cnn-weather/environment

By Eric Zerkel and Allison Chinchar, CNN (CNN) — At least one tornado damaged homes, cars and businesses in Florida as severe weather hit the state Thursday. A likely tornado damaged at least two homes in Clearwater Beach after it roared ashore early Thursday morning. No one was injured, Clearwater police said, but photos from

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A “ring of fire” annular solar eclipse will put on a show from Oregon to Texas this Saturday – as long as clouds don’t spoil the fun. The moon doesn’t cover 100% of the sun in an annular solar eclipse like in a total solar eclipse, but instead

By Mary Gilbert, Nouran Salahieh and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — Lidia dissipated early Wednesday morning after slamming into western Mexico as a Category 4 hurricane Tuesday night. But what’s left of the formerly powerful storm will unload heavy rainfall, raising the threat of flash flooding across portions of western Mexico. Lidia’s center was shredded

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Heavy rain will once again lash parts of the Northeast on Saturday, bringing a flood threat to New York City for the second consecutive weekend. A cold front followed by remnants of former tropical storm Philippe are set to drench areas from northern New Jersey to as far north

By Mary Gilbert and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Philippe, a former tropical storm that is swiping Bermuda on Friday, will combine with a potent cold front to drench the Northeast and deliver gusty winds to parts of New England this weekend. Philippe had 50 mph winds and was making its closest approach to Bermuda

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Hurricane Sandy, which was also called “Superstorm Sandy.” According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Hurricane Sandy affected 24 states and all of the eastern seaboard. Causing an estimated $85.9 billion in damages, it was the fifth-costliest US storm behind Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Hurricane

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Tropical Storm Philippe is on track to deliver a dreary weekend to the Northeast, including a slug of tropical moisture which is raising the risk of flooding rainfall in an area that has been soaked repeatedly in recent weeks. The tropical storm has 50 mph winds and is

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A dramatic change is on the way as a robust cold front delivers the first hefty dose of fall weather by the weekend, sending temperatures tumbling by as much as 35 degrees. The cooldown is welcome news for millions in the South that have endured a brutally hot

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Experts fear an already active hurricane season could come to an eventful and exceptional end as unusually warm, storm-boosting ocean temperatures and a slow-to-emerge El Niño combine. The Atlantic season and its 18 named storms has already been above average, according to Phil Klotzbach, a hurricane researcher with

By Eric Zerkel, Mary Gilbert and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Record-setting rain overwhelmed New York City’s sewer system Friday, sending a surge of floodwater coursing through streets and into basements, schools, subways and vehicles throughout the nation’s most populous city. The water rose fast and furious, catching some commuters off guard as they slogged

By Allison Chinchar and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — A high-impact flood event is taking shape for the New York City area as a coastal storm moves in overnight and threatens to dump prolific amounts of rain Friday. Millions of people in the New York tri-state area face a Level 3 of 4 “moderate” risk

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Water levels on the Mississippi River are nearing historic lows for the second consecutive year, triggering a drinking water emergency in Louisiana as ocean water flows upstream, unimpeded by the river’s uncharacteristically weak flow. With no substantial rain in the immediate forecast, levels are expected to drop to

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Fall has only just begun, but it’s not too soon to look ahead to winter, especially since this one may look drastically different than recent years because of El Niño. This winter will be the first in a few years to feel the effects of the phenomenon, which

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Ophelia, now a post-tropical cyclone, continues to weaken as it moves over the mid-Atlantic Sunday, leaving nearly nine million people from Long Island to Southern Maryland under coastal flood alerts. Areas from eastern Pennsylvania to just south of Long Island could see heavy rainfall Sunday, potentially leading to scattered

CNN By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Ophelia, now a post-tropical cyclone, continues to weaken as it moves over the mid-Atlantic Sunday, leaving nearly nine million people from Long Island to Southern Maryland under coastal flood alerts. Areas from eastern Pennsylvania to just south of Long Island could see heavy rainfall Sunday, potentially leading to