Author: WeatherPreppers

A rare tropical storm took aim at Southern California over the weekend, causing record rainfall, mudslides and flooding across the region. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans has more from communities working to recover after the storm.

President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden visited Maui on Monday to survey the damage caused by the deadly wildfires on the island. CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti reports from Lahaina.

Randall Putz, the mayor of Big Bear Lake, California, reflects on the aftermath of tropical storm Hilary over the weekend, which brought record rainfall, flooding and mudslides to communities across Southern California.

Weather Channel meteorologist Chris Warren has the latest on California’s recovery from tropical storm Hilary, as the Texas coast braces for its own storm.

According to the Caldwell County Office of Emergency Management, the fire started as a grass fire near Bugtussle Lane and FM 671. CALDWELL COUNTY, Texas — Firefighters are responding to a 17-acre wildfire that started in Caldwell County on Monday afternoon. According to the Caldwell County Office of Emergency Management, the fire started as a grass fire near Bugtussle Lane and FM 671 north of Luling and southeast of Prairie Lea. As of 7:09 p.m….

Tropical Storm Hilary moved through Southern California overnight after making landfall in Mexico’s Baja California peninsula on Sunday. It’s been decades since a tropical storm hit California, and it brought record rainfall, flooding and mudslides. Carter Evans reports.

At least 114 people have been killed and hundreds remain missing after the wildfires this month in Hawaii, but there’s also concern about how the fires will affect the coral reefs around Maui. Elizabeth Pickett, co-executive director of the Hawaii Wildlife Management Organization, joined CBS News to talk about the water pollution borne from the fire.

BUDA, Texas — Crews have contained a wildfire burning in Buda on Monday. At 12:20 p.m. Monday, the Hays County Office of Emergency Management said that a fire was burning in the area of FM 1626, FM 2770 and Robert S. Light Boulevard. As of 4:07 p.m. Monday, the Texas A&M Forest Service said the fire had burned approximately 28 acres and was 100% contained. Robert S. Light is closed from FM 1626 to FM 2770,…

BUDA, Texas — Crews are working to contain a wildfire burning in Buda. At 12:20 p.m. Monday, the Hays County Office of Emergency Management said that a fire was burning in the area of FM 1626, FM 2770 and Robert S. Light Boulevard. An hour later, the office said the fire has burned approximately 10 acres and was 50% contained. Robert S. Light is closed from FM 1626 to FM 2770, and FM 2770 is closed…