Critical wildfire conditions this week as fast-paced fire season continues
By Caitlin Kaiser and Brandon Miller, CNN Critically dry weather conditions continue to fuel fires across the Southwest, bringing yet another week of…
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Rapidly moving wildfire in Arizona destroys dozens of structures and forces hundreds to evacuate
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Hundreds of homes near Flagstaff, Arizona, have been evacuated as a fast-moving wildfire threatened hundreds of structures…
Continue Reading Nor’easter power outages for thousands of customers have crews working into the night
By Eric Levenson, Monica Garrett and Amy Simonson, CNN An April nor’easter brought heavy snow and gusty winds to the region Tuesday, keeping…
Continue Reading Rare, late-season nor’easter brings heavy April snow to the Northeast
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist After four weeks of severe weather in the South, it was a sure sign we were well into spring. Then suddenly,…
Continue Reading Severe storms are possible this holiday weekend
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Storm systems will make for a messy holiday weekend across most of the United States, with a soggy start to…
Continue Reading Air quality concerns arise as New Mexico wildfires spread
By Paradise Afshar, CNN Residents in New Mexico are being urged to be mindful of air quality safety because of the spread of wildfires throughout the…
Continue Reading Multiple storm systems make for messy holiday weekend
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist From Montana to Michigan, Easter eggs could be covered in snow this weekend, and it will be a soggy start to…
Continue Reading ‘God’s going to help us get through all of this.’ A 165 mph tornado causes widespread devastation in Texas community
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN After a tornado packing 165 mph winds rolled through Bell County, Texas, Tuesday, JudyLynn Hughes began sifting through what…
Continue Reading 2 dead in New Mexico wildfire that forced evacuations and damaged homes
By Aya Elamroussi and Chris Boyette, CNN Two people have died in the McBride Fire raging in southern New Mexico that has scorched more than 5,000…
Continue Reading Tornado that injured 23 in Texas was an EF-3 with 165 mph winds, National Weather Service says
By Aya Elamroussi, Caitlin Kaiser and Amir Vera, CNN The National Weather Service confirmed Wednesday the tornado that injured 23 in Bell County,…
Continue Reading Storm dumps snow that shuts down highway for 500 miles and prompts tornado advisories in Minnesota and other states
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist and Steve Almasy, CNN A storm system stretching up the midsection of the United States had people in several…
Continue Reading ‘It looks like a pretty bad scenario,’ an expert says about today’s extreme fire threat
By Caitlin Kaiser and Judson Jones, CNN Following an explosive month of dangerous fire conditions, the Southern Plains are under extreme fire risk…
Continue Reading Area near Little Rock, Arkansas, hit by ‘large, extremely dangerous’ tornado
By Steve Almasy, Brandon Miller and Chris Boyette, CNN A storm system lashing states from Oklahoma into the Midwest brought tornadoes and hail to…
Continue Reading Rare, record-breaking snow falls in Portland, Oregon
By Judson Jones and Rachel Ramirez, CNN The residents of Portland, Oregon, woke up to a rare April sight on Monday: a blanket of fresh, white snow.…
Continue Reading 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. Past coverage of the 2021 and 2020 hurricane season and the latest…
Continue Reading Atmospheric river of moisture will trigger storms and tornadoes this week
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist You may have heard of atmospheric rivers impacting the West Coast. We had several notable ones this year that…
Continue Reading 19 named storms expected this hurricane season, above average but becoming more common, CSU forecast says
By Caitlin Kaiser and Jennifer Gray, CNN After two consecutive years of exhausting the hurricane name list, forecasters are predicting 19 named…
Continue Reading After rounds of tornadoes across the South, storm system threatens North Carolina, Virginia and Florida next
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN After dozens of tornadoes rolled through the South, another storm system is threatening to deliver powerful winds and possibly…
Continue Reading Severe weather slams the Southeast again after earlier storms killed at least 2
By Jason Hanna and Dave Hennen, CNN The Southeast is again seeing severe weather Wednesday, including heavy rain and tornadoes — even as the…
Continue Reading Strong storms rolling through the South kill 2, bring tornadoes and damaging winds
By Jason Hanna and Kelly McCleary, CNN Strong storms sweeping through the South have left at least two people dead as the severe weather dropped…
Continue Reading Round three of tornadoes coming to the South
By Jennifer Gray, CNN As we enter our third week in a row with the potential for severe weather, it’s starting to feel a bit like a broken…
Continue Reading Hector arrives promptly at 3pm. But Hector isn’t a person
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist As March came to an end, so, too, did Hector. At least until warmer, more favorable weather returns. Nearly…
Continue Reading Scientists are seeing a dangerous shift in early-spring tornadoes
By Caitlin Kaiser and Brandon Miller, CNN This month has seen more tornadoes in the US than any March on record following this week’s severe…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 2 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 Reading Possible 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 Reading As 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 Reading A 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 Reading High 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 Reading Extraordinary 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…
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