Arizona wildfire threatens Oak Creek Canyon communities

 

SEDONA, Arizona – Fire crews in northern Arizona are working to reinforce fire lines around the Pocket Fire as a critical three-day Red Flag Warning begins, raising the risk of rapid spread. As of June 26, 2026, the wildfire has burned 1,467 acres in Oak Creek Canyon, about seven miles...

Wichita hit by flash floods as torrential rains submerge vehicles

 

Wichita, Kansas, faced a localized flash flood emergency on Friday, June 26, 2026, as a severe weather system brought torrential rain over already saturated ground. Urban drainage systems were overwhelmed, turning major streets and underpasses into deep waterways and leaving multiple vehicles completely submerged. Emergency dispatch centers fielded numerous calls...

Major heat waves push Midwest and Gulf cities

 

Milwaukee and other U.S. cities this week are forecast to experience dangerous heat, with National Weather Service offices predicting heat indices above 100°F beginning Monday and intensifying midweek. Forecasters cited persistent high pressure and heat dome conditions that will produce mid-90s actual temperatures and heat index readings exceeding 100 across...

Central United States faces widespread flash flood threat

 

United States – A slow-moving, moisture-laden storm system is bringing a significant flash flood threat to a roughly 700-mile corridor of the Central and Southern United States from Nebraska to the western Florida Panhandle. The National Weather Service has issued a Level 2 out of 4 flash flood risk across...

Colorado mountain towns hit by destructive flash flooding

 

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colorado — Mountain communities in Jefferson County, including Evergreen and Kittredge, experienced severe flash flooding and rockslides overnight on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, after an intense, slow-moving summer storm dropped up to six inches of rain in about two hours. The sudden deluge overwhelmed local waterways and drainage...

Arizona wildfire near Sedona threatens Flagstaff city

 

A fast-growing wildfire known as the Pocket Fire has expanded to 1,187 acres about seven miles north of Sedona, Arizona, and remains at zero percent containment as of Thursday, June 25, 2026, according to fire managers. Burning in steep, inaccessible terrain within the Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness of the Coconino...

Utah faces critical fire weather and dangerous winds

 

Salt Lake City — Meteorologists reported on Friday that Utah experienced a run of dry thunderstorms and high heat beginning Thursday, producing lightning with little rainfall and damaging wind gust potential across northern and central regions. The Storm Prediction Center placed parts of north and central Utah under a marginal...

United States secures $450 million Chemours PFAS settlement

 

The U.S. government has reached a proposed $450 million settlement with Chemours Co. over alleged long-term PFAS contamination in West Virginia, North Carolina, and New Jersey. Filed June 24, 2026, in federal court in West Virginia, the consent decree marks the first comprehensive federal enforcement settlement against a major PFAS...

EPA awards grants to communities for brownfield revitalization

 

Shreveport, Louisiana. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded Shreveport a $1 million Brownfields Multipurpose Grant this week to fund environmental assessments, cleanup planning and revitalization of the Cross Bayou corridor and Ledbetter Heights, including the former D'Anna Produce site, to remove contamination barriers and prepare properties for reuse and economic...

West Virginia declares emergency after destructive flooding

 

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has declared a State of Emergency for Boone, Logan and Raleigh counties following days of torrential rain that caused severe flash flooding and landslides. The storms, which began on Monday, June 22, 2026 and persisted through the morning of June 24, overwhelmed local infrastructure, with...