CNN-Weather/Environment

By Holly Yan, Monica Garrett, Derek Van Dam, Joe Sutton and Jamiel Lynch, CNN A potent winter storm that turned deadly in California is now threatening powerful tornadoes in the South and heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain in the Midwest. About seven million people are under flood alerts across the Mississippi River Valley as

By Zoe Sottile, CNN The year 2022 is finally coming to a close — but not before some rainy weather arrives on both the West and East coasts. Here’s what you can expect from the weather on the last day of 2022 and the first day of 2023. The East Coast will have a rainy

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN After tremendous efforts to recover from a deadly winter storm, officials in Buffalo, New York, are preparing for the threat of minor flooding in the days to come as warming temperatures and rain melt the heavy snowpack. The historic weekend blizzard dumped up to 50 inches of snow

By Rob Shackelford, Elizabeth Wolfe and Monica Garrett, CNN An eastbound stretch of Interstate-70 in Colorado has reopened, the state Transportation Department said, after a nine-hour closure left drivers stranded amid strong bouts of heavy mountain snow, widespread rain and gusty winds that continue to sweep the West and push into the Central US. Much

By Michelle Krupa, Nouran Salahieh and Alaa Elassar, CNN As authorities in Buffalo, New York, continue following up on some of the hundreds of calls for help made during and since the historic weekend blizzard — a “grueling, gruesome task” that’s revealed people dead in cars and snowbanks — officials are facing tough questions about

By Mike Saenz, Elizabeth Wolfe and Rob Shackelford, CNN A strong storm system bringing heavy rain, mountain snow and hurricane-force wind gusts to much of the drought-parched western United States has left more than 60,000 customers without power as the region braces for more wet, blustery weather in coming days. Eight Western states are under

By Dakin Andone, Nouran Salahieh and Christina Maxouris, CNN The winter storm death toll has risen to 37 in Erie County, New York, as crews continue to clear roads and first responders check on people they couldn’t reach days ago when the catastrophic weather system swept the nation, officials there said Wednesday. At least 25

By Dakin Andone, Christina Maxouris, Artemis Moshtaghian and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Days into the deadly winter storm that bedeviled much of the country, the challenges are far from over for residents and authorities in Buffalo, New York. The death toll continues to climb as authorities check on homes and cars for anyone who was stranded

By Steve Almasy, Nouran Salahieh and Dakin Andone, CNN Dozens of Americans have died have died as a winter storm brought frigid temperatures and paralyzing snowfall totals across the US, and officials in the Buffalo area believe the staggering toll will continue to grow there as teams carry on with search-and-rescue missions. The nationwide death

By Nouran Salahieh, CNN The prolonged winter storm that brought heavy snow, high winds and brutal cold to most of the US this past week has killed at least 37 people and had hundreds of thousands without power on Christmas morning. Perhaps the worst impact was around Buffalo, New York, where 43 inches of snow

By Aya Elamroussi, Jason Hanna and Ray Sanchez, CNN More than 315,000 homes and businesses nationwide were without power Christmas Eve, thanks to an Arctic blast and winter storm that tore down power lines with destructive winds and heavy snow and dipped temperatures dangerously low — conditions killing at least 22 people. As bone-chilling air