https://www.nbcnews.com/NBC News Weatheren-US© 2026 NBCNews.comMon, 07 Oct 2024 04:01:06 GMThttps://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/MSNBC/Components/Media/NBC-promo-graphics/nbc-news.pnghttps://www.nbcnews.com/Dennis RomeroMon, 07 Oct 2024 04:01:06 GMTHurricane Milton is expected to make landfall late Wednesday near Sarasota, Florida. 2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/map-hurricane-milton-path-forecast-status-track-rcna174203https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/map-hurricane-milton-path-forecast-status-track-rcna174203NOAAHurricane MiltonMon, 07 Oct 2024 04:01:06 GMTWed, 09 Oct 2024 19:15:14 GMTPatrick SmithMarlene LenthangDennis RomeroChristine RappKathryn ProcivMon, 07 Oct 2024 10:03:18 GMTLife-threatening storm surges are expected to hit Florida's Gulf Coast this week with Hurricane Milton, which was upgraded Monday afternoon to a Category 5 storm over the southern Gulf of Mexico.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/hurricane-milton-strengthens-major-storm-florida-rcna174229https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/hurricane-milton-strengthens-major-storm-florida-rcna174229NOAA via AFP - Getty ImagesHurricane Milton strengthens, triggers storm surge warnings for Florida's Gulf Coast Hurricane Milton churning over the Gulf of Mexico on Oct. 6, 2024. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 10:03:18 GMTTue, 08 Oct 2024 02:35:31 GMTDenise ChowJoe MurphyKathryn ProcivMon, 07 Oct 2024 18:33:11 GMTHurricane Milton grew from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in just over 24 hours. That rapid intensification is part of a trend fueled by climate change.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/science/climate-change/hurricane-milton-rapid-intensification-climate-change-rcna174260https://www.nbcnews.com/science/climate-change/hurricane-milton-rapid-intensification-climate-change-rcna174260NOAAHurricane MiltonHurricane Milton over the Gulf of Mexico.Mon, 07 Oct 2024 18:33:11 GMTMon, 07 Oct 2024 18:33:11 GMTDennis RomeroMirna AlsharifTavleen TarrantSun, 06 Oct 2024 18:10:32 GMTTropical Storm Milton rapidly intensified into a Category 1 hurricane Sunday with its path aimed at Florida, less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene struck the state.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/hurricane-milton-rcna174166https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/hurricane-milton-rcna174166Andrew WestSyndication: The News-PressResidents fill sandbags on Fort Myers Beach, in Fla., in preparation for Hurricane Milton on Oct. 6, 2024.Sun, 06 Oct 2024 18:10:32 GMTMon, 07 Oct 2024 04:31:29 GMTSummer ConcepcionSahil KapurScott WongSarah DeanSyedah AsgharSun, 06 Oct 2024 19:13:41 GMTHouse Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday did not commit to calling Congress back into session before the election after President Joe Biden pressed congressional leaders about potential funding shortfalls in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/mike-johnson-wont-commit-bringing-house-back-election-hurricane-relief-rcna174174https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/mike-johnson-wont-commit-bringing-house-back-election-hurricane-relief-rcna174174Tom WilliamsMike JohnsonHouse Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said that disasters of such size take "a while to calculate the actual damages" and that the affected states "need some time to do that.”Sun, 06 Oct 2024 19:13:41 GMTSun, 06 Oct 2024 19:13:41 GMTDennis RomeroGabriella RudyMirna AlsharifJuliette ArcodiaJoe KottkeKathryn ProcivSat, 05 Oct 2024 20:54:13 GMTTropical Storm Milton is likely to make landfall as a major hurricane on Florida’s already storm-battered west coast by midweek, federal forecasters said Sunday.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/tropical-storm-milton-rcna174153https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/tropical-storm-milton-rcna174153Natalie ObregonA store aisle with empty shelvesA Walmart in Bradenton, Fla., is out of toilet paper and paper towels, ahead of incoming tropical storm Milton, on Oct. 6, 2024.National Hurricane CenterTropical storm Milton forecast map.Tropical storm Milton.Sat, 05 Oct 2024 20:54:13 GMTSun, 06 Oct 2024 18:24:02 GMTMinyvonne BurkeSun, 06 Oct 2024 01:08:27 GMTUrgent care facilities have started to reopen providing a crucial lifeline for many people in western North Carolina who for the past week had little access to food, water, electricity and convenient health care in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/urgent-care-clinics-reopen-helene-ravaged-asheville-giving-residents-c-rcna174162https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/urgent-care-clinics-reopen-helene-ravaged-asheville-giving-residents-c-rcna174162Minyvonne BurkeFastMed in AshevilleAn urgent care FastMed in Asheville, N.C., on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.Sun, 06 Oct 2024 01:08:27 GMTSun, 06 Oct 2024 01:08:27 GMTDeon J. HamptonSat, 05 Oct 2024 22:20:47 GMTASHEVILLE, N.C. — The high water has receded and much of the chaos has calmed, but it will take weeks if not months before the city’s renowned Biltmore Village returns to prominence.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/asheville-biltmore-village-recovery-helene-rcna174161https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/asheville-biltmore-village-recovery-helene-rcna174161Deon J. HamptonScenes of devastation in Biltmore Village in Asheville, N.C.Scenes of devastation in Biltmore Village in Asheville, N.C.Deon J. HamptonScenes of devastation in Biltmore Village.Scenes of devastation in Biltmore Village.Deon J. Hampton Renee White, 59.Renee White, 59.Deon J. Hampton Kareem McDowell, 50.Kareem McDowell, 50.Sat, 05 Oct 2024 22:20:47 GMTSat, 05 Oct 2024 22:20:47 GMTLaura StricklerFrank Thorp VSat, 05 Oct 2024 20:10:40 GMTThe chairman of a House Homeland Security subcommittee is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency to detail what it did to prepare for Hurricane Helene after it became clear there would be catastrophic flooding.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/house-gop-chairman-demands-fema-accountability-hurricane-helene-rcna174146https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/house-gop-chairman-demands-fema-accountability-hurricane-helene-rcna174146Samuel CorumFEMA logo.A Federal Emergency Management Agency official at the White House in 2023.Sat, 05 Oct 2024 20:10:40 GMTSat, 05 Oct 2024 20:10:40 GMTEvan BushSat, 05 Oct 2024 16:00:40 GMTIn California, nearly half the acres burned this year were due to blazes allegedly ignited by arson. The damage shows how climate change is exacerbating the danger of arson.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/california-arson-threat-climate-change-rcna171393https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/california-arson-threat-climate-change-rcna171393Josh EdelsonPark fireFirefighters watch as the Park Fire moves through a valley in Chico, Calif., on July 26. Josh EdelsonPark fireFirefighters watch as the Park Fire moves through a valley in Chico, Calif., on July 26. Nic Coury Park Fire near Forest Ranch, Calif.Firefighters watch as the Park Fire moves through a valley in Chico, Calif., on July 26. Sat, 05 Oct 2024 16:00:40 GMTSat, 05 Oct 2024 16:00:40 GMTLewis KambMinyvonne BurkeSat, 05 Oct 2024 09:00:41 GMTA week after Hurricane Helene ravaged western North Carolina, emergency planners face another daunting challenge: where and how to shelter residents.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/storm-north-carolina-hurricane-helene-housing-survivors-rcna174090https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/storm-north-carolina-hurricane-helene-housing-survivors-rcna174090Ulysse BellierDestroyed home after Helene in North CarolinaVincent Floriani saves what he can from his home in Swannanoa, N.C., on Oct. 3, 2024. Sean RayfordDestroyed home after Helene in North CarolinaA damaged home in Chimney Rock, N.C., on Wednesday.Ulysse BellierDestroyed home after Helene in North CarolinaA man cleans a flooded house in Swannanoa, N.C., on Thursday.Allison JoyceDestroyed home after Helene in North CarolinaDestroyed homes in Chimney Rock, N.C., on Wednesday. Sat, 05 Oct 2024 09:00:41 GMTSat, 05 Oct 2024 09:00:41 GMTDeon J. HamptonSat, 05 Oct 2024 01:29:41 GMTBAKERSVILLE, N.C. — In Mitchell County, a mountainous and remote North Carolina region made even more remote in the wake of Hurricane Helene, residents are trying to make sense of the unthinkable.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/clearer-picture-helenes-fury-begins-emerge-cut-communities-take-stock-rcna174122https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/clearer-picture-helenes-fury-begins-emerge-cut-communities-take-stock-rcna174122Deon HamptonDamage from Hurricane Helene in Bakersville, N.C., on Oct. 4, 2024.Damage from Hurricane Helene in Bakersville, N.C., on Oct. 4, 2024.Deon HamptonDamage from Hurricane Helene in Bakersville, N.C., on Oct. 4, 2024.Damage from Hurricane Helene in Mitchell County, N.C., on Friday.Deon HamptonDamage from Hurricane Helene in Black Mountain, N.C., on Oct. 4, 2024.Damage from Hurricane Helene in Black Mountain, N.C., on Friday.Deon HamptonDamage from Hurricane Helene in Mitchell County, N.C., on Oct. 4, 2024.Damage from Hurricane Helene in Mitchell County, N.C., on Friday.Deon HamptonDamage from Hurricane Helene in Bakersville, N.C., on Oct. 4, 2024.Ignacio Espino, left, surveys the damage from Hurricane Helene in Black Mountain, N.C., on Friday with his family. Sat, 05 Oct 2024 01:29:41 GMTSat, 05 Oct 2024 01:29:41 GMTMinyvonne BurkeLaura StricklerCorky SiemaszkoFri, 04 Oct 2024 23:22:53 GMTLINVILLE, N.C. — Health care companies and nonprofit organizations have erected fully equipped field hospitals in North Carolina, in a pre-emptive attempt to treat residents injured by Hurricane Helene.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/field-hospitals-set-treat-north-carolina-storm-victims-sit-mostly-empt-rcna174041https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/field-hospitals-set-treat-north-carolina-storm-victims-sit-mostly-empt-rcna174041Minyvonne BurkeA Samaritan's Purse field hospital.The Samaritan's Purse field hospital in Linville, North Carolina, said it has treated over 70 patients and refilled more than 200 oxygen tanks since Hurricane Helene hit the region last week. Other field hospitals have not been as busy.Minyvonne BurkeInside of a Samaritan's Purse field hospital.The Samaritan's Purse field hospital in Linville, North Carolina, said it has treated over 70 patients and refilled more than 200 oxygen tanks since Hurricane Helene hit the region last week. Other field hospitals have not been as busy.Minyvonne BurkeIn-patient area at Atrium Health's Med-1The Samaritan's Purse field hospital in Linville, North Carolina, said it has treated over 70 patients and refilled more than 200 oxygen tanks since Hurricane Helene hit the region last week. Other field hospitals have not been as busy.Minyvonne BurkeAtrium Health's Med-1field hospital.The Samaritan's Purse field hospital in Linville, North Carolina, said it has treated over 70 patients and refilled more than 200 oxygen tanks since Hurricane Helene hit the region last week. Other field hospitals have not been as busy.Fri, 04 Oct 2024 23:22:53 GMTFri, 04 Oct 2024 23:22:53 GMTGabriella RudyFri, 04 Oct 2024 15:43:23 GMTA scorching streak in Phoenix has set new daily records for 10 straight days during an October heat wave sweeping much of the West.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/phoenix-smashes-heat-records-10-straight-days-sweltering-temps-grip-we-rcna174015https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/phoenix-smashes-heat-records-10-straight-days-sweltering-temps-grip-we-rcna174015Brandon Bell A person cools off amid searing heat. A man cools off amid searing heat in July 2023 in Phoenix. The forecast this week calls for a streak of broken heat records to potentially reach up to 16 days in a row.Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:43:23 GMTFri, 04 Oct 2024 15:43:23 GMTMarissa ParraAlicia Victoria LozanoFri, 04 Oct 2024 01:13:14 GMTThe last time anyone saw Jerry Hunter, of Jonesborough, Tennessee, he was standing on the porch of his home as it floated away in the floodwaters of Hurricane Helene.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/womans-husband-was-standing-porch-house-floated-away-rcna173926https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/womans-husband-was-standing-porch-house-floated-away-rcna173926Brianna PaciorkaDebris and mud left behind from Helene flooding.Debris and mud left behind from Helene flooding in Washington County, Tenn., on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.Fri, 04 Oct 2024 01:13:14 GMTFri, 04 Oct 2024 01:13:14 GMTAria Bendix Erika EdwardsThu, 03 Oct 2024 23:27:18 GMTFlooding in North Carolina as a result of Hurricane Helene has stirred up yellow jacket colonies. Health officials said they have purchased Benadryl and EpiPens.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/yellow-jackets-swarm-north-carolina-floods-rcna173953https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/yellow-jackets-swarm-north-carolina-floods-rcna173953Melissa Sue GerritsStorm Helene Causes Massive Flooding Across Swath Of Western North CarolinaHeavy rains from Hurricane Helene caused record flooding and damage in Asheville, N.C., on Sept. 28.Thu, 03 Oct 2024 23:27:18 GMTThu, 03 Oct 2024 23:27:18 GMTCorky SiemaszkoThu, 03 Oct 2024 20:34:04 GMTVictims of Hurricane Helene trapped in towns in North Carolina and Tennessee are getting help from volunteer pilots who are using their private aircraft to deliver necessities.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/volunteer-pilots-are-flying-supplies-trapped-hurricane-helene-victims-rcna173885https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/volunteer-pilots-are-flying-supplies-trapped-hurricane-helene-victims-rcna173885Justin CrossieJustin Crossie and Gerald Herbert during a flight from Concord, N.C., to Gatlinburg, Tenn., to deliver supplies.Justin Crossie, left, and Gerald Herbert during a flight Thursday from Concord, N.C., to Gatlinburg, Tenn., to deliver supplies.Justin CrossieRelief supplies stacked outside a hanger at Concord-Padgett Regional Airport in Concord, N.C.Justin Crossie, left, and Gerald Herbert during a flight Thursday from Concord, N.C., to Gatlinburg, Tenn., to deliver supplies.Justin CrossieRelief supplies are packed onto a truck in Gatlinburg, Tenn.Justin Crossie, left, and Gerald Herbert during a flight Thursday from Concord, N.C., to Gatlinburg, Tenn., to deliver supplies.Thu, 03 Oct 2024 20:34:04 GMTThu, 03 Oct 2024 20:34:04 GMTDenise ChowThu, 03 Oct 2024 19:36:23 GMTMore than 50 new heat records were set on Wednesday, as an October heat wave continues to bake California and Arizona.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/heat-wave-record-temperatures-california-arizona-october-rcna173796https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/heat-wave-record-temperatures-california-arizona-october-rcna173796Jessica ChristianResidents lounge near the water on Alameda BeachPeople cool off near the water on Alameda Beach in Alameda, Calif., on Wednesday.Thu, 03 Oct 2024 19:36:23 GMTThu, 03 Oct 2024 19:36:23 GMTGabriella RudyThu, 03 Oct 2024 19:18:45 GMTFormer NASCAR driver Greg Biffle has been using a private helicopter to deliver supplies to stranded victims of Hurricane Helene in parts of western North Carolina.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nascar-star-greg-biffle-star-delivers-supplies-helicopter-stranded-hel-rcna173866https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nascar-star-greg-biffle-star-delivers-supplies-helicopter-stranded-hel-rcna173866Jared Tilton/SRXGreg BiffleGreg Biffle at South Boston Speedway in South Boston, Va., on June 25, 2022. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 19:18:45 GMTThu, 03 Oct 2024 19:18:45 GMTGabriella RudyThu, 03 Oct 2024 15:39:06 GMTThe National Hurricane Center is monitoring two more tropical cyclones growing stronger in the Atlantic on Thursday.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/two-storms-gain-strength-atlantic-devastation-hurricane-helene-rcna173799https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/two-storms-gain-strength-atlantic-devastation-hurricane-helene-rcna173799NOAASatellite view of Topical Atlantic.A satellite view of the tropical Atlantic.Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:39:06 GMTThu, 03 Oct 2024 15:39:06 GMTDeon J. HamptonCorky SiemaszkoWed, 02 Oct 2024 20:42:07 GMTAfter Hurricane Helene, residents of Swannanoa, a mountain town in North Carolina, return to flattened homes, impassable roads and raw emotions.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/north-carolina-mountain-town-wrecked-hurricane-helene-rcna173670https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/north-carolina-mountain-town-wrecked-hurricane-helene-rcna173670Deon HamptonStewart Cody with a child on his motorcycleStewart Cody, who owns a body repair shop in Swannanoa, N.C., estimates it will take at least two months of cleanup and repairs before he can reopen.Deon HamptonBuildings throughout Swannanoa were damaged beyond repair after Hurricane Helene pummeled the region.Buildings throughout Swannanoa were damaged beyond repair after Hurricane Helene pummeled the region.Deon HamptonTorn structures and tossed carsHeavy flooding tore apart structures and tossed cars in Swannanoa.Deon HamptonAfter the floodwaters subsided, roads were covered in debris and mud.After the floodwaters subsided, roads were covered in debris and mud.Deon HamptonRobert Starks says the water in his toilet is the only fresh water he has left in his apartment.Robert Starks says the water in his toilet is the only fresh water he has left in his apartment.Deon HamptonResidents who fled Swannanoa when Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina didn't know what condition their homes would be in when they returned.Residents who fled Swannanoa when Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina didn't know what condition their homes would be in when they returned.Wed, 02 Oct 2024 20:42:07 GMTWed, 02 Oct 2024 20:42:07 GMTGabriella RudyWed, 02 Oct 2024 17:26:50 GMTThe death toll has risen to at least 175 across the Southeast since Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm last week, and hundreds of people are still missing amid the historic flooding.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/help-victims-hurricane-helene-rcna173627https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/help-victims-hurricane-helene-rcna173627Sean RayfordImage: Storm Helene Causes Massive Flooding Across Swath Of Western North CarolinaPat Stephan, left, and Marie O'Neil stand along North Carolina Route 9 in Bat Cave, N.C., on Tuesday in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:26:50 GMTWed, 02 Oct 2024 17:26:50 GMTErika EdwardsErik OrtizTue, 01 Oct 2024 21:16:30 GMTAngel Mitchell was in knots Friday morning at the eastern Tennessee hospital where her 83-year-old mother had been admitted days earlier for pneumonia.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/floodwaters-engulfed-tennessee-hospital-panic-set-stranded-rcna173420https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/floodwaters-engulfed-tennessee-hospital-panic-set-stranded-rcna173420Courtesy Angel MitchellAngel Mitchell with her motherAngel Mitchell with her mother, Janice Wilson.Erwin Police Chief Regan TilsonPeople evacuate Unicoi County Hospital due to unusually high and rising water from the Nolichucky River.People evacuate Unicoi County Hospital due to unusually high and rising water from the Nolichucky River.Tue, 01 Oct 2024 21:16:30 GMTWed, 02 Oct 2024 01:23:46 GMTMinyvonne BurkeCorky SiemaszkoGeorge SolisTue, 01 Oct 2024 22:42:10 GMTFour days after Hurricane Helene ravaged Asheville, North Carolina, there are lines for groceries, lines for gas and lines to get into shelters.2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/asheville-storm-waiting-hardest-part-rcna173523https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/asheville-storm-waiting-hardest-part-rcna173523Minyvonne BurkeMellow Mushroom.Tue, 01 Oct 2024 22:42:10 GMTTue, 01 Oct 2024 22:42:10 GMTGabriella RudyTue, 01 Oct 2024 21:42:03 GMTBefore and after images showcase Hurricane Helene's deadly destruction in North Carolina. 2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/hurricane-helene-destruction-north-carolina-before-after-rcna173536https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/hurricane-helene-destruction-north-carolina-before-after-rcna173536Google; Anadolu via Getty ImagesBefore and after images show the destruction in Asheville, N.C. on Sept. 30, four days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida.Motorists drive past flood damage along Craig Creek near Black Mountain, N.C., on Minday after Hurricane Helene. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 21:42:03 GMTTue, 01 Oct 2024 21:42:03 GMT