week, asking people to voluntarily conserve water. For those at Duffield's Farm in Sewell, the weather has been challenging.

The decision comes following weeks of record low rainfall, making the state abnormally dry.

The animal shelter is waiving adoption fees through Oct. 16 for adult cats and dogs to make room for the Hurricane Milton-affected cats.

Florida residents and officials were assessing the damage after powerful Hurricane Milton brought strong winds, heavy rains and tornadoes.

The storm tracked to the south in the final hours and made landfall as a Category 3 storm Wednesday night in Siesta Key, about 70 miles south of Tampa.

The warming climate boosted Helene's wind speeds by about 13 miles per hour, and made the high sea temperatures that fueled the storm 200 to 500 times more likely.

Before this Atlantic hurricane season started, forecasters said everything lined up to be a monster busy year.

Milton has strengthened into a major hurricane on a path toward Florida not even two weeks after Hurricane Helene swamped the state's coastline.

Situated along the Schuylkill River, East Falls and Manayunk are prone to serious flooding.

Members of PA-TF1 are stationed in Marion, North Carolina, where they are conducting search and rescue missions.

The southeastern U.S. is grappling with rising death tolls and a lack of vital supplies in isolated, flood-stricken areas in the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Route 1 at the Indian River Inlet is a direct route to medical facilities. The road has been flooded several times in previous months.