# El Niño storms bring flooding and golf-ball-size hail to US Southwest

https://mins.news/en/item/123733

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-31 14:00 UTC
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- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-31/el-nino-storms-bring-flooding-and-golf-ball-hail-to-us-southwest?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae5f48027f3420001c8f57f

> The latest in a relentless series of severe rainstorms is moving into the US Southwest this weekend. Earlier deadly floods left some neighborhoods as hazardous-waste zones requiring costly cleanup.

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