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By Karina Tsui and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — A series of storms is set to move across the US this week, and some of them could help bring much needed relief to areas experiencing drought. Ongoing storms across the Southern Plains –– a region consisting of Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas –– are expected

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Tropical Storm Sara is unleashing heavy rainfall in northeastern Honduras, with life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides anticipated through the weekend. Nearly 20 inches of rain had already fallen in parts of Honduras as of Friday morning with more to come. Earlier forecasts from the National Hurricane Center told

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Tropical Storm Sara is expected in the Caribbean soon and will deliver “life-threatening” impacts to parts of Central America as it begins a journey that could once again bring a tropical threat into the Gulf of Mexico. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center are urging residents of the

By Chris Boyette, Emma Tucker, Taylor Romine, CNN and Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Firefighters are rescuing people from homes engulfed in flames as they battle a wildfire moving at a dangerously fast speed in a dense suburban neighborhood northwest of Los Angeles. Roughly 50 miles south of the Mountain Fire in Ventura County,

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Hurricane Rafael pulled away from Cuba Thursday morning after slamming into the island as a Category 3 hurricane and taking down its entire power grid for about 24 hours. A significant shift in the storm’s forecast track means the threat to the US is dwindling, but is increasing

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Tropical Storm Rafael formed in the Caribbean Sea Monday afternoon and could bring a rare November threat to the United States this weekend after tearing through parts of the western Caribbean. Rafael is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane Tuesday and could rapidly intensify over the warm water

By Elisa Raffa and Allison Chinchar, CNN (CNN) — A broad area of low pressure in the western Caribbean Sea is becoming better organized, and the National Hurricane Center is initiating advisories on the system as of 4 p.m. Sunday. The disturbance is being called Potential Tropical Cyclone Eighteen, a designation used by the National

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Halloween may be over, but hurricane season still has a few unsettling tricks left in its final month. Three tropical trouble spots bear watching in the Atlantic basin in the coming days as a strange hurricane season continues to defy expectations. One of these trouble areas is located

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The deadly flooding that rocked Spain this week following intense, historic rainfall is so expansive and severe the area looked like an inland sea from space. A year’s worth of rain fell in just hours in east-central Spain Tuesday, creating a surge of floodwater that broke the banks

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — One of the driest months in United States history is coming to a close after causing the worst drought in more than 20 years in parts of the East as temperatures soar well above average there. October could finish as one of the driest in the Lower 48

By Robert Shackelford, Allison Chinchar and Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — This Halloween could be one of the hottest on record in parts of the Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic, as a warm front sweeps in from the Southern Plains. Nearly 50 daily high temperature records may fall on Thursday, with temperatures rising more than

By Robert Shackelford, Taylor Ward and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Parts of the central US are facing their most significant thunderstorm threat in months Wednesday as second severe storm season kicks into gear. A cold front from the West clashed with extreme fall warmth across the central and eastern US Wednesday afternoon and spawned

By Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — A vital glacier in western Antarctica appears to be smoking in a rare view captured by a NASA satellite earlier this month. The so-called “sea smoke,” isn’t actually smoke, it’s fog – and appears as cottony white wisps above the dark surface of the ocean water where Pine Island

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Extreme weather has thrashed the United States this year with more flood emergencies than any other year — a deadly, sobering statistic that scientists say paints a picture of the future as the planet warms. An unprecedented 91 flash flood emergencies have been issued by the National Weather

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Hurricane Sandy, which was also called “Superstorm Sandy.”According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Hurricane Sandy affected 24 states and all of the eastern seaboard. Causing an estimated $88.5 billion in damages, it was the fifth-costliest US storm behind Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Hurricane

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. Past coverage of the 2022 hurricane season and the latest weather news can also be found on CNN. Follow the storm tracker for the path and forecasts of the latest storm. Facts The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June

CNN By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Fall is in full swing, but it’s not too soon to look ahead to winter, especially one that could feel considerably different than last year’s dominated by El Niño. A weak La Niña is expected to develop ahead of the season and influence temperatures, precipitation, and by

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Fall is in full swing, but it’s not too soon to look ahead to winter, especially one that could feel considerably different than last year’s dominated by El Niño. A weak La Niña is expected to develop ahead of the season and influence temperatures, precipitation, and by extension,

CNN By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades. The Sahara does experience rain, but usually just a few inches a year and rarely

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A dramatic pattern shift is bringing the chilliest air since spring to millions of people in the central and eastern United States, making areas that have struggled so far to shed lingering warmth feel more like November than October. Extended periods of fall chill have been hard to

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades. The Sahara does experience rain, but usually just a few inches a year and rarely in

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. Follow the storm tracker for the path and forecasts of the latest storm. Facts The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. The areas covered include the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.

By Amy O’Kruk, Matt Stiles, Renée Rigdon, Curt Merrill, Soph Warnes and Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday night, making landfall as a powerful Category 3 storm. The intense hurricane spawned tornadoes, dumped rain across much of the state, left millions without power and claimed at least

By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Decades-old and long-debunked myths about so-called chemtrails have become a central part of a wild conspiracy theory that falsely asserts the US government used non-existent weather manipulation technology to create the devastation caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The conspiracy theory is being promoted by right-wing influencers online, some

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at hurricane statistics. Notable Hurricanes in Recent US History September 24-27, 2024 – Hurricane Helene Category 4 storm. Made first landfall in the Florida Big Bend region as a Category 4 and created a 500-mile path of destruction with catastrophic flooding, damaging winds and power outages. The

CNN By Dalia Faheid, Allison Chinchar and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Florida is bracing as Hurricane Milton has intensified into a Category 2 storm two days before it’s due to make landfall on the state’s Gulf Coast, where communities are still dealing with the effects of Hurricane Helene. The state will contend with Milton

By Dalia Faheid, Allison Chinchar and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Milton has strengthened to Category 3 and continues to intensify two days before it’s due to strike Florida’s Gulf Coast, where communities now are rushing cleanup from catastrophic Hurricane Helene. Ahead of what could be the state’s largest storm exodus in seven years,

CNN By Allison Chinchar and Elisa Raffa, CNN (CNN) — Less than 10 days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, the state is bracing for another potentially devastating blow from a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, this one a potential Category 3 storm. Tropical Storm Milton formed in the western Gulf on Saturday

By Allison Chinchar and Elisa Raffa, CNN (CNN) — Less than 10 days after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, the state is bracing for another potentially devastating blow from a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, this one a potential Category 3 storm. Tropical Storm Milton formed in the western Gulf on Saturday morning,