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By Nouran Salahieh, Gene Norman, Christina Maxouris and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — After making landfall in Mexico earlier Sunday, Tropical Storm Hilary has crossed into California, where it is unleashing heavy rain and turning roads into gushing streams as officials warn of potentially deadly floods. “We are not used to this level of precipitation,

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Areas along the South Texas coast are under tropical storm alerts for a system – currently a tropical depression – that could start lashing the area with wind, rain and coastal flooding as soon as Tuesday morning. Tropical Depression 9 formed in the Gulf of Mexico late Monday

By Nouran Salahieh, Joe Sutton, Rob Shackelford, Lauren Mascarenhas and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Hilary has triggered flooding, heavy rains and powerful gusts across parts of the western US and Mexico, transforming streets into raging rivers and forcing some residents to flee, and leaving others in need of rescue, even after the storm weakened

CNN By Mary Gilbert and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Concern is growing Hurricane Hilary will unleash a prolific amount of flooding rainfall on the southwestern US and parts of California as it makes a rare move over the region Sunday and into early next week, triggering the first ever tropical storm watch for California.

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Record-high ocean temperatures are setting the stage for an active Atlantic hurricane season with explosive tropical development, but just one thing is missing: storms. There have been no tropical storms in the Atlantic basin in nearly a month, and none so far this year have come close to

By Holly Yan, Christina Maxouris, Amanda Jackson and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — At least six people have died in the wildfires that are ravaging parts of Maui, torching entire communities to the ground and leaving behind apocalyptic scenes of ash and debris. Richard Bissen Jr., the island’s mayor, announced the death toll in a

CNN, WBRC, WXIA, WVTM, WHNS, WFXT, WJZ, CNN By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — More than a 150,000 homes and businesses were still in the dark Tuesday night, more than 24 hours after ferocious storms pummeled much of the Eastern US – leaving two people dead, homes without roofs and drivers stranded

By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — More than a 150,000 homes and businesses were still in the dark Tuesday night, more than 24 hours after ferocious storms pummeled much of the Eastern US – leaving two people dead, homes without roofs and drivers stranded for hours. A 28-year-old man died Monday after

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Record dry streaks and a long-lasting ridge of high pressure are teaming up to lock in dangerous heat and trigger an expanding drought across parts of the Southwest and Texas. This is particularly true in Phoenix, which just endured the hottest month on record for any US city

By Christina Maxouris and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A massive storm system unleashed vicious winds and thunderstorms across the East Coast on Monday, killing at least two people and knocking out power to more than 1 million utility customers from Pennsylvania down to Georgia. In the northwestern Alabama city of Florence, a 28-year-old man

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Life-threatening flash flooding forced evacuations and water rescues across parts of the South Friday morning. Some of the worst flooding centered on portions of western Kentucky and Tennessee, where multiple flash flood emergencies were issued Friday morning. Flash flood emergencies are a sign forecasters are confident the situation

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — One of the most exceptional heat streaks in US history finally ended Monday when Phoenix’s high temperature peaked under 110 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time in a month, a cumulative toll that has catapulted the city to the top of the record books. But the heat is

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist and Madison Richardson, CNN (CNN) — Substantial fires can make their own weather – and do it in several ways. The most common weather phenomena wildfires can create include pyrocumulus clouds, fire tornadoes and smoke clouds that cause significant cooling. Here’s more about them: Pyrocumulus clouds Fire clouds are known

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — An out-of-control blaze burning in northern Washington state exploded in size, crossed the Canadian border and set off a cascade of evacuations over the weekend. The so-called Eagle Bluff Fire has burned thousands of acres on both sides of the border and forced hundreds to evacuate their homes

CTV NETWORK, REDDIT, MISTER_BOLD, CRAIG FAMILY, REDDITT, CSMITAS, TWITTER, @ACANUCKSI, CNN, Reddit/Mister_bold, Redditt/csmitas, Twitter/@Acanucksi By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — An out-of-control blaze burning in northern Washington state exploded in size, crossed the Canadian border and set off a cascade of evacuations over the weekend. The so-called Eagle Bluff Fire has burned thousands of

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist (CNN) — Record-long extreme heat streaks are finally coming to an end, but despite the signs of relief, the dangerous heat isn’t going away completely. The relentless heat dome driving the deadly heat wave will meander across the southern tier of the US this week, bringing more record-breaking temperatures. The

By Caitlin Kaiser and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — As the planet’s hottest month on record comes to a close, 70 million people are under heat alerts in the US, where areas in the southern plains and Southeast could see record-setting highs of 115 degrees or more. While the Northeast and mid-Atlantic will get some

By Gregory Clary, CNN Washington (CNN) — Severe thunderstorms caused damage across the Washington, DC, region Saturday, with downed trees and power lines and suspended service on parts of the Metro train system. DC Fire EMS said on its Twitter account it is responding to multiple emergency calls for trees and wires down, and is