National Weather Service: Quick Facts

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Nov. 13, 2026

News •

Dallas weather: Sunday expected to be cool, cloudy • Nov. 8, 2026, 6:02 AM ET (Dallas Morning News)

Hampton Roads is under flash flood warning • Nov. 6, 2026, 1:26 PM ET (The Virginian-Pilot)

Heavy rains bring flash flooding to Georgia-Tennessee border area • Nov. 5, 2026, 12:44 PM ET (The Guardian)

‘Super El Niño’ sounds scary but could mean milder hurricane season in Maryland • Nov. 4, 2026, 4:30 AM ET (The Baltimore Banner)

Heavy rains expected to bring flooding risk to already saturated parts of the US Southwest • Oct. 31, 2026, 7:57 PM ET (AP)

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National Weather Service Director General D.L. Johnson, left, and National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield, right, discussing the path of Hurricane Dennis at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, in 2005.

Meteorologists at desks monitor multiple computer screens displaying weather radar and satellite images in a control room, with large weather maps and news broadcasts on wall-mounted monitors.

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