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Last Updated: Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 02:38 PM
Category: Hurricane-lee

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Deadly Atlantic storm Lee delivers high winds and rain before forecasters call off warnings in some areas

A 51-year-old motorist in Searsport, Maine, died Saturday after a large tree limb fell on his vehicle on U.S. Highway 1 in high winds.


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Storm System Threatens Record Thanksgiving Holiday Travel

Severe storms are threatening to complicate what is set to be the busiest Thanksgiving travel rush ever with AAA predicting a record-breaking 82 million Americans on the move. NBC’s Ryan Chandler reports and TODAY’s Al Roker tracks the latest forecast.
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291d ago

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Hawaii under tsunami advisory after massive earthquake off Russia coast

Hawaii and parts of the West Coast continue to be under tsunami advisories after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia. It is one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded, with the Pacific Coast put on alert in the immediate aftermath.
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Hawaii under tsunami advisory after massive earthquake off Russia coast
314d ago

Meet the Press

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Reduced FEMA funding could jeopardize flood warning systems, says fmr. administrator

Former FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss disaster response as death toll rises from Texas flash floods.
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Reduced FEMA funding could jeopardize flood warning systems, says fmr. administrator
366d ago

Nightly News

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Devastating tornado hits St. Louis

Homes and buildings are wrecked after a tornado touched down inside the city of St. Louis. The city’s mayor says four people are dead following the severe storms there. NBC News’ Maggie Vespa reports.
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494d ago

NBC News Channel

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California residents flee home for second time as flames sweep in

KNBC reporter Michelle Valles speaks with an Altadena, Calif., couple as they flee their home as it is surrounded by flames. The couple was evacuated Tuesday, but returned after the home they'd fled to was also placed under evacuation orders.
California residents flee home for second time as flames sweep in
California residents flee home for second time as flames sweep in
585d ago

Follow Hurricane Milton's path, forecast and status

The storm is expected to make landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday between St. Petersburg and Sarasota.
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Hurricane Milton
585d ago

Chris Jansing Reports

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'A lot of unknowns': Woman who lost everything to Helene fears Milton's landfall

NBC News' Priscilla Thompson spoke with Terry Burke, who clutches her rosary and she explains how she evacuated from St. Petersburg to Orlando after Hurricane Helene devastated her home and neighborhood. 
'A lot of unknowns': Woman who lost everything to Helene fears Milton's landfall
'A lot of unknowns': Woman who lost everything to Helene fears Milton's landfall
586d ago

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Hurricane Milton: 'Potentially catastrophic' Category 5 storm takes aim at Florida

The storm is expected to make landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday.
Waste Management employees pick up storm debris
Waste Management employees pick up storm debris
587d ago

Milton 'explosively intensifies' into Category 5 hurricane, triggers storm surge warnings for Florida

The storm, forecast to make landfall Wednesday evening in Florida, is now a Category 5 storm with sustained wind speeds of 175 mph.
Hurricane Milton strengthens, triggers storm surge warnings for Florida's Gulf Coast
Hurricane Milton strengthens, triggers storm surge warnings for Florida's Gulf Coast
587d ago

Climate change

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Hurricane Milton's rapid intensification is part of a climate-fueled trend

It strengthened from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in just over 24 hours.
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587d ago

Milton strengthens into hurricane on a path to Florida as region reels from Helene devastation

Less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene struck Florida’s Big Bend coast, Milton appears headed for the state. It could intensify to a Category 4 and make landfall as a Category 3.
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