By Steve Almasy and Dakin Andone, CNN When Henri makes landfall — probably on New York’s Long Island or southern New England — the major storm will bring with it flash flooding, extreme winds and storm surge, the National Hurricane Center said Friday. Almost half of all deaths from tropical cyclones come from storm surge.
Continue ReadingCNN By Steve Almasy and Dakin Andone, CNN When Henri makes landfall — probably on New York’s Long Island or southern New England — the major storm will bring with it flash flooding, extreme winds and storm surge, the National Hurricane Center said Friday. Almost half of all deaths from tropical cyclones come from storm
Continue ReadingBy Ralph Ellis, Aya Elamroussi and Chris Boyette, CNN Four people are dead and five remain missing in Haywood County, North Carolina, following flooding caused by Tropical Depression Fred, according to a Friday update from the county’s emergency management services. “It is with great sadness that we announce that two additional victims of the flooding
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN California’s fast-moving Caldor Fire has spread so quickly that it burned an area roughly half the size of Chicago in less than a week, forcing thousands to abandon their homes. An average of more than 10,000 acres was burned per day in El Dorado County since the fire was sparked Saturday.
Continue ReadingCNN By Michael Guy, Travis Caldwell, Taylor Ward and Mallika Kallingal, CNN Grace plowed through the Yucatan Peninsula on Thursday and weakened to a tropical storm but is expected to regain hurricane strength as it approaches the Gulf coast of Mexico, said the National Hurricane Center. That second landfall is forecast Friday evening or Saturday
Continue ReadingCNN By Dianne Gallagher, Jason Hanna and Gregory Lemos, CNN Two people have died and searches for others are underway amid severe flooding in western North Carolina, where the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred swamped or washed away homes and roads, authorities said Thursday. About 20 people are unaccounted for in Haywood County west of
Continue ReadingCNN, WLOS, TWITTER, NORTH GEORGIA WEATHER, AIO FILMZ, EUROPEAN UNION, COPERNICUS, CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM, NC By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The Caldor Fire burning in California has grown 24 times its size in two days, forcing another 10,000 residents to evacuate. Fueled by wind and dry conditions, the fire burning in El Dorado County swelled to
Continue ReadingCNN By Madeline Holcombe and Rebekah Riess, CNN There were about 35 people unaccounted for Wednesday evening in Haywood County, North Carolina, following flooding that was caused by Tropical Depression Fred, according to an update from the county’s emergency services. Several people were located safe and reunited with their families but several others were added
Continue ReadingCNN By Aya Elamroussi, Eric Levenson and Taylor Ward, CNN A powerful winter storm set record low temperatures in the northern Plains of the US, while a heat wave in the Southeast set record highs for the month of February — leaving the country with an unusually stark temperature difference of more than 100 degrees.
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Steve Almasy, CNN Even by western New York standards, Friday’s snowstorm was colossal, bringing eye-level accumulation totals to some areas and prompting officials to tell many people who are used to driving in bad weather to stay off the roads. “I can say that our deputies have been just absolutely inundated
Continue ReadingBy Derek Van Dam and Haley Brink, CNN meteorologists Tropical Storm Ian, the ninth named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to reach up to Category 4 hurricane strength before hitting Florida next week. If it does, it will be the first major hurricane to impact the state since 2018. Ian was
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN As parts of the West grapple with destructive wildfires fueled by scorching temperatures, a storm that brought life-threatening flash flooding and powerful winds to Southern California on Friday will deliver more heavy rain over the weekend. At least 5 million residents across California, Nevada and Arizona remain under flood watches through
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