By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Tornadoes are one of Earth’s most violent natural forces. They have whipped up in all 50 US states — and across the globe — at various times of year, sometimes causing untold devastation. But despite strides in their study, there’s still so much scientists don’t know about them. “There is
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist In the Midwest, the unofficial start to summer with barbecues seems a little far-fetched as people are still shoveling and having to clear snow off their grills before they even think about using them. Another late-season storm is bringing wintry conditions this week to parts of the Midwest and Ohio
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist and Madison Richardson, CNN The strength of tornadoes is rated on the Enhanced Fujita, or EF, Scale. The scale runs from 0 to 5 and rates tornadoes after they’ve hit by assessing damage to determine wind speed. Estimates are based on damage to trees, institutional buildings and homes, making it
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist More than 20 million people in the Southeast have the potential for severe storms this weekend, including possible tornadoes, waterspouts, hail and damaging winds. “Yet another round or two of severe weather and heavy rainfall is expected over the weekend,” the National Weather Service office in Tallahassee said. “Still some
Continue ReadingWFAA, GARY CLAYTON, CNN By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist More than 20 million people in the Southeast have the potential for severe storms this weekend, including possible tornadoes, waterspouts, hail and damaging winds. “Yet another round or two of severe weather and heavy rainfall is expected over the weekend,” the National Weather Service office in
Continue ReadingCNN, KCRA, GETTY IMAGES, WSVN, WJXT, WFAA By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist More than 20 million people in the Southeast have the potential for severe storms this weekend, including possible tornadoes, waterspouts, hail and damaging winds. “Yet another round or two of severe weather and heavy rainfall is expected over the weekend,” the National Weather
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Dave Hennen, CNN Parts of the South are yet again at risk of facing severe storms Friday that could bring damaging winds, large hail and the possibility of tornadoes to millions in north-central Texas. More than 12 million people in Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area, are under a significant risk
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The potential for severe weather in the South will continue through the rest of the week, as nearly 50 million people face strong storm threats. A level 2 out of 5 “slight risk” of severe weather exists for portions of the Gulf Coast, Southeast coast and mid-South, according to the
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Tornadoes are among the most destructive forces in nature. They can level well-built structures, uproot trees, toss semitrailers — and kill. Tornadoes are most common in the US Plains and Southeast but have been reported in all 50 states. They can happen during the day or at night and in
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist and Madison Richardson, CNN Thunderstorms can bring dangerous lightning, heavy rain, strong winds and sometimes ice stones falling from the sky — known, of course, as hail. Hail generally ranges from pea- to softball-sized and can damage property and injure people. Hail forms when warming at the Earth’s surface causes
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray and Nouran Salahieh, CNN After parts of Texas and Florida were pounded with tennis ball-sized hail and damaging winds, the same storm system is still threatening to bring severe storms to the South on Thursday. There were more than 60 hail reports across the South on Wednesday, including of softball-sized hail about
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist Nearly 30 river gauges are in major flood stage across the Midwest, with more potentially damaging flooding expected into the coming weeks as the snow from this year’s blockbuster season continues to melt. This year’s river rise could lead to some of the worst flooding in 20 years in some
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist If you follow seasons by the meteorological calendar, we are halfway through spring, but if you look at the forecast this week, it seems like anything but. A huge spring chill will impact a large chunk of the country this week, dropping temperatures well below normal and even bringing the
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Jennifer Gray, CNN The same weather system that spawned tornadoes, deadly storms and water rescues in the central US continues to lash Texas with heavy rain as it crawls east early Friday, putting more than 15 million people at risk of severe thunderstorms from the South and Midwest to the Northeast.
Continue ReadingCNN, KOCO By Jennifer Gray, Aya Elamroussi, Robert Shackleford and Tina Burnside, CNN More severe storms are threatening some 50 million people from Texas to Wisconsin after the same system left at least three people dead in Oklahoma, with a dozen tornadoes reported across three states and search-and-rescue still underway in some places. Numerous severe
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, Aya Elamroussi, Robert Shackleford and Tina Burnside, CNN More severe storms are threatening some 50 million people from Texas to Wisconsin after the same system left at least three people dead in Oklahoma, with a dozen tornadoes reported across three states and search-and-rescue still underway in some places. Numerous severe thunderstorm warnings
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. Past coverage of the 2022 and 2021 hurricane season and the latest weather news can also be found on CNN. Follow the storm tracker for the path and forecasts of the latest storm. Facts The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist In 10 days, Twitter may begin limiting the number of automated tweets sent from Twitter accounts — a move meteorologists say will slow their ability to get out alerts on severe weather. CNN had previously reported a reversal on the decision based in part on a Sunday tweet from the
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist More than 50 million people are under the threat of severe storms Saturday from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes. Some of these same areas are still cleaning up from severe storms over the previous few weeks. “Severe thunderstorms capable of large to very large hail and damaging gusts
Continue ReadingWSVN By Aya Elamroussi, Leyla Santiago and Denise Royal, CNN Fort Lauderdale and other communities across southeast Florida are working to get life back to normal after monumental flooding wreaked havoc on the area, closing transportation hubs, schools and government offices. During the peak of Wednesday’s torrential barrages, a month’s worth of rain fell in
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