By Monica Garrett Parts of Texas are under an extreme fire threat on Thursday, according to the Storm Prediction Center (SPC). Winds of 25-35 mph and gusts to 45 mph combined with very dry conditions create the threat. The highest winds are likely to coincide with peak afternoon high temperatures. “A highly volatile fire environment
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By Pedram Javaheri A powerful storm system with clashing cold and warm, moist air is setting up a multiday severe weather threat for the Southeast — just in time for the weekend. “These ingredients have set the stage for blossoming showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and into Thursday night,” the Weather Prediction Center said Thursday
Continue Reading By Pedram Javaheri A powerful storm system with clashing cold and warm, moist air is setting up a multiday severe weather threat for the Southeast — just in time for the weekend. “These ingredients have set the stage for blossoming showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and into Thursday night,” the Weather Prediction Center said Thursday
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By Caitlin Kaiser and Monica Garrett, CNN Ski resorts that look like deserts, skies colored brilliant hues of orange, and air quality five times worse than ideal conditions all have one thing in common: Saharan dust, which is expected to worsen over Western and Central Europe and even bring “blood rain.” A large, brown swath
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By Jennifer Gray and Rachel Ramirez, CNN With 61% of the contiguous US in drought, wouldn’t it be nice if we could just “make it rain” or just “make more snow?” Well, certain parts of the country are doing just that, sort of. It’s called cloud seeding, and it’s nothing new. It’s been around since
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A winter storm will continue to deliver strong winds and blistering freezing temperatures as it exits the eastern region Sunday after dumping heavy snow across parts of New England. More than 30 million people across mid-Atlantic and New England regions were under wind advisories early Sunday. In the South, more than
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By Jason Hanna, Taylor Ward and Derrick Hinds, CNN A powerful winter storm is bringing heavy and blustery snow to the Northeast and hammering the nation’s eastern third with strong winds, and will usher freezing temperatures, which could trouble crops in the South. Roughly 42 million Americans across the eastern US are under some kind
Continue Reading By Jason Hanna, Taylor Ward and Derrick Hinds, CNN A powerful winter storm is bringing heavy and blustery snow to the Northeast and hammering the nation’s eastern third with strong winds, and will usher freezing temperatures, which could trouble crops in the South. Roughly 42 million Americans across the eastern US are under some kind
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A winter storm passing through the central US is expected to become a more powerful bomb cyclone, threatening parts of the East with heavy snow and strong winds that could cause dangerous travel conditions Friday night into Saturday. Elsewhere, severe thunderstorms are possible from the central Gulf Coast
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By Jason Hanna and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A winter storm passing through the central US is expected to become a more powerful bomb cyclone, threatening parts of the East with heavy snow and strong winds that could cause dangerous travel conditions Friday night into Saturday. Elsewhere, severe thunderstorms are possible from the central Gulf Coast
Continue ReadingBy Pedram Javaheri, CNN Meteorologist Tropical Cyclone Gombe is expected to rapidly intensify over the next 24 hours, growing to the equivalent of a major hurricane before making landfall Friday in northern Mozambique. Gombe is forecast to soak northern Mozambique from Friday through Sunday with as much as 250 to 350 mm (10 to 14
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By Pedram Javaheri, CNN Meteorologist Tropical Cyclone Gombe is expected to rapidly intensify over the next 24 hours, growing to the equivalent of a major hurricane before making landfall Friday in northern Mozambique. Gombe is forecast to soak northern Mozambique from Friday through Sunday with as much as 250 to 350 mm (10 to 14
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Taylor Ward, CNN A strong winter storm is expected to impact a large swath of the US, bringing snow Thursday to the central region before forming into a bomb cyclone on its way east over the weekend. More than 50 million people were under winter weather alerts, stretching from Arizona to
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By Aya Elamroussi and Taylor Ward, CNN A strong winter storm is expected to impact a large swath of the US, bringing snow Thursday to the central region before forming into a bomb cyclone on its way east over the weekend. More than 50 million people were under winter weather alerts, stretching from Arizona to
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By Caitlin Kaiser and Jennifer Gray, CNN A powerful storm taking shape across the central part of the country will rapidly strengthen into a bomb cyclone as it moves east — bringing damaging winds, heavy rain and even snow from Louisiana to Maine. A bomb cyclone happens when a midlatitude cyclone decreases in pressure by
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Firefighters on Wednesday welcomed much-needed rain as a wildfire burning in the Florida Panhandle is threatening areas that were battered by Hurricane Michael in 2018, officials said. The Bertha Swamp Road Fire swelled to more than 33,000 acres and was only 20% contained as of the evening, fire officials said. There
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By Kelly McCleary, CNN About 75,000 homes and businesses in the Northeast were without power early Tuesday after a line of strong storms brought soaking rain and damaging winds to the region. More than 65 million people from the mountains of North Carolina to Cape Cod, Massachusetts — including Washington, DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
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By Jennifer Gray and Judson Jones, CNN meteorologists In this day and age, most of us no longer listen for a tornado siren, instead we listen for the screeching noise or buzz of our cellphones when a tornado nears. Even as meteorologists we rely on apps and notifications to warn us when danger strikes. Unfortunately,
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By Travis Caldwell, Dakin Andone, Judson Jones and Amir Vera, CNN More than 75 million people from Atlanta to Philadelphia faced the threat of severe storms Monday, days after a deadly tornado outbreak, including an EF-4 twister, killed seven people in Iowa. Other cities that could see severe weather include Washington, DC and Baltimore, said
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray and Judson Jones, CNN meteorologists In this day and age, most of us no longer listen for a tornado siren, instead we listen for the screeching noise or buzz of our cellphones when a tornado nears. Even as meteorologists we rely on apps and notifications to warn us when danger strikes. Unfortunately,
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