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Photos show property damage and fallen trees after tornado rips through Tazewell County

Powerful storm disrupts travel with blizzard conditions and tornadoes as winter returns to the US with a vengeance

By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — A powerful winter storm swept across the central and eastern United States, knocking out power and snarling travel during one of the busiest stretches of the holiday season. The wide-ranging storm brought blizzard conditions, strong winds, an ice storm and tornadoes and is being followed by

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Floodwater surrounds homes in Redding

‘Dangerous scenario unfolding’ in Southern California from potent storm lashing the entire state

By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, Andrew Freedman, Alaa Elassar, Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A powerful storm carrying a strong atmospheric river laid siege to California over the last several days — setting records in parts of the state — with evacuations orders still ongoing Thursday because of the risk of life-threatening flooding and

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Heavy rainfall caused roads to flood in Redding

Rare ‘high risk’ for flooding spurs evacuations in Southern California after deadly floods in Northern California

By Karina Tsui, Chris Dolce, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — An even more potent atmospheric river-fueled storm is on a collision course with California after a first storm triggered deadly flooding and evacuations over the weekend in Northern California. The new storm and another after it are prompting new evacuations in the Los Angeles area’s

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Power poles along U.S. Highway 93 near Golden

Forecasters warn of ‘particularly dangerous’ fire threat in Colorado and Wyoming with 100 mph wind gusts possible

By Meteorologist Briana Waxman (CNN) — Dangerous fire weather conditions were underway in Colorado and Wyoming’s foothills that had forecasters using the most dire language possible to characterize Friday’s fire threat. “This is a Particularly Dangerous Situation that poses a significant threat to life and property in the event of a wildfire start,” the so-called

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The King County Sheriff's Office released aerial video on Monday showing a breach of the Desimone Levee in Tukwila.

Second levee fails in Washington, forcing more evacuations, as atmospheric river renews flood threat

By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce (CNN) — A second levee failed just outside of Seattle as rivers once again surge from more atmospheric river-fueled rain, setting off deadly flooding in parts of western Washington. Precautionary evacuations were ordered for around 1,300 people in Pacific, Washington, Tuesday morning due to the levee breach along the

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A person shovels a sidewalk after a winter snow storm in Pottsville

Trump admin is ‘trying to put out a fire they started’ at Weather Service as a cold, snowy winter looms

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The National Weather Service is working to hire back hundreds of positions laid off or otherwise cut by the Trump administration, but it’s progressing at a snail’s pace, with about 80 final job offers accepted for meteorologists, hydrologists and other specialized staff. The agency received permission in late July

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A man shovels snow outside a church in Lowville

Cross-country winter storm disrupts post-Thanksgiving travel in the Midwest, and another system is behind it

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Emerging from their holiday food comas and shuffling toward the nation’s airports and highways, some Americans may discover the biggest holiday indigestion has nothing to do with pie. A potent storm is muscling into the journey home, threatening to upend post-turkey travel. For anyone who postponed their return

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Several semi-trucks spun out on I-94 in Clay County

Post-Thanksgiving cross-country winter storm could wreck travel as it brings the most widespread snow of the season

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Holiday travelers in the United States avoiding widespread disruptive weather ahead of Thanksgiving might not be so fortunate during their post-holiday journeys. A new storm that will first impact the Pacific Northwest by Thanksgiving night is expected to morph into a full-blown, cross-country storm with the potential

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