By Haley Brink and Derek Van Dam, CNN meteorologists Forming off the western coast of Mexico, Hurricane Roslyn has strengthened into a major Category 4 storm and is expected to make landfall this weekend, forecasts show. Roslyn has sustained winds of 130 mph as of late Saturday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center. “Additional
Continue ReadingBy Angela Fritz and Brandon Miller, CNN Photos and satellite imagery from the central United States show how the region’s worst drought in at least a decade has pushed the Mississippi River and its tributaries to drop to record lows this month. Across the river basin, dozens of gauges have fallen below their low-water threshold.
Continue ReadingRecord low temperatures will be set once again today but a change is on the way. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the latest forecast.
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar and Jennifer Gray, CNN A dozen states could see cooler than normal temperatures this winter, according to NOAA’s outlook released Thursday morning. That could mean an increase in energy consumption across the northern tier of the US — amid rising energy costs. “It takes energy to heat your house,” Andrew Dessler, a
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist After a slow start to summer in Seattle — with temperatures consistently running below normal for the month of June — a huge change happened in July and the city has been sizzling since. “Sunday was our latest … 80-plus-degree day on record in Seattle,” Maddie Kristell, a meteorologist with
Continue ReadingExtremely cold temperatures warrant freeze alerts for the East as the Pacific Northwest smoke from wildfires. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the forecast.
Continue ReadingBy Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist A wintry air mass will cake decorative pumpkins with frost and put people in the mood for hot apple cider Tuesday and Wednesday. Freeze warnings, watches and frost advisories are in effect for over 100 million people from eastern Colorado to the Appalachians — and all the way south to
Continue ReadingRain brought some slight relief to the Mississippi River as the East sees wild swings in temperatures. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri shows how cold it will get.
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Winter is coming for many this week, with the first significant snow of the season for some, and freezing temperatures for millions of others. It was just last week we were talking about cute fall temperatures, and now someone has flipped a switch to winter. This will be – by
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EL PASO, Texas- Large volumes of rain hit the Borderland Sunday night going into Monday morning. Storms out of the Southwest pushed their way into the area dropping close to an inch of rain within minutes near Las Cruces. The systems were fast-moving preventing any real flooding. Those clouds mixed with the air out of
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, Brandon Miller and Dave Alsup, CNN Tower Rock — a massive island in the middle of the Mississippi River south of St. Louis — is typically surrounded by water and only accessible by boat. But as severe drought spreads across the Midwest and pushes river levels to record lows, people can now
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, Sharif Paget and Jennifer Feldman, CNN Months after catastrophic flooding upended many lives in Kentucky, the death toll has officially risen to 43, with two additional people dying from health complications related to the crisis and one person still missing, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. “Let us pray for those families and
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EL PASO, Texas – In a deserted area in NE El Paso, the El Paso Radio Controllers meet every weekend to fly their various model planes. Each plane varies in shape, size, color, material, and level of expertise required to fly them safely and properly. But the men and women in this club are worried
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, Melissa Alonso and Angela Fritz, CNN Hundreds of homes in central Florida are still submerged in floodwater as the St. Johns — a notoriously lazy river on the east side of the peninsula — lethargically drains the historic rainfall that Hurricane Ian dropped nearly two weeks ago. The river is going to
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist From frost advisories this morning to a strong cold front expected later this week, the chance of fall showing up is real. There’s a refreshing crispness to the air, and it looks to get only more pronounced as the week goes on. Frost advisories were in place this morning across
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EL PASO, Texas – For 14 years, Chalk the Block has been brightening the streets of downtown El Paso. The Chalk the Block event is where anyone can experience incredible art creations from several artists, whether through chalk, murals, musicians, or craft vendors. It is one of the most popular art festivals in the region,
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Good morning! If you have been enjoying the rain showers I have news for you, there’s more rain on the way. The ABC-7 First Alert will continue because we could see a few showers and thunderstorms capable of producing heavy rain, gusty winds, and hail. The skies will be partly to mostly cloudy with temperatures
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN Virginia Beach, Virginia, will resume normal operations Tuesday after the threat of flooding from the remnants of post-tropical storm Ian forced the closure of government facilities and schools Monday, officials said, noting they will continue to monitor for possible additional impacts. The city declared a state of emergency Sunday evening in
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist It’s difficult to know where to start this morning. I’ve been reflecting all weekend, and my heart is heavy for the people in Florida. It will take years for many to get their lives back to some point where they resemble how things were before. Hurricane Ian was one of
Continue ReadingBy Mike Saenz and Amir Vera, CNN A hurricane that hit southwestern Mexico has weakened to a tropical depression Monday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center. Tropical Depression Orlene had strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane, but ultimately hit southwestern Mexico — just north of the Nayarit and Sinaloa border — as a Category
Continue ReadingHurricane Orlene has weakened overnight but still packs a punch as it prepares for a Mexico landfall Monday. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the forecast.
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(CNN)– Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellite company is working with the state of Florida to get communications back on line. Starlink bills itself as the “world’s most advanced broadband satellite internet” service. following what could prove to be the largest natural disaster in florida history, communications were knocked out at a critical time. First responders in
Continue ReadingBy Mike Saenz and Gene Norman, CNN meteorologists Rapidly intensifying Category 4 Hurricane Orlene is approaching western Mexico, where it’s expected to cause life-threatening flooding, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane, packing maximum sustained winds of 130 mph, was churning north at 7 mph Sunday morning about 175 miles south of Las Islas
Continue ReadingCNN Meteorologist Gene Norman tracks Hurricane Orlene off the Pacific coast of Mexico. Norman says the storm’s rapid intensification is due to the climate crisis.
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna and Aya Elamroussi, CNN It could be more than a week until power lines are fully restored in some parts of Florida as residents deal with major flooding after the deadly Hurricane Ian, expected to be the most expensive storm in the Sunshine State’s history. At least 66 people are believed to
Continue ReadingAfter devastating Florida, Hurricane Ian brings heavy rain, high winds and storm surge to Georgia and the Carolinas. CNN meteorologist Chad Myers has the forecast.
Continue ReadingBy Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Ian is no longer a normal hurricane. It is more of a hybrid, combining a hurricane with a typical storm system, and it is already lashing the Georgia and Carolina coasts with ferocious winds and rainfall. “Ian is caught between quickly intensifying over the warm Gulf Stream water and being
Continue ReadingCNN’s Randi Kaye shows the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida.
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, Alaa Elassar, Jason Hanna and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Ian, now a post-tropical cyclone, was moving farther inland Friday night after pummeling South Carolina with fierce winds and a destructive storm surge, less than two days after killing at least 45 people in Florida and leaving behind an apocalyptic path of destruction. The
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