By Brandon Miller and Zoe Sottile, CNN Thundersnow is exactly what the name suggests — a snowy thunderstorm. But the winter version of a thunderstorm is far less frequent than the spring and summer thunderstorms most people are used to. That is because the creation of thunder and lightning require significant amounts of atmospheric instability,
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Mallika Kallingal, CNN A historic snowstorm is slamming western New York state Saturday with more than 6 feet of snow in some places, closing roads, triggering driving bans and canceling flights the weekend before the Thanksgiving holiday. Another round of heavy lake-effect snowfall is expected to return to the Buffalo area
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist As millions of Americans gear up to travel during the Thanksgiving holiday week, the forecast calls for rain, snow, blustery winds and cold temperatures this weekend at the beginning of the travel rush. Millions from Minnesota to Maine are expected to see snow this weekend, but rain and thunderstorms will
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist As millions of Americans gear up to travel during the Thanksgiving holiday week, the forecast calls for rain, snow, blustery winds and cold temperatures this weekend at the beginning of the travel rush. Millions from Minnesota to Maine are expected to see snow this weekend, but rain and thunderstorms will
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN Thursday’s heavy snowfall that has pounded parts of western New York state will persist into Friday, when the worst of the potentially historic storm may cause trees to topple and property damage. “The snowfall will produce near zero visibility, difficult to impossible travel, damage to infrastructure, and paralyze the hardest-hit communities,”
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Steve Almasy, CNN Even by western New York standards, Friday’s snowstorm was colossal, bringing eye-level accumulation totals to some areas and prompting officials to tell many people who are used to driving in bad weather to stay off the roads. “I can say that our deputies have been just absolutely inundated
Continue ReadingBy Ralph Ellis, CNN It takes just the right conditions to produce lake-effect snow, but when they come together, it creates some of the most extreme winter weather found anywhere on the planet. Perfectly blue skies can turn to a blinding snow storm in minutes, producing snow amounts that will bury your ruler in a
Continue ReadingBy Ralph Ellis, CNN It takes just the right conditions to produce lake-effect snow, but when they come together, it creates some of the most extreme winter weather found anywhere on the planet. Perfectly blue skies can turn to a blinding snow storm in minutes, producing snow amounts that will bury your ruler in a
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Parts of New York state are getting walloped Thursday by a snowstorm that could shut down roads and paralyze cities for days. “This event will have the very real potential to produce a paralyzing snowfall that could be measured in feet for the Buffalo and Watertown metro areas,”
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray and Monica Garrett, CNN meteorologists For western New York, snow typically is no big deal. But this week’s lake effect snowfall in the region is expected to be “paralyzing,” forecasters say. The multi-day snowfall is forecast to kick off Wednesday evening and run through much of the weekend, ending with snow measured
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray and Monica Garrett, CNN meteorologists For western New York, snow typically is no big deal. But this week’s lake effect snowfall in the region is expected to be “paralyzing,” forecasters say. The multi-day snowfall is forecast to kick off Wednesday evening and run through much of the weekend, ending with snow measured
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The first strong Santa Ana occurrence of the season is bringing harsh winds across Southern California through Thursday, setting the stage for critical fire conditions and the potential for a blaze to spread rapidly. High wind alerts have been issued for much of the area, affecting almost 15 million people.
Continue ReadingBy Haley Brink and Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologists Despite the calendar saying it’s mid-November, winter has arrived across the Lower 48 and could stick around through Thanksgiving next week. This week, snow flurries and an arctic chill are in the air for millions across the nation. A low-pressure system across the Southwest will sweep across
Continue ReadingBy Haley Brink and Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologists Despite the calendar saying it’s mid-November, winter has arrived across the Lower 48 and could stick around through Thanksgiving next week. This week, snow flurries and an arctic chill are in the air for millions across the nation. A low-pressure system across the Southwest will sweep across
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, CNN After wreaking havoc in Florida, Nicole weakened into a post-tropical cyclone, bringing severe thunderstorms to the Carolinas and Virginia Friday before striking the Northeast. Nicole — the first hurricane to hit the US in the month of November in nearly 40 years — walloped coastal homes in Florida’s Daytona area early
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, CNN After wreaking havoc in Florida, Nicole weakened into a post-tropical cyclone, bringing severe thunderstorms to the Carolinas and Virginia Friday before striking the Northeast. Nicole — the first hurricane to hit the US in the month of November in nearly 40 years — walloped coastal homes in Florida’s Daytona area early
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh and Theresa Waldrop, CNN As Nicole threatens the Carolinas and Virginia on Friday with tornadoes and flooding, Floridians — many still recovering from Hurricane Ian — are picking up the pieces after this week’s storm killed at least five people and ripped apart buildings with its dangerous storm surge and powerful winds.
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, Dakin Andone and Alaa Elassar, CNN At least two people have died during the damage wrought by Nicole’s overnight landfall Thursday along Florida’s eastern shore, which knocked out power to thousands, pushed buildings near collapse and flooded the coast as the first hurricane to hit the United States in November in nearly
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, Dakin Andone and Alaa Elassar, CNN At least two people have died during the damage wrought by Nicole’s overnight landfall Thursday along Florida’s eastern shore, which knocked out power to thousands, pushed buildings near collapse and flooded the coast as the first hurricane to hit the United States in November in nearly
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, CNN Massive Hurricane Nicole was dumping rain on Florida Wednesday night as the storm bore down on the east coast of the Sunshine State, threatening to bring damaging winds and heavy precipitation to some places still recovering from Hurricane Ian. Earlier the storm battered the Bahamas while strengthening from a tropical storm
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