Big temperature drop and snow on the menu this Thanksgiving for millions across the US
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…
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Here’s where the weather could mess with your Thanksgiving travel plans
By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Thanksgiving is a week away and more than 80 million Americans are planning to travel at least 50…
Continue ReadingFlood threat for soaked Dallas and Texas Hill Country persists overnight as storms keep firing
By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — Significant flooding is underway in Texas Hill Country as storms crawl across the…
Continue ReadingA strong Pacific storm is increasing the risk of life-threatening flooding in Southern California
By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Taylor Ward, Mary Gilbert (CNN) — A strong Pacific storm is bringing soaking rain to Southern California,…
Continue ReadingNorthern lights just dazzled night skies as far south as Florida. Here’s who has the best chance to see them tonight
By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman and Chris Dolce (CNN) — A powerful burst of energy from the sun streaming past Earth painted the night sky…
Continue ReadingRecord-breaking cold settles in across the southern US, but another big change is coming
By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — Record cold temperatures have pushed as far south as Florida this morning as…
Continue ReadingDeep freeze to cause major temperature swings, with lows that could break records in the South
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…
Continue ReadingMelissa was one of the strongest storms on record. NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters flew into it without pay
By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Tossed and battered by violent wind and severe turbulence, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Continue ReadingCuba is staring down a direct hit from Melissa. Here’s what to expect
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — After Melissa moves away from Jamaica, Cuba is next in line for the powerful hurricane’s fury.…
Continue ReadingHurricane Melissa is now a rare Category 5 storm as it closes in on a historic, catastrophic landfall in Jamaica
By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce (CNN) — Melissa rapidly intensified over the weekend and is now a rare Category 5 hurricane with 160 mph…
Continue ReadingJamaica could face days of hurricane conditions as Melissa set to rapidly intensify in the Caribbean
By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce (CNN) — Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean are staring down what could…
Continue ReadingMelissa is forecast to become a major hurricane. It could be a worst-case scenario for Jamaica
By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Tropical Storm Melissa is barely moving through the Caribbean, and that’s exactly…
Continue ReadingMelissa is now forecast to become a major hurricane as it trends toward a concerning track
By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Tropical Storm Melissa is crawling through the Caribbean Sea, threatening to…
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Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to become a hurricane. Its track is unclear, but it’s bringing a dangerous threat
By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Tropical Storm Melissa has formed in the Caribbean Sea, proving this year’s Atlantic hurricane…
Continue ReadingSevere thunderstorms with dangerous winds, isolated tornadoes threaten South and Midwest this weekend
By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — Thunderstorms erupting in the South and Midwest to kick off the weekend could turn severe and…
Continue ReadingPredictions for deadly Alaska storm may have suffered due to DOGE cuts
By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the…
Continue Reading1 killed, dozens rescued after storm slams western Alaska leaving thousands displaced
By CNN’s Hanna Park, CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Emergency responders in western Alaska are working to help more than a…
Continue ReadingAt least 3 dead as dayslong nor’easter brings final surge of coastal flooding to Jersey Shore
By CNN’s Dakin Andone, CNN Meteorologists Linda Lam, Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce Coastal flooding and wind-whipped rain hit the mid-Atlantic and…
Continue ReadingStrengthening nor’easter threatens major coastal flooding and damaging winds along East Coast
By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A nasty coastal storm, known as a nor’easter, is organizing and strengthening off the…
Continue ReadingPotent nor’easter will slam the East Coast with fierce wind, major coastal flooding and rain this weekend
By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A powerful nor’easter is about to bring nasty weather to millions along the East Coast, with…
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‘Numerous flash floods’ are about to unfold in the Southwest from a double dose of tropically-fueled rain
By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce (CNN) — A serious multi-day flood threat is underway in the Southwest as two former tropical systems turn the…
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What the Pacific ‘blob’ + La Niña means for winter in the US
By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — A marine heat wave spanning much of the North Pacific Ocean is already influencing the weather in North America…
Continue ReadingOver a month’s-worth of rain could fall in the Desert Southwest and cause widespread and significant flooding
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…
Continue ReadingSignificant nor’easter will lash the East Coast this weekend with rain, wind and coastal flooding
By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A nor’easter is about to develop off the Southeast coast and this coastal storm will bring…
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Jerry is zipping across the Atlantic at breakneck speed. Here’s where the future hurricane is headed
By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — Tropical Storm Jerry is rushing across the central Atlantic Ocean on Thursday and is…
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First EF5 tornado to strike the US in over a decade just confirmed by experts
By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A rare, monstrous EF5 tornado that struck the United States more than three months ago was the…
Continue ReadingA new tropical storm could form in the Atlantic this week as hurricane season shows no signs of stopping
By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce (CNN) — A new tropical storm could form in the Atlantic this week and continue the 2025 hurricane season’s…
Continue Reading6.9 magnitude earthquake kills more than 60 in central Philippines
By Brandon Miller, Eve Brennan, Yasmin Coles, CNN (CNN) — A powerful earthquake struck the central Philippines late Tuesday, killing at least…
Continue ReadingImelda batters Bermuda, continues churning up powerful waves along the US East Coast
By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — Imelda’s core passed over Bermuda overnight Wednesday and knocked out power to…
Continue ReadingWhat happens if a hurricane makes landfall while the government is shut down
By Andrew Freedman, Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The two massive tropical systems swirling off the Southeast coast are a stark reminder that the…
Continue ReadingImelda and Humberto deliver double threat — dangerous surf and coastal flooding for US, back-to-back hurricanes for Bermuda
By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman (CNN) — Tropical Storm Imelda is strengthening and is expected to become a hurricane by Tuesday as it moves…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Imelda has formed, and there’s been a big change in the forecasted path — here’s what to know
By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce (CNN) — Tropical Storm Imelda formed over the Bahamas Sunday afternoon and is expected to intensify into a…
Continue ReadingHurricane Humberto strengthened into a rare Cat 5, but there’s another storm the US needs to watch
By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman, Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Humberto rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm Friday and…
Continue ReadingHere’s what can happen when two hurricanes get too close together
By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Hurricanes and other systems don’t often find themselves in a tropical traffic jam in…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Humberto could tangle with another developing storm, with high stakes for the US East Coast
By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman and Chris Dolce (CNN) — Tropical Storm Humberto is spinning in the west-central Atlantic, but the bigger…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Humberto is here and another storm is likely. These areas should pay attention
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…
Continue ReadingHurricane Gabrielle isn’t alone. Two more Atlantic systems could develop this week
By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman (CNN) — The Atlantic is suddenly buzzing with tropical activity. Hurricane Gabrielle is a strong Category 3…
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Gabrielle rapidly intensifies into a major hurricane in the Atlantic and it could have company this week
By CNN Meteorologists Derek Van Dam, Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Hurricane Gabrielle rapidly intensified in warm water in the central…
Continue ReadingMudslides damage homes, bury roads and cars in Southern California
By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce Deep mudslides and flash flooding hit Southern California Thursday after drenching thunderstorms fed by the moisture…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Gabrielle has run into an atmospheric road block, but it’s still forecast to strengthen
By CNN Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, CNN Tropical Storm Gabrielle is struggling to organize after it formed Wednesday in the central…
Continue ReadingWhen signs of winter typically arrive where you live and how they’re changing
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…
Continue ReadingNo, Mount St. Helens isn’t erupting again. It’s just stirring up leftover ash 45 years after ‘the big one’
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…
Continue ReadingYou thought it was fall? A major pattern shift starts today
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…
Continue ReadingWhy Atlantic hurricane season has gone silent
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…
Continue ReadingIt could be a La Niña winter. Here’s what your region might see
By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — As a taste of fall gives much of the United States a break from a hot, humid summer, some…
Continue ReadingHaboob slams Phoenix with a towering wall of dust, causing damage, airport delays and power outages
CNN By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman and CNN’s Sarah Dewberry, Taylor Romine, Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A towering wall of dust, known…
Continue ReadingHaboob slams Phoenix with a towering wall of dust, causing damage, airport delays and power outages
By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman and CNN’s Sarah Dewberry, Taylor Romine, Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A towering wall of dust, known…
Continue ReadingFall-like weather is coming. Will it last?
By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A blast of fall-like weather is coming for much of the United States, and unlike the last brief…
Continue ReadingHurricane Erin moves away from the East Coast, but it remains a coastal threat
By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Erin is moving away from the United States but don’t breathe a sigh of relief just yet: The…
Continue ReadingTrump admin strips ocean and air pollution monitoring from next-gen weather satellites
By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is narrowing the capabilities and reducing the number of…
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