Dangerous 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…
Continue ReadingStorm 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 ReadingStorm 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,…
Continue ReadingWisconsin 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 ReadingMillions 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…
Continue Reading200 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…
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…
Continue ReadingDeadly storms, some with up to 90-mph gusts, tore across more than a dozen states Tuesday. Now, more storms are ramping up flood risks
By Mary Gilbert, Taylor Romine, Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — Another day of extreme weather is unfolding in the United States on Wednesday after…
Continue ReadingAt least one person dead as Pennsylvania sees ‘destructive’ winds while severe weather threats stretch from Texas to Vermont
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — At least one person is dead as new rounds of severe thunderstorms are underway and potentially…
Continue ReadingWhere a severe storm outbreak could spawn tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds tonight
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Millions in the Upper Midwest face the possibility of a severe thunderstorm outbreak Monday that…
Continue ReadingA rare virga bomb just shattered a wind record in Texas. Here’s what it is
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A record-breaking, triple-digit wind gust roared through part of Texas on Tuesday, but it wasn’t…
Continue ReadingTornado victims blocked from federal recovery aid after Trump denied request
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Disaster survivors in Arkansas left homeless by recent tornadoes have been blocked from receiving federal recovery…
Continue ReadingA 19-year-old man faces arson charges for New Jersey wildfire, officials say
CNN By Taylor Romine, Taylor Ward, Mary Gilbert and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A 19-year-old man has been arrested on arson charges in…
Continue ReadingAt least 5 dead after dangerous flooding and storms hit Oklahoma
By Michelle Watson, Diego Mendoza Diaz, Matthew Rehbein, Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Severe weather in Oklahoma over the weekend has left at least…
Continue ReadingThis notorious West Coast phenomenon fueled historic floods in the East. Another one is on the way
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — An exceptionally powerful atmospheric river fueled the deadly early April flooding disaster in the…
Continue ReadingThe reason for an outburst of deadly storms early in the year could be lurking in the ocean
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Back-to-back-to-back deadly and destructive tornado outbreaks in recent weeks have put a punctuation…
Continue ReadingLa Niña is dead. Here’s what to expect in the coming months
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The short-lived reign of La Niña has come to an end. La Niña – a natural climate pattern that…
Continue ReadingWhat month is it? Temperatures plunge to winter-like chill in East while big heat looms for West
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — After more than a week of deadly severe thunderstorms and flooding, winter is making an unwelcome…
Continue ReadingRain will finally relent in flood-ravaged central US, but rivers aren’t done rising yet
CNN By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Floodwaters inundated communities across the South and Midwest on Sunday, the result of days of rain from a…
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