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By Meteorologists Tyler Ory, Mary Gilbert, Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen and Julianna Bragg (CNN) — Hurricane Lowell has had a “devastating” impact on Hawaii after sweeping past the state’s islands, leaving at least one person dead, damaging homes and knocking out power to tens of thousands, according to Gov. Josh

By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Hawaii is under a state of emergency with powerful Hurricane Lowell set to bear down on its western islands Monday. It’s the third storm in as many weeks to threaten the state, as El Niño supercharges the Pacific hurricane season. ☀️ Get your local forecast from the CNN

CNN By Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — The fifth named storm of the El Niño-stunted Atlantic hurricane season has weakened to a tropical depression, but is still dumping heavy rain on parts of Texas and Louisiana after making landfall Tuesday afternoon near the two states’ shared border on the Gulf Coast. 🌧️ In

By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Another stormy stretch is underway in the Northeast, renewing flooding and storm damage concerns for a region that’s endured several bouts in recent weeks. ⛈️ Get your local forecast in the CNN Weather app ☔️ Repetitive rounds of rain and storms with little reprieve between them each day

By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Briana Waxman (CNN) — Another stormy stretch is underway in the Northeast, renewing flooding and storm damage concerns for a region that’s endured several bouts in recent weeks. The latest unsettled stretch began Sunday, bringing repeated rounds of rain and storms with little reprieve between them. ⛈️ Get your local forecast

By Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce (CNN) — Heavy rain and gusty winds are lashing the Texas-Louisiana border as tiny Tropical Storm Edouard pushes inland after making landfall Tuesday afternoon. Edouard had sustained winds of 60 mph at landfall near Johnson Bayou, Louisiana, just after 2 p.m. CT Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

By Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Chris Dolce, and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — Former Tropical Storm Edouard’s soaking rain is finally easing over eastern Texas, offering some relief to communities who faced two days of dangerous flash flooding and widespread power outages. 🌧️ In the storm’s path? Track it, get local insights from meteorologists and

By Meteorologist Tyler Ory, CNN (CNN) — The Southeast is roasting under a heat dome that’s set to send several rounds of severe storms and flooding to the Northeast and Great Lakes this week. 🌡️ Get your local forecast in the CNN Weather app ☀️ Fall will be here soon, but it won’t feel like

By Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, CNN (CNN) — Rounds of storms dumped rain on the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Thursday, setting off flash flooding in parts of the already-soaked regions. Stalled storms over southwestern New Jersey dropped 4 to 6 inches of rain in just a few hours Thursday afternoon. A “large number” of water

CNN By Laura Paddison, Angela Fritz, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Scientists investigating the cause of the devastating flash floods that tore through the Nepal-China border on Wednesday — swallowing towns, roads and bridges and causing significant loss of life — are zeroing in on the theory that the disaster was triggered by a huge

By Laura Paddison, Angela Fritz, Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Scientists investigating the cause of the devastating flash floods that tore through the Nepal-China border on Wednesday — swallowing towns, roads and bridges and causing significant loss of life — are zeroing in on the theory that the disaster was triggered by a huge glacier

By Meteorologists Tyler Ory, Briana Waxman (CNN) — Tropical Depression Moke is passing well south of Hawaii after weakening Sunday evening, but flooding rainfall is still possible on Monday. Moke is the state’s second tropical threat in a week following Hurricane Lala’s deadly blow to the islands. But Moke has been far less impactful than

By Meteorologists Tyler Ory, Mary Gilbert, and CNN’s Kate S. Petersen (CNN) — Hawaii is eyeing a new tropical threat less than a week after the deadly Hurricane Lala tore through parts of the islands. Tropical Storm Moke is swirling about 450 miles southeast of the eastern coast of the Big Island, according to the

CNN By CNN meteorologists Chris Dolce and Dakota Smith (CNN) — Destructive tornadoes and drenching storms pummeled the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, including a waterspout that came ashore in the New York City area. 🌧️ Get your local forecast with the CNN Weather app The waterspout hit Nassau County, New York, on Long Island, Thursday evening,

By CNN meteorologists Chris Dolce and Dakota Smith (CNN) — Destructive tornadoes and drenching storms pummeled the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, including a waterspout that came ashore in the New York City area. 🌧️ Get your local forecast with the CNN Weather app The waterspout hit Nassau County, New York, on Long Island, Thursday evening, ripping

By Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — The burgeoning Super El Niño will have major implications for winter weather in the United States. Winter is not only when this El Niño will peak in strength, but also when its influence on global weather is most pronounced. 🌊 Watch the full Ask a Scientist about El

By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Miami tied its all-time high temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday, amid a sprawling heat wave that is affecting areas from Texas to the Southeast. The heat wave, caused by a stalled-out heat dome, continues on Wednesday. Yes, it’s significant that Miami tied its all-time record. It’s another

CNN, KGMB, KHNL, KITV, SEAN YARBENET, HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION By Dalia Faheid, Karina Tsui, Chris Boyette and Kate S. Petersen, and Meteorologists Tyler Ory and Dakota Smith (CNN) — At least one person has died in Hawaii after Hurricane Lala swept south of the state over the weekend, bringing torrential rain that touched off

By Dalia Faheid, Karina Tsui, Chris Boyette and Kate S. Petersen, and Meteorologists Tyler Ory and Dakota Smith (CNN) — At least one person has died in Hawaii after Hurricane Lala swept south of the state over the weekend, bringing torrential rain that touched off destructive flooding. In the wake of the storm, officials discovered

By Dalia Faheid, Karina Tsui, Chris Boyette, Meteorologists Dakota Smith and Tyler Ory (CNN) — One person is dead and tens of thousands have lost power after Hurricane Lala moved past parts of Hawaii overnight, before weakening slightly Sunday morning to a tropical storm with 70 mph sustained winds and heavy rain. Nearly 130,000 customers