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By Aya Elamroussi, Dave Alsup, Melissa Alonso and Mallika Kallingal, CNN (CNN) — A heightened risk of severe weather is expected across a large swath of the southern United States on Saturday and Sunday – days after storms cut a deadly path across Texas, Florida and Mississippi. The Storm Prediction Center said the enhanced risk

By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist (CNN) — Summer is still a week away and the Lone Star State is already sweltering, as triple-digit heat could lead to more than 75 heat records being broken across Texas this week. The blast of hot weather raises the potential for record energy usage, according to ERCOT, the council

By Jennifer Gray, Dave Alsup and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The state of Texas as well as cities and counties surrounding the Panhandle town of Perryton are sending aid after a deadly tornado ripped through the area Thursday afternoon. At least three people have died, Perryton Fire Department Chief Paul Dutcher told CNN Thursday

By Sara Smart, Taylor Ward and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Thick plumes of smoke from dozens of wildfires raging in Ontario, Canada, are billowing across the US border, compromising the air quality for millions of residents in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. “Smoky skies and poor air quality will continue through Thursday,” the National Weather

By Caitlin Kaiser, CNN (CNN) — More than 60 million people from Colorado to the Carolinas are under threat for severe storms Sunday, including heavy rain, hail and tornadoes, with the lower Mississippi and Tennessee valleys at greatest threat. Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms could hit the region this afternoon and evening, according to the

By Amy O’Kruk, CNN The Great Plains has long been considered the country’s tornado hotbed, thanks to movies like “The Wizard of Oz” and “Twister.” But in the past two decades, a swath of the southeastern US has proven much more deadly, resulting in close to a thousand deaths in the last 25 years. Some

By Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Major US cities trapped under a thick, orange blanket of smog this week will soon get a reprieve, as the Canadian wildfires spewing noxious fumes across the border are easing up. Fire activity in the province of Quebec has improved, and the area covered by smoke

By Angela Fritz, CNN (CNN) — The photos and videos out of the Northeast look like scenes from “Mad Max,” as a monstrous cloud of smoke spewed by Quebec’s wildfires engulfed communities. The air is an eerie shade of orange and the visibility is low. Distant buildings that you would otherwise be able to see

By Aya Elamroussi and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Around 75 million people in the United States are experiencing dangerous air conditions because of smoke from wildfires raging across Canada, with officials urging them to limit time outdoors and mask up for safety. Forecasts show the dangerous air conditions could linger for days but are

By Brandon Miller, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A plume of thick smoke streamed south from Canada throughout the day Wednesday, moving into some of the most densely populated regions in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, including the New York City metro area. It prompted significant concern from health professionals, forced a ground stop at a major

By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — After weeks of reporting about the wildfires in Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia, Quebec is now the latest hotspot for fires in Canada. More than 8 million acres have burned this year across Canada, with nearly half a million acres in Quebec alone, which is sending thick

By Michelle Watson and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Canadian officials announced a fine of more than $18,000 on Wednesday for anyone in Nova Scotia who violates a province-wide burn ban implemented this week as wildfires continue to rage in the region, which has prompted air quality alerts in the northeastern US. The fires, which

By Michelle Watson, Derek Van Dam and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Smoke and haze from wildfires raging in Nova Scotia will linger in portions of the US Northeast on Wednesday, prompting air quality alerts for New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania, including the Philadelphia area. The National Weather Service has issued a Code Orange air

By Brandon Miller, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — This year’s Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be near average, officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. Forecasters at the agency are predicting 12 to 17 named tropical storms, five to nine of which could become hurricanes. They expect as many of four of