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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has historically used an unofficial “Waffle House Index” in part to help assess damage in disaster areas.

A video shows the dangerous rescue unfold, as the family was found huddled together on top of a partially submerged SUV.

Biden said that the hurricane “provides no excuse for price increases at the pump” and if it happens, he will ask federal officials to determine ”whether price gauging is going on.”

Numerous insurance companies in Florida have closed their doors in recent years in a slow-moving collapse for the industry, forcing rates to spike and property owners to turn to the state-owned insurer of last resort.

Power was initially knocked out to about 1 million people in Cuba’s western provinces, but later the entire grid collapsed.

A tropical depression has formed in the Caribbean Sea and is expected to be a named storm later Friday. Here’s what name is next on the list and how hurricanes get their names.

President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for Puerto Rico as it reels from Hurricane Fiona, Gov. Pedro Pierluisi said Wednesday.

More than a half million people in Puerto Rico remain without water service three days after after Hurricane Fiona slammed the U.S. territory. Many are spending hours in lines to fill jugs from water trucks. Others scoop water from mountain runoff. Fiona dumped roughly two feet of rain on parts of Puerto Rico before hitting the Dominican Republic and the...

Hurricane Fiona blasted the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as a Category 3 storm after devastating Puerto Rico, where most people remained without electricity or running water and rescuers used heavy equipment to lift survivors to safety.

A new tropical system was born hours ago and it’s headed toward the Caribbean. Moving west at an approximate speed of 14 mph, this system shows signs of quick organization. It developed fast and it keeps feeding off the warm ocean waters of the Atlantic. Located about 800 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, this system may be named as…

Today: Early dense fog, then scattered downpours and thunder, isolated strong storms. Highs in the 70s. Overnight Tuesday Night: Showers depart, turning less humid, breezy. Lows in the 50s. Wednesday: Mild, bright, breezy. Highs near 80.

Today: Early dense fog, then scattered showers, chance thunder, humid. Highs in the 70s.

A flash flood warning was in place in parts of southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island at one point Tuesday as torrential rain moves into the area. See the latest weather alerts here. An NBC10 Boston First Alert has been issued for fog Tuesday morning, then rain and thunderstorms for the evening. With the high humidity, foggy conditions will reduce visibility…

Temperatures in Boston today tied with records that haven’t been broken in close to 100 years. High humidity is sticking around despite temps lowering for a few hours tonight, but cooler temps will make their way on Tuesday and Wednesday.,

Record-setting temperatures are staying until tomorrow evening, with more heat expected this upcoming week. The good news? It won’t feel as hot. High temps are expected throughout southern and central New England tomorrow, with northern New England expecting a higher chance of stormy weather.

A breezy, hot, and humid evening ahead with a few showers and storms developing, some of which may be on the strong to severe side with heavy rain, hail, and gusty winds.  Over 15,000 customers, mostly in eastern Massachusetts, were without power as of 8:30 p.m. after a series of severe thunderstorms passed through Greater Boston. Trees and wires were…

From the NBC10 Boston First Alert Weather Center… Today: Heat advisory through Monday 8 p.m. Highs in 90s, feeling in lower 100s. Mostly sunny, chance for brief downpours north of Mass. Pike. Tonight: temps in mid to upper-70s, partly cloudy, gusting 20 mph+. Tomorrow: Afternoon storms, hot and humid, highs in mid 90s. Cape Cod...

Overnight Friday Night: Any storms dwindle, muggy, patchy fog. Lows around 70.
Saturday and Sunday: Hazy, hot, humid with sun & clouds to a few PM/evening storms. Highs in the 90s, heat index around 100°.

New Hampshire Homeland Security and Emergency Management described it as “a significant town-wide weather event.”