Most Montanans would be surprised to hear there are more than 10,000 private ponds across our state — a state which is internationally known for its sparkling rivers and wild trout fisheries. One might also wonder why Montana’s Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks is approving 200 more private ponds every year – one a […] The post A plague of private ponds – the latest threat to Montana’s fish and rivers appeared first on Daily Montanan.
Steady rain will continue into Thursday morning across portions of southern New England after a powerful storm dumped multiple inches of rain from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic. The relentless rain already has streams on the rise and triggered travel hazards related to urban and flash flooding, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. Into Tuesday, much of the rain that has drenched the nearly 1,000-mile-long swath from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic coast has been produced by a stalled front and dis
As a storm evolves into a dangerous and travel-shuttering blizzard over the Midwest into this weekend, the same storm will throw flooding rain and damaging winds at the Northeast, AccuWeather meteorologists continue to warn. This will be the second time within four days that dangerous and disruptive conditions slam the region. The new storm brought a second round of heavy rain and severe thunderstorms to parts of the southern United States this week into Friday. Incidents in the South have been
A storm packing high winds and heavy rain was sweeping through the Northeast early Wednesday, while wild winter weather elsewhere brought tornadoes and deadly accidents in the Midwest and South, flood threats in Florida and blizzards in the Northwest. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy already declared a state of emergency Tuesday afternoon and New York City officials evacuated nearly 2,000 migrants housed at a sprawling tent complex ahead of predicted wind speeds that could top 70 mph (112 kph) at times. In Maine, Gov. Janet Mills delayed the opening of all state offices until noon Wednesday due to the storm.
As a firehose of rain, known as an atmospheric river, continues in western Washington and Oregon into Wednesday, small streams and rivers will become raging torrents and pose significant threats to lives and property. The atmospheric river has already turned deadly as a man was swept away along Johnson Creek near Portland, Oregon, Monday. AccuWeather meteorologists reserve the term atmospheric river for the most extreme rain and snow events when a long plume of moisture is directed from the ocea