What causes lake-effect snow?
By Ralph Ellis, CNN It takes just the right conditions to produce lake-effect snow, but when they come together, it creates some of the most extreme…
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‘Visibility will drop to near zero’ in parts of New York state getting hammered with lake-effect snow
By Holly Yan and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Parts of New York state are getting walloped Thursday by a snowstorm that could shut down roads and paralyze…
Continue ReadingFeet of snow expected for western New York as prolonged ‘crippling’ lake effect snow begins tonight
By Jennifer Gray and Monica Garrett, CNN meteorologists For western New York, snow typically is no big deal. But this week’s lake effect…
Continue ReadingFirst strong Santa Ana winds of the season bring critical fire danger to California
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The first strong Santa Ana occurrence of the season is bringing harsh winds across Southern California through…
Continue ReadingCoast-to-coast cold as US plunges into winter this week
By Haley Brink and Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologists Despite the calendar saying it’s mid-November, winter has arrived across the Lower 48 and…
Continue ReadingNicole becomes post-tropical cyclone, brings rain to Northeast after leaving a trail of destruction in Florida
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN After wreaking havoc in Florida, Nicole weakened into a post-tropical cyclone, bringing severe thunderstorms to the Carolinas…
Continue ReadingFlorida picks up after Nicole kills at least 5 and leaves ‘unprecedented’ damage to Daytona-area coastline
By Nouran Salahieh and Theresa Waldrop, CNN As Nicole threatens the Carolinas and Virginia on Friday with tornadoes and flooding, Floridians —…
Continue ReadingAt least 2 reported dead as Nicole weakens after striking Florida’s east coast as the first US hurricane in November in nearly 40 years
By Aya Elamroussi, Dakin Andone and Alaa Elassar, CNN At least two people have died during the damage wrought by Nicole’s overnight landfall…
Continue ReadingHurricane Nicole, a large Category 1 storm, is closing in on the east coast of Florida
By Steve Almasy, CNN Massive Hurricane Nicole was dumping rain on Florida Wednesday night as the storm bore down on the east coast of the Sunshine…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Nicole is on track to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane as it approaches Florida
By Aya Elamroussi and Jennifer Gray, CNN Tropical Storm Nicole has gotten stronger — with scattered showers impacting parts of Florida on…
Continue ReadingA budding hurricane, snow and record heat could impact voters on Tuesday
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist This Election Day, all types of weather including rain, snow, heat, cold and even tropical storm impacts are…
Continue ReadingFlorida’s east coast is under a hurricane watch as the state grapples with Hurricane Ian’s devastation
By Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN A rare November hurricane could batter Florida’s east coast this week as residents try to recover from…
Continue ReadingHeavy rain in Florida could impact election week as a tropical system heads toward the US
By Haley Brink, CNN meteorologist It’s the last month of hurricane season and there are two tropical disturbances in the Atlantic, one of which…
Continue ReadingAt least 2 dead after tornadoes strike Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas, officials say
By Aya Elamroussi, Theresa Waldrop and Mallika Kallingal, CNN At least two people have been killed after tornadoes hit Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas…
Continue ReadingAt least 1 dead as tornadoes tear through Oklahoma, Arkansas and northeast Texas
By Monica Garrett and Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologists An early winter blast met record autumn warmth Friday, leading to a robust, severe storm…
Continue ReadingSouthern tornado threat increases as West is blanketed in needed snow
By Pedram Javaheri, Jennifer Gray, Allison Chinchar and Monica Garrett, CNN meteorologists A clash of two seasons will see an early winter blast meet…
Continue ReadingStorm system to bring snow to every Western state, tornado threat to South
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist A potent storm system moving in from Canada will deliver snow to all 11 Western states in the next 48 hours, as…
Continue ReadingEurope has warmed faster than any other region in the past 30 years
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist As the climate crisis accelerates, Europe is warming faster than any other region, according to a new State of…
Continue ReadingHere’s where weather will be tricky or a treat this Halloween
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist While much of the country has been handed a bag of treats from Mother Nature this Halloween, a few semi-spooky…
Continue ReadingScary skies predicted this Halloween
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Halloween weekend looks mostly warm across the US, but for the areas with rain in the forecast,…
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