CNN-Weather/Environment

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist After four weeks of severe weather in the South, it was a sure sign we were well into spring. Then suddenly, Mother Nature had other plans… It looks like this week we will briefly take a pause from spring to return to winter for some, as a rare, late-season nor’easter

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Storm systems will make for a messy holiday weekend across most of the United States, with a soggy start to Passover for many in the Southeast and Northeast — including a risk of isolated tornadoes — while Easter eggs could possibly be covered in snow from Montana to Michigan. So

By Paradise Afshar, CNN Residents in New Mexico are being urged to be mindful of air quality safety because of the spread of wildfires throughout the state. There are five large wildfires burning in New Mexico, which have resulted in evacuations throughout the impacted areas. The McBride Fire in southern New Mexico had consumed 6,167

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist From Montana to Michigan, Easter eggs could be covered in snow this weekend, and it will be a soggy start to Passover for many in the Southeast and Northeast. If you have outdoor plans this weekend you might need to pack your parka or umbrella. Winter returns for the Midwest

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN After a tornado packing 165 mph winds rolled through Bell County, Texas, Tuesday, JudyLynn Hughes began sifting through what was left of her belongings. “We have found my stuff everywhere. I still have a dress in a tree,” Hughes told CNN affiliate KWTX. Nearly everything she owned was packed up in

By Aya Elamroussi and Chris Boyette, CNN Two people have died in the McBride Fire raging in southern New Mexico that has scorched more than 5,000 acres and forced evacuations in the Sierra Blanco mountain range, police said. Police found their remains Wednesday in a home that burned a day earlier in Ruidoso, a village

By Aya Elamroussi, Caitlin Kaiser and Amir Vera, CNN The National Weather Service confirmed Wednesday the tornado that injured 23 in Bell County, Texas, was an EF-3 with 165 mph winds. The EF-3 was one of two tornadoes that struck the county in central Texas Tuesday, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) said. The tornado’s damage

By Caitlin Kaiser and Judson Jones, CNN Following an explosive month of dangerous fire conditions, the Southern Plains are under extreme fire risk again beginning today. Critically dry conditions, wind gusts of 50+ miles per hour, and highly-receptive fuels across the Texas/Oklahoma Panhandle and into southern Kansas are “setting the stage for exceptionally volatile fire

By Steve Almasy, Brandon Miller and Chris Boyette, CNN A storm system lashing states from Oklahoma into the Midwest brought tornadoes and hail to Arkansas Monday. A tornado emergency was declared by the National Weather Service office in Little Rock, Arkansas, for a confirmed large and destructive tornado. “A large, extremely dangerous, and potentially deadly