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By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce (CNN) — Melissa rapidly intensified over the weekend and is now a rare Category 5 hurricane with 160 mph winds. The National Hurricane Center expects it to make landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday morning as the strongest hurricane on record to strike the island. The center of the hurricane is

By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce (CNN) — Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean are staring down what could become a catastrophic, days-long assault of extreme rainfall and damaging winds with a strengthening Tropical Storm Melissa expected to become a major hurricane over some of the hottest ocean water on the

By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Tropical Storm Melissa is barely moving through the Caribbean, and that’s exactly what makes it so dangerous. The longer it lingers, the more rain it dumps and the more likely it is to rapidly intensify into a monster storm. Intensity forecasts have ramped up considerably in

By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Tropical Storm Melissa is crawling through the Caribbean Sea, threatening to unleash life-threatening flooding and mudslides across parts of the region later this week. It’s proof this year’s Atlantic hurricane season is not over yet, and Melissa has plenty of time and fuel ahead. Melissa

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Tropical Storm Melissa has formed in the Caribbean Sea, proving this year’s Atlantic hurricane season won’t be wrapping up quietly. The storm could slam the northern Caribbean with pouring rain and strong winds as it strengthens over extremely warm water this week. Melissa’s worst impacts could center on

By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — Thunderstorms erupting in the South and Midwest to kick off the weekend could turn severe and produce dangerous winds, a few tornadoes and heavy rain. It’s not been a particularly active fall so far, but the return of severe thunderstorms is a reminder this season, and occasionally

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’s cuts. There is a gaping hole in weather balloon coverage in western Alaska — a critical

By CNN’s Hanna Park, CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Emergency responders in western Alaska are working to help more than a thousand residents displaced after ferocious, hurricane-force wind gusts from what once was Typhoon Halong tore through remote, coastal communities, unleashed record-breaking storm surge and shoved homes completely off their foundations. At least

CNN, WVEC, WMBF, WTKR, WRDE, SEE PREFONTS By CNN’s Dakin Andone, CNN Meteorologists Linda Lam, Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce Coastal flooding and wind-whipped rain hit the mid-Atlantic and Northeast coastline Monday as an impactful nor’easter crawled up the East Coast for the third consecutive day before starting to slowly subside overnight. At least three deaths

By CNN’s Dakin Andone, CNN Meteorologists Linda Lam, Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce Coastal flooding and wind-whipped rain hit the mid-Atlantic and Northeast coastline Monday as an impactful nor’easter crawled up the East Coast for the third consecutive day before starting to slowly subside overnight. At least three deaths have been reported over the last several

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A nasty coastal storm, known as a nor’easter, is organizing and strengthening off the Southeast US. The storm is poised to deliver tropical storm-force wind gusts, soaking rain and dangerous seas up most of the East Coast into early next week. It’s packing a serious punch as

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A powerful nor’easter is about to bring nasty weather to millions along the East Coast, with fierce winds, drenching rain and dangerous seas expected this weekend into early next week. The storm will drive major coastal flooding and beach erosion alongside the heavy rain and potentially damaging

By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce (CNN) — A serious multi-day flood threat is underway in the Southwest as two former tropical systems turn the typically dry desert into a breeding ground for heavy rain. Soaking rainfall began over the region Thursday night as increasingly humid air arrived. Parts of the Phoenix metro had picked up

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — A marine heat wave spanning much of the North Pacific Ocean is already influencing the weather in North America and is poised to make its mark on winter. The unusually warm ocean water, coined “the blob” due to how it appears on weather maps, has brought milder and more

By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce (CNN) — A serious flood threat is on tap for some of the driest areas of the United States as an ailing former Hurricane Priscilla combines with another storm system to create a long-lasting rainfall event. More than an October’s worth of rain could fall within days in some areas

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A nor’easter is about to develop off the Southeast coast and this coastal storm will bring some serious threats along with dreary weather for much of the East Coast into early next week. The upcoming storm will churn up dangerous seas and drive coastal flooding while also

By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — Tropical Storm Jerry is rushing across the central Atlantic Ocean on Thursday and is expected to finally strengthen into a hurricane on Friday. Jerry, which formed Tuesday, is the 10th named storm of a late-blooming season that has produced three hurricanes in just over two weeks.

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A rare, monstrous EF5 tornado that struck the United States more than three months ago was the first of its kind in more than a decade, experts announced Monday. A tornado that roared through part of eastern North Dakota in June and killed three people was upgraded

By CNN Meteorologist Chris Dolce (CNN) — A new tropical storm could form in the Atlantic this week and continue the 2025 hurricane season’s backloaded burst of tropical activity. Even though fewer storms tend to form now, in the late-season, history has shown how devastating they can be, particularly since development areas shift closer to

By Brandon Miller, Eve Brennan, Yasmin Coles, CNN (CNN) — A powerful earthquake struck the central Philippines late Tuesday, killing at least 60 people and severely damaging buildings and infrastructure in nearby towns and cities. The shallow 6.9 magnitude quake struck around 10 p.m. local time, just west of Palompon and close to the city