By Aya Elamroussi, Holly Yan, Caroll Alvarado and Joe Sutton, CNN Treacherous road conditions are now linked to three deaths in Texas as a wave of ice and sleet continues to hammer parts of the southern and central US into the overnight hours. A 49-year-old woman was killed this week when she lost control of
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, Holly Yan, Caroll Alvarado and Joe Sutton, CNN Treacherous road conditions are now linked to three deaths in Texas as a wave of ice and sleet continues to hammer parts of the southern and central US into the overnight hours. A 49-year-old woman was killed this week when she lost control of
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, Taylor Ward and Dakin Andone, CNN Authorities in Texas responded to hundreds of accident-related calls Tuesday as an ice storm wreaks havoc on the roads and threatens parts of the South and central US with ice and sleet for at least another day. The icy weather disrupted daily life for thousands across
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist January 2023 will be remembered more for its tornadoes and severe weather than for more traditional winter weather like snow and ice for everyone east of the Rockies. January is not typically a severe weather month, but this year was a big one. The Storm Prediction Center reports we had
Continue ReadingBy Rob Shackelford and Derek Van Dam, CNN More than 40 million people from Texas to West Virginia are under winter weather alerts Monday as a system threatens heavy precipitation, significant icing and bitter cold, with roads due to be treacherous and quick frostbite possible in places. Ice accumulation is expected across at least 15
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist What has been a mild start to 2023 will come crashing to a halt this weekend as winter makes a roaring comeback across the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Minneapolis residents have seen a mild January so far — at least by their standards — with temperatures failing to fall
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist January 2023 will be remembered more for its tornadoes and severe weather than for more traditional winter weather like snow and ice for everyone east of the Rockies. January is not typically a severe weather month, but this year was a big one. The Storm Prediction Center reports we had
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN Tens of thousands of people were in the dark early Thursday morning after a storm system spawned tornadoes in the South and delivered snow to parts of the Midwest and Northeast. More than a dozen reported tornadoes struck across communities in Texas and Louisiana, damaging many properties as windows and roofs
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian, Isa Kaufman-Geballe and Robert Shackelford, CNN Tens of thousands of homes and businesses across multiple states in the Northeast were without power early Tuesday after a winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow across areas from central New York to the Maine-Canada border. And while the region is expected to
Continue ReadingBy Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist While the western US has been piling up snowfall over the past several weeks, it has been the complete opposite across the Northeast and New England. We are more than halfway through meteorological winter, which runs from December through February, and cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington,
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Ward and Steve Almasy, CNN A winter storm that dumped up to a foot of snow across parts of the Midwest this week coated the northeastern US with flakes on Friday with some areas in Maine and New Hampshire receiving more than 8 inches. The village of Madison in New Hampshire reported 8.5
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, CNN A reprieve from the rain is finally in sight for storm-beaten California, where an onslaught of back-to-back atmospheric rivers have ravaged the state for weeks with flooding and mudslides. Rainfall is winding down across much of California, giving the state a much-needed break from the unrelenting storms that have turned neighborhoods
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Sunday marked the halfway point for meteorological winter (which runs from December 1 to February 28) and we have seen remarkable and unusual weather take place. From the endless rainfall in the West to the unusually high number of tornadoes in the South to the lack of snow in parts
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, CNN A reprieve from the rain is finally in sight for storm-beaten California, where an onslaught of back-to-back atmospheric rivers have ravaged the state for weeks with flooding and mudslides. Rainfall is winding down across much of California, giving the state a much-needed break from the unrelenting storms that have turned neighborhoods
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Monica Garrett, CNN Storm-ravaged California must endure one more round of ferocious winds, torrential rain and possible flooding as the latest atmospheric river pummels the state Monday. About 8 million people are under flood watches until midnight Monday for coastal Central California, including the Bay Area. Fresh rainfall could
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan and Allison Chinchar, CNN Iguanas are coldblooded animals. And when they get super cold, they have a tendency to topple over from trees and plunge to the ground. Don’t worry, those frigid lizards aren’t dead. They are frozen in a pose that’s both comical and vital for their survival. When temperatures drop
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, CNN Storm-battered California — still reeling from weeks of deadly flooding, mudslides and rescues — is being hit with more rainfall over the weekend. An unrelenting string of atmospheric rivers — long, narrow regions in the atmosphere that can carry moisture thousands of miles — have turned communities into lakes, crippled highways
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna and Caroll Alvarado, CNN Randall McCloud saw trees fall and the porch get pulled apart as he watched from the entrance of his mother’s central Alabama house Thursday — and it was about to get much worse. He dashed inside the kitchen and tried to reach his mother and his cousin in
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Days after California was hit by “the most impressive storm in nearly 20 years,” the state — fully saturated in many places — is gearing up this weekend for yet another series of atmospheric river events, with flooding, hail, powerful wind gusts and even funnel clouds possible in spots. TRACK
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, Jason Hanna and Joe Sutton, CNN Recovery and search efforts continued in the South on Friday, a day after severe storms and tornadoes raked the region, killing at least nine people, blowing roofs off homes and cutting power for thousands. At least seven people were killed in central Alabama’s Autauga County, with
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