The first full day of winter is bringing snow, but only to portions of the Northeast and Northwest. The rest of the US will have to dream of a white Christmas as unusually warm winter weather is building in the Plains. CNN Meteorologist Tyler Mauldin has the details.
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Good Morning! It will be another warm December day with temperatures running above average. The forecast looks great for those of you that need to finish shopping for holiday gifts. Temperatures will remain warm due to an upper ridge, it will move slowly east across the Rockies. South winds will increase around 5 to 15
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, Brandon Miller and Bill Weir, CNN The climate crisis took a catastrophic toll across the globe in 2021. From the Arctic to Louisiana and to China’s Henan province, signs that climate change is already altering our weather were everywhere. In the United States, historic flooding trapped and killed residents in submerged basements.
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Winter officially arrived this morning but without any fanfare. Temperatures again climbed in the low to mid 60’s. Temps will continue to be very warm for this time of year with highs 10-15 degrees above normal. We could even see a record high Christmas Eve. There will also be a slight chance for rain along
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Good Morning, happy first day of astronomical winter. Although the winter season kicks off today it won’t feel like it. An upper ridge will bring above-average temperatures and partly cloudy skies. By the end of the week, temperatures will climb into record territory. The ridge of high pressure will begin to weaken Thursday and Friday.
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We hit 29 degrees this morning – tied the latest first freeze of the season for El Paso. Temps will warm quite a bit the rest of this week as a large warm air mass takes control. Only a slight chance for some rain – not snow – for Christmas Day and over the holiday
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, CNN A 6.2 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Northern California rattled a wide swath of the state shortly after noon local time, according to data from the US Geological Survey. The quake occurred just off Cape Mendocino near Humboldt County and was felt as far away as San Francisco and Chico,
Continue ReadingBy Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist It is supposed to be the Christmas we all get back together with our families, and if you are one of the estimated 109 million Americans taking to the sky or highway to return home for Christmas week, it should be mostly hassle-free. A few travel woes are expected this
Continue ReadingAs snow season approaches, CNN’s Derek van Dam explores steering techniques to keep you and your car from skidding into trouble.
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Good Morning! It was a cold start to the day–as a matter of fact, El Paso officially dropped below freezing at the El Paso Airport. This means that El Paso tied the record for the latest first freeze of the season. The previous record was set on December 20th,1939. Although it was freezing this morning,
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Good evening to you all. Our temperatures today were a bit below normal this time of year, but it’s been a while since we’ve had extremely cold to cooler temperatures in the region. We topped out at 53 (normal is 56 degrees). We’ve also been constantly talking about the first freeze of the year. I
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El Paso, Texas– The ABC-7 StormTrack Weather team is keeping the ABC-7 First Alert in place as cold air lingers in our forecast Sunday afternoon. Afternoon highs will remain bowl average this Sunday with temperatures reaching the mid 50s. Drier air will be in place for Sunday and the week ahead. Above average temperatures will
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Thanks to multiple atmospheric river events, average snowpack in California has gone from 18% to 98% in just two weeks. “Increases in snowpack of this size are not common, but also not unprecedented,” Julie Kalansky, deputy director of operations for the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E), explained.
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El Paso, Texas– The ABC-7 StormTrack Weather team has issued an ABC-7 First Alert for cold air and slight rain and snow chances overnight Saturday into Sunday. Strongest activity is expected east with a better chance of some light snow in our eastern counties. A slight chance for rain showers will continue Sunday morning but
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Good Saturday morning to you all. We will have interesting weather today. A cold front continues to push to the south of our area bringing our temperatures down below normal this time of year. Well will top out in the low 50 and upper 40s. However, I know there are a lot of people who
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Driving in a snow storm is difficult. Add in blowing wind and poor visibility, and travel can become downright dangerous. And driving in a snow squall is next to impossible. “There is no safe place on a highway during a snow squall,” the National Weather Service (NWS) warned. A snow
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Good Morning! Happy Friday. If you need to finish your Christmas shopping today is a great day to do so. A cold front arrives this weekend bringing a chance for light rain and snow ( if it gets cold enough). The best chance for light rain and snow will be in far east El Paso
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Friday looks good with Partly Sunny skies and light winds. Colder air arrives behind a cold front early Saturday kicking up the winds on the west side of town along with some rain chances later Saturday and early Sunday AM. There will be a slight chance for snow primarily in our eastern counties of Hudspeth
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Good Morning! Happy Thursday everyone. Temperatures are noticeable cooler this morning behind the cold front that brought cooler air and gusty west winds. The winds will be much calmer today out of the northeast around 5 to 10 mph. Afternoon high temperatures will run cooler than yesterday but still warm for this time of year
Continue ReadingBy Travis Caldwell, Jason Hanna and Brandon Miller, CNN Intense storms delivered a destructive and record-setting spate of winds Wednesday from the Rockies to the Great Lakes, tearing off roofs, overturning trucks, shutting down a stretch of an interstate highway and even forcing evacuation of some air traffic controllers. At least 55 reports of hurricane-force
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Winds are now coming down after gusting to 35-40 mph for the E/NE sides of town. Temps will stay in the mid and upper 60’s for Thursday then cool down to the mid 50’s for the weekend with slight rain chances. Temps will warm next week in the mid 60’s with sunshine.
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologist Typhoon Rai is rapidly strengthening east of the southern Philippines and may be on the verge of becoming a super typhoon. The storm is on track to slam the southern and central portions of the country Thursday. Rai currently has sustained winds of 215 kph (130 mph), making it the
Continue ReadingTyphoon Rai has strengthened to the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane and could be a super typhoon when it makes landfall in the southern Philippines Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, Brandon Miller, Amy Simonson and Amanda Watts, CNN An intense storm system moving from the Rockies into the Plains is producing severe weather, tornadoes and extreme fire danger while also bringing widespread damaging winds on Wednesday. In Minnesota, the National Weather Service office in the Twin Cities said there was a tornado
Continue ReadingThe Midwest is experiencing unprecedented weather with extreme heat and tornado force winds. CNN meteorologist Tom Sater said “this is not December weather.”
Continue ReadingHigh winds, some over 100 mph, closed roads and knocked out power to more than 200,000 customers in parts of Kansas and Colorado.
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URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 1054 AM MST Wed Dec 15 2021 NMZ415-416-160100- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-211216T0100Z/ Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Including the cities of Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, Mayhill, Pinon, and Sacramento 1054 AM MST Wed Dec 15 2021 …HIGH WIND
Continue ReadingBy Pedram Javaheri and Derek Van Dam, CNN Meteorologists The first tornado watch of the day has been issued for parts of the Midwest as record December heat surges and fuels severe weather across the central US on Wednesday, creating hurricane-force winds, potentially strong overnight tornadoes and an extreme fire threat. “Another historical weather day
Continue ReadingHeavy snow is likely for parts of the West as and an extreme fire threat, warm temperatures, and severe storms impact the Central US. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the forecast.
Continue ReadingBy Travis Caldwell and Jennifer Henderson, CNN As thousands of people without homes or utilities try to recover from the deadliest day of tornadoes during the month of December in US history, efforts are now turning to the arduous tasks of rebuilding shattered communities. A candlelight vigil was held Tuesday night in Mayfield, one of
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