The US ‘megadrought’ sets another stunning record
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Despite several recent drenching rainstorms in the West and enough snow to top the second story of some…
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A significant winter storm will plow through the East. But snow, rain or ice is still in question
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist For millions across the South, this weekend’s winter storm is the talk of the town. Will it bring snow or…
Continue Reading A winter storm will swing through the East. Does Atlanta get snow? Nashville? Washington? It’s still up in the air
By Judson Jones and Monica Garrett, CNN If you live in the heart of the South, you might be dreaming of a rare snowy weekend. Don’t get the…
Continue Reading The coldest air mass in nearly 3 years settles over New York and Boston today
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist It was warmer just after midnight Tuesday morning than it will be all day long in the Northeast. Since then, the…
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The coldest air mass in nearly 3 years settles over New York and Boston today
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist It was warmer just after midnight Tuesday morning than it will be all day long in the Northeast. Since then, the…
Continue Reading Major US cities will feel like they’re below zero this week. Find out where
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist It’s winter, which means we expect cold temperatures for the northern tier of the country. But the type of…
Continue Reading Major US cities will feel like they’re below zero this week. Find out where
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist It’s winter, which means we expect cold temperatures for the northern tier of the country. But the type of…
Continue Reading ‘Off the charts’: Weather disasters have cost the US $750 billion over past 5 years
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Graphics by CNN’s John Keefe and Priya Krishnakumar A historic deep freeze that crippled Texas. A deadly hurricane that…
Continue Reading An Arctic blast sets the Northeast and Upper Midwest in a deep freeze as a tornado strikes Alabama
By Haley Brink, Gene Norman and Holly Yan, CNN As frigid, arctic air engulfs the Upper Midwest and Northeast, some Gulf Coast states are at risk for…
Continue Reading An Arctic blast sets the Northeast and Upper Midwest in a deep freeze as a tornado strikes Alabama
By Haley Brink, Gene Norman and Holly Yan, CNN As frigid, arctic air engulfs the Upper Midwest and Northeast, some Gulf Coast states are at risk for…
Continue Reading Evacuations ordered due to imminent flooding from heavy rain and snow in Washington state
By Michelle Watson, Haley Brink and Allison Chinchar, CNN Record rain and snow will cause floods, possible landslides, and higher avalanche risks…
Continue Reading Evacuations ordered due to imminent flooding from heavy rain and snow in Washington state
By Michelle Watson, Haley Brink and Allison Chinchar, CNN Record rain and snow will cause floods, possible landslides, and higher avalanche risks…
Continue Reading Nearly 100 million people are under winter alerts from coast to coast
By Allison Chinchar and Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologists Winter weather alerts stretched from coast to coast Thursday with nearly 100 million people…
Continue Reading Nearly 100 million people are under winter alerts from coast to coast
By Allison Chinchar and Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologists Winter weather alerts stretched from coast to coast Thursday with nearly 100 million people…
Continue Reading Another winter storm is coming. Here’s a breakdown of its impact across four regions
By Derek Van Dam It feels like the aspirin just wore off from this week’s travel headaches and the last thing you’ll likely want to read…
Continue Reading Where to expect snow and ice in the days ahead as a massive storm system hits East Coast
By Jason Hanna, Hannah Gard and Alanne Orjoux, CNN A massive storm system dumping snow on the central US is expected to wallop much of the…
Continue Reading Areas from Nashville to New York will be hit by another round of snow later this week
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The early week storm — that brought up to a foot of snow in some places in the east and stranded motorists…
Continue Reading Areas from Nashville to New York will be hit by another round of snow later this week
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The early week storm — that brought up to a foot of snow in some places in the east and stranded motorists…
Continue Reading Motorists trapped overnight on East Coast interstate as winter storm causes icy, snowy havoc
By Kelly McCleary, Joe Sutton and Jason Hanna, CNN Drivers have been stranded for hours on a major interstate in eastern Virgina — some stuck…
Continue Reading I-95 in Virginia reopens after winter storm strands some drivers for more than 24 hours
By Jason Hanna, Steve Almasy and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A 50-mile stretch of Interstate 95 in eastern Virginia reopened Tuesday night after a severe…
Continue Reading From record high temperatures to snow, these towns are shivering in shock Monday
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Millions woke up this morning with a weather whiplash like no other. After ringing in the new year in shorts and…
Continue Reading Snow forecast: See how much snow is expected in your area
By Judson Jones and John Keefe, CNN An expansive winter storm is set to impact much of the central and eastern US this week. The storm is expected to…
Continue Reading Washington, DC, sees record-setting snow as storm system moves across the East
By Amir Vera and Derrick Hinds, CNN The nation’s capital and surrounding regions received record-breaking snow Monday as a strong storm system…
Continue Reading Washington, DC, sees record-setting snow as storm system moves across the East
By Amir Vera and Derrick Hinds, CNN The nation’s capital and surrounding regions received record-breaking snow Monday as a strong storm system…
Continue Reading The first snow of winter is coming for parts of the US South and Mid-Atlantic
By Haley Brink, CNN meteorologist The first snow of the winter season is forecast for some areas across the South and Mid-Atlantic on Sunday and…
Continue Reading Tornadoes from rare supercell caused damage in Georgia
By Allison Chinchar and Haley Brink, CNN meteorologists Rare “low precipitation” (LP) supercells spawned tornadoes across at least two…
Continue Reading 2022 is starting with a flurry of severe weather
By Allison Chinchar and Alaa Elassar, CNN As we ring in the new year, severe storms and flooding will be hitting some of the same areas ravaged by…
Continue Reading 2022 is starting with a flurry of severe weather
By Allison Chinchar and Alaa Elassar, CNN As we ring in the new year, severe storms and flooding will be hitting some of the same areas ravaged by…
Continue Reading Snow, ice, flooding and severe storms will ring in 2022
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The year 2022 will start with a bang, as snow, ice, severe storms, flooding and plummeting temperatures impact…
Continue Reading Snow, ice, flooding and severe storms will ring in 2022
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The year 2022 will start with a bang, as snow, ice, severe storms, flooding and plummeting temperatures impact…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Colorado homes lost and tens of thousands of residents told to evacuate due to fast-growing wildfires
By Raja Razek, Steve Almasy and Caroll Alvarado, CNN Hundreds of homes have been lost after two wildfires started and grew quickly Thursday as high…
Continue Reading From record high temperatures to snow, these towns are shivering in shock Monday
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Millions woke up this morning with a weather whiplash like no other. After ringing in the new year in shorts and…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Colorado homes lost and tens of thousands of residents told to evacuate due to fast-growing wildfires
By Raja Razek, Steve Almasy and Caroll Alvarado, CNN Hundreds of homes have been lost after two wildfires started and grew quickly Thursday as high…
Continue Reading New Year’s Eve forecast calls for severe storms, flooding and snow
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist As we ring in the New Year, severe storms could be hitting some of the same areas ravaged by tornadoes just…
Continue Reading New Year’s Eve forecast calls for severe storms, flooding and snow
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist As we ring in the New Year, severe storms could be hitting some of the same areas ravaged by tornadoes just…
Continue Reading 67-degree day in Kodiak, Alaska, sets new statewide temperature record
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist This holiday season has been quite unseasonal, at least as far as temperatures go. The South has been running 35…
Continue Reading A travel nightmare is setting up from coast to coast as holiday travelers return home
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist As the holiday hangover starts to wear off and the daunting trip home is facing you head on, Mother Nature…
Continue Reading Snow and cold will make for difficult post-Christmas travel across the western and northern United States
By Allison Chinchar and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists Snow and cold continued to blanket the western and northern United States, setting up…
Continue Reading Christmas highs reach July levels in Texas and Oklahoma, while much of the West could see at least a foot of snow
By Robert Shackelford, CNN Christmas Day doesn’t feel much like winter for much of the South and Southeast. More than 200 records may be broken…
Continue Reading Snow and cold will make for difficult post-Christmas travel across the western and northern United States
By Allison Chinchar and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists Snow and cold continued to blanket the western and northern United States, setting up…
Continue Reading Haiti Earthquake Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, which struck on January 12, 2010. The earthquake had a 7.0 magnitude. The…
Continue Reading Winter weather across the northern US could mean hazardous holiday travel, while record-breaking springlike temperatures warm the south
Jack Frost is taking over the northern US for the holiday weekend, delivering heavy snowfall, plummeting temperatures, and a white Christmas to the…
Continue Reading Winter weather across the northern US could mean hazardous holiday travel, while record-breaking springlike temperatures warm the south
Jack Frost is taking over the northern US for the holiday weekend, delivering heavy snowfall, plummeting temperatures, and a white Christmas to the…
Continue Reading Some in the West may see an uncommon white Christmas as the Southeast gets unseasonable warmth
By Tyler Mauldin, Judson Jones and Hannah Gard, CNN This holiday weekend is a tale of two Christmases: Heavy snow, rain and wind are forecast for the…
Continue Reading Some in the West may see an uncommon white Christmas as the Southeast gets unseasonable warmth
By Tyler Mauldin, Judson Jones and Hannah Gard, CNN This holiday weekend is a tale of two Christmases: Heavy snow, rain and wind are forecast for the…
Continue Reading Snow could pile as high as a one-story building for some in the US as others get a rare white Christmas
By Tyler Mauldin and Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologists Santa is bringing the gift of another atmospheric river event to the parched US West Coast this…
Continue Reading Snow could pile as high as a one-story building for some in the US as others get a rare white Christmas
By Tyler Mauldin and Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologists Santa is bringing the gift of another atmospheric river event to the parched US West Coast this…
Continue Reading Forecast: ‘White Christmas’ or ‘Hawaiian Christmas Day’
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist It is supposed to be the Christmas we all get back together with our families, and if you are one of the estimated…
Continue Reading Forecast: ‘White Christmas’ or ‘Hawaiian Christmas Day’
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist It is supposed to be the Christmas we all get back together with our families, and if you are one of the estimated…
Continue Reading California snow drought ends in dramatic fashion, while other states still deal with shortage
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Thanks to multiple atmospheric river events, average snowpack in California has gone from 18% to 98% in just…
Continue Reading What are snow squalls and why they’re more dangerous than blizzards
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Driving in a snow storm is difficult. Add in blowing wind and poor visibility, and travel can become downright…
Continue Reading More than 400K have no power across the central US after storms delivered a record spate of hurricane-force gusts
By Travis Caldwell, Jason Hanna and Brandon Miller, CNN Intense storms delivered a destructive and record-setting spate of winds Wednesday from the…
Continue Reading More than 400K have no power across the central US after storms delivered a record spate of hurricane-force gusts
By Travis Caldwell, Jason Hanna and Brandon Miller, CNN Intense storms delivered a destructive and record-setting spate of winds Wednesday from the…
Continue Reading More than 400K have no power across the central US after storms delivered a record spate of hurricane-force gusts
By Travis Caldwell, Jason Hanna and Brandon Miller, CNN Intense storms delivered a destructive and record-setting spate of winds Wednesday from the…
Continue Reading Typhoon Rai rapidly strengthens as it nears the Philippines
By Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologist Typhoon Rai is rapidly strengthening east of the southern Philippines and may be on the verge of becoming a super…
Continue Reading Typhoon Rai rapidly strengthens as it nears the Philippines
By Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologist Typhoon Rai is rapidly strengthening east of the southern Philippines and may be on the verge of becoming a super…
Continue Reading Intense storm spawns tornadoes, including first ever observed in Minnesota during December
By Steve Almasy, Brandon Miller, Amy Simonson and Amanda Watts, CNN An intense storm system moving from the Rockies into the Plains is producing…
Continue Reading Record December heat leading to ‘unprecedented’ extreme weather threat
By Pedram Javaheri and Derek Van Dam, CNN Meteorologists The first tornado watch of the day has been issued for parts of the Midwest as record…
Continue Reading Record December heat leading to ‘unprecedented’ extreme weather threat
By Pedram Javaheri and Derek Van Dam, CNN Meteorologists The first tornado watch of the day has been issued for parts of the Midwest as record…
Continue Reading Power in some Kentucky tornado-stricken areas may take months to restore as attention turns to recovery
By Travis Caldwell and Jennifer Henderson, CNN As thousands of people without homes or utilities try to recover from the deadliest day of tornadoes…
Continue Reading Strengthening Tropical Storm Rai to hit the Philippines as a typhoon Thursday
By Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologist Tropical Storm Rai is steadily strengthening east of the southern Philippines and is on the verge of becoming a…
Continue Reading Strengthening Tropical Storm Rai to hit the Philippines as a typhoon Thursday
By Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologist Tropical Storm Rai is steadily strengthening east of the southern Philippines and is on the verge of becoming a…
Continue Reading In one Kentucky town, many tornado survivors are left with just the clothes on their backs
By Kelly McCleary, Holly Yan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The destruction was instantaneous as many homes and businesses were tossed in the air in last…
Continue Reading In one Kentucky town, many tornado survivors are left with just the clothes on their backs
By Kelly McCleary, Holly Yan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The destruction was instantaneous as many homes and businesses were tossed in the air in last…
Continue Reading An atmospheric river is forecast to deliver up to a foot of rain and feet of snow to California
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist As people continue picking up the pieces from this weekend’s deadly tornado outbreak, a new storm system is…
Continue Reading This was the deadliest 24 hours in December for tornadoes on record. Here’s what else we know about the storms
By Brandon Miller, Judson Jones and Ralph Ellis Severe weather struck with a violent intensity this weekend, leaving a wide path of death and…
Continue Reading This was the deadliest 24 hours in December for tornadoes on record. Here’s what else we know about the storms
By Brandon Miller, Judson Jones and Ralph Ellis Severe weather struck with a violent intensity this weekend, leaving a wide path of death and…
Continue Reading The biggest snowstorm of the season to hit California this week
By Tyler Mauldin, CNN Meteorologist A drought-denting weather system will hit the West Coast, bringing the biggest snowfall of the season to…
Continue Reading Death toll from tornadoes rises to 74 in Kentucky
By Kelly McCleary, Holly Yan, Elizabeth Joseph and Claudia Dominguez, CNN At least 74 people in Kentucky have died after a weekend tornado outbreak…
Continue Reading Death toll from tornadoes rises to 74 in Kentucky
By Kelly McCleary, Holly Yan, Elizabeth Joseph and Claudia Dominguez, CNN At least 74 people in Kentucky have died after a weekend tornado outbreak…
Continue Reading The biggest snowstorm of the season to hit California this week
By Tyler Mauldin, CNN Meteorologist A drought-denting weather system will hit the West Coast, bringing the biggest snowfall of the season to…
Continue Reading More than 100 feared dead after tornadoes tear through several states
By Jason Hanna, Elizabeth Joseph, Claudia Dominguez, Susannah Cullinane, Eric Levenson and Amir Vera, CNN More than 100 people are feared dead after…
Continue Reading Before-and-after images show scale of tornadoes’ devastation
By Brett Roegiers and Allison Collins, CNN Dozens of people are feared dead after at least 50 tornadoes tore through eight states late Friday and…
Continue Reading Before-and-after images show scale of tornadoes’ devastation
By Brett Roegiers and Allison Collins, CNN Dozens of people are feared dead after at least 30 tornadoes tore through at least six states late Friday…
Continue Reading A white Christmas is less likely for many. The Grinch to blame is climate change
Written by Judson Jones and graphics by John Keefe, CNN After all these years, Bing Crosby still spurs our dreams of a “White Christmas.”…
Continue Reading More than 100 feared dead after tornadoes tear through several states
By Jason Hanna, Elizabeth Joseph, Claudia Dominguez, Susannah Cullinane, Eric Levenson and Amir Vera, CNN More than 100 people are feared dead after…
Continue Reading More than 80 feared dead after tornadoes hit central and southern US
By Jason Hanna, Elizabeth Joseph, Claudia Dominguez and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Storms unleashed devastating tornadoes late Friday and early Saturday…
Continue Reading Powerful storm rolls across central US, unleashing at least 19 tornadoes
By Derek Van Dam and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists A powerful storm raced across the central US late Friday, unleashing at least 19 tornadoes in…
Continue Reading Powerful storm rolls across central US, unleashing at least 19 tornadoes
By Derek Van Dam and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists A powerful storm raced across the central US late Friday, unleashing at least 19 tornadoes in…
Continue Reading Be on alert for strong nighttime tornadoes Friday into Saturday morning
By Derek Van Dam and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists A powerful storm racing across the central US produced a range of potential hazards, including…
Continue Reading More than 5 million people should prepare for possible nocturnal tornadoes Friday
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist The calendar may be nearing winter, but the weather is set to serve up severe thunderstorms capable of…
Continue Reading More than 5 million people should prepare for possible nocturnal tornadoes Friday
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist The calendar may be nearing winter, but the weather is set to serve up severe thunderstorms capable of…
Continue Reading An earthquake swarm continues off the US Pacific Coast. But experts don’t seem concerned
By Pedram Javaheri and Judson Jones, CNN The earthquake swarm off the Oregon coast continues — with almost 100 quakes in the past 48 hours…
Continue Reading They sailed into a hurricane, now these unmanned Saildrones are seeking data on our carbon uptake
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Six unmanned Saildrones are heading out on a six-month voyage to face some of Earth’s most hostile ocean…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. On December 26, 2004, an earthquake with an estimated…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at tsunamis. Tsunamis are formed by a displacement of water – a landslide, earthquake, volcanic eruption,…
Continue Reading A swarm of more than 40 earthquakes in 24 hours is causing a buzz in the northwest US
By Pedram Javaheri One of North America’s most active fault lines sprung to life on Tuesday after a swarm of more than 40 earthquakes —…
Continue Reading Winter storms this week may bring the precipitation people in these major cities are hoping for
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Snow is in the forecast. It’s entirely possible this week for a couple of major cities that are waiting to…
Continue Reading Power restored to parts of Honolulu after record rainfall causes flooding
By Rob Shackelford and Taylor Ward, CNN Power has been restored to parts of downtown Honolulu after heavy rain flooded the area, but many residents…
Continue Reading Power restored to parts of Honolulu after record rainfall causes flooding
By Rob Shackelford and Taylor Ward, CNN Power has been restored to parts of downtown Honolulu after heavy rain flooded the area, but many residents…
Continue Reading Christmas trees burned by the heat, dwindling the supply
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist For a state that produces more Christmas trees than anywhere else in the country, Oregon Christmas tree growers…
Continue Reading Hawaii governor declares state of emergency ahead of the threat of catastrophic flooding
By Joe Sutton, Andy Rose and Haley Brink, CNN The Hawaiian Islands could experience “catastrophic flooding” from a storm system lasting…
Continue Reading Hawaii governor declares state of emergency ahead of the threat of catastrophic flooding
By Joe Sutton, Andy Rose and Haley Brink, CNN The Hawaiian Islands could experience “catastrophic flooding” from a storm system lasting…
Continue Reading A blizzard warning is in effect for Hawaii as the lower 48 contends with a snow drought
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist As of Friday morning, only two states in the US have blizzard warnings — and they are Alaska and Hawaii.…
Continue Reading A blizzard warning is in effect for Hawaii as the lower 48 contends with a snow drought
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist As of Friday morning, only two states in the US have blizzard warnings — and they are Alaska and Hawaii.…
Continue Reading It’s December and it hasn’t snowed in Denver yet. That’s never been recorded
By Derek Van Dam, CNN Meteorologist Snowless in Colorado? No, this is not a follow-up to the Tom Hanks movie “Sleepless in Seattle,” but…
Continue Reading Atlantic hurricane season ends up as more costly than the record-breaking one in 2020
By Allison Chinchar and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, just like the 2020 season, was one for the record books…
Continue Reading It hasn’t been a lake for a century. An atmospheric river just made it one again
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Another atmospheric river will be streaming into western Washington and parts of British Columbia, Canada, this…
Continue Reading Two storm systems could cause travel woes this weekend
By Haley Brink and Tyler Mauldin, CNN Meteorologists One of the busiest travel weekends of the year is here and if you are among the estimated 53.4…
Continue Reading Two storm systems could cause travel woes this weekend
By Haley Brink and Tyler Mauldin, CNN Meteorologists One of the busiest travel weekends of the year is here and if you are among the estimated 53.4…
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