67-degree day in Kodiak, Alaska, sets new statewide temperature record
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist This holiday season has been quite unseasonal, at least as far as temperatures go. The South has been running 35…
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The nearly 17 feet of snow in California’s Sierra Nevada is crushing records. It’s still not enough
Several winter storms have dumped a record amount of snow in the Sierra this December, likely helping to improve the dire drought situation in…
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‘Praying for snow’: Ruidoso businesses suffer with ski season yet to arrive
RUIDOSO, New Mexico – For the owners of Ski West, Dec. 27 is normally the busiest day of the year. “It’s usually so busy you couldn’t have…
Continue ReadingA travel nightmare is setting up from coast to coast as holiday travelers return home
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist As the holiday hangover starts to wear off and the daunting trip home is facing you head on, Mother Nature…
Continue ReadingSnow and cold will make for difficult post-Christmas travel across the western and northern United States
By Allison Chinchar and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists Snow and cold continued to blanket the western and northern United States, setting up…
Continue ReadingChristmas highs reach July levels in Texas and Oklahoma, while much of the West could see at least a foot of snow
By Robert Shackelford, CNN Christmas Day doesn’t feel much like winter for much of the South and Southeast. More than 200 records may be broken…
Continue ReadingSnow and cold will make for difficult post-Christmas travel across the western and northern United States
Record heat is in place across much of the South as the West sees heavy rain and snow. CNN meteorologist Tyler Mauldin has the…
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High wind topples tree onto car in northeast El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — High winds brought down a large tree onto a parked car in a northeast El Paso neighborhood on Friday afternoon, but there were no…
Continue ReadingHaiti Earthquake Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, which struck on January 12, 2010. The earthquake had a 7.0 magnitude. The…
Continue ReadingWinter weather across the northern US could mean hazardous holiday travel, while record-breaking springlike temperatures warm the south
Heavy rain and snow for the West, record warm temperatures for the South, and cool rain for the Northeast. CNN meteorologist Karen Maginnis has the…
Continue ReadingWinter weather across the northern US could mean hazardous holiday travel, while record-breaking springlike temperatures warm the south
Jack Frost is taking over the northern US for the holiday weekend, delivering heavy snowfall, plummeting temperatures, and a white Christmas to the…
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Wind Advisory on Christmas Eve for entire ABC-7 viewing area
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 358 PM MST Thu Dec 23 2021 NMZ403>414-417-TXZ418>424-240700-…
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Western storms bring flood threats, snow for Christmas
By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forecasters say winter storms that have killed at least two people will bring flooding…
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Forecasters: New Mexico should brace for worsening drought
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The last three months have been very dry in New Mexico and it’s going to get…
Continue ReadingSome in the West may see an uncommon white Christmas as the Southeast gets unseasonable warmth
By Tyler Mauldin, Judson Jones and Hannah Gard, CNN This holiday weekend is a tale of two Christmases: Heavy snow, rain and wind are forecast for the…
Continue ReadingSome in the West may see an uncommon white Christmas as the Southeast gets unseasonable warmth
Record temperatures will usher in Christmas Eve across the Plains and push east with Santa’s sleigh for Christmas Day. CNN Meteorologist Tyler…
Continue ReadingSnow could pile as high as a one-story building for some in the US as others get a rare white Christmas
By Tyler Mauldin and Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologists Santa is bringing the gift of another atmospheric river event to the parched US West Coast this…
Continue ReadingSnow could pile as high as a one-story building for some in the US as others get a rare white Christmas
The first full day of winter is bringing snow, but only to portions of the Northeast and Northwest. The rest of the US will have to dream of a white…
Continue ReadingFrom floods and wildfires to inaction and urgency: These are the top climate and weather stories of 2021
By Rachel Ramirez, Brandon Miller and Bill Weir, CNN The climate crisis took a catastrophic toll across the globe in 2021. From the Arctic to…
Continue Reading6.2 magnitude quake shakes Northern California
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN A 6.2 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Northern California rattled a wide swath of the state shortly after noon local…
Continue ReadingForecast: ‘White Christmas’ or ‘Hawaiian Christmas Day’
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist It is supposed to be the Christmas we all get back together with our families, and if you are one of the estimated…
Continue ReadingForecast: ‘White Christmas’ or ‘Hawaiian Christmas Day’
As snow season approaches, CNN’s Derek van Dam explores steering techniques to keep you and your car from skidding into…
Continue ReadingCalifornia snow drought ends in dramatic fashion, while other states still deal with shortage
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Thanks to multiple atmospheric river events, average snowpack in California has gone from 18% to 98% in just…
Continue ReadingWhat are snow squalls and why they’re more dangerous than blizzards
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Driving in a snow storm is difficult. Add in blowing wind and poor visibility, and travel can become downright…
Continue ReadingMore than 400K have no power across the central US after storms delivered a record spate of hurricane-force gusts
By Travis Caldwell, Jason Hanna and Brandon Miller, CNN Intense storms delivered a destructive and record-setting spate of winds Wednesday from the…
Continue ReadingTyphoon Rai rapidly strengthens as it nears the Philippines
Typhoon Rai has strengthened to the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane and could be a super typhoon when it makes landfall in the southern…
Continue ReadingTyphoon Rai rapidly strengthens as it nears the Philippines
By Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologist Typhoon Rai is rapidly strengthening east of the southern Philippines and may be on the verge of becoming a super…
Continue ReadingMore than 400K have no power across the central US after storms delivered a record spate of hurricane-force gusts
The Midwest is experiencing unprecedented weather with extreme heat and tornado force winds. CNN meteorologist Tom Sater said “this is not December…
Continue ReadingMore than 400K have no power across the central US after storms delivered a record spate of hurricane-force gusts
High winds, some over 100 mph, closed roads and knocked out power to more than 200,000 customers in parts of Kansas and…
Continue ReadingIntense storm spawns tornadoes, including first ever observed in Minnesota during December
By Steve Almasy, Brandon Miller, Amy Simonson and Amanda Watts, CNN An intense storm system moving from the Rockies into the Plains is producing…
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