FEMA head told staff he was previously unaware US has a hurricane season
Originally Published: 02 JUN 25 23:22 ET Updated: 03 JUN 25 00:08 ET By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Staff at the Federal Emergency Management…
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Canadian wildfire smoke and a dust plume from Africa could collide over the South this week
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Air quality is taking a hit in parts of the central and eastern United States as smoke from…
Continue ReadingNational Weather Service adding around 125 new hires after laying off hundreds
By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — After losing more than 560 employees to layoffs and early retirement incentives earlier this year, the National…
Continue ReadingUnexpected tornado leaves at least 1 dead, multiple injured in Kentucky
By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — At least one person is dead and seven others were injured after an unexpected tornado struck a rural Kentucky…
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Smoke pours into the US as Canada wildfires force province’s largest evacuation in ‘living memory’
CNN By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Massive wildfires burning out of control in western and central Canada are forcing thousands to flee as…
Continue ReadingSmoke pours into the US as Canada wildfires force province’s largest evacuation in ‘living memory’
By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Massive wildfires burning out of control in western and central Canada are forcing thousands to flee as dire…
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Brush fire in Lower Valley started unintentionally, investigators say
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A significant brush fire erupted Wednesday afternoon in the Featherlake Wildlife Sanctuary, consuming around 32 acres of…
Continue ReadingRare May nor’easter will bring the gloom leading into Memorial Day Weekend
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer for many in the United States, but it…
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Dangerous storms slam 10 states, unleashing multiple tornadoes and damaging winds
CNN, KHBS, WLKY, WFIE, KMOV, SEE PREFONTS By Mary Gilbert, Hanna Park, Emma Tucker, Taylor Romine (CNN) — Multiple tornadoes and intense storms…
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Pina Peak Fire burning near Hatch
Update (May 22, 2025): The Pina Peak Fire is now 50% contained, officials say. “As of 0915 a.m. today, BLM crews are still working the edge cold…
Continue ReadingDangerous storms slam 10 states, unleashing multiple tornadoes and damaging winds
By Mary Gilbert, Hanna Park, Emma Tucker, Taylor Romine (CNN) — Multiple tornadoes and intense storms hit the eastern half of the United States…
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Tornado-spawning storms leave 25 dead in 2 states and swaths of destruction across central US
WLKY By Hanna Park, Matt Rehbein and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A violent, tornado-spawning storm system tore across the central US, leaving at…
Continue ReadingShort staffing at NWS in Kentucky did not affect tornado warnings for deadly storms, union says
By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — As a severe weather outbreak became increasingly likely Friday, meteorologists at the National Weather Service…
Continue ReadingAt least 21 dead after tornado-spawning storms move across central US
CNN By Hanna Park and Matt Rehbein, CNN (CNN) — A violent, tornado-spawning storm system tore across the central US, leaving at least 21 people…
Continue ReadingTornado-spawning storms leave 25 dead in 2 states and swaths of destruction across central US
By Hanna Park, Matt Rehbein and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A violent, tornado-spawning storm system tore across the central US, leaving at least…
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Storm kills at least 5 in St. Louis as millions remain under the threat of strong tornadoes and violent winds
KSDK, CNN By Mary Gilbert, Emma Tucker, Taylor Ward, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A storm that produced a devastating tornado in the St. Louis,…
Continue Reading Storm kills at least 5 in St. Louis as millions remain under the threat of strong tornadoes and violent winds
By Mary Gilbert, Emma Tucker, Taylor Ward, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A storm that produced a devastating tornado in the St. Louis, Missouri,…
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Wisconsin and Minnesota communities hit by tornadoes as severe storm threat shifts south Friday
WISN By Mary Gilbert, Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A busy stretch of severe thunderstorms is underway due to record heat and now the…
Continue Reading Millions under threat of strong tornadoes and violent winds as storm danger increases Friday
CNN By Mary Gilbert, Emma Tucker, Taylor Ward, CNN (CNN) — An incredibly dangerous day of severe thunderstorms including the potential for…
Continue ReadingWisconsin and Minnesota communities hit by tornadoes as severe storm threat shifts south Friday
By Mary Gilbert, Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A busy stretch of severe thunderstorms is underway due to record heat and now the…
Continue ReadingNational Weather Service seeks to fill 155 ‘critical’ vacancies ahead of hurricane season
By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The National Weather Service is seeking to fill 155 positions at offices throughout the country by offering…
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200 rescued from Maryland elementary school using boats as flood waters started to reach the second floor
CNN By Cindy Von Quednow, Taylor Ward, CNN (CNN) — Alley Wade was at work when she heard that her sons’ school in Allegany County, Maryland,…
Continue ReadingFloodwaters sweep away 12-year-old boy in Virginia and force boat rescues of over 200 people from Maryland school
By Cindy Von Quednow, Taylor Ward, Lauren Mascarenhas, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Dangerous flash flooding forced search and rescue operations…
Continue ReadingTexas is feeling an early heat wave. It’s a sign of a long, hot summer to come
By Andrew Freedman and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A dangerous round of early season extreme heat is on tap for parts of Texas this week in a…
Continue ReadingWill hurricane season start early this year? Recent trends suggest yes
By Allison Chinchar, CNN (CNN) — Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from June 1 through November 30, but Mother Nature does not always…
Continue ReadingLawmakers want answers after reporting reveals crippling vacancies at hurricane-prone National Weather Service office
By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — With less than a month until hurricane season, three House Democrats have expressed concerns over staffing…
Continue ReadingA militarized conspiracy theorist group believes radars are ‘weather weapons’ and is trying to destroy them
By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — National Weather Service offices around the country are on guard after recent threats to agency infrastructure…
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GSA moving forward with BOTA modernization project
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. General Services Administration announced today the final Environmental Impact Statement for the modernization of…
Continue ReadingUS weather forecasting is more crippled than previously known as hurricane season nears
By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The National Weather Service is in worse shape than previously known, according to interviews with current and…
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Mitigating dust storms: The Lordsburg Playa Initiative
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Dust storms pose public health and safety hazards in El Paso and surrounding regions, affecting visibility and contributing…
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