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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Rob Shackelford and Joe Sutton, CNN Brutal winter storms brought significant icing, strong wind gusts and heavy snow across strips of the US from California to the Northeast on Thursday, part of a multiday event that has already closed roads and caused numerous power outages — even as the Southeast basks in

By Aya Elamroussi, Eric Levenson and Taylor Ward, CNN A powerful winter storm set record low temperatures in the northern Plains of the US, while a heat wave in the Southeast set record highs for the month of February — leaving the country with an unusually stark temperature difference of more than 100 degrees. Much

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March of 2011. March 11, 2011 – At 2:46 p.m., a 9.1 magnitude earthquake takes place 231 miles northeast of Tokyo at a depth of 15.2 miles. The earthquake causes a tsunami with 30-foot waves that damage several nuclear reactors

By Aya Elamroussi and Rob Shackelford, CNN Severe storms, including possible strong tornadoes, will sweep across parts of the South and central US Thursday, putting millions of people at risk of damaging winds and large hail. Overall, nearly 50 million people across a large swath of the country could see a range of severe weather

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist This year might be another strike in the “loss column” for Punxsutawney Phil, which isn’t much of a surprise, since he’s wrong about 60% of the time. He forecast six more weeks of winter, yet it seems spring is already in full bloom across parts of the country where blooms

By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN An annual ice fishing tournament on Vermont’s Lake Champlain has been canceled after the deaths of three fisherman on the lake since Thursday, an organizer of the tournament told CNN Sunday. Wayne Alexander from Grand Isle, Vermont, died Thursday after falling through the ice, according to a release from Vermont State

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Heavy rain and severe storms could lead to damaging winds and flooding this weekend as a rapidly developing low pressure system pushes into the Southeast. This same system could also bring snow as far south as Georgia Sunday morning, as temperatures drop behind the cold front. “Heavy rain, strengthening winds,

By Taylor Ward, Rob Shackelford and Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologists New Zealand is bracing for its most intense tropical cyclone since the 1990s. Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle is heading toward the North Island just two weeks after the area was hit with record flooding. On January 27th, 240 mm (9.44 inches) of rain fell in Auckland,

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about tornadoes, rotating columns of air that often, but not always, are visible as funnel clouds. According to the National Weather Service, in 2022 there were 24 tornado-related deaths in the United States. Facts Most tornadoes form from severe thunderstorms. Hurricanes can also produce tornadoes. Tornado winds may

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire is known to have some of the wildest weather on the planet, and without a doubt, it takes the cake for the United States. Located at just over 6,000 feet, it is situated in the perfect location for extreme winds and brutal cold. When

By Ralph Ellis and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A life-threatening cold spell began to ease its grip on the northeastern United States on Saturday, but only after a new national windchill record was set in New Hampshire. The record was set at Mount Washington Friday night when it felt like minus 108° F thanks to a