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"2025 has been the year of the flood," said WPLG-TV meteorologist Michael Lowry in a July 15 email to USA TODAY. "The tragic July 4th flooding in central Texas – the deadliest flash flood in at least 50 years in the U.S. – punctuated what’s been an especially bad year for flooding across the country."
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Fox Weather on MSN3 beachgoers injured by lightning strike on Fourth of July along Florida's Gulf CoastSt. Pete Beach Fire Rescue said a teenage girl was transported to a nearby medical center after the bolt. Two other adult victims were treated for injuries on scene.
At least 1,457 flights were outright cancelled, according to FlightAware, including 716 flights either originating at or heading to JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark.
All eyes are on the Gulf this week as local weather services track a potential tropical development. There is currently a 30% chance of tropical development near the northern Gulf Coast. As of right now, the system is located just off the eastern coast of Florida.
Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year in the United States over the past few decades, according to the National Weather Service.
For John B. Anderson, the Gulf Coast is personal. The W. Maurice Ewing Professor Emeritus of Oceanography at Rice University spent his early years on Alabama's Fort Morgan Peninsula, where his father was a party boat fisherman.
Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc., Houston, announced it has secured a three-year agreement to provide decommissioning services for ExxonMobil Corp., Houston, in the U.S. Gulf. The New York-listed ene
Tucked inside the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” is language that will increase offshore oil and gas royalties shared between Washington and Gulf Coast states. Originally passed in 2006, the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act, or GOMESA, will now dedicate 37.5% of royalties to Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Alabama.
West Coast, Best Coast? Florida’s Gulf Coast is showing off this summer, with circus-themed stays in Sarasota, luxurious new suites in Clearwater Beach, and nightly sunsets that outshine the last.