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By Allison Chinchar, CNN meteorologist More than 20 million people remain under a heat advisory for Sunday across the Northeast as record temperatures stretch from Virginia to New Hampshire. “If highs reach the mid to upper 90s, this will be record highs for the day and the month!” the National Weather Service (NWS) office in

By Aya Elamroussi, Paradise Afshar, Andy Rose and Alaa Elassar, CNN Two people are dead after a powerful tornado ripped roofs off buildings and flipped cars in a northern Michigan town on Friday, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency for the area. The twister — with maximum winds of 150 mph —

By Paradise Afshar, Andy Rose and Sharif Paget, CNN A tornado quickly moved through the town of Gaylord in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan Friday afternoon, leaving one person dead and 43 injured, officials said. Lt. Jim Gorno of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources described the scene in the area as being “catastrophic,”

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist In less than 24 hours, Denver could go from having 90-degree weather to a potentially historic and dangerous snowstorm. Snowfall amounts could be as high as two to three feet in the higher elevations, and up to eight inches in the city of Denver, according to the National Weather Service

By Tom Sater and Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologists The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s forecast for summer calls for a whole lot of heat without much rain to provide relief. Nearly the entire contiguous US is expected to have above-normal temperatures this summer, which runs from June through August, according to Thursday’s Climate Prediction Center’s

By Allison Chinchar, CNN meteorologist An early season heat wave will build across the southern tier of the United States, creating “unstable conditions” for wildfires and forcing some residents to conserve power usage. “We are expecting above normal temperatures and what that means for fires is generally unstable conditions,” Todd Shoemake, a meteorologist at the

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 of Hay River, on the south side of Great Slave Lake, have been ordered to leave and find shelter, according to a Thursday news release from the town. Hay

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Record temperatures expected in the fire-ravaged Southwest will continue to worsen the deepening drought, as well as make for tough fire-fighting conditions, as an intense heat wave will be felt across most of the southern tier of the US this weekend. “We are expecting above normal temperatures and what that

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. Since its start on Wednesday, the Coastal Fire quickly ripped through mansions along hillside streets in Laguna Niguel, a city of about 65,000 with some of the state’s wealthiest neighborhoods.

By Derek Van Dam and Christina Maxouris, CNN Powerful storm conditions rolled through parts of the Midwest and the eastern Plains Thursday evening as meteorologists warned of an approaching “prolific” wind event. A severe thunderstorm watch was issued for parts of the Midwest until 10 p.m. CT Thursday, according to the Storm Prediction Center. The

By Taylor Romine, Christina Maxouris, Aya Elamroussi and Eric Levenson, CNN A rapidly moving brush fire destroyed at least 20 homes and forced the evacuation of nearly a thousand homes in Orange County, California, on Wednesday in a foreboding sign of the new normal for the region. The Coastal Fire began Wednesday afternoon at about

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at hurricane statistics. Notable Hurricanes in Recent US History August 26-September 1, 2021 – Hurricane Ida Category 4 storm. Made first landfall in Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane and hit the Louisiana coast near Port Fourchon as a Category 4 hurricane. The storm directly caused at least 55

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Parts of eastern India are preparing for torrential rain and strong winds as a tropical cyclone warning is in effect for the Andhra Pradesh coast — as other portions of the country battle extreme heat. While the cyclone may bring some relief from the heat, it will be too far

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 is a single spark to create the next fire that could rage out of control. No home or neighborhood is safe from this reality in Amarillo. Extreme temperatures