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By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN Hurricane Roslyn slammed into west-central Mexico on Sunday, bringing torrential rain and threatening inland flooding. “This rainfall could lead to flash flooding and landslides in areas of rugged terrain, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. As of 2 p.m. ET Sunday, Roslyn was centered about 90 kilometers (55

By Allison Chinchar and Haley Brink, CNN A major storm system is bringing early-season snow, heavy rain and severe thunderstorms to the US this weekend and into early next week. The storm begins in the western US this weekend, bringing with it the first significant snowfall of the season to the Intermountain West. “The stretch

By Haley Brink and Derek Van Dam, CNN meteorologists Forming off the western coast of Mexico, Hurricane Roslyn has strengthened into a major Category 4 storm and is expected to make landfall this weekend, forecasts show. Roslyn has sustained winds of 130 mph as of late Saturday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center. “Additional

By Angela Fritz and Brandon Miller, CNN Photos and satellite imagery from the central United States show how the region’s worst drought in at least a decade has pushed the Mississippi River and its tributaries to drop to record lows this month. Across the river basin, dozens of gauges have fallen below their low-water threshold.

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist After a slow start to summer in Seattle — with temperatures consistently running below normal for the month of June — a huge change happened in July and the city has been sizzling since. “Sunday was our latest … 80-plus-degree day on record in Seattle,” Maddie Kristell, a meteorologist with

By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist A wintry air mass will cake decorative pumpkins with frost and put people in the mood for hot apple cider Tuesday and Wednesday. Freeze warnings, watches and frost advisories are in effect for over 100 million people from eastern Colorado to the Appalachians — and all the way south to

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Winter is coming for many this week, with the first significant snow of the season for some, and freezing temperatures for millions of others. It was just last week we were talking about cute fall temperatures, and now someone has flipped a switch to winter. This will be – by

By Allison Chinchar, Brandon Miller and Dave Alsup, CNN Tower Rock — a massive island in the middle of the Mississippi River south of St. Louis — is typically surrounded by water and only accessible by boat. But as severe drought spreads across the Midwest and pushes river levels to record lows, people can now

By Aya Elamroussi, Sharif Paget and Jennifer Feldman, CNN Months after catastrophic flooding upended many lives in Kentucky, the death toll has officially risen to 43, with two additional people dying from health complications related to the crisis and one person still missing, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. “Let us pray for those families and

By Jennifer Gray, Melissa Alonso and Angela Fritz, CNN Hundreds of homes in central Florida are still submerged in floodwater as the St. Johns — a notoriously lazy river on the east side of the peninsula — lethargically drains the historic rainfall that Hurricane Ian dropped nearly two weeks ago. The river is going to

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist From frost advisories this morning to a strong cold front expected later this week, the chance of fall showing up is real. There’s a refreshing crispness to the air, and it looks to get only more pronounced as the week goes on. Frost advisories were in place this morning across

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Virginia Beach, Virginia, will resume normal operations Tuesday after the threat of flooding from the remnants of post-tropical storm Ian forced the closure of government facilities and schools Monday, officials said, noting they will continue to monitor for possible additional impacts. The city declared a state of emergency Sunday evening in

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist It’s difficult to know where to start this morning. I’ve been reflecting all weekend, and my heart is heavy for the people in Florida. It will take years for many to get their lives back to some point where they resemble how things were before. Hurricane Ian was one of