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Next week, the remnants of Rafael look likely to sink south toward the Mexican coast, but as a weak system. No significant impacts are expected.

Residents across New York City awoke to a thin brown haze and the smell of smoke Saturday, as a nearby wildfire and chilly morning temperatures led to an inversion that trapped smoke near the ground.

Tropical Storm Rafael may be swirling in open waters hundreds of miles away from the Gulf Coast shores this weekend, but moisture from the late-season storm will help trigger a dangerous flash flood threat across parts of the South on Saturday, especially Louisiana.

The New York City Fire Department said it responded to a brush fire in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on Friday. The agency encouraged nearby residents to close windows and doors until the smoke levels lessened.

A slow-moving storm system that produced feet of snowfall across the Rockies caused what National Weather Service meteorologists described as impossible travel in southeastern Colorado. Snowfall totals since Election Day eclipsed 2 feet in parts of Colorado and New Mexico, with more than a foot expected in the Denver metro.

As the holiday season approaches, The Salvation Army is preparing for a heightened demand for assistance nationwide that it says is fueled by a combination of economic pressures and natural disasters. The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services responded to 4,307 disasters in 2023, including Hurricanes Idalia in the South and fires and floods across the West and East. This year’s hurricane season prompted the organization’s largest response since 2020, with extensive efforts for Hurricanes Beryl, Debby, Francine, Helene and Milton.

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FOX Corporation is once again partnering with U.S.VETS for "Make Camo Your Cause," a national campaign to help put an end to veteran homelessness in the United States.

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While it is not expected to directly impact the U.S., Hurricane Rafael is causing life-threatening rip current conditions across parts of Florida, Alabama, and Texas on Friday and into the weekend.