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A Gulf Coast tropical threat emerges; plus, the coldest air of the season to bring a freeze risk to Northeast and Great Lakes

2026-10-0506:22

Tropical development is possible in the Gulf this week as rounds of heavy rain raise the flash flood risk across the Southeast. Also, summerlike warmth will be replaced by the first widespread frost of the season as temperatures drop to their lowest levels in months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy New Year, Mars! Red Planet begins its 39th year; plus, October stargazing events

2026-10-0206:22

With days slightly longer than Earth’s and years nearly twice as long, the Red Planet follows a different calendar. Also, Saturn reaches opposition in early October, offering its best viewing of the year, before the Orionid meteor shower brings shooting stars from debris left behind by Halley’s Comet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Heavy rain to soak Southeast, mid-Atlantic as Northeast dries out this weekend

2026-10-0103:47

Repeated rounds of heavy rain will increase the risk of flash flooding across the Southeast and mid-Atlantic this weekend, while much of the Northeast dries out after last weekend's nor'easter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nor’easter exposes likely 1884 shipwreck on Nantucket; also, a 121-year-old Atlantic hurricane record could be broken in October

2026-09-3006:19

Gale-force winds wrecked the Warren Sawyer on Nantucket’s south shore 142 years ago. This weekend’s storm stripped away enough sand to expose what appears to be part of it. Also, the Atlantic has yet to produce a hurricane in 2026, putting the season within reach of a record set in 1905 for the latest first hurricane. AccuWeather is now forecasting 0-2 hurricanes through the end of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Triple flood threat in the central, southern US fueled by Pacific hurricanes; plus, an emergency ferry back to Hatteras Island

2026-09-2908:03

A three-pronged flooding event will spread a significant deluge of rainfall across the Southwest and the Plains this week, connected to two recent hurricanes in the Pacific. Also, about 1,000 feet of highway were damaged by the nor’easter, prompting the emergency route’s first activation since 2013. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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