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Both coasts are dealing with flooding. In the West, El Niño and full moon tides are bringing rising water, while the East is dealing with what's known as the King Tide. Rob Marciano has the latest.

The ocean spilled into the upscale Orange County enclave as king tides battered the Southern California coastline.

Residents of coastal towns told to avoid beaches during high tides and keep further away from the ocean than usual Southern California coastal communities are preparing for days of flooding amid potentially “record-breaking tides” this week. The National Weather Service warned that significant coastal flooding was expected in San Diego and Orange counties through Thursday that could close roads and inundate homes, businesses and critical infrastructure. To the north, a wide swath of the coast from San Luis Obispo county to Los Angeles county could see “minor to moderate” coastal flooding with tides as high as 8ft. Continue reading...

Catastrophic flooding across the Four Corner region brought devastation after heavy rains pummeled the area for days. NBC News’ Dana Griffin reports.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for much of the Four Corners — the meeting point of Arizona, Colorado​, New Mexico and Utah.

High tides will likely reach up to 8 feet each morning in Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties, which is 1.0 to 1.5 feet above astronomical projections.

More inclement weather forecast in rain-soaked Four Corners region after evacuations and rescues last week A rain-soaked swath of the south-west US braced on Sunday for another round of potentially heavy showers and thunderstorms after days of rain forced evacuations and water rescues. The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for much of the Four Corners – the meeting point of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah – even as local officials forecast further receding of swollen rivers that surged since rains picked up on Wednesday. Continue reading...

West Coast braces for more flooding; Obama campaigns for Democrats.

Hundreds of people lost power and were told to evacuate in the Four Corners area, emergency crews staged overnight rescues, and roads and bridges remained closed Saturday because of severe flooding in Colorado and New Mexico.

A prodigiously wet monsoon season has brought damaging floods to parts of Australia, but transformed Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre in a way not seen in decades The Australian desert is green. Not just green – depending on where you look from above, it could also be a marbled reddy-pink and blue or yellow-brown with flecks of purple. But green is the most striking colour because the desert is not supposed to look like this. It won’t last. But for now, in late September, the deep outback – a celebrated part of the Australian continent that few people get to see – is blanketed in plant life. There is sandhill wattle, saltbush and lignum, and grasses and desert flowers. The vegetation is thickest along hundreds of twisting rivers and creeks that cut across the landscape. Continue reading...

Intense rainfall slammed the Four Corners region late this week. As rivers flooded, towns declared evacuations and emergencies and made rescues.

Fast-moving floodwaters are surging across the southwest. Authorities are urging families to evacuate when asked. NBC News’ Steve Patterson with the images coming in.

The National Weather Service said repeated heavy rainfall from thunderstorms caused Wet Beaver Creek to rise nearly 4 feet, triggering life-threatening flash flooding in Yavapai County, Arizona.

Severe flooding in the Four Corners region Friday led to water rescues - some from rooftops - and impassable roads, with some residents urged to evacuate low-lying areas of Colorado and New Mexico and others to stay where they are until levels go down.

THe pair pulled the driver from the truck just moments before it disappeared beneath the water's surface.

Yet more severe weather struck the Four Corners region Thursday, with flooding that swamped dozens of homes in Utah and led to evacuations of low-lying areas in Colorado, a day after tornadoes blew off roofs, knocked trees onto houses and downed power lines in Arizona.

The emergency comes as heavy rain battered Los Angeles.

Camp Mystic, the Texas girls camp where 28 people were killed in flash floods last summer, must have a new management team with the power to settle lawsuits filed against the company, replacing the family blamed for the deaths, a judge ruled.

The post Town Leaders Said They Were Prepared for Floods. First Responders Disagree. appeared first on ProPublica .

Spain's socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was once again called a "son of a b***h" by a group of fed-up Spaniards during his official visit to the town of Oliva, one of the worst affected by Storm Adam's torrential rain. The post ‘Son of a B***h!’ Fed-up Spaniards Jeer Socialist Pedro Sánchez During Visit to Flood-hit Town appeared first on Breitbart .