By Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologist Tropical Storm Rai is steadily strengthening east of the southern Philippines and is on the verge of becoming a typhoon. The storm is on track to reach the southern and central portions of the country Thursday. Rai currently has sustained winds of 110 kph (70 mph), putting it just shy
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Rai is on the verge of becoming a typhoon and should continue strengthening until it makes landfall in the Philippines Thursday. CNN Meteorolgist Tom Sater has the forecast.
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Good Morning! A weather system out west will continue to spread clouds into the borderland. There will be a slight chance for showers primarily for areas west of El Paso. Temperatures will run well above average with near-record numbers and occasional breezes.
Continue ReadingBy Kelly McCleary, Holly Yan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The destruction was instantaneous as many homes and businesses were tossed in the air in last weekend’s tornado outbreak across eight states — but those who survived, many of whom are left with only the clothes on their backs, now face a daunting path toward recovery.
Continue ReadingMayfield, Kentucky resident Jeff Harrison describes how he and his dog survived a tornado after being trapped under a pile of rubble.
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Hello and happy Monday! Our highs were 10 degrees above average today (68 in EP, 67 in LC), but tomorrow will be the warmest day of the week, with highs soaring to the low 70s. Winds will pick up tomorrow afternoon as well, and last into Wednesday. Wednesday will be the windiest day with gusts
Continue ReadingCNN By Liz Stark and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation into the collapse of an Amazon warehouse in Illinois, after an EF-3 tornado caused major structural damage to the building Friday, a spokesman confirmed to CNN. At least six Amazon workers died at the warehouse building
Continue ReadingBy Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist As people continue picking up the pieces from this weekend’s deadly tornado outbreak, a new storm system is intensifying. This one is out West. An atmospheric river — a plume of moisture, similar to a river, that streams in off the Pacific Ocean and brings extreme rains — is unleashing
Continue ReadingSam Brown, owner of Gibson’s Pharmacy, talks with CNN’s John Berman after a tornado came through Mayfield, Kentucky, and destroyed his family owner business.
Continue ReadingBy Brandon Miller, Judson Jones and Ralph Ellis Severe weather struck with a violent intensity this weekend, leaving a wide path of death and destruction across eight states. There were at least 50 reports of tornadoes during the outbreak from late Friday into Saturday in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and Tennessee, according
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Good Morning! The clouds will increase and temperatures will run warm Monday afternoon. Dry conditions are expected with southwest winds around 5 to 15 mph. The seasonably warm weather continues for the rest of the week with changes arriving this weekend.
Continue ReadingBy Kelly McCleary, Holly Yan, Elizabeth Joseph and Claudia Dominguez, CNN At least 74 people in Kentucky have died after a weekend tornado outbreak across eight states flattened homes and businesses in the Midwest and South. Gov. Andy Beshear told reporters the death toll figures come from emergency management officials and may differ from what
Continue ReadingCNN political commentator Scott Jennings, who grew up in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, talks with Pamela Brown about the aftermath of a deadly tornado that leveled the homes of his parents and grandparents.
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El Paso, Texas– It was a cold start to the day but the borderland was just two degrees shy of hitting the first freeze of the season. Overnight temperatures will not be as cold as Sunday morning but still chilly. The start of the week will bring above average temperatures. Our next disturbance will push
Continue ReadingBy Tyler Mauldin, CNN Meteorologist A drought-denting weather system will hit the West Coast, bringing the biggest snowfall of the season to California. Strong winds and welcome but heavy rain also will affect the West Coast through midweek. The system is moving in from the Gulf of Alaska and will slowly push hazardous conditions southward
Continue ReadingA multi-day storm event moves across California bringing beneficial rain and heavy snow, but also the threat of flooding. CNN meteorologist Tom Sater has the details.
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Good Sunday morning to you all. I hope you made it through the first widespread freeze across the region. If you tuned in to the 6 AM show, you saw that the cold temps are only temporary. Above average temperatures will resume this afternoon, and peaking around 72 on Tuesday. We should be at around
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna, Elizabeth Joseph, Claudia Dominguez, Susannah Cullinane, Eric Levenson and Amir Vera, CNN More than 100 people are feared dead after a series of tornadoes ripped through several states in the Midwest and South and transformed homes and businesses into piles of rubble late Friday into Saturday. In Kentucky alone, the death toll
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Good evening and happy Saturday. We are currently under a First Alert because of the very chilly night we are going to have. Many of us will experience a few hours with freezing temperatures overnight. El Paso and areas along the International border are under a freeze warning until 9 AM tomorrow morning. What do
Continue Readingby Carma Hassan, CNN and Reuters At least six people died at an Amazon warehouse building collapse after an EF-3 tornado caused major structural damage to the building Friday, according to the Edwardsville Fire Department in Illinois. Forty-five people made it out of the building, with one person airlifted to a regional hospital for treatment,
Continue ReadingBy Brett Roegiers and Allison Collins, CNN Dozens of people are feared dead after at least 50 tornadoes tore through eight states late Friday and early Saturday. Among the collapsed buildings is a candle factory in Kentucky, a nursing home in Arkansas and an Amazon warehouse in western Illinois. “It’s changed the landscape … here
Continue ReadingKyanna Parsons-Perez was trapped after the candle factory where she was working in Mayfield, Kentucky, was completely leveled by a tornado. Unable to reach 911, she broadcast pleas for help on Facebook Live.
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URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 155 PM MST Sat Dec 11 2021 TXZ418-419-423-424-121600- /O.NEW.KEPZ.FZ.W.0003.211212T0900Z-211212T1600Z/ Western El Paso County-Eastern/Central El Paso County- Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties- Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County- Including the cities of Downtown El Paso, West El Paso,
Continue ReadingDozens of people in Kentucky are likely dead after a series of powerful tornadoes ripped through the state overnight.
Continue ReadingWritten by Judson Jones and graphics by John Keefe, CNN After all these years, Bing Crosby still spurs our dreams of a “White Christmas.” But a new data analysis suggests some of us are better off leaving that dream of snow on Christmas morning to the holiday classics. When meteorologists talk about “normal” or “average”
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MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — In a story published December 11, 2021, about deadly tornadoes hitting several states, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of a researcher on extreme weather at Northern Illinois University. He is Victor Gensini, not Victor Genzini.
Continue ReadingCNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam reports on the deadly tornadoes sweeping across Arkansas.
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna, Elizabeth Joseph, Claudia Dominguez and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Storms unleashed devastating tornadoes late Friday and early Saturday across parts of the central and southern United States, collapsing buildings into twisted debris and claiming lives, with officials fearing the death toll could exceed 80. In Kentucky alone, the state’s governor says more than
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Wind gusts cranked up to 56 mph today along with some light rain today. The winds weaken later Friday night as the colder air settles in. Lots of sunshine over the weekend but cooler. Highs in the mid and upper 50’s Saturday. Sunday morning we will see the first freeze of the season – down
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URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 200 PM MST Thu Dec 9 2021 NMZ403-407>414-417-TXZ418>424-100600- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0031.211210T1200Z-211211T0000Z/ Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley- Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Eastern Black Range Foothills- Sierra County Lakes-Northern Dona Ana County- Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-Central Tularosa Basin- Southern Tularosa Basin- West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Otero
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