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By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — A bipartisan group of senators are trying to triple the size of the Hurricane Hunter fleet – the three hulking and aging aircraft used to fly directly into hurricanes and tropical storm systems to measure their intensity. A bipartisan Senate bill to be introduced on Wednesday would give the

By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Briana Waxman (CNN) — A tornado outbreak with several destructive twisters tore through the Midwest Wednesday evening, leveling buildings and sending debris swirling high into the sky. The storms also brought hail bigger than baseballs and damaging wind gusts of nearly 80 mph. The regions’s threat for damaging storms came to

By Meteorologists Chris Dolce, Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — More rain is on the way for parts of the Gulf Coast still under water after potentially record-breaking deluges forced evacuations and rescues from dozens of flooded homes, business and vehicles. Over 2 feet of rain fell in Louisiana this

By Meteorologist Chris Dolce, and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — What could become the first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season is supercharging flooding in Texas and parts of the Gulf Coast this week. At least one person died Monday in flooding in Texas. Swift water rescue crews recovered the body of a

Forecast by Brandon Miller, Lead Meteorologist (CNN) — There could be rumbles outside the ring on Sunday at the widely anticipated UFC fight set for the South Lawn of the White House — or, more precisely, above it — with more than 100,000 people possible in attendance. The event planners will need to watch the

CNN, NETWORK VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, WBBM, @JACKTHECHASER, X, CAYLYN CASS, KIM HASSEN, KCCI By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — A destructive and deadly weeklong stretch of storms and tornadoes in the central US has finally ended, but more dangerous weather battered much of the East on Friday. The final

By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Around 1,200 tornadoes occur on average in the United States each year and every one of them gets its own rating on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. More commonly known as the EF Scale, it organizes tornadoes into strength categories ranging from EF0 to EF5. Where a twister stacks up

CNN By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — El Niño has officially begun, and it is forecast to intensify into a very strong or “Super” El Niño with major shifts in global weather patterns and an even hotter climate, according to a new report released Thursday morning from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. El Niño

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — El Niño has officially begun, and it is forecast to intensify into a very strong or “Super” El Niño with major shifts in global weather patterns and an even hotter climate, according to a new report released Thursday morning from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. El Niño is

By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — A destructive and deadly weeklong stretch of storms and tornadoes in the central US has finally ended, but more dangerous weather battered much of the East on Friday. The final blow in the heartland came in the form of hurricane-force wind gusts

CNN, WISN, STEPHANIE BATTLE, WMTV, WTMJ, @JACKTHECHASER , X, PARKER FREYERMUTH, KWCH-DT, KAKE, KARE, WBBM, @JackTheChaser / X By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — Another barrage of severe thunderstorms barreled through parts of the central US Thursday, including areas that had endured hurricane-force wind gusts, tornadoes and hail in recent days. Storms

By Kasha Patel, CNN (CNN) — When an American battalion was trapped behind enemy lines in World War I, a pigeon delivered the coordinates that helped save the soldiers when no human messenger could. Later, pigeons carried financial news and stock prices across a 76-mile gap in Europe’s telegraph network. During the Cold War, the

Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — A massive fish kill on the Chattahoochee River west of Atlanta was reported Friday by environmental protection non-profit, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. Chattahoochee Riverkeeper executive director Jason Ulseth told CNN he discovered the dead fish when he embarked on a river patrol Friday morning. Ulseth estimates thousands of fish, some weighing 20

WSB Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — A massive fish kill on the Chattahoochee River west of Atlanta was reported Friday by environmental protection non-profit, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper. Chattahoochee Riverkeeper executive director Jason Ulseth told CNN he discovered the dead fish when he embarked on a river patrol Friday morning. Ulseth estimates thousands of fish, some weighing

By Kasha Patel, CNN (CNN) — In southern Georgia, fast-moving flames destroyed a record number of homes; across the Plains in Nebraska, the largest fire in state history killed one person and wiped out more than 600,000 acres of cattle country; and outside Los Angeles, an unusually early blaze spurred evacuation alerts for thousands. Wildfire

By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Time is ticking down to the June 1 start of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s first forecast for it is finalized. NOAA’s team of experts is predicting a below-average hurricane season, similar to other experts’ forecasts in recent weeks. The anticipated return

By Kate S. Petersen, CNN (CNN) — A large wildfire has burned a third of Santa Rosa Island in California’s Channel Islands National Park — an area home to dozens of rare plants and animals, including some found nowhere else in the world. Officials believe the blaze, which ignited Friday and grew to 17,554 acres

By Meteorologists Taylor Ward, Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce, and Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — A storm system will finally lose some steam on Tuesday after fueling a multi-day severe thunderstorm outbreak with several tornadoes in the central US. The system is pushing south and east, creating an expansive, albeit more muted, risk of severe storms

By Meteorologist Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — El Niño is emerging even faster than expected in the Pacific Ocean and odds are increasing that it could become historically strong — a rare “Super” El Niño — by fall or winter. This is according to a just-released update from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center that says there

CNN, WFAA, KSPR, KYTV, KMOV, WSVN, TESA RAYE STROUD, ALEX LEGGETT, MATT JONES , 417 STORM CHASERS By Meteorologist Briana Waxman, Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Several people are injured after a tornado in Mineral Wells, Texas, flattened a portion of the town Tuesday night, the sixth day of a severe storm outbreak that has

By Meteorologist Briana Waxman, Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Several people are injured after a tornado in Mineral Wells, Texas, flattened a portion of the town Tuesday night, the sixth day of a severe storm outbreak that has terrorized the Midwest and South. The tornado ripped through Mineral Wells, about 80 miles west of Dallas,

CNN, WTMJ, WWMT, KSDK, KCTV, KAUZ, KTVT, JUST WIND, BABY , TRAVIS BLACKBURN, Just Wind, Baby / Travis Blackburn By Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Severe storms are raking across the South Tuesday afternoon and evening with giant hail and tornadoes as a multi-day severe thunderstorm outbreak enters its sixth day. At least

CNN By Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Parts of the central US are facing a serious threat of tornadoes and widespread damaging wind gusts Monday as a multiday severe weather outbreak enters what could be its most dangerous phase yet. A Level 4 of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms is centered mainly on

By Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Severe storms are raking across the South Tuesday afternoon and evening with giant hail and tornadoes as a multi-day severe thunderstorm outbreak enters its sixth day. At least one person was killed on Monday and hundreds of thousands were left without power. Tuesday evening, a tornado tore

CNN By Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Parts of the central US are facing a serious threat of tornadoes and widespread damaging wind gusts Monday as a multiday severe weather outbreak enters what could be its most dangerous phase yet. A Level 4 of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms is centered mainly on

CNN, WTLV, GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION, RAIGAN BULLARD, ASHLEIGH ANDERSON, ENID BUZZ, ERICA RICH, TRAVIS HOWERTON By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Briana Waxman, and CNN’s Martin Goillandeau, Holly Yan (CNN) — More severe weather is expected in the central United States on Saturday after multiple tornadoes roared through the region earlier in the week, including a violent

By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Briana Waxman, and CNN’s Martin Goillandeau, Holly Yan (CNN) — More severe weather is expected in the central United States on Saturday after multiple tornadoes roared through the region earlier in the week, including a violent EF-4 twister that caused significant damage and multiple injuries in Oklahoma — the start of

By Meteorologist Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — Drought in the continental United States has expanded to its record-highest level for spring, and it’s fueling wildfire and water shortage concerns as the summer’s drying heat fast approaches. Varying levels of drought covered 62.78% of the country as of April 21, with the worst of it centered

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Something unusual and with far-reaching consequences is lurking in the sea off the California coast, stretching all the way down the Baja Peninsula and more than 500 miles to the southwest. In this broad region, a large, long-lasting and record-setting marine heat wave has set in and is forecast

By Angela Fritz, CNN (CNN) — I’ve spent my career thinking about weather — how it works, how we talk about it and how it shows up in people’s lives. Most days, it’s something we glance at and move on. Other days, it’s the reason plans change — or maybe the reason you’re pulling your

By Meteorologists Dakota Smith, Briana Waxman, Allison Chinchar and CNN’s Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Multiple destructive twisters struck the central US on Friday afternoon during a tornado outbreak that capped a weeklong stretch of severe storms in the region. A lower severe weather threat remains possible Saturday as the same cold front pushes east.

CNN, KARE, KMBC, WBAY, WLUK, SPIRIT APOTHEOSIS, BRITNEY REESE, CLARISSA KNECHTEL, RUDY PABELICK, SCOTT KROEPEL By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Dakota Smith and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — A final round of widespread dangerous severe storms headed for the central US Friday could cause more destruction and bring more rain to parts of the

CNN, KSHB, KMBC, WLUK, WPBN, KCNC, X , @KANSASHOOPS, SUAMICO FIRE DEPARTMENT, TONI WILSON-MANN, X / @kansashoops By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Dakota Smith and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — A new batch of severe storms fired up Wednesday afternoon, dropping softball-sized hail near Kansas City and golf-ball sized hail in Ohio. The storms

By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Dakota Smith and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — A final round of widespread dangerous severe storms headed for the central US Friday could cause more destruction and bring more rain to parts of the Great Lakes already dealing with historic flooding. These regions had a brief pause in widespread

CNN By Meteorologists Chris Dolce, Briana Waxman and CNN’s Hanna Park, Kate Petersen (CNN) — A week of severe storm threats across the central US started with a bang Monday, with multiple tornadoes demolishing buildings in Kansas, heavy rain stranding vehicles on flooded streets in Wisconsin and baseball-sized hail battering parts of three states. Tuesday

By Meteorologists Chris Dolce, Briana Waxman and CNN’s Hanna Park, Kate Petersen (CNN) — A week of severe storm threats across the central US started with a bang Monday, with multiple tornadoes demolishing buildings in Kansas, heavy rain stranding vehicles on flooded streets in Wisconsin and baseball-sized hail battering parts of three states. Tuesday has

By Meteorologist Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — Harsh weather of all kinds is often called severe, but the word takes on a very specific meaning when it comes to thunderstorms. About 100,000 thunderstorms rumble across the United States each year, but just 10% intensify into a severe thunderstorm, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Spring is finally in full bloom, but some weather forecasters are already fast-forwarding a few months to hurricane season. The Atlantic season spans from June through November, and because of a burgeoning El Niño, this year’s could diverge from the active seasons of much of the past decade,

By Meteorologists Dakota Smith and Chris Dolce (CNN) — A potent, multi-day storm continues to lash Hawaii with heavy rain into the weekend, prompting flood alerts in a state still recovering from devastating floods in March. A flood watch for all Hawaiian islands was issued early Saturday morning and will extend through Monday afternoon, as

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Get ready to hear a lot more about El Niño during the next several months — and maybe even longer — as the infamous climate cycle returns again, developing and intensifying in the Pacific Ocean near the equator. If it forms as expected, this El Niño will redraw global

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Experts are warning that the unprecedented heat wave that has roasted the West during the past two weeks has also set the stage for a potentially perilous wildfire season. The relentless heat, which has shattered monthly high temperature records, has caused the mountain snowpack to virtually vanish from California’s

By Meteorologist Dakota Smith, CNN (CNN) — A record warm March has melted an already abysmal snowpack across the western United States, with impacts clearly visible in satellite imagery. It’s setting the stage for an especially concerning summer season for a region critically dependent on mountain snow. Snowpack in the western US typically reaches its

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The hurricane planning tool that meteorologists and emergency managers use for making critical decisions, including ordering evacuations, is about to become inaccessible for an indefinite period following the lapse of the federal contract governing it. The web-based tool, known as HURREVAC, is owned and paid for by FEMA ,

By Ritu Prasad, Hanna Park, Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of people have been rescued after severe flooding battered Hawaii’s Oahu island and triggered evacuation orders Saturday near a dam that officials feared could overtop as water levels rose. The flooding is the largest event of its kind in the state in 20 years,

By Meteorologist Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — An unprecedented heat wave in the West broke the record for the hottest March temperature anywhere in the United States: 108 degrees. It’s an alarming signal of how hot the planet is getting and how fast it’s happening. Yuma, Arizona, hit 109 degrees on Friday afternoon, which broke

By Meteorologist Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — A rare fireball bright enough to be seen during broad daylight dazzled skies and triggered a sonic boom in parts of the eastern United States on Tuesday morning. The fireball was likely an unusually bright meteor, a piece of space rock burning up in Earth’s atmosphere. Fireballs burn

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Meteorologists are reaching for superlatives to describe an oncoming heat wave so intense and rare for this time of year that it could leave some locations shattering their all-time temperature records for April before that month has even begun. This extreme event, made far worse by human-caused climate change,

CNN, WBTV, LORI AND ANDY LOGAN, HARDIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT, WCNC, WSMV, WZTV, KARE, WISDOT By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Meteorologists are reaching for superlatives to describe an oncoming heat wave so intense and rare for this time of year that it could leave some locations shattering their all-time temperature records for April before that

CNN By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Briana Waxman, and Chris Dolce, and Chris Boyette (CNN) — A sprawling, wind-driven multiday storm roared across the United States with severe thunderstorms to the south and blizzard conditions to the north, causing damage and disruptions along its path. The system kicked up a powerful line of storms with winds

CNN, WLUK, WBAY, WCCO, SHERIFF PATRICK DEAN LAUGHERY , HARDEMAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, @PATRICIARYEAGER , X, Sheriff Patrick Dean Laughery / Hardeman County Sheriff’s Office, @PatriciaRYeager / X By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Briana Waxman, and Chris Dolce, and Chris Boyette (CNN) — A sprawling, wind-driven multiday storm roared across the United States with severe thunderstorms

By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Briana Waxman, and Chris Dolce, and Chris Boyette (CNN) — A sprawling, wind-driven multiday storm roared across the United States with severe thunderstorms to the south and blizzard conditions to the north, causing damage and disruptions along its path. The system kicked up a powerful line of storms with winds up

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — A drastic weather pattern change is about to induce an acute case of weather whiplash for most of the country. During the next few days, a record-setting Western heat wave will settle in while winterlike cold returns to the East. The heat wave in the West will dominate weather

By CNN meteorologists Chris Dolce, Mary Gilbert, and CNN’s Hanna Park, Holly Yan, and Rebekah Riess (CNN) — At least three people are dead after a multi-day rash of dangerous storms in the central and eastern US that produced several tornadoes, destructive giant hail and winds across more than 20 states. The final round of

CNN, LISA BLANCHETTE, CHRISTIAN TELLO, WBBM, WLS, LETICIA MARIE CRANFORD, SELENA JANE CASTILLO By CNN meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, Briana Waxman and CNN’s Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A rash of ferocious storms ripped across the central US overnight, spawning tornadoes and killing at least two people. The two deaths were reported in northwest

CNN By CNN meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce and Briana Waxman (CNN) — Dangerous storms with tornadoes and huge hail are tracking across the central US overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. This threat of notably strong tornadoes has prompted the highest severe thunderstorm risk in months to be issued in parts of the Midwest. It’s all

By CNN meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, Briana Waxman and CNN’s Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A rash of ferocious storms ripped across the central US overnight, spawning tornadoes and killing at least two people. The two deaths were reported in northwest Indiana, a spokesperson for the Lake Village Volunteer Fire Department said Wednesday. “Right

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — There are increasing indications El Niño is likely to form and strengthen into potentially a significant event during the next several months, throwing weather patterns worldwide out of whack. El Niño could affect the Atlantic hurricane season (if the timing is right) and heat the planet even further, making

By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce (CNN) — A 4.9-magnitude earthquake jostled hundreds of thousands of people in Louisiana early Thursday morning — an unusually strong temblor for the state. There have been no reports of damage or injuries. The earthquake, centered about 7 miles west of Edgefield, in northwest Louisiana, is the strongest earthquake centered

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Supercell thunderstorms are dangerous severe storms that unleash destructive hail, roaring winds and powerful tornadoes. They are responsible for nearly all of the United States’ most violent tornadoes and the largest hailstones. Here’s what makes them so potent. Thunderstorms 101 Thunderstorms need moisture, energy — which meteorologists call

CNN, WBZ, WHDH, WCVB, WCBS By Danya Gainor, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Thousands in the Northeast remained without power amid freezing temperatures Tuesday as people from that region and the mid-Atlantic dug out from extreme snowfall — including more than 2 feet in several states — from the previous two days and faced continuing

CNN By Danya Gainor, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Thousands in the Northeast remained without power amid freezing temperatures Tuesday as people from that region and the mid-Atlantic dug out from extreme snowfall — including more than 2 feet in several states — from the previous two days and faced continuing travel disruptions including hundreds

By Danya Gainor, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Thousands in the Northeast remained without power amid freezing temperatures Tuesday as people from that region and the mid-Atlantic dug out from extreme snowfall — including more than 2 feet in several states — from the previous two days and faced continuing travel disruptions including hundreds of

By Samuel Hart, Curt Merrill, CNN (CNN) — A bomb cyclone is wreaking havoc across the Northeast, bringing heavy snow, near hurricane-force winds and other hazardous conditions to millions of people. CNN is tracking the storm’s impact in maps and charts that will update as the system unfolds. Alerts and hazards Major snowfall More than

CNN, POOL, SPECTRUM NEWS NY1, WHDH, NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY, EARTHCAM, NJ OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, BAY SHORE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WPVI, WBZ By Katherine Koretski (CNN) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani banned most travel across the nation’s largest city from 9 p.m. Sunday through noon Monday, an extraordinary measure reflecting the test a

By Katherine Koretski (CNN) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani banned most travel across the nation’s largest city from 9 p.m. Sunday through noon Monday, an extraordinary measure reflecting the test a historic blizzard hitting the region poses. Mamdani also canceled classes for the city’s public schools on Monday with no remote learning. The

By Meteorologist Chris Dolce, Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — A high-impact nor’easter is about to crush parts of the Northeast with blizzard conditions, heavy snow and strong winds. The forecast has been fraught with uncertainty for days, but has finally homed in on a major storm from the Mid-Atlantic to New England, including New York

By Meteorologist Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — A potent winter storm will impact the Northeast starting on Sunday, but there are still questions about how big its punch of snow and strong winds will be for some areas. Snow totals and the chances for a more significant bomb cyclone have been trending up over the

By CNN Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Briana Waxman, CNN’s Amanda Musa (CNN) — Dangerous fire weather conditions are impacting the Plains for a fourth consecutive day Friday as firefighters deal with more than a dozen wildfires that have torched tens of thousands of acres and forced evacuations in the region. The Ranger Road megafire is the

KCNC By CNN Meteorologists Chris Dolce, Briana Waxman (CNN) — At least four people are dead in a multi-vehicle pileup in Colorado and multiple fires are breaking out across the Plains as powerful winds wreak havoc across the region, forcing thousands to evacuate. The pileup on Interstate 25 south of Pueblo, Colorado, involving over 30

By CNN Meteorologists Chris Dolce, Briana Waxman (CNN) — At least four people are dead in a multi-vehicle pileup in Colorado and multiple fires are breaking out across the Plains as powerful winds wreak havoc across the region, forcing thousands to evacuate. The pileup on Interstate 25 south of Pueblo, Colorado, involving over 30 vehicles,

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released Thursday by the National Science Foundation. The move is part of the Trump administration’s effort to disassemble the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, one of the world’s top weather

By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert (CNN) — It’s already been a brutally cold and snowy winter for the northeastern US, but what’s typically the region’s snowiest month is just getting started. Impactful Northeast snowstorms, many of which are powerful nor’easters, occur most often in February, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That’s

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The US is a nation divided, with frigid conditions, snow and ice entrenched east of the Rockies all the way into Florida, and record warmth and paltry snowfall in the West. The dichotomy has lasted weeks and is finally about to shift – but only after one more major

CNN, PENNSYLVANIA CABLE NETWORK By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Monica Garrett (CNN) — Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog weather icon, saw his shadow when he was plucked from his warm burrow and thrust out into the frigid air Monday morning. According to Phil, that means six more weeks of winter are ahead. Every year on February 2

By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Monica Garrett (CNN) — Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog weather icon, saw his shadow when he was plucked from his warm burrow and thrust out into the frigid air Monday morning. According to Phil, that means six more weeks of winter are ahead. Every year on February 2 — Groundhog Day —

CNN By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Monica Garrett (CNN) — Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog weather icon, saw his shadow when he was plucked from his warm burrow and thrust out into the frigid air Monday morning. According to Phil, that means six more weeks of winter are ahead. Every year on February 2 — Groundhog Day

By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert (CNN) — A new surge of record-breaking Arctic air is sinking south over the eastern half of the United States Friday and dialing up hazardous cold to the extreme all the way to South Florida. It will be the coldest stretch for many in Florida in 15 years and could even

By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — A rapidly strengthening winter storm, known as a bomb cyclone, is less than 24 hours away from delivering an unusual amount of snow, damaging winds and dangerous coastal flooding to parts of the Southeast and mid-Atlantic. Impacts will begin late Friday into Saturday, with snow and

By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman (CNN) — A rapidly strengthening coastal storm is expected to develop this weekend and bring heavy snow, strong winds and coastal flooding to the Southeast amid an outbreak of deadly cold temperatures. As the storm moves north, southeast New England is currently in the bull’s-eye, but its exact path is

CNN, WUSA, ACCUWEATHER, INC., WTVA, WABC By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman (CNN) — A rapidly strengthening coastal storm is expected to develop this weekend and bring heavy snow, strong winds and coastal flooding to the Southeast amid an outbreak of deadly cold temperatures. As the storm moves north, southeast New England is currently in the

By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Millions of people in the United States are in the middle an exceptional cold stretch — one of the longest in decades for some — and it’s only going to get more brutal headed into next week. More than 200 daily cold temperature records could be broken from Friday

By Andrew Freedman, Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — A powerful winter storm will form off the East Coast this weekend amid a bout of deadly cold, but predicting its track, intensity and who could see snow will take another day or so to become clear. As of Wednesday, forecast models agree a storm will form

CNN, CLEVELAND CLINIC By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Much of the United States is experiencing prolonged and extreme cold weather, with recent winter storms, dangerous windchills and record low temperatures affecting millions of people. As winter stretches on, many people still have to commute to work while figuring out how to keep active and

By Eric Levenson, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — This weekend’s winter storm and ensuing bitter cold have left at least 30 people dead and caused prolonged power outages for hundreds of thousands, particularly across the southern US. The damage from ice and cold was most significant in a swath stretching from east Texas through Louisiana,

By CNN Lead Meteorologist Brandon Miller (CNN) — A major winter storm, one of the most extreme and expansive in years, is starting to develop over the Plains and will impact much of the United States. Over the next few days, the storm will drop up to a foot of snow and crippling amounts of

CNN, WSB, WLS, KCTV, WABC, WCHS, NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR’S OFFICE, NC GOVERNOR VIA YOUTUBE By Meteorologist Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — More than half of the United States is about to face one of the most sprawling and menacing winter storms in years, one that threatens to deliver a historic blow of snow and ice.

By Matt Stiles, Curt Merrill, Sam Hart, Tal Yellin, Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — A major winter storm is spreading heavy snow and damaging ice across a large portion of the United States. Extremely cold temperatures will only worsen the storm and increase its danger. The storm’s reach extends across hundreds of miles, bringing multiple

By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman (CNN) — There’s a winter storm brewing that promises to blanket Texas to Washington, DC, in heavy snow and dangerous amounts of ice. Preparing for the kinds of impacts we’re expecting isn’t just about stocking up on groceries and batteries. Here’s what you should (and shouldn’t) do. Don’t just plan

By Meteorologist Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — More than half of the United States is about to face one of the most sprawling and menacing winter storms in years, one that threatens to deliver a historic blow of snow and ice. The long-lasting storm begins Friday and, by its end on Monday, will have dropped

CNN, WSOC, WFMZ, WSB, WANF, KEYC By Meteorologist Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — A major winter storm — among the most extreme and widespread in years — is set to lash more than two dozen states with damaging ice and heavy snow late this week. It’s all being fed and worsened by a brutal blast

By Meteorologist Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — A major winter storm — among the most extreme and widespread in years — is set to lash more than two dozen states with damaging ice and heavy snow late this week. It’s all being fed and worsened by a brutal blast of Arctic air that could set

By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — A storm that brought more soaking rain to Southern California on Thursday is on the way out, but there will be little break with a conga line of storms set to hit waterlogged California through early next week. Evacuation warnings were issued ahead of Thursday’s storm

By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — A powerful winter storm swept across the central and eastern United States, knocking out power and snarling travel during one of the busiest stretches of the holiday season. The wide-ranging storm brought blizzard conditions, strong winds, an ice storm and tornadoes and is being followed by

By Andrew Freedman, Hanna Park, Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A final round of heavy rain is drenching California Friday and threatening to bring more flooding and debris flows after a days-long deadly siege of storms. The waves of storms have killed at least four people in California since last weekend. The Christmas holiday storms

CNN By Andrew Freedman, Hanna Park, Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — A final round of heavy rain is drenching California Friday and threatening to bring more flooding and debris flows after a days-long deadly siege of storms. The waves of storms have killed at least four people in California since last weekend. The Christmas holiday

CNN, KCAL, KCBS, KRCR, KGO,, CNN, CNN, KCAL/KCBS, KRCR, KGO, By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, Andrew Freedman, Alaa Elassar, Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A powerful storm carrying a strong atmospheric river laid siege to California over the last several days — setting records in parts of the state — with evacuations orders still

By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, Andrew Freedman, Alaa Elassar, Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A powerful storm carrying a strong atmospheric river laid siege to California over the last several days — setting records in parts of the state — with evacuations orders still ongoing Thursday because of the risk of life-threatening flooding and

By Karina Tsui, Chris Dolce, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — An even more potent atmospheric river-fueled storm is on a collision course with California after a first storm triggered deadly flooding and evacuations over the weekend in Northern California. The new storm and another after it are prompting new evacuations in the Los Angeles area’s

By Meteorologist Briana Waxman (CNN) — Dangerous fire weather conditions were underway in Colorado and Wyoming’s foothills that had forecasters using the most dire language possible to characterize Friday’s fire threat. “This is a Particularly Dangerous Situation that poses a significant threat to life and property in the event of a wildfire start,” the so-called

By Meteorologist Chris Dolce Cold and snowy weather has gripped much of the northern tier of the United States since Thanksgiving, but a pattern change will torch the chance of white Christmas for many. A white Christmas is when at least 1 inch of snow is on the ground on the morning of December 25,