Heavy rains flood parts of New Orleans
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Heavy rains lashed the flood-prone city Monday, inundating areas that had only recently recovered from Hurricane Katrina and leading the Army Corps of Engineers to close a gate on a suburban canal where the waters threatened to top the walls.
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The city of Cork and several towns were severely flooded Wednesday as the year's strongest Atlantic storm arrived with heavy rain and wind gusts of more than 70 mph.
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Tropical Storm Matthew, the 13th named storm of the 2004 hurricane season, flooded roads and homes across southeastern Louisiana on Saturday as it blew toward the Gulf of Mexico with high tides and torrential rainfall.
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Powerful thunderstorms packing heavy rain and high winds pushed across Alabama and Mississippi on Thursday, causing scattered property damage and some injuries.
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The Ohio River, fed by flooded feeder rivers, has flooded parts of West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana since heavy rain fell last week on ground already saturated by melted snow from a storm before Christmas.
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Severe storms crossing the southern   U.S. Midwest produced heavy rains, hail and flooding and caused   at least 10 deaths, local officials said on Saturday.
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With hurricane Ivan closing in with frightening intensity, flood-prone New Orleans scrambled Wednesday to move people out of harm&#39;s way, putting the frail and elderly in the cavernous Louisiana Superdome and urging others to move to
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Torrential downpours, high winds and flash flooding expected in many parts of Britain.
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Fears of widespread flooding grow as forecasters predict further heavy rain and flash flooding throughout the week
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By Matthew Eisley, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 6--That was one wet week, what with Tropical Storm Ernesto and cool fronts spawning drenching showers and thunderstorms.
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Heavy rains and high winds belted parts of the state early Tuesday, causing flooding, forcing street closures and damaging houses and other structures.
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Hundreds of householders are mopping up or bracing for flooding as heavy rain continues
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Heavy rainfall caused massive flooding across England on Monday, killing at least two people and leaving hundreds of people stranded in factories and offices, officials said.
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At least 33 people died as 130mph winds and lashing rain swept across Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina.
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Heavy rain dampened parts of Minnesota and a warm front brought showers and thunderstorms to parts of the Northeast on Saturday as a lingering front generated heavy rain, lightning and strong wind in parts of Texas.
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Parts of England and Wales are likely to be hit by further heavy downpours following Friday's flooding.
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Tropical Storm Gaston dropped sheets of rain on South Carolina on Sunday, flooding scores of roads, while another row of storms moved through the nation&#39;s midsection.