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Preparing for Category 6 hurricanes, a new facility will test winds of 200 mph and storm surge

February 7, 2022 12:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist I lived and worked in Miami for four years before coming to Atlanta to join CNN. I’ve visited the Wall of…

All the Beijing snow is human-made — a resource-intensive, ‘dangerous’ trend as planet warms

February 4, 2022 6:10 PM CNN Newsource

By Derek Van Dam, CNN It would be hard to hold a conversation over the deafening sound of the snow machines preparing the Olympic venues northwest of…

Snow and ice cover New England as Midwest digs out from winter storm

February 4, 2022 12:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Nearly 40 million people remain under weather watches and warnings in the Northeast, down from 85 million Friday morning, as a…

Deadly storm bringing tornado threats and hazardous precipitation to millions from Gulf states to Canada

February 3, 2022 2:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Steve Almasy, Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN A deadly storm system plowed across the United States on Thursday bringing tornado threats and…

Rapidly intensified Cyclone Batsirai bears down on Madagascar, weeks after deadly floods

February 2, 2022 8:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Pedram Javaheri, CNN Still reeling from the death and devastation Tropical Cyclone Ana inflicted just last week, Madagascar is bracing for another…

Heavy snow falling as storm system threatens to leave a treacherous mix of wintry precipitation for millions from Plains to Northeast

February 2, 2022 1:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN A mammoth storm dropping significant snowfall Wednesday threatens to paralyze parts of the Midwest and South…

Next winter storm will stretch over 2,000 miles

February 1, 2022 9:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist As the second winter storm in less than a week sets up across the country, 21 states are gearing up for a blast…

Record-breaking megaflash lightning documented in North and South America

January 31, 2022 5:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Caitlin Kaiser and Judson Jones, CNN Two new world records for megaflashes of lightning have been recorded by the World Meteorological…

The next winter storm takes aim at the South, while the Northeast digs out of last week’s blizzard

January 31, 2022 11:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist ‘Tis the season for winter storms to line up like parade floats at Mardi Gras. Last week’s storm…

Northeast faces below-freezing temperatures as it recovers from record-breaking weekend snowstorm

January 31, 2022 2:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Travis Caldwell and Robert Shackelford, CNN The Northeast continues to face dangerous cold Monday as it digs out of record snow from a bomb…

Thousands lose power in the brutal cold after a bomb cyclone dumps record-setting snow

January 30, 2022 2:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN The nor’easter that dumped record snowfall in parts of the East Coast has left treacherous wind chills and…

Millions remain under blizzard warnings as nor’easter pummels the Northeast

January 29, 2022 1:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Jason Hanna, Aya Elamroussi and Christina Maxouris, CNN Much of the East Coast was covered with a thick blanket of snow Saturday night, with…

Winter storm timeline: When selected cities should expect to face the nor’easter’s impacts

January 28, 2022 6:52 AM CNN Newsource

By CNN Weather staff A major nor’easter is set to move up the US East Coast and bring significant impacts to cities this weekend, beginning…

Dangerous heavy snow and winds approaching hurricane intensity could knock out power, flood coastal areas as weekend nor’easter revs up

January 28, 2022 1:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A weekend nor’easter that’s forming off the coast of the Carolinas Friday night will likely quickly strengthen as…

It’s true, you could get 0 or 20 inches of snow Saturday in New York City. Here’s why

January 27, 2022 10:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist You’ve probably heard rumblings or seen our headlines about the bomb cyclone hitting the Northeast with feet…

Northeast faces heavy snow and blizzard conditions this weekend, but how bad it will be still isn’t clear

January 27, 2022 1:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Heavy snow and strong winds are expected to slam some metro areas in the Northeast this weekend, with millions already under…

A bomb cyclone with the power of a hurricane will unleash snow and blizzard-like conditions this weekend

January 26, 2022 8:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Confidence is growing that a winter storm with the intensity of a hurricane, snow measured in feet and…

Bomb cyclone could bring powerful nor’easter to Northeast cities this weekend

January 25, 2022 10:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Allison Chinchar and Monica Garrett, CNN Meteorologists A rapidly intensifying storm known as a bomb cyclone could bring crippling winter weather…

Snow blankets Greece and Turkey as wild weather system creates rare ‘snownado’

January 25, 2022 7:50 AM CNN Newsource

Story by Reuters and CNN Weather’s Pedram Javaheri and Robert Shackelford A rare and severe snowstorm has blanketed parts of Greece and Turkey,…

Another winter storm is streaking across the northern Plains this week. But it won’t stop Plowy McPlowface, one of Minnesota’s famed snowplows

January 24, 2022 10:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Judson Jones and Jennifer Gray, CNN This week, another winter storm is streaking across the northern Plains and the Midwest, dropping a few inches…

Part of California’s iconic Highway 1 remains closed as crews make progress on wildfire

January 23, 2022 12:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Crews fighting a wildfire along the central coast of California near the iconic Highway 1 made progress Sunday in containing…

Mysterious ice formations showed up in Chicago this week

January 22, 2022 10:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist You’ve heard of blizzards and maybe even the polar vortex, but have you heard of ice pancakes? What…

Wildfire burns near California’s Highway 1, prompting evacuations

January 22, 2022 3:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Melissa Alonso and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A wildfire near California’s scenic Highway 1, which winds along the Pacific coastline, prompted…

A widespread windstorm could deliver hurricane-force wind gusts in California and other parts of the West

January 21, 2022 8:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Haley Brink, CNN meteorologist A windstorm is forecast to bring strong and possibly damaging winds to the western US, starting this weekend. Over…

Virginia and the Carolinas under states of emergency as a snow and ice event arrives

January 21, 2022 12:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Jason Hanna and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A treacherous wintry mix including freezing rain and snow is set to hit parts of Virginia and North and South…

Rare ice storm poised to hit Carolina beaches, including Myrtle Beach and Charleston

January 20, 2022 10:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist It’s been nearly seven years since the National Weather Service office in Wilmington, North Carolina,…

Parts of Texas will go from 80 degrees and sunny to an ice storm in 36 hours

January 19, 2022 12:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Temperatures across parts of Texas will nosedive this week, from balmy highs Wednesday in the 70s and 80s to below…

A prescribed fire in Central Texas spread beyond its intended boundaries and forced some residents to evacuate, officials say

January 18, 2022 11:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi and Joe Sutton, CNN A prescribed fire in Central Texas “spread beyond the intended fire boundaries” Tuesday and swelled…

Snow and ice will return to the South this week. Maybe.

January 17, 2022 12:50 PM CNN Newsource

By Judson Jones and Jennifer Gray, CNN If you can believe it — MORE winter weather could impact the same spots later this week as what are…

Winter storm packs a wallop of snow for much of East Coast

January 17, 2022 12:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Kelly McCleary, Holly Yan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Millions of people across the eastern US were digging out from heavy snow Monday after a…