In Brooklyn, a man drowned in his basement apartment trying to rescue his dog who was still inside.

Two people died in flooded basements on Thursday after heavy rain brought flooding to New York City, overwhelming streets and subway stations.

A powerful storm bringing heavy rain and swept across the Northeast on Thursday, killing at least two people in New York and one in Philadelphia.

A powerful storm slammed the Northeast with wind gusts up to 50mph, bringing torrential rain and dangerous flooding.

Jamaica is no stranger to dealing with destructive storms over the last several decades.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared all of Jamaica a disaster area after Hurricane Melissa struck the island as a Category 5 storm.

American tourist Aaliceya White joins ABC News Live from Montego Bay, Jamaica, to share her experience at a resort during Hurricane Melissa.

Brian Bogart, director of the U.N. World Food Programs Caribbean Office, shares the details of response efforts for the communities in Jamaica impacted by Hurricane Melissa.

Several more North Carolina homes have collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean, and more could collapse in the coming days, according to the National Park Service.

ABC News’ chief meteorologist Ginger Zee has the latest track and timing as the storm heads into the Atlantic.

Search and rescue operations are underway after one of the most powerful storms ever to make landfall in the Atlantic basin as the prime minister has declared the entire island a disaster area.

Hurricane Melissa has made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane -- one of the most powerful hurricane landfalls on record in the Atlantic basin.

Horace Glaze serves as an operations manager for the Red Cross in Jamaica.

Daryl Vaz serves as the island nation's minister of energy, transports and telecommunications.

Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee details how proposed federal budget cut could make it harder for forecasters to track storms like Hurricane Melissa.

Michelle Robinson, an attorney with homes and offices in New York and Jamaica, is currently holed up in an apartment in Kingston.

ABC News' Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee tracks Hurricane Melissa’s path and timing.

The Category 5 hurricane is unleashing catastrophic winds and torrential rain as officials urge everyone in Jamaica to stay indoors and shelter in place.

Hurricane Melissa is forecast to bring extreme, life threatening storm surge to Jamaica.

Over 20 "ill-prepared" hikers were rescued from New Hampshire's Mount Washington after they were trapped in "full winter conditions" without the proper gear, with some developing hypothermia.

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 4 storm as it churned northwest through the Caribbean Sea on Sunday.

The Category 5 storm has left at least three people dead in the Caribbean as it bears down on Jamaica with airports on the island closed leaving residents, and many American tourists, stranded.

ABC News’ Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee has the track and timing of the historic storm and where it is headed next.

The hurricane continues to slowly move northwest with sustained winds of 75 mph.

Melissa has now become a Category 1 hurricane that is expected to intensify over the weekend, the National Hurricane Center said Saturday.

Intense rain has triggered deadly landslides and flash floods in Haiti and the Dominican Republic as Jamaica prepares for the storm.

ABC News' Brittany Bell is tracking the system as it nears hurricane strength in the Atlantic.

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to bring catastrophic flash flooding and landslides to parts of the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica.

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to bring catastrophic flash flooding and landslides to parts of the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica.

Tropical Storm Melissa, which is taking aim at the Caribbean, is forecast to strengthen to a hurricane by the weekend.

Climate Central, a nonprofit research organization comprised of scientists and communicators, announced it brought the billion-dollar disaster dataset back to life.

The spike comes after the government banned the use of traditional firecrackers.

Tropical Storm Melissa has formed in the Atlantic and may further strengthen into a hurricane.

From the West Coast states of Seattle and Colorado, all the way to the Northeast in Vermont and New Hampshire, Americans are falling into autumn's splendor. David Muir reports.

Tropical Storm Melissa has formed in the Atlantic and may further strengthen into a hurricane. ABC News meteorologist Kenton Gewecke has the latest forecast.

The mass evacuation by military aircraft of hundreds of residents from Alaska villages ravaged by the remnants of Typhoon Halong is complete

A man was struck and killed by a tree branch in Wellington, New Zealand, as dangerous winds and heavy rain buffeted parts of the country

A dangerous line of storms heads East from the Ohio Valley, threatening a messy morning commute for the Northeast.

A potent cold front sweeping across the Central U.S. barreled eastward Saturday, triggering strong to severe storms from Texas up through the Midwest.

Some parts of the country are expected to face a colder and snowier season this year, but exact conditions will depend on which region you live in.

In the aftermath of a destructive typhoon, communities across western Alaska have been destroyed from historic floodwaters, causing hundreds of evacuations.

More than 1,000 people have been airlifted to safety after their towns were washed away in the aftermath of a powerful typhoon.

Nearly 300 Alaskan residents were rescued in the largest airlift in state history after the remnants of Typhoon Halong.

Tornadoes, strong winds and hail could hit areas from Ohio to Texas this weekend as a cold front forms across Midwest and South.

Tornadoes, strong winds and hail could hit areas from Ohio to Texas this weekend as a cold front forms across Midwest and South.

The largest airlift in Alaska’s history is taking place after a massive storm surge and winds up to 100 mph fueled by Typhoon Halong left at least one person dead and two people missing.

It marks in one of the largest military airlifts in the state's history.

ABC News’ Jaclyn Lee delivers updates on the large-scale rescue operation underway in Alaska after flooding from a powerful typhoon.

Torrential rains wreaked havoc on Southern California as heavy snow fell over Sierra Nevada.

A powerful storm has created treacherous driving conditions and fears of mudslides in the fragile hillsides ravaged by the Palisades and Eaton wildfires in January.