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By CNN Meteorologists Chris Dolce, Briana Waxman (CNN) — At least four people are dead in a multi-vehicle pileup in Colorado and multiple fires are breaking out across the Plains as powerful winds wreak havoc across the region, forcing thousands to evacuate. The pileup on Interstate 25 south of Pueblo, Colorado, involving over 30 vehicles,

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released Thursday by the National Science Foundation. The move is part of the Trump administration’s effort to disassemble the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, one of the world’s top weather

By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert (CNN) — It’s already been a brutally cold and snowy winter for the northeastern US, but what’s typically the region’s snowiest month is just getting started. Impactful Northeast snowstorms, many of which are powerful nor’easters, occur most often in February, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That’s

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The US is a nation divided, with frigid conditions, snow and ice entrenched east of the Rockies all the way into Florida, and record warmth and paltry snowfall in the West. The dichotomy has lasted weeks and is finally about to shift – but only after one more major

CNN, PENNSYLVANIA CABLE NETWORK By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Monica Garrett (CNN) — Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog weather icon, saw his shadow when he was plucked from his warm burrow and thrust out into the frigid air Monday morning. According to Phil, that means six more weeks of winter are ahead. Every year on February 2

CNN By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Monica Garrett (CNN) — Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog weather icon, saw his shadow when he was plucked from his warm burrow and thrust out into the frigid air Monday morning. According to Phil, that means six more weeks of winter are ahead. Every year on February 2 — Groundhog Day

By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Monica Garrett (CNN) — Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog weather icon, saw his shadow when he was plucked from his warm burrow and thrust out into the frigid air Monday morning. According to Phil, that means six more weeks of winter are ahead. Every year on February 2 — Groundhog Day —

By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert (CNN) — A new surge of record-breaking Arctic air is sinking south over the eastern half of the United States Friday and dialing up hazardous cold to the extreme all the way to South Florida. It will be the coldest stretch for many in Florida in 15 years and could even

By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — A rapidly strengthening winter storm, known as a bomb cyclone, is less than 24 hours away from delivering an unusual amount of snow, damaging winds and dangerous coastal flooding to parts of the Southeast and mid-Atlantic. Impacts will begin late Friday into Saturday, with snow and

By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman (CNN) — A rapidly strengthening coastal storm is expected to develop this weekend and bring heavy snow, strong winds and coastal flooding to the Southeast amid an outbreak of deadly cold temperatures. As the storm moves north, southeast New England is currently in the bull’s-eye, but its exact path is

CNN, WUSA, ACCUWEATHER, INC., WTVA, WABC By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman (CNN) — A rapidly strengthening coastal storm is expected to develop this weekend and bring heavy snow, strong winds and coastal flooding to the Southeast amid an outbreak of deadly cold temperatures. As the storm moves north, southeast New England is currently in the

By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Millions of people in the United States are in the middle an exceptional cold stretch — one of the longest in decades for some — and it’s only going to get more brutal headed into next week. More than 200 daily cold temperature records could be broken from Friday

By Andrew Freedman, Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — A powerful winter storm will form off the East Coast this weekend amid a bout of deadly cold, but predicting its track, intensity and who could see snow will take another day or so to become clear. As of Wednesday, forecast models agree a storm will form

By Eric Levenson, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — This weekend’s winter storm and ensuing bitter cold have left at least 30 people dead and caused prolonged power outages for hundreds of thousands, particularly across the southern US. The damage from ice and cold was most significant in a swath stretching from east Texas through Louisiana,

By CNN Lead Meteorologist Brandon Miller (CNN) — A major winter storm, one of the most extreme and expansive in years, is starting to develop over the Plains and will impact much of the United States. Over the next few days, the storm will drop up to a foot of snow and crippling amounts of

CNN, WSB, WLS, KCTV, WABC, WCHS, NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR’S OFFICE, NC GOVERNOR VIA YOUTUBE By Meteorologist Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — More than half of the United States is about to face one of the most sprawling and menacing winter storms in years, one that threatens to deliver a historic blow of snow and ice.

By Matt Stiles, Curt Merrill, Sam Hart, Tal Yellin, Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — A major winter storm is spreading heavy snow and damaging ice across a large portion of the United States. Extremely cold temperatures will only worsen the storm and increase its danger. The storm’s reach extends across hundreds of miles, bringing multiple