US 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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Deadly 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…
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A 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…
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The 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…
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La 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…
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Rain 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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Flood-weary residents face rising rivers despite rain finally stopping in central and southern US
WTVA, LARRY DEVORE, CNN By Hanna Park, Mary Gilbert, Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A dayslong deluge of rain finally subsided across the South and…
Continue ReadingFlood-weary residents face rising rivers despite rain finally stopping in central and southern US
By Hanna Park, Mary Gilbert, Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A dayslong deluge of rain finally subsided across the South and Midwest on Monday, but,…
Continue ReadingViolent storms sweep through central US and prompt evacuations in flooded Kentucky
By Karina Tsui, Gene Norman and Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — Rising river levels in Kentucky are prompting evacuations and warnings to move…
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Thunderstorms trigger catastrophic flooding across the middle of the US
WSMV, JARED AUERBACH, CNN By Gene Norman, Karina Tsui, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Severe thunderstorms and relentless rain are triggering…
Continue ReadingThunderstorms trigger catastrophic flooding across the middle of the US
By Gene Norman, Karina Tsui, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Severe thunderstorms and relentless rain are triggering catastrophic flooding across…
Continue Reading4 ways forecasts are about to get worse
By Ella Nilsen, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — When a powerful thunderstorm spawns a tornado, people have what feels like only moments to gather…
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Extreme rainfall brings life-threatening flooding to parts of central US already slammed by storms
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Continue ReadingExtreme rainfall brings life-threatening flooding to parts of central US already slammed by storms
By Hanna Park, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — As communities in the central US grapple with widespread devastation from a line of deadly storms that…
Continue ReadingHelpers were flung into harm’s way as tornadoes descended
By Taylor Romine, CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, Andy Rose (CNN) — Wednesday night’s tornado outbreak across at least six states had even…
Continue ReadingEarly look at hurricane season predicts over a dozen named storms. But El Niño could change things
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — It’s only spring, but some weather forecasters are already focusing on this year’s Atlantic…
Continue ReadingForecasters warn of an impending outbreak of long-lasting, strong tornadoes and once-in-a-lifetime flooding
By Karina Tsui, CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert (CNN) — A life-threatening outbreak of long-lived and strong tornadoes is expected today in…
Continue ReadingA once-in-a-generation flood event could cap off this week’s slew of severe weather threats
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Volatile spring weather will kick into high gear this week as a potential severe thunderstorm…
Continue ReadingDangerous line of storms targets nearly entire Eastern Seaboard after killing at least 7 in central US
By Matthew Rehbein, Hanna Park and CNN Meteorologists Mary Gilbert and Gene Norman (CNN) — A dangerous, wide-reaching storm is threatening tens…
Continue ReadingViolent storms bring tornadoes and golf ball-sized hail from Great Lakes to Texas
By Hanna Park and CNN Meteorologists Mary Gilbert and Gene Norman (CNN) — Millions of people are under tornado watches across the central…
Continue ReadingHalf the US population could be in the path of severe thunderstorms early next week
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Unseasonable warmth is setting the stage for damaging thunderstorms capable of bringing powerful…
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At least 4 deaths reported after over a half year’s worth of rain forces water rescues in parts of South Texas
KRGV By Karina Tsui, Mary Gilbert and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Abandoned vehicles littered submerged roads across South Texas’ Rio Grande…
Continue ReadingAt least 4 deaths reported after over a half year’s worth of rain forces water rescues in parts of South Texas
By Karina Tsui, Mary Gilbert and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Abandoned vehicles littered submerged roads across South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley…
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