By Briana Waxman, CNN (CNN) — Repeated rounds of stormy weather loitering off the Southeast coast could do more than just dampen fireworks celebrations in Florida this weekend – there’s a good chance it becomes hurricane season’s next named storm. On Friday, the National Hurricane Center increased the odds of a system forming this weekend
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By Laura Paddison, Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — A marine heat wave in the Mediterranean Sea is combining with a powerful heat dome to cause Europe to swelter under a brutal early summer heat wave. It’s a pattern that’s popping up frequently as the planet warms: The influence of Mediterranean marine heat waves has been
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By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The abrupt cutoff of satellite data crucial for hurricane forecasting is delayed by one month, until July 31, according to a message posted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Monday. The impending data loss from a Department of Defense weather satellite system was announced on June 25 and
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By Andrew Freedman, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Buckled roads. Broken bridges. Delayed trains. Strained power grids that led to dangerous outages. Cases of heat illness and canceled sporting events. These were just a few of the effects from this week’s oppressive heat wave, which brought the hottest day in over a decade on Tuesday.
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CNN By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A long-lasting extreme heat wave reached its dangerous crescendo Tuesday, bringing the hottest day in a decade to some major East Coast cities and putting millions of already fatigued Americans at risk. The brutal conditions, spurred by a potent heat dome, peaked Tuesday after building over the
Continue Reading WHDH By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A long-lasting extreme heat wave is reaching its dangerous crescendo Tuesday, likely bringing the hottest day in a decade to some major East Coast cities and putting millions of already fatigued Americans at risk. The brutal conditions, spurred by a potent heat dome, are peaking Tuesday after
Continue Reading By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A long-lasting extreme heat wave reached its dangerous crescendo Tuesday, bringing the hottest day in a decade to some major East Coast cities and putting millions of already fatigued Americans at risk. The brutal conditions, spurred by a potent heat dome, peaked Tuesday after building over the weekend
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By Luke Snyder and Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — An area of stormy weather in the open Atlantic Ocean became Tropical Storm Andrea on Tuesday morning, the first of the Atlantic hurricane season, according to the National Hurricane Center. Andrea is roughly 1,200 miles away from The Azores, or about 1,400 miles east of the
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By Luke Snyder, Mary Gilbert (CNN) — New York’s Central Park tied a record high of 96 degrees for the date Monday, which was set in 1888. In neighboring New Jersey, 16 people were sent to the emergency room following a sweltering set of graduations. And in Baltimore, a malfunctioning Amtrak train left riders temporarily
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CNN By Tyler Ory, CNN (CNN) — The hottest temperatures of the year so far will soon reach the eastern half of the United States as a brutal heat dome continues to build. Tens of millions of people from the Midwest to the East Coast will face a level 4 of 4 extreme heat risk
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By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Hurricane Erick slammed into Mexico’s Oaxaca state as a dangerous Category 3 storm Thursday morning, unleashing powerful winds at the coast and heavy rains that have caused deadly flooding in the region. The hurricane made landfall about 20 miles east of Punta Maldonado, Mexico, just after 6 a.m.
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By Tyler Ory, CNN (CNN) — The hottest temperatures of the year so far will soon reach the eastern half of the United States as a brutal heat dome starts to build over the weekend. Dangerous, record-breaking heat will impact millions next week. Much of the East is getting a brief respite from the July-like
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By Michelle Watson, Amanda Musa, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Significant flooding in northern West Virginia claimed the lives of at least six people, including a 3-year-old and her mother, over the weekend and two others remain missing, officials say. All six deaths occurred in Ohio County, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said at a Monday news
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — For the past four years, a fleet of drone vessels has purposefully steered into the heart of hurricanes to gather information on a storm’s wind speeds, wave heights and, critically, the complex transfer of heat and moisture between the ocean and the air right above it. These small boats
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CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN Lead Meteorologist Brandon Miller, Amanda Musa (CNN) — At least 11 people are dead and several others are missing after intense flash flooding covered roadways and swept away vehicles in San Antonio, Texas, triggered by heavy rainfall the area has not seen in more than a decade. The death toll
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By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A wildfire burning out of control in Oregon, near the state’s border with Washington, has destroyed homes and forced hundreds of evacuations and closures of major roadways as gusty winds threaten further spread and challenge firefighting crews. The Rowena Fire has burned 3,800 acres since it ignited on
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Air quality is taking a hit in parts of the central and eastern United States as smoke from out-of-control wildfires in Canada pours south – but that isn’t the only thing millions of people will notice in the sky this week. A plume of dust originating from Africa’s
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — At least one person is dead and seven others were injured after an unexpected tornado struck a rural Kentucky county early Friday morning as a line of severe storms moved eastward across the state. The man was killed on Long Run Road in the Deep Creek area of Washington
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CNN By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Massive wildfires burning out of control in western and central Canada are forcing thousands to flee as dire forecasts for the country’s fire season come to fruition. The intensifying blazes are also sending hazardous smoke toward major cities in the United States. The premiers of Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Continue Reading By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Massive wildfires burning out of control in western and central Canada are forcing thousands to flee as dire forecasts for the country’s fire season come to fruition. The intensifying blazes are also sending hazardous smoke toward major cities in the United States. The premiers of Manitoba and Saskatchewan have
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at hurricane statistics. Notable Hurricanes in Recent US History September 24-27, 2024 – Hurricane Helene Category 4 storm. Made first landfall in the Florida Big Bend region as a Category 4 and created a 500-mile path of destruction with catastrophic flooding, damaging winds and power outages. The
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer for many in the United States, but it won’t feel like that in the East leading up to the holiday thanks in part to a rare May nor’easter. A one-two-punch of storms will deliver heavy rain and gusty winds
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CNN, KHBS, WLKY, WFIE, KMOV, SEE PREFONTS By Mary Gilbert, Hanna Park, Emma Tucker, Taylor Romine (CNN) — Multiple tornadoes and intense storms hit the eastern half of the United States on Tuesday as a relentless severe weather pattern that left 28 people dead in recent days began to wind down. Damaging storms tore through
Continue Reading By Mary Gilbert, Hanna Park (CNN) — Multiple tornadoes on Tuesday have threatened the Southeast as nonstop severe weather that killed 28 people in recent days enters its final stretch, with millions in the eastern half of the United States still in the path of dangerous storms. More than 7 million people are at risk
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WLKY By Hanna Park, Matt Rehbein and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A violent, tornado-spawning storm system tore across the central US, leaving at least 25 people dead in Missouri and southeastern Kentucky as it cut a path of destruction through several states. The storm made its way towards Kansas and Oklahoma late Sunday, where
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By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — As a severe weather outbreak became increasingly likely Friday, meteorologists at the National Weather Service office in Jackson, Kentucky, made the decision to call everyone in and staff the overnight shift, according to Tom Fahy, who represents the NWS Employees Union. The Jackson office is one of at least
Continue Reading CNN By Hanna Park and Matt Rehbein, CNN (CNN) — A violent, tornado-spawning storm system tore across the central US, leaving at least 21 people dead in Missouri and southeastern Kentucky as it cut a path of destruction across several states. The 14 deaths in Kentucky come on the heels of fatalities reported hours earlier
Continue Reading By Hanna Park, Matt Rehbein and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — A violent, tornado-spawning storm system tore across the central US, leaving at least 25 people dead in Missouri and southeastern Kentucky as it cut a path of destruction through several states. The 18 deaths in Kentucky come on the heels of fatalities reported hours
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KSDK, CNN By Mary Gilbert, Emma Tucker, Taylor Ward, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A storm that produced a devastating tornado in the St. Louis, Missouri, area Friday afternoon has left at least five people dead and at least 10 injured, according to local authorities. The deaths come after a string of tornadoes and severe
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By Matt Stiles and Curt Merrill, CNN (CNN) — More than 1,000 tornadoes sprout up across the United States in an average year, causing billions of dollars in damage and killing scores of Americans. The storms occur across the country throughout the year, but are most common during the spring and summer months in the
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