Tornadoes strike Texas and Louisiana as storms pummel the South
By Joe Sutton, Holly Yan, Monica Garrett and Alaa Elassar, CNN A wide range of extreme weather is stretching across the US as storms threaten heavy…
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A severe thunderstorm outbreak threatens 45 million across the South Thursday, packing damaging winds and possible strong tornadoes
By Madison Richardson and Monica Garrett An outbreak of intense severe weather packing damaging winds and strong tornadoes looms over the Southern…
Continue ReadingCalifornia to see more snow today as it recovers from back-to-back winter storms
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN More snow and rain are expected in California as many across the state work to recover from back-to-back bouts of winter…
Continue ReadingHere are the places that received some of the most snow in California
By Robert Shackelford and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A string of back-to-back winter storms have lashed the West this week, delivering blizzard conditions…
Continue ReadingWest Coast and Northeast brace for snow and dangerous road conditions as more storms lash US
By Nouran Salahieh and Joe Sutton, CNN Communities on the West Coast and in the Northeast are dealing with heavy snowfall, strong winds, power…
Continue ReadingNew York City received its biggest snow of the season — and it’s not even that much
By Claire Colbert and Kelly McCleary, CNN A winter storm moving across the Northeast has dropped 1.8 inches of snow on New York’s Central Park,…
Continue ReadingNew York City received its biggest snow of the season — and it’s not even that much
By Claire Colbert and Kelly McCleary, CNN A winter storm moving across the Northeast has dropped 1.8 inches of snow on New York’s Central Park,…
Continue ReadingAnother active weather week forecast after storms bring more than 100 mph wind gusts and tornadoes to the central US
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist If you are waking up across the south-central US, chances are you didn’t get much sleep. Insanely strong…
Continue ReadingWhat is a derecho and why is it so destructive?
By Emma Tucker, CNN A derecho is a significant, potentially destructive weather event that is characterized as having widespread, long-lived,…
Continue ReadingTornadoes and severe winds strike central US as another round of rain and snow is set to pummel the West and North
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Rob Shackelford, Joe Sutton and Claire Colbert, CNN As severe storms prompted at least nine tornado reports in parts of the…
Continue ReadingSnowfall tops 6.5 feet and rainfall tops 5 inches across southern California
By Haley Brink and Eric Levenson, CNN A winter storm dumped massive amounts of precipitation across southern California this weekend, including more…
Continue ReadingA derecho is forecast to bring damaging hurricane-force winds to the central US today
By Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist The storm system that brought blizzard warnings to Southern California on Friday and Saturday will produce a…
Continue ReadingParts of metro Los Angeles are still under a historic blizzard warning as heavy snow and rain pummel region
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A rare blizzard warning remains in effect for parts of Southern California — including the Los Angeles region —…
Continue ReadingWinter storm slams the West Coast, prompting rare blizzard warnings in Southern California
By Aya Elamroussi, Rob Shackelford, Ralph Ellis and Mallika Kallingal, CNN A slow-moving winter storm has struck the West Coast, flooding highways in…
Continue ReadingWinter storm slams the West Coast, prompting rare blizzard warnings in Southern California
By Aya Elamroussi, Rob Shackelford, Ralph Ellis and Mallika Kallingal, CNN A slow-moving winter storm has struck the West Coast, flooding highways in…
Continue ReadingNearly 1 million power outages reported in cross-country winter storms, with more snow, icing and blizzard conditions ahead
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Rob Shackelford and Joe Sutton, CNN Brutal winter storms brought significant icing, strong wind gusts and heavy snow across…
Continue ReadingNearly 1 million power outages reported in cross-country winter storms, with more snow, icing and blizzard conditions ahead
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Rob Shackelford and Joe Sutton, CNN Brutal winter storms are expected to deliver snow, blizzard conditions or icing across strips…
Continue ReadingWinter storm in the North and heat wave in the South creates 100-degree difference across US
By Aya Elamroussi, Eric Levenson and Taylor Ward, CNN A powerful winter storm set record low temperatures in the northern Plains of the US, while a…
Continue ReadingWinter storm in the North and heat wave in the South creates 100-degree difference across US
By Aya Elamroussi, Eric Levenson and Taylor Ward, CNN A powerful winter storm set record low temperatures in the northern Plains of the US, while a…
Continue ReadingWinter storm set to impact millions stretching from the West Coast all the way to Maine this week
By Aya Elamroussi and Rob Shackelford, CNN A massive winter storm bringing a mix of heavy snow, rain and gusty winds is poised to lash much of the US…
Continue ReadingWinter storm set to impact millions stretching from the West Coast all the way to Maine this week
By Aya Elamroussi and Rob Shackelford, CNN A massive winter storm bringing a mix of heavy snow, rain and gusty winds is poised to lash much of the US…
Continue ReadingMillions brace for major coast-to-coast winter storm
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Despite the fact spring is showing up early this year, we must remember winter isn’t over yet. A major…
Continue Reading2011 Japan Earthquake – Tsunami Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March of 2011. March 11, 2011 – At 2:46 p.m., a…
Continue ReadingSevere storms and possible strong tornadoes threaten the South today
By Aya Elamroussi and Rob Shackelford, CNN Severe storms, including possible strong tornadoes, will sweep across parts of the South and central US…
Continue ReadingMore than 20 million people face the threat of severe storms across the South today. The threat expands tomorrow
By Monica Garrett, CNN A two-day severe weather threat across the South begins Wednesday with more than 20 million people under the threat of…
Continue ReadingFlowers and trees blooming up to 3 weeks earlier than normal in the Eastern US
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist This year might be another strike in the “loss column” for Punxsutawney Phil, which isn’t much…
Continue ReadingLake Champlain ice fishing tournament canceled after 3 fishermen die due to thin lake ice
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN An annual ice fishing tournament on Vermont’s Lake Champlain has been canceled after the deaths of three fisherman on…
Continue ReadingLake Champlain ice fishing tournament canceled after 3 fishermen die due to thin lake ice
By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN An annual ice fishing tournament on Vermont’s Lake Champlain has been canceled after the deaths of three fisherman on…
Continue ReadingHeavy rain, strong winds and snow are possible this weekend across the Southeast
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Heavy rain and severe storms could lead to damaging winds and flooding this weekend as a rapidly developing…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand braces for its most intense tropical cyclone since the 1990s
By Taylor Ward, Rob Shackelford and Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologists New Zealand is bracing for its most intense tropical cyclone since the…
Continue ReadingTornadoes Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about tornadoes, rotating columns of air that often, but not always, are visible as…
Continue ReadingHere’s what it was like to spend the night on Mount Washington during some of the wildest weather ever recorded
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire is known to have some of the wildest weather on the planet, and…
Continue ReadingHere’s what it was like to spend the night on Mount Washington during some of the wildest weather ever recorded
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire is known to have some of the wildest weather on the planet, and…
Continue ReadingNational windchill record set in New Hampshire as cold weather begins to ease up across the Northeast
By Ralph Ellis and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A life-threatening cold spell began to ease its grip on the northeastern United States on Saturday, but only…
Continue ReadingEmergency measures enacted as ‘epic’ blast of cold air moves into the Northeast
By Aya Elamroussi, Joe Sutton and Mallika Kallingal, CNN A brutal blast of dangerously cold winds is expected to sweep across the Northeast and New…
Continue ReadingEmergency measures enacted as ‘epic’ blast of cold air moves into the Northeast
By Aya Elamroussi, Joe Sutton and Mallika Kallingal, CNN A brutal blast of dangerously cold winds is expected to sweep across the Northeast and New…
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Punxsutawney Phil left his burrow for his annual prediction, calling for six more weeks of winter
(CNN) — Punxsutawney Phil — the legendary groundhog weather watcher — woke up and saw his shadow Thursday morning, calling for six more…
Continue ReadingThe coldest wind chills in decades will thrash New England as 8 deaths are now linked to an ice storm in the South
By Holly Yan, Monica Garrett, Aya Elamroussi, Mallika Kallingal and Joe Sutton, CNN Dangerous wind chills as cold as 50 degrees Fahrenheit below zero…
Continue ReadingThe coldest wind chills in decades will thrash New England as 8 deaths are now linked to an ice storm in the South
By Holly Yan, Monica Garrett, Aya Elamroussi, Mallika Kallingal and Joe Sutton, CNN Dangerous wind chills as cold as 50 degrees Fahrenheit below zero…
Continue ReadingThe deadly ice storm crippling much of the South leaves more than 300,000 Texans without power in the frigid cold
By Aya Elamroussi, Holly Yan, Caroll Alvarado and Joe Sutton, CNN Treacherous road conditions are now linked to three deaths in Texas as a wave of…
Continue ReadingThe deadly ice storm crippling much of the South leaves more than 300,000 Texans without power in the frigid cold
By Aya Elamroussi, Holly Yan, Caroll Alvarado and Joe Sutton, CNN Treacherous road conditions are now linked to three deaths in Texas as a wave of…
Continue ReadingMore rounds of freezing rain and ice expected across the South after already deadly road conditions
By Christina Maxouris, Taylor Ward and Dakin Andone, CNN Authorities in Texas responded to hundreds of accident-related calls Tuesday as an ice storm…
Continue ReadingTornadoes ravage the South in month of extremes
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist January 2023 will be remembered more for its tornadoes and severe weather than for more traditional winter…
Continue ReadingMore than 40 million people are under winter weather alerts from Texas to West Virginia, with significant icing likely
By Rob Shackelford and Derek Van Dam, CNN More than 40 million people from Texas to West Virginia are under winter weather alerts Monday as a system…
Continue Reading‘Dangerous’ arctic air returns this weekend after a month-long hiatus
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist What has been a mild start to 2023 will come crashing to a halt this weekend as winter makes a roaring…
Continue ReadingTornadoes ravage the South in month of extremes
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist January 2023 will be remembered more for its tornadoes and severe weather than for more traditional winter…
Continue ReadingThousands are without power after storm spawns tornadoes in the South and brings snow to Midwest and Northeast
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Tens of thousands of people were in the dark early Thursday morning after a storm system spawned tornadoes in the South and…
Continue ReadingTens of thousands without power in Northeast as another storm threatens the US from New Mexico to Maine
By Artemis Moshtaghian, Isa Kaufman-Geballe and Robert Shackelford, CNN Tens of thousands of homes and businesses across multiple states in the…
Continue ReadingWinter is more than halfway over, and many Northeast cities still await their first snow day
By Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist While the western US has been piling up snowfall over the past several weeks, it has been the complete opposite…
Continue ReadingMore than 8 inches of snow reported in portions of New England on Friday
By Taylor Ward and Steve Almasy, CNN A winter storm that dumped up to a foot of snow across parts of the Midwest this week coated the northeastern US…
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