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By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Extreme weather has thrashed the United States this year with more flood emergencies than any other year — a deadly, sobering statistic that scientists say paints a picture of the future as the planet warms. An unprecedented 91 flash flood emergencies have been issued by the National Weather

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Hurricane Sandy, which was also called “Superstorm Sandy.” According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Hurricane Sandy affected 24 states and all of the eastern seaboard. Causing an estimated $88.5 billion in damages, it was the fifth-costliest US storm behind Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Hurricane

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. Past coverage of the 2022 hurricane season and the latest weather news can also be found on CNN. Follow the storm tracker for the path and forecasts of the latest storm. Facts The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June

CNN By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Fall is in full swing, but it’s not too soon to look ahead to winter, especially one that could feel considerably different than last year’s dominated by El Niño. A weak La Niña is expected to develop ahead of the season and influence temperatures, precipitation, and by

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Fall is in full swing, but it’s not too soon to look ahead to winter, especially one that could feel considerably different than last year’s dominated by El Niño. A weak La Niña is expected to develop ahead of the season and influence temperatures, precipitation, and by extension,

CNN By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades. The Sahara does experience rain, but usually just a few inches a year and rarely

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A dramatic pattern shift is bringing the chilliest air since spring to millions of people in the central and eastern United States, making areas that have struggled so far to shed lingering warmth feel more like November than October. Extended periods of fall chill have been hard to

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades. The Sahara does experience rain, but usually just a few inches a year and rarely in

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. Follow the storm tracker for the path and forecasts of the latest storm. Facts The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. The areas covered include the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

By Amy O’Kruk, Matt Stiles, Renée Rigdon, Curt Merrill, Soph Warnes and Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday night, making landfall as a powerful Category 3 storm. The intense hurricane spawned tornadoes, dumped rain across much of the state, left millions without power and claimed at least

By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Decades-old and long-debunked myths about so-called chemtrails have become a central part of a wild conspiracy theory that falsely asserts the US government used non-existent weather manipulation technology to create the devastation caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The conspiracy theory is being promoted by right-wing influencers online, some

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at hurricane statistics. Notable Hurricanes in Recent US History September 24-27, 2024 – Hurricane Helene Category 4 storm. Made first landfall in the Florida Big Bend region as a Category 4 and created a 500-mile path of destruction with catastrophic flooding, damaging winds and power outages. The

CNN By Dalia Faheid, Allison Chinchar and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Florida is bracing as Hurricane Milton has intensified into a Category 2 storm two days before it’s due to make landfall on the state’s Gulf Coast, where communities are still dealing with the effects of Hurricane Helene. The state will contend with Milton

By Dalia Faheid, Allison Chinchar and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Milton has strengthened to Category 3 and continues to intensify two days before it’s due to strike Florida’s Gulf Coast, where communities now are rushing cleanup from catastrophic Hurricane Helene. Ahead of what could be the state’s largest storm exodus in seven years,

CNN By Allison Chinchar and Elisa Raffa, CNN (CNN) — Less than 10 days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, the state is bracing for another potentially devastating blow from a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, this one a potential Category 3 storm. Tropical Storm Milton formed in the western Gulf on Saturday

By Allison Chinchar and Elisa Raffa, CNN (CNN) — Less than 10 days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, the state is bracing for another potentially devastating blow from a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, this one a potential Category 3 storm. Tropical Storm Milton formed in the western Gulf on Saturday morning,

By Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — New before-and-after aerial photos paint a grim picture of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in parts of western North Carolina that have been hard to access after the storm swiped away the state’s roads and bridges. The monstrously sized Category 4 hurricane carved a more than 500-mile path of destruction across

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Millions of people in the West are experiencing a dangerous and historic October heatwave with temperatures so extreme they’d be considered hot during the peak of summer. The heat has been so potent the United States soared to and tied the highest temperature ever seen in the month

By Rachel Ramirez, Sharif Paget, Aaron Fisher and Curt Merrill, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Helene laid waste to the southeastern United States. Its sheer wind force and deadly floods left behind a path of destruction stretching over 500 miles from Florida to the Southern Appalachians. In just 48 hours, vast swaths of the region became

By Holly Yan and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — The magnitude of devastation wrought by Helene intensifies by the hour as search crews discover more bodies and floodwaters slowly recede – revealing more neighborhoods obliterated by the storm. The death toll across six states soared to 128 Monday, days after Helene made landfall in Florida

WSOC, CNN By Steve Almasy, Andy Rose and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Short on supplies, power and patience, storm victims who saw the brutal force of Helene upend their lives have emerged to a new week, facing the daunting challenge of rebuilding. Some of the roads and bridges they need to do the job

By Dalia Faheid and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The Southeast is grappling with widespread devastation after Helene made landfall Thursday as the strongest hurricane on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend region and tore through multiple states, killing at least 95 people, knocking out power to millions and trapping families in floodwaters. In hard-hit North Carolina,

CNN By Dalia Faheid and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Helene, the strongest hurricane on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend region, is now a post-tropical cyclone with winds of 35 mph, leaving at least 59 people dead in five states, leveling communities, knocking out power and stranding many in floodwaters following the historic

CNN By Dalia Faheid and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Helene, the strongest hurricane on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend region, is now a post-tropical cyclone with winds of 35 mph, leaving at least 59 people dead in five states, leveling communities, knocking out power and stranding many in floodwaters following the historic

By Dalia Faheid and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Helene, the strongest hurricane on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend region, is now a post-tropical cyclone with winds of 35 mph, leaving at least 59 people dead in five states, leveling communities, knocking out power and stranding many in floodwaters following the historic storm’s

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — In addition to hosting thousands of football fans, NFL stadiums are about to double as emergency response hubs during weather disasters. Under a new partnership between the NFL and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, four stadiums have been selected so far to open their doors during hurricanes, tornadoes and

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Hurricanes aren’t what they used to be. As the planet warms, they are morphing into something more dangerous — intensifying faster, producing more rainfall and generating bigger storm surge. To protect ourselves from these increasing threats, researchers say hurricane preparedness and the way people perceive storms need to proactively

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, Amy Simonson and Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — Evacuations are underway and time is running out for Floridians to prepare for Tropical Storm Helene, which threatens to hit as the strongest storm to make landfall in the United States in over a year. Helene formed in the northwestern Caribbean Sea

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Preparations are underway for the vice presidential debate on October 1, where candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance will face off for the first and potentially only time during the 2024 race. Vance’s prep sessions include reviewing footage of the governor’s previous speeches and studying binders of research

CNN By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — An area of thunderstorms in the Caribbean is expected to develop into Hurricane Helene and rapidly intensify over the exceptionally warm Gulf of Mexico before slamming into the United States’ Gulf Coast later this week as a major hurricane. The storm has not formed yet but is

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — An area of thunderstorms in the Caribbean is expected to develop into Hurricane Helene and rapidly intensify over the exceptionally warm Gulf of Mexico before slamming into the United States’ Gulf Coast later this week as a major hurricane. The storm has not formed yet but is expected

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Large, explosive and destructive fires have torn through parts of California this year, well before the state’s most extreme fire weather conditions typically arrive, and it’s stoking fears that the season has devastating potential to come. It’s all happening because weather extremes that are becoming more likely in

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Floodwater surged into homes, stranded vehicles and forced water rescues in coastal North Carolina on Monday after a tropical storm-like system dumped historic amounts of rain in a matter of hours. “It’s probably the worst flooding that any of us have seen in Carolina Beach,” Town Manager Bruce

By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — At least 17 people have been killed in some of the worst floods to hit central Europe in decades as Storm Boris sweeps through the region, dumping well over a month’s worth of rain. Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary have all been hit with extreme rainfall. The

By Elisa Raffa, CNN (CNN) — Forecasters have issued tropical storm warnings for coastal areas of the Carolinas, according to the National Hurricane Center. Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight, which hasn’t formed but is predicted to soon, is expected to bring impacts within 48 hours from Edisto Beach, South Carolina, to Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina. More

By Allison Chinchar and Elliana Hebert, CNN (CNN) — A low pressure system moving into the West Coast today will bring rare early-season snow and rain to California through Monday. “A winter weather advisory is in effect for portions of the Sierra Nevada above 8,000 feet where up to 4 inches of snow could fall

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — There isn’t much green in the Sahara Desert, but after an unusual influx of rain, the color can be seen from space creeping into parts of one of the driest places in the world. Satellites recently captured plant life blooming in parts of the typically arid southern Sahara

CNN By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — California’s Line Fire is burning so intensely that it created its own weather. Dramatic pyrocumulus, or “fire clouds,” exploded over the fire Monday at the exact time a high-resolution weather satellite hundreds of miles above Earth’s surface was looking down at the planet. Pyrocumulus clouds form over

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — California’s Line Fire is burning so intensely that it created its own weather. Dramatic pyrocumulus, or “fire clouds,” exploded over the fire Monday at the exact time a high-resolution weather satellite hundreds of miles above Earth’s surface was looking down at the planet. Pyrocumulus clouds form over intense

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Floodwaters that gushed from an overflowing dam in northern Nigeria engulfed a zoo and swept animals including crocodiles and snakes into communities, as the region battles some of the worst flooding in years. In the northeastern Borno State – one of the areas hit hardest by floods

CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Mary Gilbert, Robert Shackelford and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Francine has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph and is forecast to keep strengthening – possibly to a Category 2 storm – ahead of landfall along the Louisiana coast Wednesday. Francine was about 245 miles from Morgan City,

CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Mary Gilbert, Robert Shackelford and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Francine has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph and is forecast to keep strengthening ahead of landfall along the Louisiana coast Wednesday. Francine was about 295 miles from Morgan City, Louisiana, Tuesday evening, according to the National Hurricane

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Mary Gilbert, Robert Shackelford and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Francine has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph and is forecast to keep strengthening – possibly to a Category 2 storm – ahead of landfall along the Louisiana coast Wednesday. Francine was about 245 miles from Morgan City, Louisiana,

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The first evacuations have been ordered along the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Francine gains strength ahead of an expected hurricane strike by midweek, and a hurricane warning has been posted for Louisiana in anticipation of Francine’s arrival. The storm was churning in the record-warm western Gulf of

KABC, CNN By Chris Boyette and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Wildfires in California and Nevada are driving thousands from their homes as firefighters in the air and on the ground work to contain them, amid daytime temperatures nearing 100 degrees. Here is the latest: More than two million acres are currently burning across

By Gene Norman, Elisa Raffa, Allison Chinchar and Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologists and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Potential Tropical Cyclone Six has formed over the warm waters of the southern Gulf of Mexico with over two months left of 2024’s Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday. The storm that formed

By Paradise Afshar and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Raging wildfires in California and Nevada have led to mandatory evacuations of thousands of homes, as forecasters warn of record heat in the West for the next few days. There are 14 active wildfires currently burning across California – with one so intense, it’s created its

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — It’s early September – what should be the busiest stretch of hurricane season. Forecasters predicted this one was going to be bad: storm after storm, the most bullish forecasts on record. Instead, the Atlantic Ocean is enveloped in a rare and strange calm that has flummoxed forecasters and

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A widespread area of the eastern United States will get a taste of early fall weather for Labor Day weekend after July-like heat baked tens of millions of people this week. A potent cold front will sweep across the area and usher in cooler air from Canada this weekend

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Fall is a season of transitions: brutally hot summer days give way to crisp fall evenings, green leaves take on colorful hues and fresh summertime flavors are drowned out by the warmth of baking spices. But while pumpkin spice is already overtaking the country, the familiar fall feel

CNN, WFAA, KTVT, KGMB, KHNL, UPS, CNN, CNN, WFAA, KTVT, KGMB/KHNL, UPS By Mary Gilbert and Robert Shackelford, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The Atlantic hurricane season might be quiet for now, but the same can’t be said in the Pacific, where Hurricane Hone is bearing down on Hawaii. A tropical storm warning is in effect

By Mary Gilbert and Robert Shackelford, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The Atlantic hurricane season might be quiet for now, but the same can’t be said in the Pacific, where Hurricane Hone is bearing down on Hawaii. A tropical storm warning is in effect for Hawaii’s Big Island with the storm bringing heavy rain, strong winds,

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Tropical activity in an unusually active hurricane season will take a breather after Ernesto, but forecasters don’t believe it will last long. Atlantic storms will be limited for at least the next week. Dry, dusty air and some disruptive winds in the upper atmosphere are making it difficult

By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Extreme weather in parts of Canada is causing flooding and power outages in several areas, including Toronto, Mississauga, and North Dumfries Township. Environment Canada issued several weather alerts Saturday, including rainfall warnings and a severe thunderstorms watch. In Toronto, extremely heavy rain continues as of 3:08 p.m., with rainfall amounts of 100 to 200 mm. Mississauga is also experiencing

CNN By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Ernesto delivered a blow to Bermuda Saturday and was ramping up coastal danger for much of the United States’ Eastern Seaboard after it thrashed Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power. Ernesto made landfall on Bermuda early Saturday as a

CNN By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Ernesto is delivering a blow to Bermuda and is ramping up coastal danger for much of the United States’ Eastern Seaboard after it thrashed Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power. The hurricane made landfall on Bermuda early Saturday as

By Mary Gilbert and Elisa Raffa, CNN Meteorologists (CNN) — Ernesto regained Category 1 hurricane strength with 80 mph sustained winds Sunday as it headed toward Atlantic Canada, following its thrashing of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, where it left hundreds of thousands of people without power. Ernesto made landfall on Bermuda early Saturday

CNN By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Hurricane Ernesto is on track to strengthen over record-warm water to deliver a blow to Bermuda and ramp up coastal danger for much of the United States’ Eastern Seaboard after it thrashed Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power. The

CNN, WLII, ABBY V BRU, GERAL ROSADO, KANIDSHA MELENDEZ, SEF GRAHAM, WILFRED MULLER By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — This story is out of date. Check out the new forecast for Hurricane Ernesto here. Hurricane Ernesto unloaded flooding rainfall on Puerto Rico as it pulled away from the island Wednesday

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at some statistics from Hurricane Katrina. August 29, 2005 Katrina makes landfall near Grand Isle, Louisiana as a Category 3 storm with winds near 127 mph.– Severe flooding damage to cities along the Gulf Coast, from New Orleans to Biloxi, Mississippi. – Numerous failures of levees around

CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Ernesto continued to unload flooding rainfall on Puerto Rico as it pulled away from the island Wednesday afternoon after its strong winds knocked out power to hundreds of thousands there and in the Virgin Islands. The Category 1 hurricane had maximum sustained

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Ernesto unloaded flooding rainfall on Puerto Rico as it pulled away from the island Wednesday afternoon after its strong winds knocked out power to hundreds of thousands there and in the Virgin Islands. The Category 1 hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 85

CNN By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Tropical Storm Ernesto is steadily growing stronger as it slams the northern Caribbean with heavy rain, gusty winds and rough seas Tuesday, lashing the Virgin Islands and heading toward Puerto Rico. Hurricane watches were in effect for the US and British Virgin Islands, Vieques and Culebra, as

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Tropical Storm Ernesto is steadily growing stronger as it slams the northern Caribbean with heavy rain, gusty winds and rough seas Tuesday, lashing the Virgin Islands and heading toward Puerto Rico. Hurricane watches were in effect for the US and British Virgin Islands, Vieques and Culebra, as forecasters

By Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — At the end of July, Colorado became the latest US state to battle the spread of wildfires. Four blazes broke out, and while most are now contained, sustained hot, dry conditions this summer could spark more. Around the same time, on August 1, a giant balloon was launched from

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Tropical Storm Ernesto has formed in the Atlantic and is racing through the Caribbean islands and toward Puerto Rico with heavy rainfall, gusty winds and dangerous seas as a predicted hyperactive hurricane season ramps up. The center of the storm is moving through the eastern Caribbean’s Leeward Islands

CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — Debby weakened to a post-tropical cyclone Friday morning but it is still threatening to whip up flooding rains, damaging winds and tornadoes as it quickly moves north through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. The storm had winds of 30 mph with stronger gusts early Friday and

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford, Mary Gilbert and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Fast-rising floodwaters from Debby’s extreme rainfall has overwhelmed communities and fueled a dangerous situation in the Northeast, damaging homes, inundating roads and forcing rescues. Rare flash flood emergencies – the most severe flood alert – were issued early Friday afternoon for portions

CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — After causing at least six deaths in the Southeast, Debby weakened to a tropical depression Thursday but remained a dangerous storm as it picked up speed, spreading its torrential rain and tornado threat north. The center of the system was 45 miles east

CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — After causing at least six deaths in the Southeast, Debby has weakened to a tropical depression and is still dumping rain and threatening tornadoes Thursday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center. Tropical Depression Debby is now centered 45 miles east of Charlotte, North Carolina,

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — After causing at least six deaths in the Southeast, Debby weakened to a tropical depression Thursday but remained a dangerous storm as it picked up speed, spreading its torrential rain and tornado threat north. The center of the system was 45 miles east of

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Once a tropical storm strengthens into a hurricane, it earns a category designation on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale: 1 through 5. Knowing about each category can help predict what damage an incoming storm may inflict – and how best to prepare. The categories are defined by wind

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — When a hurricane undergoes rapid intensification, its maximum sustained winds increase by at least 35 mph in 24 hours or less – driving up the danger the storm could pose to life and property. “Rapid intensification is associated with a sharp increase in intensity in a short amount

CNN, WSB, WCJB, MICHAEL PRESLEY BOBBITT, GOV DESANTIS OFFICE, MAYOR VAN JOHNSON, BEACH TALK RADIO By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — When a hurricane undergoes rapid intensification, its maximum sustained winds increase by at least 35 mph in 24 hours or less – driving up the danger the storm could pose to life and

CNN By Elisa Raffa, Ashley R. Williams, Dakin Andone and Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Debby, the fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season and the second named hurricane, has become a Category 1 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm, located about 100 miles west-northwest of Tampa, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 75

By Elisa Raffa, Ashley R. Williams, Dakin Andone and Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Debby, the fourth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season and the second named hurricane, has become a Category 1 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm, located about 100 miles west-northwest of Tampa, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, is

CNN By Nouran Salahieh, Eric Zerkel, Mary Gilbert and Elisa Raffa, CNN (CNN) — Tropical Storm Debby has sustained winds of 45 mph and is located about 250 miles south of Tampa, Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center’s 11 p.m. ET Saturday update on the storm. The storm is moving northwest at about 14

By Nouran Salahieh, Eric Zerkel, Mary Gilbert and Elisa Raffa, CNN (CNN) — Tropical Storm Debby has sustained winds of 45 mph and is located about 250 miles south of Tampa, Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center’s 11 p.m. ET Saturday update on the storm. The storm is moving northwest at about 14 mph

CNN By Mary Gilbert and Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologists (CNN) — A tropical storm warning has been issued and a state of emergency declared in parts of Florida in anticipation of Tropical Storm Debby – a storm that hasn’t yet formed but could unleash multiple days of heavy, flooding rainfall to the state and the

By Mary Gilbert and Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologists (CNN) — A tropical storm warning has been issued and a state of emergency declared in parts of Florida in anticipation of Tropical Storm Debby – a storm that hasn’t yet formed but could unleash multiple days of heavy, flooding rainfall to the state and the southeast

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The eerie calm over the Atlantic basin that settled in after historic Hurricane Beryl is about to be shattered. It’s been more than three weeks since deadly Beryl made its final landfall in Texas. Dry, dusty air has helped keep the Atlantic hurricane-free ever since. But a disorganized

By Alisha Ebrahimji and Kara Mihm, CNN (CNN) — Emergency responders sprang into action early Tuesday to rescue residents in flooded areas of northeast Vermont after a 1-in-1,000-year rainfall event created a surge of dangerous floodwaters for the second time in a matter of weeks. Ten swift-water rescue teams completed about two dozen rescues in

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A routine part of the job for Southwest Airlines flight attendants is turning into a dangerous mess as a searing summer heat and the airline’s beverage management practices have made soda cans volatile mid-flight. There were more than 100 reports of soda cans exploding on flights in June, Southwest flight attendant union president Bill

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The Atlantic Ocean has been on a nearly three-week long rest after producing historic Hurricane Beryl, but the basin is about to wake up. “There’s definitely some (tropical activity) coming,” Phil Klotzbach, a hurricane expert and research scientist at Colorado State University, said. “It’s coming sooner rather than

By Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN Over the last couple decades, wildfires have increased in number and size, particularly in western states. This is likely due to climate change, which can affect precipitation, wind, temperature, vegetation and other factors that drive wildfires. These longer, more active fire seasons combined with increased housing have put more homes

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of people may have died from heat in Arizona’s Maricopa County amid another record-breaking summer in the state. Heat has killed 27 people in the county, which is home to Phoenix, and is suspected as the cause of 396 other deaths so far this year, according to figures

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Dangerous wildfires forced a town and a major national park in Canada’s Alberta province to evacuate overnight Monday. Evacuation orders were issued around 10 p.m. for “everyone” in Jasper and Jasper National Park, according to the province’s emergency alert system. On Tuesday evening, the park said on Facebook

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Dangerous flash flooding in Arkansas and Missouri forced evacuations and washed out at least one bridge after months of rain fell in just a few hours Wednesday morning. A rare flash flood emergency was issued for around 5,000 people in Yellville and surrounding areas of Marion County after

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Heat is normal during the summer, but this year’s has been anything but, and halfway through the season’s hottest month it’s clear this one is for the record books. Hundreds of cities in nearly every US state – including parts of Alaska and Hawaii – are on track

CNN By Nouran Salahieh and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Las Vegas is sizzling under a prolonged heat wave that has delivered a record-breaking seven consecutive days of temperatures 115 degrees or higher amid a historically hot summer in the United States. “With a high temperature of 115°F this afternoon we not only extended our

By Nouran Salahieh and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Las Vegas is sizzling under a prolonged heat wave that has delivered a record-breaking seven consecutive days of temperatures 115 degrees or higher amid a historically hot summer in the United States. “With a high temperature of 115°F this afternoon we not only extended our streak

By Dalia Faheid and Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of thousands of southeast Texas residents are entering the sixth day in a row suffering brutal heat without air conditioning and many are scrambling to find cool shelters, food, safe drinking water and health care resources. More than 760,000 power customers in southeast Texas remain

By Ed Lavandera, Ashley Killough and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Half a million Houston-area homes and businesses may not have their power restored until next week amid sweltering summer heat, even as many in the region struggle to access fresh food, air conditioning and safe drinking water. More than 1 million power customers in

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A historically hot summer in the United States is on a July killing spree and the toll will only grow with the hottest days yet to come. It’s been the hottest summer on record to date for around 100 US cities from Maine to California. Heat is suspected

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — Frustrations are mounting across southeast Texas as residents enter a fourth day of crippling power outages and heat, a combination that has proven dangerous – and at times deadly – as some struggle to access food, gas and medical care. Nearly 1.3 million homes

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Life-threatening heat is gripping southeast Texas, where more than 1.5 million homes and businesses remain without power and air conditioning for a third day after Beryl caused major power outages, including the largest in one major energy provider’s history. Restoring electricity across the region is expected to take

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Beryl just smashed all expectations of what an early season hurricane could become, and it has experts concerned for what could be coming next. Typically, early season storms aren’t indicative of what’s to come later in the season because the necessary atmospheric conditions for powerful storms aren’t yet in

CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Restoring power to millions of Texans slammed by the deadly and destructive storm Beryl could take days or even weeks, posing a dangerous scenario for residents without air conditioning as triple-digit heat index temperatures hit the state. Beryl slammed into southern Texas as a Category

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Restoring power to millions of Texans slammed by the deadly and destructive storm Beryl could take days or even weeks, posing a dangerous scenario for residents without air conditioning as triple-digit heat index temperatures hit the state. Beryl slammed into southern Texas as a Category 1

By Dalia Faheid, Monica Garrett and Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of new temperature records could be broken into next week as sweltering heat drags on across the country, impacting millions of Americans in the Western and Eastern US. Nearly 70 million people are under heat alerts Sunday, after over three dozen high-temperature records