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By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist The Atlantic hurricane season doesn’t officially begin for another seven weeks, but early signs indicate there is more uncertainty than normal with this particular season — all thanks to El Niño. Colorado State University released its 2023 Atlantic hurricane season forecast on Thursday morning and is predicting 13 named storms,

By Aya Elamroussi and Tina Burnside, CNN The wildfire in New Jersey that has burned nearly 4,000 acres in is 75% contained are to reopen, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service tweeted Wednesday night. The blaze that began in Manchester Township on Tuesday evening has burned 3,859 acres, authorities said, and all of the previously

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist This week will be draining in a literal sense, due to rapid snowmelt. A great thaw is set to begin, which will bring the potential for flooding across at least 10 states. From the West Coast to the Great Lakes, concern is growing about the significant warmup forecast this week

By Jennifer Gray and Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologists The last few weeks have consisted of a steady string of violent storms, dozens of deaths and entire towns left in ruins. There have been 494 tornado reports so far in 2023 — nearly double the average at this point in the year. Many of these storms

By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan, Christina Maxouris, Haley Brink and Andi Babineau, CNN A destructive storm system that spawned at least 11 tornado reports and killed five people in Missouri now threatens millions more from Texas to New York with damaging winds, large hail and more potential twisters. At least five people were killed when

By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan, Christina Zdanowicz, Dave Hennen and Haley Brink, CNN A storm system on Tuesday evening was bringing severe weather including tornadoes, large hail and strong winds to states from the South to the Upper Midwest, including areas devastated by recent tornadoes. There were more than 100 reports of hail by about

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist The weather pattern has been relentless in recent weeks. There have been more than 160 tornado reports since Friday, March 24, when 26 people were killed in severe storms and the town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi was hit the hardest. In the past week alone, more than 30 people have

By Aya Elamroussi, Jay Croft and Christina Maxouris, CNN At least 22 people died in the devastating storms and violent tornadoes that leveled entire communities in the South and Midwest Friday and Saturday and state leaders in the region have declared emergencies to respond to the damage. Among the victims were four people who were

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist A powerful Pacific storm isn’t finished battering California, as the state entered day two of heavy rainfall, mountain snow, gusty winds and the potential for severe weather. The system already left parts of Interstate 5 closed from California into Oregon on Tuesday due to the extreme winter conditions, the Oregon

By Madison Richardson and CNN meteorologists Allison Chinchar and Monica Garrett A powerful Pacific storm continues to bring more rain, snow and damaging winds to California, a state already waterlogged from at least 12 atmospheric rivers that have delivered a barrage of rain and snow in recent months. Up to 3 inches of rain have

By Haley Brink, CNN Meteorologist It has been an extremely active year in terms of severe weather, with well above normal numbers in terms of tornadoes, and the peak of severe weather season does not begin until this week. The traditional peak for severe storms across the US is April, May, and June, this is

CNN By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The same storm system that brought so much rain and snow to the western US is moving east and intensifying, making for a potential severe weather outbreak that could impact nearly 70 million people from the Mississippi Valley to the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys on Friday. “A concerning scenario