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By Meteorologists Chris Dolce, Dakota Smith and Briana Waxman (CNN) — The Northeast — including New York City and Philadelphia — is at risk of significant and life-threatening flash flooding through Tuesday night from an unusually strong storm. It could drop more than a month’s worth of rain in parts of the region.More than 36

By Meteorologist Dakota Smith, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A tornado carved a path of destruction through parts of Menasha and Appleton, Wisconsin, with little advanced warning on Monday afternoon, damaging homes, uprooting trees and knocking out power to thousands.⛈️ Track the storms in the CNN Weather appThe tornado had estimated peak winds of 140

By Will Lanzoni and Brett Roegiers | Photographs by Sarah Silbiger (CNN) — On a sunny October day in Woolwich, Maine, photographer Sarah Silbiger is shouting directions at her partner Jason Bernert from the back of their van.Foward. Backward. Forward. Backward.The 23-foot Winnebago EKKO moves awkwardly, changing direction every few seconds as Bernert carefully maneuvers

By Andrew Freedman, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — The US has experienced a spate of flash flood emergencies during the past two weeks, illustrating July’s dangerous side. The month has featured multiple 1,000-year rainfall events across the US, and July is not over yet.Flash flood emergencies are the highest-level flood warning, and more than a

By Meteorologists Dakota Smith, Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — Bertha has fizzled out, but moisture linked to the former tropical storm is still fueling a flood threat that could linger into the weekend for some.Bertha dissipated over Texas on Thursday evening, where it had little impact except some locally heavy rain, including around Houston.🌀

CNN, WCHS, JONNY REED, WSAZ, GOVERNOR PATRICK MORRISEY @WVGOVERNOR , X, WVVA, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, ACCUWEATHER, INC., WAFB By Meteorologists Dakota Smith, Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — Bertha has fizzled out, but moisture linked to the former tropical storm is still fueling a flood threat that could linger into the weekend for some. Bertha

CNN, EVAN BACORN, FACEBOOK , BOBBY STEWART, LEWIS COUNTY COMMISSIONER, @WVGOVERNOR, WTAP, WLWT-D2, WKRC, DERRICK HOUSTON, WABC, JASON MEDINA, FaceBook / Bobby Stewart, Lewis County Commissioner, FaceBook / @wvgovernor, Facebook / Jason Medina By Meteorologists Dakota Smith, Briana Waxman, and Chris Dolce (CNN) — Bertha is kicking up tropical storm-force gusts and dangerous beach conditions

CNN By Chris Boyette, Andy Rose, and Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Two people are dead after Tuesday’s severe flooding in north-central West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s office said Thursday afternoon. Morrisey had said he was “concerned about fatalities” at a news conference in hard-hit Buckhannon, West Virginia, on Thursday morning. Morrisey’s comments come

By Chris Boyette, Andy Rose, and Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Two people are dead after Tuesday’s severe flooding in north-central West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s office said Thursday afternoon.Morrisey had said he was “concerned about fatalities” at a news conference in hard-hit Buckhannon, West Virginia, on Thursday morning.Morrisey’s comments come after heavy rains

CNN, WEAR, WCTV, NOAA, WLOX By Meteorologists Dakota Smith, Briana Waxman, and Chris Dolce (CNN) — Tropical Storm Bertha is inching towards the central Gulf Coast and is expected to bring periods of rain, gusty winds and coastal flooding from Florida to Louisiana. 🌀 ⛈️ Get your storm forecast in the CNN Weather app Bertha’s

By Meteorologists Dakota Smith, Briana Waxman, and Chris Dolce (CNN) — Bertha is kicking up tropical storm-force gusts and dangerous beach conditions as it moves west across southern Louisiana, but its moisture will also help fuel a more serious flooding rain threat hundreds of miles away on the East Coast through the end of the

By Meteorologist Melissa Nord, Chris Dolce, Dakota Smith, CNN (CNN) — Tropical Storm Bertha formed in the northeastern Gulf and is expected to hit portions of the Gulf Coast from Florida to Louisiana, potentially reaching as far west as Texas. Heavy rain, coastal flooding and tropical storm-force winds are all possible in its path. The

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Following days of smoky skies and soaring temperatures, the Big Apple and surrounding areas were pummeled Saturday with heavy thunderstorms, downpours and flash floods. Two to four inches of rain fell by early afternoon Saturday, with up to an inch an hour expected, according to the National Weather Service.

By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Atlantic hurricane season is off to a quiet start and it’s probably time to start pointing fingers at El Niño. A quick refresher: El Niño is a natural climate pattern marked by warmer than average water temperatures in the equatorial Pacific and corresponding shifts in upper atmosphere weather

By Kasha Patel, CNN (CNN) — Wildfires are expected to bring unhealthy air to more than 120 million people this weekend, but the smoke and its toxic particles may not always be clearly visible. Some skylines are shrouded in obvious abnormal orange tinges with faint burnt odors. Other horizons may carry no visible indication that

By Meteorologist Dakota Smith, CNN (CNN) — Smoke from wildfires in Canada has poured into the United States, causing air quality to plummet and masking landscapes in a thick, brown haze. Poor air quality has been an issue in New York since Wednesday, when the cloud of smoke descended near the ground. Washington, DC, has

By Brandon Miller, Lead Meteorologist (CNN) — Dense smoke is suffocating much of the Northeast on Friday, and with air quality alerts warning against outside activity, the question looming is just as thick as the smoke itself: Will the air pollution be a problem for the World Cup final on Sunday afternoon in New York

By Meteorologists Dakota Smith, Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — Thick, choking plumes of smoke from wildfires in Canada are pouring into major cities across the Midwest, Northeast and mid-Atlantic, bringing dangerous air quality to more than 100 million people. The polluted air will last through at least Saturday in some areas as new waves of

CNN, KVUE, KABB, KENS, KSAT, TEXAS DPS, WBBM, WKBW, NEWS 12 THE BRONX, WUSA, WHAM, WABC By Hanna Park, Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Disastrous flash flooding has hit southern Texas after days of torrential rain, leaving at least two people dead and prompting hundreds of rescues across the same region struck by last July’s

By Hanna Park, Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Disastrous flash flooding has hit southern Texas after days of torrential rain, leaving at least two people dead and prompting hundreds of rescues across the same region struck by last July’s catastrophic floods. ⛈️ Get your forecast in the CNN Weather app The flood threat shifted northwest

CNN, CBC, CTV NETWORK, WSTM, WCVB, KQDS, US FOREST SERVICE, WCCO By Meteorologist Dakota Smith, CNN (CNN) — Read the latest updates on smoke and air quality here Massive plumes of Canadian wildfire smoke are pouring over the border into the United States, bringing dangerous air quality to more than 120 million people in the