What are snow squalls and why they’re more dangerous than blizzards
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Driving in a snow storm is difficult. Add in blowing wind and poor visibility, and travel can become downright…
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More than 400K have no power across the central US after storms delivered a record spate of hurricane-force gusts
By Travis Caldwell, Jason Hanna and Brandon Miller, CNN Intense storms delivered a destructive and record-setting spate of winds Wednesday from the…
Continue ReadingTyphoon Rai rapidly strengthens as it nears the Philippines
By Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologist Typhoon Rai is rapidly strengthening east of the southern Philippines and may be on the verge of becoming a super…
Continue ReadingIntense storm spawns tornadoes, including first ever observed in Minnesota during December
By Steve Almasy, Brandon Miller, Amy Simonson and Amanda Watts, CNN An intense storm system moving from the Rockies into the Plains is producing…
Continue ReadingRecord December heat leading to ‘unprecedented’ extreme weather threat
By Pedram Javaheri and Derek Van Dam, CNN Meteorologists The first tornado watch of the day has been issued for parts of the Midwest as record…
Continue ReadingPower in some Kentucky tornado-stricken areas may take months to restore as attention turns to recovery
By Travis Caldwell and Jennifer Henderson, CNN As thousands of people without homes or utilities try to recover from the deadliest day of tornadoes…
Continue ReadingStrengthening Tropical Storm Rai to hit the Philippines as a typhoon Thursday
By Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologist Tropical Storm Rai is steadily strengthening east of the southern Philippines and is on the verge of becoming a…
Continue ReadingIn one Kentucky town, many tornado survivors are left with just the clothes on their backs
By Kelly McCleary, Holly Yan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The destruction was instantaneous as many homes and businesses were tossed in the air in last…
Continue ReadingThis was the deadliest 24 hours in December for tornadoes on record. Here’s what else we know about the storms
By Brandon Miller, Judson Jones and Ralph Ellis Severe weather struck with a violent intensity this weekend, leaving a wide path of death and…
Continue ReadingAn atmospheric river is forecast to deliver up to a foot of rain and feet of snow to California
By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist As people continue picking up the pieces from this weekend’s deadly tornado outbreak, a new storm system is…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from tornadoes rises to 74 in Kentucky
By Kelly McCleary, Holly Yan, Elizabeth Joseph and Claudia Dominguez, CNN At least 74 people in Kentucky have died after a weekend tornado outbreak…
Continue ReadingThe biggest snowstorm of the season to hit California this week
By Tyler Mauldin, CNN Meteorologist A drought-denting weather system will hit the West Coast, bringing the biggest snowfall of the season to…
Continue ReadingMore than 100 feared dead after tornadoes tear through several states
By Jason Hanna, Elizabeth Joseph, Claudia Dominguez, Susannah Cullinane, Eric Levenson and Amir Vera, CNN More than 100 people are feared dead after…
Continue ReadingBefore-and-after images show scale of tornadoes’ devastation
By Brett Roegiers and Allison Collins, CNN Dozens of people are feared dead after at least 50 tornadoes tore through eight states late Friday and…
Continue ReadingA white Christmas is less likely for many. The Grinch to blame is climate change
Written by Judson Jones and graphics by John Keefe, CNN After all these years, Bing Crosby still spurs our dreams of a “White Christmas.”…
Continue ReadingMore than 80 feared dead after tornadoes hit central and southern US
By Jason Hanna, Elizabeth Joseph, Claudia Dominguez and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Storms unleashed devastating tornadoes late Friday and early Saturday…
Continue ReadingPowerful storm rolls across central US, unleashing at least 19 tornadoes
By Derek Van Dam and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists A powerful storm raced across the central US late Friday, unleashing at least 19 tornadoes in…
Continue ReadingMore than 5 million people should prepare for possible nocturnal tornadoes Friday
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist The calendar may be nearing winter, but the weather is set to serve up severe thunderstorms capable of…
Continue ReadingAn earthquake swarm continues off the US Pacific Coast. But experts don’t seem concerned
By Pedram Javaheri and Judson Jones, CNN The earthquake swarm off the Oregon coast continues — with almost 100 quakes in the past 48 hours…
Continue ReadingThey sailed into a hurricane, now these unmanned Saildrones are seeking data on our carbon uptake
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Six unmanned Saildrones are heading out on a six-month voyage to face some of Earth’s most hostile ocean…
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