Former Hurricane Ida drenched Central America as a tropical depression on Friday and forecasters said it had some chance of regaining force and heading toward the U.S.

Three-day forecast for the entire US, updated each morning and afternoon. (Other)

Nov. 5: Residents living in the drought-ravaged Australian Outback say they are being overrun with kangaroos scouring for food and water. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)

The death toll from Tropical Storm Mirinae rose to 99 in central Vietnam on Thursday and authorities estimated damage from the storm at $55 million.

Flooding after days of heavy rain along Mexico's Gulf Coast has forced more than 44,000 people from their homes.

Thanks to lessons from an ice storm that left hundreds of thousands without power last December, Northeast residents, utilities and emergency managers say they're better prepared.

Mindful that the suburban West Bank of New Orleans is primed for growth, the Army Corps of Engineers is launching a $1 billion effort to keep the next storm at bay.

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING LATE SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY... .A BROAD AREA OF STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS POSITIONED OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES AND NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. EAST WINDS AROUND THE HIGH WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH SUNDAY...BUILDING SWELLS ON TOP OF HIGH TIDES ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COASTLINE. ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

PATCHY AREAS OF FOG...LOCALLY DENSE AT TIMES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN COUNTIES OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN...USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES.

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY DUE TO ABOVE NORMAL TIDES AND HIGH SWELLS... .THIS STATEMENT IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES FOR INTERESTS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST IN THE COASTAL BEND. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO BY SUNDAY

AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE TO LIMIT VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE THROUGH 6 AM ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS AND NORTHERN COASTAL BEND. MOTORISTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO ARRIVE AT YOUR DESTINATION.

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY. LIGHT WINDS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL LEAD TO FOG DEVELOPING AND SPREADING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS AND COASTAL BEND THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. VISIBILITIES OF 1/2 TO 1/4 MILE