By Aya Elamroussi and Joe Sutton, CNN A prescribed fire in Central Texas “spread beyond the intended fire boundaries” Tuesday and swelled to hundreds of acres, forcing some residents to evacuate as crews battled the blaze overnight, local officials said. The Rolling Pines Fire in Bastrop County was sparked Tuesday morning and grew to 500
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By Judson Jones and Jennifer Gray, CNN If you can believe it — MORE winter weather could impact the same spots later this week as what are getting hit Monday and this past weekend. Like my five-year-old, you might still feel like you need to #BlameJudson for the lack of snow. He put the spoon
Continue Reading By Judson Jones and Jennifer Gray, CNN If you can believe it — MORE winter weather could impact the same spots later this week as what are getting hit Monday and this past weekend. Like my five-year-old, you might still feel like you need to #BlameJudson for the lack of snow. He put the spoon
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By Kelly McCleary, Holly Yan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Millions of people across the eastern US were digging out from heavy snow Monday after a massive storm system left its mark from Florida to Maine with tornadoes, freezing rain and snow. Areas of Ohio got the most snowfall, with more than 2 feet reported in
Continue ReadingBy Kelly McCleary, Holly Yan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Millions of people across the eastern US were digging out from heavy snow Monday after a massive storm system left its mark from Florida to Maine with tornadoes, freezing rain and snow. Areas of Ohio got the most snowfall, with more than 2 feet reported in
Continue ReadingBy Alanne Orjoux and Holly Yan, CNN A brutal winter storm walloping much of the Southeast has brought a trio of rare sights: freezing rain, snow and ice. And the Northeast is up next. Snow has fallen as far south as Florida, with the National Weather Service in Mobile, Alabama, tweeting a Pensacola, Florida, resident’s
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna, Hannah Gard and Alanne Orjoux, CNN A massive storm system dumping snow on the central US is expected to wallop much of the country’s eastern third with snow and freezing rain this weekend, and could cause a crippling ice event in parts of Georgia, Virginia and the Carolinas by Sunday. Nearly 74
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist It’s been nearly seven years since the National Weather Service office in Wilmington, North Carolina, issued an ice warning for its area. Now, more than 10 million people along coastal parts of Virginia and the Carolinas are under winter weather alerts. Ice storm warnings on Thursday include Myrtle Beach, South
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By Jason Hanna, Hannah Gard and Alanne Orjoux, CNN A massive storm system dumping snow on the central US is expected to wallop much of the country’s eastern third with snow and freezing rain this weekend, and could cause a crippling ice event in parts of Georgia, Virginia and the Carolinas by Sunday. Nearly 74
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By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Over 65 million people are under winter weather alerts due to a dangerous system making its way from the Central US to the South and then the Northeast in the next three days. A low-pressure system currently in the Central Plains begins to dive into the lower Mississippi Valley region
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By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist, and Alanne Orjoux A massive system that’s dumping several inches of snow on the central US is expected to move toward the southeast later Saturday, prompting the governors of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia to declare emergencies ahead of a crippling ice and snow event. More than 65
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist For millions across the South, this weekend’s winter storm is the talk of the town. Will it bring snow or ice — and how much? Even the mid-Atlantic and Northeast will get in on the action. So much is still to be determined, but one thing is 100% certain —
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By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist For millions across the South, this weekend’s winter storm is the talk of the town. Will it bring snow or ice — and how much? Even the mid-Atlantic and Northeast will get in on the action. So much is still to be determined, but one thing is 100% certain —
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By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Despite several recent drenching rainstorms in the West and enough snow to top the second story of some buildings, the United States has tied an alarming drought record: At least 40% of the Lower 48 has gone 68 straight weeks — more than 17 months — in drought conditions. Drought
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By Judson Jones and Monica Garrett, CNN If you live in the heart of the South, you might be dreaming of a rare snowy weekend. Don’t get the snow sleds out quite yet. Yes, a winter storm could bring snow to Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia and into the Northeast beginning over the
Continue ReadingBy Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist It was warmer just after midnight Tuesday morning than it will be all day long in the Northeast. Since then, the temperature has been dropping, and it will stay dangerously cold all day in the region, leaving major cities like New York and Boston with the most frigid daytime air
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By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist It was warmer just after midnight Tuesday morning than it will be all day long in the Northeast. Since then, the temperature has been dropping, and it will stay dangerously cold all day in the region, leaving major cities like New York and Boston with the most frigid daytime air
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist It’s winter, which means we expect cold temperatures for the northern tier of the country. But the type of cold expected this week will be the coldest air of the season by far, and will even reach some big cities in the Northeast and New England. It’s the kind of
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By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist It’s winter, which means we expect cold temperatures for the northern tier of the country. But the type of cold expected this week will be the coldest air of the season by far, and will even reach some big cities in the Northeast and New England. It’s the kind of
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Graphics by CNN’s John Keefe and Priya Krishnakumar A historic deep freeze that crippled Texas. A deadly hurricane that wreaked havoc from the Gulf Coast to the Northeast. A record-shattering heat wave and historic drought in the West. And a devastating, out-of-season tornado outbreak that tore through towns in the Central
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