Tennessee wildfire near Gatlinburg prompts evacuations of 11,000 homes, mayor says
By Aya Elamroussi and Dakin Andone, CNN A wildfire burning near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Sevier County, Tennessee, has grown to…
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2 killed as severe weather hits Florida Panhandle, with more strong storms possible Thursday along East Coast
The system that impacted the South with tornadoes moves east and is set to impact portions of the Northeast. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has…
Continue Reading2 killed as severe weather hits Florida Panhandle, with more strong storms possible Thursday along East Coast
By Jason Hanna and Melissa Alonso, CNN Two people are dead and two others are hurt after a tornado struck in the Florida Panhandle on Thursday…
Continue ReadingPossible Arkansas tornado injured 7 as more potential twisters and severe weather threaten Southeast
A low-pressure system will move eastward impacting similar areas to last week that will once again see the threat of damaging winds, hail, and…
Continue ReadingPossible Arkansas tornado injured 7 as more potential twisters and severe weather threaten Southeast
By Judson Jones, Gregory Lemos, Caroll Alvarado and Eric Levenson, CNN A powerful storm ripped through Springdale, Arkansas, early Wednesday as part…
Continue ReadingAs drought pushes east, more intense wildfires are sparking in new areas
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Only a few months into 2022 and it’s already a dreadful year for wildfires. More than 14,781 separate wildfires have…
Continue ReadingA significant wildfire outbreak is likely today across the southern Plains
By Monica Garrett, CNN A significant wildfire outbreak is likely Tuesday across the southern High Plains, according to the Storm Prediction Center,…
Continue ReadingHigh winds and severe weather threat return to a region still recovering from last week’s tornadoes
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Exactly one week after the Deep South faced a deadly tornado outbreak, another round of severe weather is taking shape in the…
Continue ReadingHigh winds and severe weather threat return to a region still recovering from last week’s tornadoes
Another multi-day severe storm threat begins Tuesday, impacting some of the same areas that were devastated by last week’s tornado outbreak. CNN…
Continue ReadingExtraordinary Antarctica heatwave, 70 degrees above normal, would likely set a world record
By Caitlin Kaiser and Angela Fritz, CNN Scientists were shocked this month when a research station in Antarctica reported extraordinarily warm…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans and other major cities at risk for severe storms including tornadoes
By Jennifer Gray, CNN It’s been less than a week since deadly storms impacted the Deep South, and once again we are looking at the potential…
Continue ReadingAnchorage residents allowed to return home after massive avalanche, but dangerous conditions remain
By Jamiel Lynch and Emma Tucker, CNN An evacuation order has been lifted for people living near the site of an avalanche in Alaska, but officials…
Continue ReadingAvalanche 60-80 feet deep cuts off houses in Anchorage
By Sara Smart and Amanda Watts, CNN An avalanche measuring between 60 to 80 feet deep and 300 to 400 feet wide has cut off nearly 100 houses in…
Continue Reading3 bodies found in a submerged SUV in Alabama as South recovers from series of storms
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Three bodies were found Thursday in a submerged vehicle, authorities said, after a powerful storm dumped record rain amounts…
Continue ReadingNearly 100 locations could break record high temperatures by the end of the weekend
By Tom Sater, CNN Meteorologist You may have heard of the proverb ‘March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb.’ Well, the last…
Continue Reading‘My house is gone’: Residents describe harrowing experience as tornadoes swept through New Orleans area, killing 1
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN After a tornado roared through Arabi, Louisiana, Tuesday with 136 mph winds, the walls and roof of Angel Hahn’s house…
Continue Reading‘My house is gone’: Residents describe harrowing experience as tornadoes swept through New Orleans area, killing 1
CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam is on the scene in New Orleans after a tornado caused major damage to the city…
Continue ReadingUN chief announces plan to get the whole world access to early weather warnings within 5 years
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced a plan Wednesday to ensure every single person on the planet has…
Continue ReadingSystem that spawned deadly tornadoes in Texas and Louisiana threatens more severe weather as it moves east
By Kelly McCleary, CNN The storm system that spawned deadly tornadoes across Texas and Louisiana this week will continue to push east Wednesday,…
Continue ReadingCrews comb through devastated neighborhoods in the New Orleans area after a tornado kills 1 and leaves thousands without power
By Jason Hanna and Derek Van Dam, CNN Workers and residents were picking through remnants of homes and other debris in the New Orleans area after at…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans tornado leaves one dead, thousands without power
By Steve Almasy, CNN A large, deadly tornado battered parts of the New Orleans area on Tuesday night, with damage reported in Arabi and the Lower…
Continue ReadingBelarusian military could ‘soon’ join war in Ukraine, US and NATO officials say
By Natasha Bertrand, Vasco Cotovio, Jennifer Hansler and Jim Sciutto, CNN The US and NATO believe that Belarus could “soon” join Russia…
Continue ReadingTornadoes damaged an estimated 1,000 homes in Texas and now the storm is spawning more twisters in Mississippi and Louisiana
By Steve Almasy, Holly Yan and Taylor Ward, CNN A storm system that on Monday brought 25 tornadoes to Texas, including two that may have damaged…
Continue ReadingTornadoes damaged an estimated 1,000 homes in Texas and now the storm is spawning more twisters in Mississippi and Louisiana
Strong tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds are likely for parts of much of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Parts of Texas, Florida, and…
Continue ReadingSystem that spawned deadly tornadoes in Texas and Louisiana threatens more severe weather as it moves east
At least 20 tornadoes have been reported across Texas and Oklahoma. Local officials have reported minor injuries and one…
Continue ReadingNo injuries after severe storm causes ‘catastrophic damage’ to two schools in Texas
By Joe Sutton and Claudia Dominguez, CNN A severe storm that slammed a Texas city caused significant damage to two schools on Monday.…
Continue ReadingStrong tornadoes could affect major Southern cities
By Judson Jones, CNN meteorologist The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) chooses its words carefully. And when they say, “A regional severe weather…
Continue ReadingUS tsunami warning system needs an urgent overhaul, experts say
By Caitlin Kaiser and Allison Chinchar, CNN Earlier this year an underwater volcano erupted in Tonga, triggering a widespread tsunami. While…
Continue ReadingSoutheast braces for ‘significant tornado event’ this week
A severe storm outbreak is forecast this week across several southern states from Texas to the Carolinas, where significant tornadoes are possible.…
Continue ReadingSoutheast braces for ‘significant tornado event’ this week
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist A “substantial severe weather event — including potential for significant tornadoes —…
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