A full-moon-amplified nor'easter left multiple Jersey Shore communities flooded on September 26, and Governor Sherrill declared emergencies in eight counties as barrier island roads became impassable and vehicle rescues were conducted across the region.

Hurricane Nolo stalled south of Hawaii Island on September 26 with up to 35 inches of rain projected before a westward turn began distancing it from the island chain, driving the activation of shelters, search and rescue staging, and a state of emergency for Hawaii County.

Haiti is investigating 13 suspected anthrax cases and 2 deaths in Grand'Anse department as of September 11; the Dominican Republic has strengthened cross-border surveillance but reports no confirmed cases, and Haitian authorities have not yet laboratory-confirmed anthrax as the cause of the deaths.

Three Knox County students remained in critical condition after heat exhaustion during a September 4 bomb threat evacuation at Carter Middle School, where no protocol connected an active NWS heat advisory to evacuation duration or shade access.

One storm-related death has been confirmed on Hawaii's Big Island as Tropical Storm Lala moves west, leaving more than 100 homes damaged and roughly 60,000 customers without power.

At least five people are dead and dozens more rescued from floodwaters as historic White River flooding forces emergency declarations across more than a dozen Indiana counties.