Rain, hail and a tornado hit parts of Northeast
By Gene Norman Rain, hail, gusty winds and a tornado hit parts of the Northeast on Saturday afternoon as a cold front made its way through the area,…
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Blizzard warnings issued as upper Midwest snowstorm begins to strengthen
By Derek Van Dam and Judson Jones, CNN meteorologists The first significant winter storm of the season is impacting many across the Dakotas and…
Continue ReadingBlizzard warnings issued as upper Midwest snowstorm begins to strengthen
By Derek Van Dam and Judson Jones, CNN meteorologists The first significant winter storm of the season is impacting many across the Dakotas and…
Continue ReadingRight on cue, a developing winter storm will blast the Midwest with first snow of the season
By Derek Van Dam, CNN Meteorologist Rain, snow, wind and thunderstorms. This week has it all as autumn and winter battle it out from the Midwest to…
Continue ReadingRight on cue, a developing winter storm will blast the Midwest with first snow of the season
By Derek Van Dam, CNN Meteorologist Rain, snow, wind and thunderstorms. This week has it all as autumn and winter battle it out from the Midwest to…
Continue ReadingAtmospheric river returns to the West Coast
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Another deluge is on tap for the West this week as a series of systems line up and take aim at the Pacific…
Continue ReadingAtmospheric river returns to the West Coast
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Another deluge is on tap for the West this week as a series of systems line up and take aim at the Pacific…
Continue ReadingThe ‘hurricane season’ for sunspots is about to begin. Meaning more auroras
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Now that hurricane season is winding down, a different storm season is ramping up. Originating 93 million miles…
Continue ReadingThe ‘hurricane season’ for sunspots is about to begin. Meaning more auroras
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Now that hurricane season is winding down, a different storm season is ramping up. Originating 93 million miles…
Continue ReadingNew high-resolution climate model predicts more extreme weather events in the future
By Tyler Mauldin, CNN Meteorologist A first-of-its-kind study uses a new high-resolution climate model to highlight local climate-fueled extreme…
Continue ReadingBeijing, set to host Olympics this winter, to get first substantial snow of season
By Jackson Dill, CNN The 2022 winter Olympic Games will take place a few months from now in Beijing, China, a city where snow and precipitation are…
Continue ReadingA major coastal flood event, similar to a surge from a hurricane, is underway in Charleston, South Carolina
By CNN meteorologists Pedram Javaheri and Taylor Ward A potentially historic flood event is taking shape across Charleston Harbor, South Carolina,…
Continue ReadingThe last hurricane name is being used and the season isn’t over yet
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist With one month to go before Atlantic hurricane season shuts down for 2021, we’ve just used the last name on…
Continue ReadingCoastal flooding may continue in DC metro area as 12 million people remain under alerts
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Communities in the Washington, DC, metro area are still at risk for coastal flooding Sunday as forecasters say about 12…
Continue ReadingWill Halloween weekend weather be a treat? Not everyone will boo
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Halloween weekend looks dry for most across the US, although some may be saying “brrr” instead of…
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After widespread flooding, no relief yet for the DC metro area as 14 million people remain under alerts
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Heavy flooding inundated communities across the Washington, D.C.-Maryland-Virginia area on Friday and forecasters expect the…
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Aurora borealis may be hidden over mainland US, but the northern lights could put on a show in other countries
By Paul P. Murphy and Holly Yan, CNN Many Americans trying to catch a glimpse of the northern lights this weekend were thwarted by clouds or rain,…
Continue ReadingDC-Baltimore region braces for tidal flooding that could be the worst in two decades
By Aya Elamroussi, Monica Garrett and Jason Hanna, CNN A powerful storm is flooding some Mid-Atlantic coastal areas Friday evening, and flooding is…
Continue ReadingDC-Baltimore region braces for tidal flooding that could be the worst in two decades
By Aya Elamroussi, Monica Garrett and Jason Hanna, CNN A powerful storm is flooding some Mid-Atlantic coastal areas Friday evening, and flooding is…
Continue ReadingForecasters predict one of the biggest tidal flood events of the past two decades
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Over 20 million people are under alerts for coastal flooding, including residents of Baltimore and Washington,…
Continue ReadingForecasters predict one of the biggest tidal flood events of the past two decades
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Over 20 million people are under alerts for coastal flooding, including residents of Baltimore and Washington,…
Continue ReadingWill Halloween weekend weather be a treat? Not everyone will boo
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Halloween weekend looks dry for most across the US, although some may be saying “brrr” instead of…
Continue ReadingTornado left two people injured and several homes damaged after sweeping through Lake Charles, Louisiana
By Aya Elamroussi and Joe Sutton, CNN Several homes in Lake Charles, Louisiana, were damaged Wednesday after a tornado swept through the area that is…
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Crews are working to restore power to hundreds of thousands in New England as more flooding looms along East Coast
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Crews are working to restore power to hundreds of thousands of New Englanders who woke up in the dark Wednesday after a…
Continue Reading‘Medicane’ is not just a weather buzzword. It’s a real phenomenon
By Derek Van Dam, CNN Meteorologist Like other weather buzzwords that make the rounds in the media — bomb cyclones, polar vortex, atmospheric…
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‘Bomb cyclone’ leaves more than 500K power outages in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
By Jason Hanna and Melissa Alonso, CNN Hundreds of thousands of New Englanders were dealing with power outages and debris cleanup Wednesday after a…
Continue Reading Crews are working to restore power to hundreds of thousands in New England as more flooding looms along East Coast
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Crews are working to restore power to hundreds of thousands of New Englanders who woke up in the dark Wednesday after a…
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Yosemite Falls is flowing again thanks to that major storm that walloped the drought-choked US West
By Michelle Krupa, CNN Yosemite Falls is again hosting its famous deluge after record-shattering rainfall this week in California following an…
Continue Reading Yosemite Falls is flowing again thanks to that major storm that walloped the drought-choked US West
By Michelle Krupa, CNN Yosemite Falls is again hosting its famous deluge after record-shattering rainfall this week in California following an…
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As nor’easter drenches the East Coast, thousands have lost power and high winds threaten more outages
By Monica Garrett, Jason Hanna and Dave Hennen, CNN Thousands in New England are waking up in the dark Wednesday and strong winds are expected to…
Continue Reading As nor’easter drenches the East Coast, thousands have lost power and high winds threaten more outages
By Monica Garrett, Jason Hanna and Dave Hennen, CNN Thousands in New England are waking up in the dark Wednesday and strong winds are expected to…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey and New York issue states of emergency ahead of nor’easter
By Steve Almasy, CNN The governors of New Jersey and New York have each issued a state of emergency in advance of an anticipated nor’easter…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey and New York issue states of emergency ahead of nor’easter
By Steve Almasy, CNN The governors of New Jersey and New York have each issued a state of emergency in advance of an anticipated nor’easter…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey and New York issue states of emergency ahead of nor’easter
By Steve Almasy, CNN The governors of New Jersey and New York have each issued a state of emergency in advance of an anticipated nor’easter…
Continue ReadingThe National Weather Service warns of rapidly developing East Coast storm
By Judson Jones and Haley Brink, CNN As a historic “bomb cyclone” winds down on the West Coast, computer forecast models are hinting at a…
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A West Coast storm breaks records as another storm threatens 70 million Americans in the eastern US
By Monica Garrett, Haley Brink and Holly Yan, CNN After the West Coast got walloped by record-setting rainfall and dangerous mudslides — with…
Continue Reading A West Coast storm breaks records as another storm threatens 70 million Americans in the eastern US
By Monica Garrett, Haley Brink and Holly Yan, CNN After the West Coast got walloped by record-setting rainfall and dangerous mudslides — with…
Continue ReadingWeather whiplash: A series of storms could ease California drought, but also unleash flood hazards
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Imagine a long river of water vapor in the sky coming into the West Coast. It is how Marty Ralph, the director of the Center…
Continue ReadingA ‘triple play’ of weather hazards will unfold this week across the US
By Derek Van Dam, CNN Meteorologist This week has started off with a “bomb cyclone” and atmospheric river in the West, a severe threat in…
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Florida is ditching palm trees to fight the climate crisis
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist When you think of Florida, beaches and palm trees come to mind. But what if those palm trees were slowly…
Continue ReadingA ‘triple play’ of weather hazards will unfold this week across the US
By Derek Van Dam, CNN Meteorologist This week has started off with a “bomb cyclone” and atmospheric river in the West, a severe threat in…
Continue ReadingA multi-day severe storm event will impact more than 50 million people from Oklahoma to New Jersey
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist A potent system in the central US is stirring up severe weather this weekend that will move eastward early…
Continue Reading Florida is ditching palm trees to fight the climate crisis
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist When you think of Florida, beaches and palm trees come to mind. But what if those palm trees were slowly…
Continue ReadingWest Coast braces for simultaneous ‘bomb cyclone’ and ‘atmospheric river’
By Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist A “bomb cyclone” with hurricane-like strength and a chart-topping “atmospheric river” will…
Continue ReadingWest Coast braces for simultaneous ‘bomb cyclone’ and ‘atmospheric river’
By Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist A “bomb cyclone” with hurricane-like strength and a chart-topping “atmospheric river” will…
Continue ReadingSevere storms with tornadoes threaten the central US this weekend
By Monica Garrett, CNN Meteorologist As the country transitions from the heat of summer to the cold of winter, the clash between seasons will trigger…
Continue ReadingSevere storms with tornadoes threaten the central US this weekend
By Monica Garrett, CNN Meteorologist As the country transitions from the heat of summer to the cold of winter, the clash between seasons will trigger…
Continue ReadingThe official forecast calls for a warmer winter, which could be good for your bank account
By Jennifer Gray and Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologists The southwestern US will continue to struggle through drought conditions this winter, the…
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The West’s historic drought in 3 maps
By John Keefe, Rachel Ramirez and Angela Fritz, CNN After months of extreme drought, the wet season has arrived in the West. Though rain is much…
Continue ReadingThe official forecast calls for a warmer winter, which could be good for your bank account
By Jennifer Gray and Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologists The southwestern US will continue to struggle through drought conditions this winter, the…
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