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By Mary Gilbert, Allison Chinchar, Rebekah Riess, Andrew Freedman, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Erin is a Category 4 hurricane again, the National Hurricane Center said in its 11 p.m. ET update Sunday, with sustained winds of 130 mph and tropical storm-force winds reaching out 230 miles. The storm was just under a thousand

CNN By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, Allison Chinchar, Rebekah Riess, Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Powerful Hurricane Erin has undergone a period of astonishingly rapid intensification — a phenomenon that has become far more common in recent years as the planet warms. It was a rare Category 5 for a time Saturday before becoming a

CNN By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, Allison Chinchar, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Erin is rapidly intensifying as it tracks above the northeastern Caribbean Saturday, churning up rough surf and sending rain and gusty winds to islands south of its path. Erin has become a rare and “catastrophic” Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, Allison Chinchar, Rebekah Riess, Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Powerful Hurricane Erin has undergone a period of astonishingly rapid intensification — a phenomenon that has become far more common in recent years as the planet warms. It was a rare Category 5 for a time Saturday before becoming a Category

CNN By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Fifth time’s the charm? After much speculation and many rounds of overhyped ghost storms going viral on social media, the Atlantic has its first real hurricane of the year: Erin. Erin strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 75 mph on

By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Fifth time’s the charm? After much speculation and many rounds of overhyped ghost storms going viral on social media, the Atlantic has its first real hurricane of the year: Erin. Erin strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 85 mph on Friday

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city of Juneau. But, flood barriers installed by the city managed to prevent disaster from unfolding in the picturesque port town despite record-breaking water levels

By CNN Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Briana Waxman, CNN (CNN) — Tropical Storm Erin is tracking west over the open Atlantic Ocean and forecasters expect it to become the first hurricane of the Atlantic season this week. Located about a thousand miles east of the Caribbean’s northern Leeward Islands as of Wednesday night, Erin is the

By Briana Waxman, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Heavy thunderstorms and gushing rain pummeled parts of the Midwest and Plains over the weekend, triggering flash flooding that caused water rescues and canceled multiple events in the Milwaukee area. So much rain fell in Wisconsin Saturday into Sunday that it could set a new state record.

By CNN Meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Brandon Miller, Briana Waxman, and CNN’s Joe Sutton A wildfire in the mountains north of Los Angeles continues to burn after it tore through thousands of acres and forced evacuations after igniting Thursday afternoon. It’s one of several notable fires in the West that have exhibited explosive growth in recent

CNN, WLUK, ALERTCALIFORNIA , UC SAN DIEGO, KABC, KSBY, CATHEDRAL CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT, ALERTCalifornia / UC San Diego By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Air quality has taken a serious hit across the United States as a twofold blow of wildfires in the West and in Canada have sent smoke pouring across large

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Air quality has taken a serious hit across the United States as a twofold blow of wildfires in the West and in Canada have sent smoke pouring across large sections of the country — a problem that’s set to linger for days. Air quality alerts are in

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — The wildfire raging along the Grand Canyon’s North Rim became a “megafire” this week, doubling in size in just a few days and intensifying enough to create its own weather. Hostile weather conditions including intense, dry heat and gusty winds drove the Dragon Bravo Fire’s explosive growth

CNN By CNN Meteorologist Briana Waxman (CNN) — Torrential rainfall and flash flooding slammed the mid-Atlantic and Northeast Thursday, wreaking havoc along the Interstate 95 corridor. This was another serious flood event in a summer that’s been full of them. Heavy storms developed in the afternoon and lasted through the evening. Flash flood warnings were