By Christina Maxouris and Gene Norman, CNN At least three people are dead and dozens of others were hospitalized after a series of brutal tornadoes tore through multiple states in the South and Midwest Friday, ripping homes to shreds and reducing neighborhoods to scattered debris as meteorologists warned the danger would continue into the night.
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The same storm system that brought so much rain and snow to the western US is moving east and intensifying, making for a potential severe weather outbreak that could impact nearly 70 million people from the Mississippi Valley to the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys on Friday. “A concerning scenario appears
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist A powerful Pacific storm isn’t finished battering California, as the state entered day two of heavy rainfall, mountain snow, gusty winds and the potential for severe weather. The system already left parts of Interstate 5 closed from California into Oregon on Tuesday due to the extreme winter conditions, the Oregon
Continue ReadingBy Madison Richardson and CNN meteorologists Allison Chinchar and Monica Garrett A powerful Pacific storm continues to bring more rain, snow and damaging winds to California, a state already waterlogged from at least 12 atmospheric rivers that have delivered a barrage of rain and snow in recent months. Up to 3 inches of rain have
Continue ReadingBy Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist It has been an extremely active year in terms of severe weather, with well above normal numbers in terms of tornadoes, and the peak of severe weather season does not begin until this week. The traditional peak for severe storms across the US is April, May, and June, this is
Continue ReadingBy Madison Richardson, Allison Chinchar, and Monica Garrett, CNN Meteorologists A powerful winter storm system will strengthen over the Pacific, bringing damaging winds, rain, and heavy mountain snow to an already soaked California beginning Monday night. “Preceding storms have saturated soils which will result in trees coming down and the potential for more power outages,”
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The same storm system that brought so much rain and snow to the western US is moving east and intensifying, making for a potential severe weather outbreak that could impact nearly 70 million people from the Mississippi Valley to the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys on Friday. “A concerning scenario appears
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Holly Yan and Caroll Alvarado, CNN Another round of violent weather is battering the Southeast on Monday after a spate of tornado-spawning storms over the weekend killed at least 22 people in the South — including a 1-year-old girl and her father. From Houston to South Carolina, more than 20 million people
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, Haley Brink, Holly Yan and Melissa Alonso, CNN After a rash of violent storms killed 26 people in the South, some of the same areas will get hammered again by a new round of storms Sunday. “A few strong tornadoes and very large hail may occur with the most intense storms, particularly
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, Haley Brink, Holly Yan and Melissa Alonso, CNN After a rash of violent storms killed 26 people in the South, some of the same areas will get hammered again by a new round of storms Sunday. “A few strong tornadoes and very large hail may occur with the most intense storms, particularly
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, Joe Sutton, Rebekah Riess, Sharif Paget, Mallika Kallingal and Alaa Elassar, CNN At least 26 people were killed and dozens injured after powerful storms and at least one tornado pummeled the Southeast on Friday night, ripping roofs off homes, nearly leveling some neighborhoods and knocking out power for thousands, officials said. President
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, Joe Sutton, Rebekah Riess, Sharif Paget, Mallika Kallingal and Alaa Elassar, CNN At least 26 people were killed and dozens injured after powerful storms and at least one tornado pummeled the Southeast on Friday night, ripping roofs off homes, nearly leveling some neighborhoods and knocking out power for thousands, officials said. President
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, Aya Elamroussi, Robert Shackelford, Mallika Kallingal and Taylor Ward, CNN A strong storm system Friday will bring the potential for severe weather to 30 million people from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the lower Ohio Valley. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado emergency — the highest level of tornado warning
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Flash flooding is weather’s No. 2 killer, claiming more lives than anything but heat, so it’s important to understand what causes it and how to stay safe. A flash flood can happen anywhere intense rain falls faster than the soil can absorb. And as the name says, it happens in
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, Aya Elamroussi, Robert Shackelford, Mallika Kallingal and Taylor Ward, CNN A strong storm system Friday will bring the potential for severe weather to 30 million people from the Lower Mississippi Valley to the lower Ohio Valley. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado emergency — the highest level of tornado warning
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, Brandon Miller and Theresa Waldrop, CNN At least one person was injured after a rare tornado hit a city just southeast of Los Angeles Wednesday, local officials said. The National Weather Service confirmed the tornado “briefly touched down” in an industrial park and warehouse district in the city of Montebello and rated
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, Brandon Miller and Theresa Waldrop, CNN At least one person was injured after a rare tornado hit a city just southeast of Los Angeles Wednesday, local officials said. The National Weather Service confirmed the tornado “briefly touched down” in an industrial park and warehouse district in the city of Montebello and rated
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, Brandon Miller and Theresa Waldrop, CNN At least one person was injured after a rare tornado hit a city just southeast of Los Angeles Wednesday, local officials said. The National Weather Service confirmed the tornado “briefly touched down” in an industrial park and warehouse district in the city of Montebello and rated
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh and Christina Maxouris, CNN More than 120,000 California homes and businesses were without power Wednesday morning after another atmospheric river walloped the storm-fatigued state with heavy rain and hurricane-force winds. The unusually strong storm’s ferocious winds downed trees and damaged power lines across California, where at some point Tuesday most of the
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist This winter season has truly been remarkable to see snowfall of epic proportions blanket upstate New York, the Midwest and the mountains of the West. Minneapolis is experiencing its eighth-snowiest season on record, with 81 inches of snow, compared to its average of 51 inches. Bismarck, North Dakota and Grand
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