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By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Experts are warning that the unprecedented heat wave that has roasted the West during the past two weeks has also set the stage for a potentially perilous wildfire season. The relentless heat, which has shattered monthly high temperature records, has caused the mountain snowpack to virtually vanish from California’s

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The hurricane planning tool that meteorologists and emergency managers use for making critical decisions, including ordering evacuations, is about to become inaccessible for an indefinite period following the lapse of the federal contract governing it. The web-based tool, known as HURREVAC, is owned and paid for by FEMA ,

By Ritu Prasad, Hanna Park, Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of people have been rescued after severe flooding battered Hawaii’s Oahu island and triggered evacuation orders Saturday near a dam that officials feared could overtop as water levels rose. The flooding is the largest event of its kind in the state in 20 years,

By Meteorologist Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — An unprecedented heat wave in the West broke the record for the hottest March temperature anywhere in the United States: 108 degrees. It’s an alarming signal of how hot the planet is getting and how fast it’s happening. Yuma, Arizona, hit 109 degrees on Friday afternoon, which broke

By Meteorologist Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — A rare fireball bright enough to be seen during broad daylight dazzled skies and triggered a sonic boom in parts of the eastern United States on Tuesday morning. The fireball was likely an unusually bright meteor, a piece of space rock burning up in Earth’s atmosphere. Fireballs burn

CNN, WBTV, LORI AND ANDY LOGAN, HARDIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT, WCNC, WSMV, WZTV, KARE, WISDOT By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Meteorologists are reaching for superlatives to describe an oncoming heat wave so intense and rare for this time of year that it could leave some locations shattering their all-time temperature records for April before that

CNN By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Briana Waxman, and Chris Dolce, and Chris Boyette (CNN) — A sprawling, wind-driven multiday storm roared across the United States with severe thunderstorms to the south and blizzard conditions to the north, causing damage and disruptions along its path. The system kicked up a powerful line of storms with winds

CNN, WLUK, WBAY, WCCO, SHERIFF PATRICK DEAN LAUGHERY , HARDEMAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, @PATRICIARYEAGER , X, Sheriff Patrick Dean Laughery / Hardeman County Sheriff’s Office, @PatriciaRYeager / X By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Briana Waxman, and Chris Dolce, and Chris Boyette (CNN) — A sprawling, wind-driven multiday storm roared across the United States with severe thunderstorms

By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Briana Waxman, and Chris Dolce, and Chris Boyette (CNN) — A sprawling, wind-driven multiday storm roared across the United States with severe thunderstorms to the south and blizzard conditions to the north, causing damage and disruptions along its path. The system kicked up a powerful line of storms with winds up

By Matt Stiles and Curt Merrill, CNN (CNN) — More than 1,000 tornadoes roar 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 Deep

By CNN meteorologists Chris Dolce, Mary Gilbert, and CNN’s Hanna Park, Holly Yan, and Rebekah Riess (CNN) — At least three people are dead after a multi-day rash of dangerous storms in the central and eastern US that produced several tornadoes, destructive giant hail and winds across more than 20 states. The final round of

CNN By CNN meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce and Briana Waxman (CNN) — Dangerous storms with tornadoes and huge hail are tracking across the central US overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. This threat of notably strong tornadoes has prompted the highest severe thunderstorm risk in months to be issued in parts of the Midwest. It’s all

By CNN meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, Briana Waxman and CNN’s Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A rash of ferocious storms ripped across the central US overnight, spawning tornadoes and killing at least two people. The two deaths were reported in northwest Indiana, a spokesperson for the Lake Village Volunteer Fire Department said Wednesday. “Right

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — There are increasing indications El Niño is likely to form and strengthen into potentially a significant event during the next several months, throwing weather patterns worldwide out of whack. El Niño could affect the Atlantic hurricane season (if the timing is right) and heat the planet even further, making

By CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam, Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Severe storms brought damaging tornadoes to parts of the central US Thursday and Friday, shredding buildings into piles of debris and killing at least eight people. The severe weather threat that started Wednesday will largely wind down after Saturday. A smattering of severe storms