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Severe storms and possible strong tornadoes threaten the South today

February 16, 2023 3:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi and Rob Shackelford, CNN Severe storms, including possible strong tornadoes, will sweep across parts of the South and central US…

More than 20 million people face the threat of severe storms across the South today. The threat expands tomorrow

February 15, 2023 6:29 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Flowers and trees blooming up to 3 weeks earlier than normal in the Eastern US

February 13, 2023 9:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist This year might be another strike in the “loss column” for Punxsutawney Phil, which isn’t much…

Lake Champlain ice fishing tournament canceled after 3 fishermen die due to thin lake ice

February 12, 2023 3:28 PM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN An annual ice fishing tournament on Vermont’s Lake Champlain has been canceled after the deaths of three fisherman on…

Lake Champlain ice fishing tournament canceled after 3 fishermen die due to thin lake ice

February 12, 2023 3:28 PM CNN

By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN An annual ice fishing tournament on Vermont’s Lake Champlain has been canceled after the deaths of three fisherman on…

Heavy rain, strong winds and snow are possible this weekend across the Southeast

February 11, 2023 1:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Heavy rain and severe storms could lead to damaging winds and flooding this weekend as a rapidly developing…

New Zealand braces for its most intense tropical cyclone since the 1990s

February 10, 2023 12:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Taylor Ward, Rob Shackelford and Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologists New Zealand is bracing for its most intense tropical cyclone since the…

Tornadoes Fast Facts

February 9, 2023 11:36 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about tornadoes, rotating columns of air that often, but not always, are visible as…

Here’s what it was like to spend the night on Mount Washington during some of the wildest weather ever recorded

February 6, 2023 10:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire is known to have some of the wildest weather on the planet, and…

Here’s what it was like to spend the night on Mount Washington during some of the wildest weather ever recorded

February 6, 2023 10:14 AM CNN

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire is known to have some of the wildest weather on the planet, and…

Snow plows trucks clear snow and ice from Interstate highway 93 during a winter storm in Hooksett

National windchill record set in New Hampshire as cold weather begins to ease up across the Northeast

February 4, 2023 1:15 AM CNN Newsource

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…

A person walks through a park following the first measurable snowfall of the season

Emergency measures enacted as ‘epic’ blast of cold air moves into the Northeast

February 3, 2023 3:04 AM CNN

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…

Emergency measures enacted as ‘epic’ blast of cold air moves into the Northeast

February 3, 2023 12:55 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Punxsutawney Phil left his burrow for his annual prediction, calling for six more weeks of winter

February 2, 2023 4:31 AM CNN

(CNN) — Punxsutawney Phil — the legendary groundhog weather watcher — woke up and saw his shadow Thursday morning, calling for six more…

As hundreds of thousands remain without power in Texas amid frigid temperatures and icy roads

The coldest wind chills in decades will thrash New England as 8 deaths are now linked to an ice storm in the South

February 2, 2023 12:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Holly Yan, Monica Garrett, Aya Elamroussi, Mallika Kallingal and Joe Sutton, CNN Dangerous wind chills as cold as 50 degrees Fahrenheit below zero…

The coldest wind chills in decades will thrash New England as 8 deaths are now linked to an ice storm in the South

February 2, 2023 12:06 AM CNN

By Holly Yan, Monica Garrett, Aya Elamroussi, Mallika Kallingal and Joe Sutton, CNN Dangerous wind chills as cold as 50 degrees Fahrenheit below zero…

The deadly ice storm crippling much of the South leaves more than 300,000 Texans without power in the frigid cold

February 1, 2023 4:05 AM CNN Newsource

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…

The deadly ice storm crippling much of the South leaves more than 300,000 Texans without power in the frigid cold

February 1, 2023 4:05 AM CNN

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…

An icy mix covers Highway 114 on Monday in Roanoke

More rounds of freezing rain and ice expected across the South after already deadly road conditions

January 31, 2023 1:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Christina Maxouris, Taylor Ward and Dakin Andone, CNN Authorities in Texas responded to hundreds of accident-related calls Tuesday as an ice storm…

Tornadoes ravage the South in month of extremes

January 30, 2023 8:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist January 2023 will be remembered more for its tornadoes and severe weather than for more traditional winter…

A woman takes a walk with her dog on a snow-covered sidewalk Sunday in Evanston

More than 40 million people are under winter weather alerts from Texas to West Virginia, with significant icing likely

January 30, 2023 12:47 AM CNN Newsource

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…

‘Dangerous’ arctic air returns this weekend after a month-long hiatus

January 28, 2023 1:50 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Tornadoes ravage the South in month of extremes

January 24, 2023 10:59 PM CNN

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist January 2023 will be remembered more for its tornadoes and severe weather than for more traditional winter…

Thousands are without power after storm spawns tornadoes in the South and brings snow to Midwest and Northeast

January 24, 2023 10:59 PM CNN Newsource

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…

Tens of thousands without power in Northeast as another storm threatens the US from New Mexico to Maine

January 24, 2023 3:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Artemis Moshtaghian, Isa Kaufman-Geballe and Robert Shackelford, CNN Tens of thousands of homes and businesses across multiple states in the…

Winter is more than halfway over, and many Northeast cities still await their first snow day

January 23, 2023 8:14 AM CNN Newsource

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…

More than 8 inches of snow reported in portions of New England on Friday

January 19, 2023 11:49 PM CNN Newsource

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…

Rains taper off and clean-up continues in California after an onslaught of storms ravaged the state and left at least 20 dead

January 17, 2023 12:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN A reprieve from the rain is finally in sight for storm-beaten California, where an onslaught of back-to-back atmospheric…

Floodwater from the Russian River approaches homes Sunday following a chain of winter storms

Another storm lashes California after a barrage of brutal weather kills 19. But a break is finally on the horizon

January 15, 2023 10:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Monica Garrett, CNN Storm-ravaged California must endure one more round of ferocious winds, torrential rain and…

Unrelenting rain in the West and nearly 100 tornado reports in the South: Experts say it’s all linked

January 16, 2023 8:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Sunday marked the halfway point for meteorological winter (which runs from December 1 to February 28) and we have…

Rains taper off and clean-up continues in California after an onslaught of storms ravaged the state and left at least 20 dead

January 15, 2023 10:25 PM CNN

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN A reprieve from the rain is finally in sight for storm-beaten California, where an onslaught of back-to-back atmospheric…

Debris from a tornado that ripped through Central Alabama last week is seen along County Road 140 on Saturday

4 members of the same family among those killed in Alabama during tornado, officials say

January 15, 2023 10:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Four members of the same family were among the seven people killed in Autauga County, Alabama, last week, the sheriff’s…

Cold weather can temporarily paralyze iguanas

Watch out for falling iguanas over your head

January 15, 2023 7:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Holly Yan and Allison Chinchar, CNN Iguanas are coldblooded animals. And when they get super cold, they have a tendency to topple over from trees…

Flood waters inundate a home by the Salinas River near Chualar

More rain is on the way for weather-beaten California, where storms have flooded communities and left at least 19 dead

January 14, 2023 11:26 PM CNN Newsource

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN Storm-battered California — still reeling from weeks of deadly flooding, mudslides and rescues — is being hit…

‘The floor disappeared under my feet’: Trapped tornado survivors waited hours for rescue, hoping ceiling wouldn’t collapse

January 14, 2023 10:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Jason Hanna and Caroll Alvarado, CNN Randall McCloud saw trees fall and the porch get pulled apart as he watched from the entrance of his…

California cleans up from one storm as it prepares for another

January 14, 2023 1:46 AM CNN Newsource

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Days after California was hit by “the most impressive storm in nearly 20 years,” the state —…

Cordel Tyus and Devo McGraw sit on roofing that blew off of an industrial building and wrapped around their house Thursday after a tornado ripped through Selma

Searches for victims continue a day after tornadoes and storms strike the South, killing at least 9

January 12, 2023 10:30 PM CNN

By Aya Elamroussi, Jason Hanna and Joe Sutton, CNN Recovery and search efforts continued in the South on Friday, a day after severe storms and…

Searches for victims continue a day after tornadoes and storms strike the South, killing at least 9

January 12, 2023 10:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi, Jason Hanna and Joe Sutton, CNN Recovery and search efforts continued in the South on Friday, a day after severe storms and…

Soldiers with the 270th Military Police Company are en route to aid San Luis Obispo County Sheriffís Department with their search of missing 5-year-old Kyle Doan. Over 100 Cal Guard members are already on the scene aiding the search efforts.

Search for 5-year-old who was swept away by floodwaters continues as California braces for more days of storms

January 12, 2023 9:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Christina Maxouris and Haley Brink, CNN The search for 5-year-old Kyle Doan, who was pulled from his mother’s hands by rushing floodwater on…

Highway 101 is closed due to flooding in Gilroy

Monterey Peninsula could become an island as epic flooding engulfs California cities. And more rain is on the way

January 12, 2023 12:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN Monterey Peninsula residents could soon be living on an island as mammoth flooding threatens to cut them off…

This aerial view shows rescue crews assisting stranded residents in a flooded neighborhood in Merced

‘A very significant emergency’: California’s deadly, record-setting storms are about to get an encore

January 11, 2023 5:45 AM CNN

By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Monica Garrett, CNN The historic storms devastating much of California have turned entire neighborhoods into lakes,…

Another storm lashes California after a barrage of brutal weather kills 19. But a break is finally on the horizon

January 10, 2023 11:10 PM CNN

By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Monica Garrett, CNN Storm-ravaged California must endure one more round of ferocious winds, torrential rain and…

‘A very significant emergency’: California’s deadly, record-setting storms are about to get an encore

January 10, 2023 11:10 PM CNN Newsource

By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Monica Garrett, CNN The historic storms devastating much of California have turned entire neighborhoods into lakes,…

Destruction from Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach

Extreme weather has cost the US more than $1 trillion in the past seven years, feds report

January 10, 2023 8:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The United States was lashed by 18 catastrophic extreme weather and climate disasters costing at least $1 billion each last…

Extreme weather has cost the US more than $1 trillion in the past seven years, feds report

January 10, 2023 8:00 AM CNN

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The United States was lashed by 18 catastrophic extreme weather and climate disasters costing at least $1 billion each last…

Thousands of Californians under evacuation orders as flood threats continue and death toll of recent storms climbs to 17

January 10, 2023 3:43 AM CNN

By Nouran Salahieh, Jason Hanna, Joe Sutton and Christina Maxouris, CNN Thousands of Californians remained under evacuation orders as heavy rainfall…

Thousands of Californians under evacuation orders as flood threats continue and death toll of recent storms climbs to 17

January 9, 2023 10:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Nouran Salahieh, Jason Hanna, Joe Sutton and Christina Maxouris, CNN Thousands of Californians remained under evacuation orders as heavy rainfall…

NOAA’s hurricane hunters are now targeting the West Coast’s atmospheric rivers

January 9, 2023 8:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist NOAA’s hurricane hunters might be just as busy now as they were during hurricane season. However,…

Most of California could experience significant flooding this week

January 8, 2023 6:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Allison Chinchar and Haley Brink, CNN Significant widespread flooding is possible across much of California on Monday as more heavy rain hits the…

Lightning in the ‘cataclysmic’ Tonga volcano eruption shattered ‘all records’

January 8, 2023 12:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted in January 2022, it sent shockwaves around the world. Not only did it…