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By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce (CNN) — A second levee failed just outside of Seattle as rivers once again surge from more atmospheric river-fueled rain, setting off deadly flooding in parts of western Washington. Precautionary evacuations were ordered for around 1,300 people in Pacific, Washington, Tuesday morning due to the levee breach along the

By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Rain has finally come to an end in flooded Washington and the Pacific Northwest, but the region can’t breathe easy: More heavy rain from new atmospheric rivers will arrive next week. As of Saturday, Stehekin Valley, a remote area of Washington only reachable by boat or

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The National Weather Service is working to hire back hundreds of positions laid off or otherwise cut by the Trump administration, but it’s progressing at a snail’s pace, with about 80 final job offers accepted for meteorologists, hydrologists and other specialized staff. The agency received permission in late July

By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce and CNN’s Andrew Freedman (CNN) — An arctic air mass has descended into the US, and a disrupted polar vortex will keep the nation in the freezer at times deeper into December. More than 200 million people will wake up to freezing temperatures this week as the coldest

CNN, WLS, KCCI, SEE PREFONTS By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman and Chris Dolce (CNN) — A new, quick-hitting winter storm is piling onto travel woes and shoveling duties Monday in parts of the central US that were buried over the weekend, but its next chapter could be its most notable. The storm will strengthen rapidly

By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman and Chris Dolce (CNN) — A new, quick-hitting winter storm is piling onto travel woes and shoveling duties Monday in parts of the central US that were buried over the weekend, but its next chapter could be its most notable. The storm will strengthen rapidly into a bomb cyclone as

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Emerging from their holiday food comas and shuffling toward the nation’s airports and highways, some Americans may discover the biggest holiday indigestion has nothing to do with pie. A potent storm is muscling into the journey home, threatening to upend post-turkey travel. For anyone who postponed their return

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Holiday travelers in the United States avoiding widespread disruptive weather ahead of Thanksgiving might not be so fortunate during their post-holiday journeys. A new storm that will first impact the Pacific Northwest by Thanksgiving night is expected to morph into a full-blown, cross-country storm with the potential

By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman and Chris Dolce (CNN) — A blast of Arctic cold air is set to sweep across the country just as family and friends take to the roads and skies to gather for Thanksgiving. Parts of the Rockies and Plains are already feeling the chill, but the temperature drop pushes south

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Thanksgiving is a week away and more than 80 million Americans are planning to travel at least 50 miles from home. But the weather has the potential to disrupt their visits with family and friends. Most of those travelers — 73 million — are expected to hit the

By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — Significant flooding is underway in Texas Hill Country as storms crawl across the South. Parts of the region are still recovering from devastating flooding that killed more than 130 people this July. Over 9 inches of rain has fallen since Thursday morning in parts of

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — High above the North Pole, in a slice of atmosphere rarely noticed and even less understood, a transformation is underway. Over the next 10 days, changes in the stratosphere will upend weather patterns and set the stage for a cold, snowy December across parts of the Northern Hemisphere. It

KSBW By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Taylor Ward, Mary Gilbert (CNN) — A strong Pacific storm is bringing soaking rain to Southern California, increasing the risk of life-threatening flooding, mudslides and debris flows, especially near burn scars in the Los Angeles area. Evacuation orders are in effect for “vulnerable properties” within the Palisades, Hurst and

By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Taylor Ward, Mary Gilbert (CNN) — A strong Pacific storm is bringing soaking rain to Southern California, increasing the risk of life-threatening flooding, mudslides and debris flows, especially near burn scars in the Los Angeles area. Evacuation orders are in effect for “vulnerable properties” within the Palisades, Hurst and Sunset

By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman and Chris Dolce (CNN) — A powerful burst of energy from the sun streaming past Earth painted the night sky as far south as Florida with stunning northern lights displays overnight Tuesday. The dancing red and green and purple hues were spotted across a vast portion of the US and

CNN, WSOC, SPECTRUM NEWS MILWAUKEE, ISAAC DAKOTA CASADOS By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — Record cold temperatures have pushed as far south as Florida this morning as wind-whipped snow continues to pile up in the eastern Great Lakes from a brief bout of Arctic air gripping the eastern US. More than two

By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — Record cold temperatures have pushed as far south as Florida this morning as wind-whipped snow continues to pile up in the eastern Great Lakes from a brief bout of Arctic air gripping the eastern US. More than two dozen cities, reaching as far south as Fort

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert (CNN) — The calendar still says fall, but the atmosphere is skipping ahead to winter as a rush of Arctic air sends more than two dozen states into a brief deep freeze. It all starts this weekend in the Midwest, where temperatures will drop 10 to 20 degrees below average,

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Tossed and battered by violent wind and severe turbulence, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Hunters have spent the past week diving into the eye of Melissa — a storm of historic ferocity — to gather life-saving data. They have done it around the clock, 24/7, because their

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — After Melissa moves away from Jamaica, Cuba is next in line for the powerful hurricane’s fury. Landfall is expected very early Wednesday morning, likely a couple hours after midnight, but impacts have already begun. Heavy rain is falling in Cuba with tropical storm-force winds reaching some coastal areas.

CNN By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce (CNN) — Melissa rapidly intensified over the weekend and is now a rare Category 5 hurricane with 160 mph winds. The National Hurricane Center expects it to make landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday morning as the strongest hurricane on record to strike the island. The center of the hurricane

By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce (CNN) — Melissa rapidly intensified over the weekend and is now a rare Category 5 hurricane with 160 mph winds. The National Hurricane Center expects it to make landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday morning as the strongest hurricane on record to strike the island. The center of the hurricane is

By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce (CNN) — Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean are staring down what could become a catastrophic, days-long assault of extreme rainfall and damaging winds with a strengthening Tropical Storm Melissa expected to become a major hurricane over some of the hottest ocean water on the

By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Tropical Storm Melissa is barely moving through the Caribbean, and that’s exactly what makes it so dangerous. The longer it lingers, the more rain it dumps and the more likely it is to rapidly intensify into a monster storm. Intensity forecasts have ramped up considerably in

By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Tropical Storm Melissa is crawling through the Caribbean Sea, threatening to unleash life-threatening flooding and mudslides across parts of the region later this week. It’s proof this year’s Atlantic hurricane season is not over yet, and Melissa has plenty of time and fuel ahead. Melissa

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Tropical Storm Melissa has formed in the Caribbean Sea, proving this year’s Atlantic hurricane season won’t be wrapping up quietly. The storm could slam the northern Caribbean with pouring rain and strong winds as it strengthens over extremely warm water this week. Melissa’s worst impacts could center on

By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — Thunderstorms erupting in the South and Midwest to kick off the weekend could turn severe and produce dangerous winds, a few tornadoes and heavy rain. It’s not been a particularly active fall so far, but the return of severe thunderstorms is a reminder this season, and occasionally

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’s cuts. There is a gaping hole in weather balloon coverage in western Alaska — a critical

By CNN’s Hanna Park, CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Emergency responders in western Alaska are working to help more than a thousand residents displaced after ferocious, hurricane-force wind gusts from what once was Typhoon Halong tore through remote, coastal communities, unleashed record-breaking storm surge and shoved homes completely off their foundations. At least

CNN, WVEC, WMBF, WTKR, WRDE, SEE PREFONTS By CNN’s Dakin Andone, CNN Meteorologists Linda Lam, Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce Coastal flooding and wind-whipped rain hit the mid-Atlantic and Northeast coastline Monday as an impactful nor’easter crawled up the East Coast for the third consecutive day before starting to slowly subside overnight. At least three deaths

By CNN’s Dakin Andone, CNN Meteorologists Linda Lam, Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce Coastal flooding and wind-whipped rain hit the mid-Atlantic and Northeast coastline Monday as an impactful nor’easter crawled up the East Coast for the third consecutive day before starting to slowly subside overnight. At least three deaths have been reported over the last several

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A nasty coastal storm, known as a nor’easter, is organizing and strengthening off the Southeast US. The storm is poised to deliver tropical storm-force wind gusts, soaking rain and dangerous seas up most of the East Coast into early next week. It’s packing a serious punch as

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A powerful nor’easter is about to bring nasty weather to millions along the East Coast, with fierce winds, drenching rain and dangerous seas expected this weekend into early next week. The storm will drive major coastal flooding and beach erosion alongside the heavy rain and potentially damaging

By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce (CNN) — A serious multi-day flood threat is underway in the Southwest as two former tropical systems turn the typically dry desert into a breeding ground for heavy rain. Soaking rainfall began over the region Thursday night as increasingly humid air arrived. Parts of the Phoenix metro had picked up

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — A marine heat wave spanning much of the North Pacific Ocean is already influencing the weather in North America and is poised to make its mark on winter. The unusually warm ocean water, coined “the blob” due to how it appears on weather maps, has brought milder and more

By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce (CNN) — A serious flood threat is on tap for some of the driest areas of the United States as an ailing former Hurricane Priscilla combines with another storm system to create a long-lasting rainfall event. More than an October’s worth of rain could fall within days in some areas

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A nor’easter is about to develop off the Southeast coast and this coastal storm will bring some serious threats along with dreary weather for much of the East Coast into early next week. The upcoming storm will churn up dangerous seas and drive coastal flooding while also

By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — Tropical Storm Jerry is rushing across the central Atlantic Ocean on Thursday and is expected to finally strengthen into a hurricane on Friday. Jerry, which formed Tuesday, is the 10th named storm of a late-blooming season that has produced three hurricanes in just over two weeks.

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A rare, monstrous EF5 tornado that struck the United States more than three months ago was the first of its kind in more than a decade, experts announced Monday. A tornado that roared through part of eastern North Dakota in June and killed three people was upgraded

By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce (CNN) — A new tropical storm could form in the Atlantic this week and continue the 2025 hurricane season’s backloaded burst of tropical activity. Even though fewer storms tend to form now, in the late-season, history has shown how devastating they can be, particularly since development areas shift closer to

By Brandon Miller, Eve Brennan, Yasmin Coles, CNN (CNN) — A powerful earthquake struck the central Philippines late Tuesday, killing at least 60 people and severely damaging buildings and infrastructure in nearby towns and cities. The shallow 6.9 magnitude quake struck around 10 p.m. local time, just west of Palompon and close to the city

By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — Imelda’s core passed over Bermuda overnight Wednesday and knocked out power to thousands as hurricane winds ripped across the island. The storm also knocked several homes on North Carolina’s Outer Banks into the sea and continues to churn up dangerous surf, rip currents, coastal flooding and

By Andrew Freedman, Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The two massive tropical systems swirling off the Southeast coast are a stark reminder that the potential government shutdown looms during the middle of the Atlantic hurricane season. Weather forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and disaster response specialists at the Federal Emergency Management Agency

By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman (CNN) — Tropical Storm Imelda is strengthening and is expected to become a hurricane by Tuesday as it moves off the Southeast coast, kicking up dangerous surf, rip currents, coastal flooding and beach erosion from Florida through the Carolinas. At the same time, Hurricane Humberto, which briefly exploded into a

By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce (CNN) — Tropical Storm Imelda formed over the Bahamas Sunday afternoon and is expected to intensify into a hurricane, and while its forecast is less ominous for the Southeast coast, the storm will still be felt there. Newly-formed Imelda has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and is 335 miles

By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman, Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Humberto rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm Friday and Saturday over the warm, energy-filled water of the open Atlantic Ocean. But there’s a quiet threat creeping toward the Southeast coast that people there should keep their eye on. A strengthening tropical depression brewing

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Hurricanes and other systems don’t often find themselves in a tropical traffic jam in Earth’s vast oceans, but there are consequences when they do get all up in each other’s business. A tropical tango known as the Fujiwhara effect can unfold when two storms move too close

By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman and Chris Dolce (CNN) — Tropical Storm Humberto is spinning in the west-central Atlantic, but the bigger question for the United States is what’s brewing behind it. Humberto is not a direct threat to the US, but it could rapidly intensify and grow into a major hurricane this weekend as

By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce Tropical Storm Humberto has sprung to life in the Atlantic, and there could be a double dose of tropical trouble in the coming days: Another storm is likely to form near the Bahamas and put the East Coast on alert heading into the weekend. Newly formed Tropical Storm Humberto, the

By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman (CNN) — The Atlantic is suddenly buzzing with tropical activity. Hurricane Gabrielle is a strong Category 3 storm east of Bermuda, and two more potential tropical systems — one nearing the Caribbean and another farther east — could follow this week. Neither new disturbance is an immediate threat to land,

By CNN Meteorologists Derek Van Dam, Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Hurricane Gabrielle rapidly intensified in warm water in the central Atlantic far from land Monday morning, becoming the second major hurricane of the 2025 season. Major hurricanes are Category 3 or stronger. Gabrielle was a Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds Monday

By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce Deep mudslides and flash flooding hit Southern California Thursday after drenching thunderstorms fed by the moisture of former Eastern Pacific Tropical Storm Mario spread over the region. The Oak Glen, Forest Falls and Potato Canyon areas of San Bernardino County were particularly hard hit. Mud and debris flows impacted multiple

By CNN Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, CNN Tropical Storm Gabrielle is struggling to organize after it formed Wednesday in the central Atlantic Ocean and put an end to an unusual nearly three-week stretch with no storms during the peak of hurricane season. Gabrielle was churning around 700 miles east-northeast of the Caribbean’s northern Leeward

By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce, Matt Stiles, CNN Hand in hand with brilliant foliage, fall delivers the first signs of winter to much of the United States — but the seasons are changing, and not as they normally do. The fall season is heating up as the world warms due to fossil fuel pollution, and

By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman (CNN) — For a moment, it seemed like a blast from the past: a plume over Mount St. Helens on Tuesday looked like the volcano might be erupting again. But fortunately, this was not an eruption — just a wind-whipped encore decades in the making. According to the US Geological

By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman (CNN) — Anyone who’s drinking hot pumpkin spice lattes in a chunky sweater may need to rein it in for a little while. The crisp weather many in the United States enjoyed over the last week or two was just a sneak peek of fall: Late summer heat is making

By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce Atlantic hurricane season has hit a September speed bump. The season’s peak will pass this week with no active storms for the first time in nearly a decade. June is when the six-month-long season begins, but the true bulk of hurricane activity occurs from mid-August through September and into the