A Canadian town is under evacuation after breakaway ice causes flooding
By Sara Smart and Alaa Elassar, CNN An evacuation order is in place for a Canadian town in the Northwest Territories due to heavy flooding. Residents…
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Signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and how to combat it
EL PASO, Texas – Although we may not be in the thick of our hot summer heat, the ABC-7 StormTRACK Weather team is forecasting the first…
Continue ReadingRecord high temperatures this weekend ‘are difficult for our firefighters’
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Record temperatures expected in the fire-ravaged Southwest will continue to worsen the deepening drought, as…
Continue ReadingRecord high temperatures this weekend ‘are difficult for our firefighters’
After a day of severe weather that brought gusts over 100 mph for parts of South Dakota, the severe storm threat shifts eastward. Meanwhile, the…
Continue ReadingMore than 130 Orange County, California, homes are still under evacuation orders as Coastal Fire still burns
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN When Keith Morey and his wife, Lynn, returned to their Laguna Niguel, California, home, they found little left in the ashes.…
Continue ReadingMore than 130 Orange County, California, homes are still under evacuation orders as Coastal Fire still burns
More than 900 homes have been evacuated in the coastal Orange County…
Continue Reading‘It’s way too early’: Forecasters surprised by speed and severity of Orange County fire
By Angela Fritz, Chad Myers and Ella Nilsen, CNN Meteorologists in California told CNN on Thursday they were surprised at how fast Orange…
Continue ReadingA ‘prolific wind-damage event’ is expected to unfold across parts of the Midwest Thursday, prediction center says
By Derek Van Dam and Christina Maxouris, CNN Powerful storm conditions rolled through parts of the Midwest and the eastern Plains Thursday evening as…
Continue Reading‘It’s way too early’: Forecasters surprised by speed and severity of Orange County fire
New fires have broken out across Southern California, consuming homes and causing evacuations. We also have a severe storm threat across the central…
Continue ReadingCoastal Fire destroys at least 20 homes in Orange County, California, as hundreds are evacuated
By Taylor Romine, Christina Maxouris, Aya Elamroussi and Eric Levenson, CNN A rapidly moving brush fire destroyed at least 20 homes and forced the…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at hurricane statistics. Notable Hurricanes in Recent US History August 26-September 1, 2021 –…
Continue ReadingTropical Cyclone Asani threatens eastern India as another brutal heat wave continues across the country
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Parts of eastern India are preparing for torrential rain and strong winds as a tropical cyclone warning is in…
Continue ReadingTropical Cyclone Asani threatens eastern India as another brutal heat wave continues across the country
Tropical Cyclone Asani is impacting eastern India with heavy rain and gusty winds, while the north prepares for another brutal heat wave. CNN…
Continue Reading‘It’s just not good.’ Experts describe the dire situation in Texas as they battle record-breaking temperatures and raging fires
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist In parts of Texas, smoke fills the sky. Wildfires are burning out of control; the brush is dry and all it takes…
Continue ReadingA volatile combination of windy and dry conditions could spread wildfires today in the Southwest
A heat dome is building, bringing very hot temperatures to the Central US all week. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the…
Continue ReadingA volatile combination of windy and dry conditions could spread wildfires today in the Southwest
By Rob Shackelford and Judson Jones, CNN An extremely critical, highest-level fire risk has been issued near the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire, as…
Continue ReadingAntarctica’s majestic underwater world is trying to adapt to a warmer planet
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Icebergs surrounded a team of researchers in January as they cruised toward Antarctica. The team had been…
Continue ReadingSevere storms threaten 70 million people across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic today
The tornado that hit the Wichita, Kansas area on April 29 left the building unusable for the remainder of the school…
Continue ReadingTwo damaging tornadoes hit central North Carolina
By Judson Jones and Monica Garrett, CNN Two tornadoes were reported in central North Carolina on Friday afternoon, making it the ninth consecutive…
Continue ReadingTaming the 2nd-largest wildfire in New Mexico history has been a ‘nightmare,’ firefighter says
Millions are facing the threat of tornadoes as critical fire danger…
Continue ReadingTaming the 2nd-largest wildfire in New Mexico history has been a ‘nightmare,’ firefighter says
By Aya Elamroussi and Paul Vercammen, CNN Taming the second-largest wildfire in New Mexico history has been a nightmare for crews who have been…
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Elephant Butte Reservoir is at 13.3% capacity- what that means for the future
ELEPHANT BUTTE, New Mexico – Lakes and rivers across the desert are experiencing lower water levels as the ‘mega-drought’ continues. At this point in…
Continue ReadingMother Nature cooks up a historic heat wave for Mother’s Day weekend
By Pedram Javaheri, CNN Meteorologist A remarkable early-season heat wave, with temperatures typically seen in August, is set to bake much of Texas,…
Continue ReadingTornado-producing storms are pushing across the South today
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Tornadoes, flash flooding and hail threaten a wide section of the South as they push east Thursday, a day after…
Continue ReadingTornado-producing storms are pushing across the South today
A multi-day severe storm threat shifts east, bringing tornadoes, damaging wind, and hail to the Mississippi Valley. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam…
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Bone dry New Mexico needs your help during ‘Mega-drought’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The United States Drought Monitor shows the entire state is under some level of drought. As of May 4, 2022, 98.9% of the…
Continue ReadingA very volatile afternoon for tornadoes hinges on this morning’s weather
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Powerful tornadoes and very large hail could threaten Oklahoma and Texas on Wednesday — and it all hinges on…
Continue ReadingA very volatile afternoon for tornadoes hinges on this morning’s weather
Another day of severe storms for the Central US as the Southwest finally sees slight relief from the fire weather. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico wildfires spread rapidly as state faces critical fire threat
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Two wildfires that combined in New Mexico have prompted the evacuation of thousands of people — and much of the state…
Continue ReadingThe most active spring severe and southwest wildfire season in years
By Judson Jones, CNN meteorologist May and June mark the peak of tornadic weather in the US. It is also the peak of wildfire season in the Southwest.…
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