Why coastal communities should fear storm surge
By Steve Almasy and Dakin Andone, CNN Almost half of all deaths from tropical cyclones come from storm surge. While many people focus on the wind…
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Why you shouldn’t let your guard down even if you don’t live near Ian’s landfall
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Landfall is within hours. What once looked like a possible Friday landfall for Hurricane Ian is now expected in…
Continue ReadingWhat to expect from Hurricane Ian in 5 locations in Florida
By Brandon Miller, CNN Meteorologist Here’s a list of key locations in Florida that will be impacted by Hurricane Ian — and what CNN…
Continue ReadingWhy you shouldn’t let your guard down even if you don’t live near Ian’s landfall
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Landfall is within hours. What once looked like a possible Friday landfall for Hurricane Ian is now expected in…
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Hurricane Ian continues to batter Florida as a Category 1 storm while officials warn the worst is yet to come
By Amir Vera, Eric Levenson, Jason Hanna and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Hurricane Ian continued to batter the Florida peninsula with a catastrophic…
Continue Reading Hurricane Ian continues to batter Florida as a Category 1 storm while officials warn the worst is yet to come
By Amir Vera, Eric Levenson, Jason Hanna and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Hurricane Ian continued to batter the Florida peninsula with a catastrophic…
Continue ReadingWhen Floridians can expect tropical storm-force winds from Ian
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist If you went to bed hoping Ian would go away, your dreams didn’t come true. It’s big, strong, and will…
Continue ReadingHurricane Ian’s rapid intensification is part of a trend for the most dangerous storms
By Angela Fritz and Rachel Ramirez, CNN Hurricane Ian strengthened rapidly Wednesday morning as it churned over the ultra-warm water of the Gulf of…
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Hurricane Ian knocked out power to all of Cuba and is now heading toward Florida where officials urge evacuations
By Nouran Salahieh, Jason Hanna and Christina Maxouris, CNN More than 2.5 million Floridians were under some kind of evacuation warning Tuesday as…
Continue ReadingHere’s why meteorologists say Ian’s exact path is still uncertain
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Waking up this morning, there’s a sense of dread. Hurricane Ian could be the storm that the west coast of…
Continue ReadingHurricane Ian’s rapid intensification is part of a trend for the most dangerous storms
By Angela Fritz and Rachel Ramirez, CNN Hurricane Ian strengthened rapidly Wednesday morning as it churned over the ultra-warm water of the Gulf of…
Continue ReadingHere’s why meteorologists say Ian’s exact path is still uncertain
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Waking up this morning, there’s a sense of dread. Hurricane Ian could be the storm that the west coast of…
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Florida officials urge residents to prepare for Tropical Storm Ian, forecast to be a major hurricane before it reaches Cuba
By Haley Brink, Dakin Andone and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Floridians are bracing for Tropical Storm Ian, which is expected to rapidly intensify and…
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Hundreds of thousands without power in Atlantic Canada after Fiona rumbles north
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN The storm named Fiona slammed into Canada’s eastern seaboard with hurricane-force winds and torrential rainfall…
Continue Reading Florida officials urge residents to prepare for Tropical Storm Ian, forecast to be a major hurricane before it reaches Cuba
By Haley Brink, Dakin Andone and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Floridians are bracing for Tropical Storm Ian, which is expected to rapidly intensify and…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Ian forecast to reach Category 4 strength as it tracks toward Florida
By Derek Van Dam and Haley Brink, CNN meteorologists Tropical Storm Ian, the ninth named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to…
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‘It is surreal’: Canada’s Atlantic coast residents describe devastation as Fiona wipes away homes and knocks out power for thousands
By Jason Hanna, Susannah Cullinane and Christina Maxouris, CNN Fiona ripped through Canada’s eastern seaboard at hurricane strength after…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Ian forecast to reach Category 4 strength as it tracks toward Florida
By Derek Van Dam and Haley Brink, CNN meteorologists Tropical Storm Ian, the ninth named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to…
Continue Reading‘Significant intensification’ predicted for Caribbean storm as it tracks toward Gulf of Mexico and Florida
By Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist A potent tropical system is churning in the Caribbean on Friday, poised to strengthen significantly as it tracks…
Continue Reading‘Significant intensification’ predicted for Caribbean storm as it tracks toward Gulf of Mexico and Florida
By Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist A potent tropical system is churning in the Caribbean on Friday, poised to strengthen significantly as it tracks…
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Hurricane Fiona likely to be ‘extreme weather event’ as it barrels toward eastern Canada, forecasters warn
By Aya Elamroussi, Theresa Waldrop and Christina Maxouris, CNN Deadly Hurricane Fiona has weakened slightly to a Category 3 storm but is still…
Continue ReadingAs Hurricane Fiona passes near Bermuda, Canadians on the Atlantic coast are on guard
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A deadly hurricane that battered multiple island nations in the Caribbean this week is now impacting Bermuda before crashing…
Continue Reading Hurricane Fiona likely to be ‘extreme weather event’ as it barrels toward eastern Canada, forecasters warn
By Aya Elamroussi, Theresa Waldrop and Christina Maxouris, CNN Deadly Hurricane Fiona has weakened slightly to a Category 3 storm but is still…
Continue ReadingFearsome Hurricane Fiona could be Canada’s strongest-ever storm
By Jennifer Gray and Allison Chinchar, CNN Canadians are bracing for what could be the strongest storm to ever hit their country’s coast.…
Continue ReadingMany across Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic still have no power or running water as Hurricane Fiona churns toward Bermuda
By Aya Elamroussi and Alaa Elassar, CNN More than a million people in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are without power or running water again…
Continue ReadingThe next named storm could become a monster hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico
By Judson Jones and Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologists Hurricane Fiona is the strongest hurricane of the Atlantic season, and now forecast models show…
Continue ReadingMany across Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic still have no power or running water as Hurricane Fiona churns toward Bermuda
By Aya Elamroussi and Alaa Elassar, CNN More than a million people in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are without power or running water again…
Continue ReadingMany across Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic still have no power or running water as Hurricane Fiona churns toward Bermuda
By Aya Elamroussi and Alaa Elassar, CNN More than a million people in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic are without power or running water again…
Continue ReadingThe next named storm could become a monster hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico
By Judson Jones and Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologists Hurricane Fiona is the strongest hurricane of the Atlantic season, and now forecast models show…
Continue ReadingFlash flooding likely in the Desert Southwest and Rockies on Wednesday
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Over 7 million people are under flash flood watches across the Desert Southwest and the Rocky Mountains as a plume…
Continue ReadingRuinous Hurricane Fiona reaches Category 4 as it moves north, leaving disaster-stricken areas on slow road to recovery
By Jason Hanna, Elizabeth Wolfe and Melissa Alonso, CNN With Category 4 Hurricane Fiona poised to sideswipe Bermuda later this week, people in the…
Continue ReadingRuinous Hurricane Fiona reaches Category 4 as it moves north, leaving disaster-stricken areas on slow road to recovery
By Jason Hanna, Elizabeth Wolfe and Melissa Alonso, CNN With Category 4 Hurricane Fiona poised to sideswipe Bermuda later this week, people in the…
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Turks and Caicos under shelter-in-place order as Hurricane Fiona slams islands after leaving 5 dead across the Caribbean
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Christina Maxouris, Jason Hanna and Melissa Alonso, CNN Hurricane Fiona battered the Turks and Caicos islands most of Tuesday…
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At least 2 dead in Puerto Rico after ‘unbelievable’ Hurricane Fiona
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Holly Yan and Melissa Alonso, CNN At least two people have died in Puerto Rico because of Hurricane Fiona, Gov. Pedro Pierluisi…
Continue ReadingWhere Fiona goes from here as it keeps getting stronger
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Three storms wreaked havoc around the world over the weekend. Here is where they are now and where they are…
Continue ReadingWhere Fiona goes from here as it keeps getting stronger
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Three storms wreaked havoc around the world over the weekend. Here is where they are now and where they are…
Continue ReadingWeekend rain helps contain spread of California’s largest fire of the year
By Haley Brink and Michelle Watson, CNN A wet weekend in central and northern California has helped firefighters better contain the Mosquito Fire,…
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Hurricane Fiona causing ‘catastrophic’ flooding in Puerto Rico as the territory remains without power
By Dakin Andone, Haley Brink and Melissa Alonso, CNN Hurricane Fiona made landfall along the extreme southwestern coast of Puerto Rico, near Punta…
Continue ReadingStorm lashes Alaskan shore, bringing severe coastal flooding and prompting evacuations
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN The remnants of Typhoon Merbok have been battering Alaska’s western coast since late Friday, bringing flooding powerful…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Madeline forms off the western coast of Mexico
By Mike Saenz, CNN Tropical Storm Madeline formed in the Pacific Ocean off the western coast of Mexico Saturday afternoon. Carrying maximum winds…
Continue ReadingHurricane warning issued for Puerto Rico ahead of Tropical Storm Fiona
By Jason Hanna, Haley Brink and Christina Maxouris, CNN Tropical Storm Fiona was beginning to whip the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Saturday and…
Continue ReadingCoastal flooding and damaging winds are imminent as storm bears down on Alaskan shore
By Aya Elamroussi and Alaa Elassar, CNN Flooding and damaging winds are beginning to affect portions of Alaska’s western coast on Saturday as a…
Continue ReadingBeneficial rains will slow California fires but only temporarily, experts say
By Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist A new storm system will arrive on the West Coast this weekend, bringing beneficial rain to northern and central…
Continue ReadingA tropical storm warning has been issued for the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico as Fiona approaches
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Tropical Storm Fiona‘s center is approaching Guadeloupe and tropical storm conditions (winds 39 mph or…
Continue ReadingAlaska’s western coast is expecting high winds and flooding in powerful storm this weekend
By Chuck Johnston and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The remnants of Typhoon Merbok are putting residents of western Alaska on high alert as a coastal storm is…
Continue ReadingA tropical storm warning has been issued for the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico as Fiona approaches
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Tropical Storm Fiona‘s center is approaching Guadeloupe and tropical storm conditions (winds 39 mph or…
Continue ReadingAlaska is facing its strongest storm in over a decade
By Allison Chinchar and Pedram Javaheri, CNN Meteorologists All eyes in Alaska will be on the remnants of Typhoon Merbok as the system moves over the…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Fiona forms in the Atlantic. Here’s where it’s headed
By Robert Shackelford and Judson Jones, CNN Tropical Storm Fiona has formed in the Atlantic, becoming the sixth named storm of the 2022 Atlantic…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Fiona forms in the Atlantic. Here’s where it’s headed
By Robert Shackelford and Judson Jones, CNN Tropical Storm Fiona has formed in the Atlantic, becoming the sixth named storm of the 2022 Atlantic…
Continue ReadingA tropical depression in the Atlantic could become Tropical Storm Fiona
By Monica Garrett and Judson Jones, CNN Tropical Depression Seven formed in the Atlantic on Wednesday morning, the National Hurricane Center said in…
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