By Derek Van Dam, CNN It would be hard to hold a conversation over the deafening sound of the snow machines preparing the Olympic venues northwest of Beijing. They are loud and they are everywhere, blowing snow across what will be this month’s most-watched slopes. It is almost beautiful — except that the venues are
Continue ReadingFor the first time, the climate crisis has forced the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing to be virtually 100% reliant on artificial snow. CNN’s Rene Marsh reports.
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EL PASO, Texas – The winter storm that moved through the area on Wednesday night brought freezing temperatures to the Borderland. For reference, on Wednesday night in El Paso, temperatures bottomed out at 20 degrees at the airport with windchill in the single digits. On Thursday at the airport, 18 was the low, with windchill
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Good morning! Cold conditions are expected today with plenty of sunshine. Temperatures will remain cold running in the upper 30 and 40s for this afternoon. Dangerous cold temperatures are expected through Saturday morning. Please remember to protect your pets bring them inside, check on your family and friends and protect your pipes. You can follow
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Arctic air will remain in place making it a very cold day, most locations won’t get above the freezing point. The bitter cold will continue through Saturday morning with dangerous wind chills expected. Dangerous wind chill temperatures are expected through Saturday morning. Please remember to protect your pets bring them inside, check on your family
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN Nearly 40 million people remain under weather watches and warnings in the Northeast, down from 85 million Friday morning, as a winter storm makes its way eastward. Snow fell across much of New York state, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, with freezing rain and ice causing treacherous travel to the south
Continue ReadingA triple whammy of sleet, snow and ice stretching from the Mexican to Canadian border has impacted more than 100 million people across 25 states. CNN’s Derek Van Dam reports from Indianapolis.
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas – After a cold, windy, snowy…yes, SNOWY night, Borderland residents were greeted with a brand new winter landscape. While many plan to stay bundled up nice and warm in their homes, others decided to get outside and get active, while others plan to have fun. Oliver and Rex Gonzalez-Caldwell were enjoying a
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Temps will crash overnight and again for Saturday morning – lows around 11-15 degrees. Highs will only hit the upper 30’s Friday and then some 40’s come around for Saturday. Expect lots of sunshine through the weekend – no snow in the forecast.
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WHAT’S DELAYED FRIDAY (02/04) EPISD – 2 Hour delayed start (02/04)EPISD – All student-centered services, including classes and bus services, will be on a two-hour delay from normal start times for students. (02/04)SISD – 2-Hour delayed start (02/04)SISD – Transportation will be provided two hours from normal pick up times (02/04)SISD – Breakfast service will
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EL PASO, Texas – A look across the Borderland as snow blankets the region. Submit your photos or video through kvia.com/share.
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EL PASO, Texas – With concerns over last year’s power grid failure in Texas, El Paso Electric opened its doors to one of its power stations to show off its weather upgrades. El Paso was spared from 2021’s power outages because it’s not connected to the same power grid as other parts of Texas managed
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EL PASO, Texas– The El Paso Animal Rescue League provides tips you can use at home to look after your pets. Cold weather can be deadly. That’s why they make sure animals remain warm and safe. Pet houses, like igloos at the shelter, can be made to be winter-ready. Covering the igloos with blankets helps
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott assured Texans the state’s power grid is fully functional and continues to be reliable. Abbott provided an update on the severe weather impacting Texas Thursday at the Alternate State Operations Center in Austin. “The State of Texas has deployed a plethora of resources to ensure our communities have
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN A deadly storm system plowed across the United States on Thursday bringing tornado threats and dumping wintry precipitation and rain on Americans from the Gulf to Canada. More than 91 million people were under a winter weather warning or advisory as ice, snow and sleet were
Continue ReadingCNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam describes the massive winter storm which will impact much of the central and eastern United States.
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas – As the temperatures drop, the population at homeless shelters rises. John Martin, deputy director at the Opportunity Center, said the shelter expects about a 25% increase among those seeking shelter as early as Wednesday. Martin said they are closely monitoring the space available to keep more people warm. Due to the
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EL PASO, Texas – The National Weather Service of El Paso holds a Facebook live event ahead of wintry weather in the Borderland. NWS El Paso has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Eastern Otero, Hudspeth and eastern El Paso counties. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for western El Paso, western Otero, southern
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Here’s what’s closed in the Borderland: TXDOT: Transmountain back open Feb. 04.El Paso County offices close Thursday, Feb. 3, Friday Feb. 4.All Centro De Salud Familiar La Fe clinics and facilities will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 3.The City of El Paso’s COVID-19 testing and vaccine sites will be closed Thursday, Feb. 3. All ten (10) City
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Weather computer models are trying to get a handle on how much snow we could see. It all depends on the extent of cold air and IF the moisture will be around when it gets cold enough. Some indications that we could see some snow but perhaps on the lighter side. It will certainly be
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EL PASO, Texas — ABC-7’s stormtrack weather team is forecasting the coldest temperatures of the season this week. Doppler Dave says we could see temps drop to as low as 14 on Friday morning. It’s a type of cold many El Pasoans aren’t used to experiencing. Because of that people are preparing to stay warm.
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Warming Centers: EL PASO: The Office of Emergency Management, in collaboration with the City’s Parks and Recreation Department and the Extreme Weather Task Force, will open the following warming centers for the community. The warming centers will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. February 2 through February 5: Galatzan Recreation Center – 650 Wallenberg Dr. Marty Robbins Rec Center – 11600 Vista Del
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Good Morning I hope you have your winter gear ready! The ABC-7 First Alert continues. Wednesday’s forecast will feature a 30 percent chance for scattered showers with afternoon highs climbing to the upper 50s. Tonight a strong cold front will produce rain and snow for the lowland areas. The latest models show 1 to 2
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Emergency Management Council, including several state agencies involved in the response, took questions from members of the media Wednesday at Noon. Agencies briefing include: Texas Division of Emergency ManagementTexas Department of Public SafetyTexas Department of TransportationPublic Utility CommissionElectric Reliability Council of Texas
Continue ReadingBy Caitlin Kaiser, Monica Garrett, Brandon Miller, Allison Chinchar and Dave Hennen, CNN A winter storm has begun to bring heavy snow, sleet and dangerous icy conditions to dozens of major cities across the Central Plains and the Midwest. Follow live updates | Track the snow | Sign up for weather email alerts Here’s how
Continue ReadingBy Pedram Javaheri, CNN Still reeling from the death and devastation Tropical Cyclone Ana inflicted just last week, Madagascar is bracing for another dangerous cyclone to impact the country. The planet’s strongest storm underwent rapid intensification overnight and is now equivalent to a Category 4 Atlantic hurricane with sustained winds near 145 mph (230 kph).
Continue ReadingTropical Cyclone Batsirai has rapidly intensifies as it continues to approach a landfall in Madagascar in the coming days. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the updated forecast.
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN A mammoth storm dropping significant snowfall Wednesday threatens to paralyze parts of the Midwest and South with ice, snow, dangerously cold temperatures and power outages for days. More than 100 million people were under winter weather alerts, stretching from the Rockies to New England. Heavy snow has been
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It will start off fairly mild with some isolated rain showers Wednesday. Then we just wait for the cold front to move in late Wednesday and early Thursday to change the rain over to snow. Thursday will be very cold with highs not getting over 32 degrees so all the precipitation we see will be
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AUSTIN, Texas — With freezing weather expected to hit a large portion of Texas this week, Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday tried to assure Texans that the state is better prepared this year than last, but said there could be local power outages throughout the state. “Either ice on power lines … could cause a
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