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By Amir Vera, Jason Hanna and Monica Garrett, CNN At least five tornadoes were confirmed in Texas during a storm outbreak Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth. Three of the tornadoes were in Tarrant County, with the strongest having an EF-1 rating. One damage track was seen in the city of

By Jennifer Gray and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists A large winter storm slammed into the western US over the weekend, blanketing mountain areas with heavy snow, and is now set to traverse the nation, threatening dangerous blizzard conditions, strong tornadoes, and flooding this week. “This winter storm is a true coast-to-coast, top-to-bottom impact that will

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist An atmospheric river event, bringing ample amounts of moisture to the West this weekend, will gradually move across the country and bring hazardous weather to millions. The blockbuster storm will begin in the West with heavy snow, gusty winds, and coastal flooding, then move eastward, threatening potential blizzard conditions in

By Jennifer Gray and Monica Garrett, CNN meteorologists Multiple avalanche warnings are in place across western Colorado through the next couple of days due to favorable avalanche conditions. Meanwhile, a train of winter storms continues across the West, prompting winter weather advisories. Heavy snowfall combined with strong winds is overloading the weak snow near the

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas across the West, and for the parched mega-drought region, the December snow is a welcome gift. With back-to-back-to-back winter storms across the West, the snowpack is thriving. Parts of the Sierra and the Pacific Northwest are seeing above-average snowpack for this time

By Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist Several days of heavy rain are forecast across portions of the southern US this week, which could improve persisting drought conditions but also lead to significant flooding. “A prolonged rainfall event is expected across the Mississippi/Tennessee Valleys beginning Monday and extending into the weekend, as multiple waves of rainfall sweep

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Two winter storms in less than a week will bring more than a foot of snow to the mountains, wind gusts of over 70 mph leading to the possibility of a wall of dust and the high danger of fire to the central and western US. The winter storm that

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist As the hurricane season closes, a handful of blockbuster storms made history after an eerily quiet first half of the season gave false hope. “Overall, the season was less active than we anticipated,” said Phil Klotzbach, research scientist at Colorado State University. “We (and most other groups) forecast an above-normal