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By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Winter’s most potent Arctic blast yet is about to unleash dangerously low temperatures that will be the coldest to hit the United States in a year. The cold will arrive this weekend and looks to be longer-lasting and more expansive than last January’s outbreak of Arctic air that,

By Clint Alwahab and Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN) — Multiple fires raging across Los Angeles County have caused untold damage and killed at least 16 people. Whole neighborhoods have been devastated, with as many as 10,000 structures destroyed. Satellite images capture the destruction from above, showing entire neighborhoods reduced to rubble. The-CNN-Wire™ & ©

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A significant winter storm is hammering the South with snow and ice, causing major travel disruptions and power outages just a day after it walloped the Plains. The storm had already shut down the South Friday — schools and government offices were closed and states of emergency declared

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — La Niña has finally emerged after months of anticipation, but there’s a catch. The climate pattern — which typically has an outsized influence on winter weather in the US — is rather weak and may not stick around for long. But that won’t totally eliminate its effect. And,

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A disruptive winter storm will soon paint the South with snow, ice and rain as the eastern two-thirds of the United States grapples with the coldest air of the season. Unusually cold temperatures have dipped deep into the South and will allow the storm to put out a

By Mary Gilbert and Monica Garrett, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Find the latest coverage of the Pacific Palisades wildfire here. Wildfires began breaking out in Southern California Tuesday morning as a life-threatening, widespread windstorm that could be one of the most destructive to hit the region in over a decade roars to life and

CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — January brought some good news for seniors on Medicare: a $2,000 annual cap on out-of-pocket drug costs. It’s one of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act’s most helpful provisions to lower prescription prices. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was

By Elisa Raffa, Mary Gilbert, Michelle Watson, Chris Boyette and Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — More than 60 million people are under winter alerts nationwide, with a powerful weather system expected to bring a potent mix of snow, ice and blizzard conditions, accompanied by winds gusting up to 50 mph. The winter storm, which has

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Mother Nature is getting a jumpstart on a resolution to revive winter in the United States after a recent warm spell and last year’s warmest winter on record. Multiple bursts of increasingly brutal, cold Arctic air will overspread the eastern two-thirds of the country over the next few

By Mary Gilbert and Monica Garrett, CNN Meteorologists (CNN) — It’s no surprise that a year filled with extreme weather won’t be going out quietly with stormy conditions on the way for parts of the United States on New Year’s Eve, including some of the most populated areas of the Northeast. A quick-moving storm will

By Paradise Afshar, Alaa Elassar and Elisa Raffa, CNN (CNN) — At least four people have died as severe thunderstorms batter the Southeast and East Coast on Sunday after deadly tornado-spawning storms tore through Texas and Mississippi, ripping off roofs and flattening homes. A high school student in Natchez, Mississippi, died after a tree fell

By Robert Shackelford, Dalia Faheid, Alaa Elassar, Elisa Raffa, Sarah Dewberry, Amanda Musa, Emma Tucker and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — At least two people have died as severe storms and tornadoes tore through parts of Texas and Mississippi on Saturday, officials said, while a parade of atmospheric river-fueled storms batters the West. One