When will the heat wave end? Relief arrives for some. For others, the danger has just begun
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist (CNN) — A deadly heat wave will worsen in parts of the South today, but relief from the most extreme,…
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11 deaths attributed to unprecedented heat in Texas county, medical examiner says
By Jennifer Gray, Lauren Mascarenhas and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Eleven people have died due to heat-related illnesses in Webb County, Texas,…
Continue ReadingTexas’s nighttime temperatures are a symptom of a new, more dangerous kind of heat wave
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — A brutal heat wave is expanding across Texas and the South this week, impacting millions of Americans with…
Continue ReadingA dangerous heat wave is intensifying in the South with more than 55 million people under heat alerts
By Nouran Salahieh and Taylor Ward, CNN (CNN) — More than 55 million people from southern Arizona to the Florida coast are sweltering under a…
Continue ReadingDeadly Texas heat is spreading, and it will only get hotter
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist (CNN) — Parts of Texas have been roasting for more than two weeks and flirting with the state’s record…
Continue ReadingHow a heat dome can push temperatures to dangerous highs
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Summer is notorious for producing punishing heat waves, often referred to as heat domes. A heat…
Continue ReadingAt least 8 people are injured after tornado strikes Wyoming coal mine
By Melissa Alonso, Andy Rose and Dave Alsup, CNN (CNN) — A tornado struck the largest coal mine in the US while workers were in the midst of a…
Continue ReadingTV meteorologist quits after receiving threats and harassment over climate change coverage
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Chris Gloninger spent the last 18 years breaking down Iowa’s latest local weather news. This week, he is…
Continue ReadingHow earthquakes are measured
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Measuring earthquakes is no easy task, given they strike suddenly and sometimes at global scale.…
Continue ReadingColorado amphitheater hail storm injures nearly 100 ahead of planned Louis Tomlinson concert
By Jennifer Gray and Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 100 people attending a concert Wednesday evening at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre near…
Continue ReadingAt least 4 dead in Texas after severe storms bring tornadoes and tennis ball-sized hail to western and central US
By Alisha Ebrahimji, Elizabeth Wolfe and Dave Alsup, CNN (CNN) — All residents have been accounted for after a tornado ravaged a small town in…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Bret strikes eastern Caribbean islands, bringing heavy rain and winds
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — Tropical Storm Bret continued to strike eastern Caribbean islands early Friday, pelting…
Continue ReadingTropical storm watches and warnings cover parts of the Caribbean as Bret is forecast to bring strong winds and flooding
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Tropical Storm Bret again strengthened slightly during the day Wednesday and is forecast to reach…
Continue ReadingMillions under extreme heat alerts in the South and Southwest as hundreds of thousands without power
By Chris Boyette and Kelly Murray, CNN (CNN) — Following a weekend of devastating storms, hundreds of thousands of customers are without power…
Continue ReadingHurricane spaghetti models: What are they and how do you read them?
By Kendall Trammell and Judson Jones, CNN (CNN) — There’s a reason these maps are called spaghetti models. Just take a look. There are lines…
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More cool temperatures before a warm-up
Happy Tuesday! Central Oregon woke up to temperatures below freezing on Tuesday and we can expect to stay chilly throughout the rest of the day.…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Bret no longer forecast to become a hurricane
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist (CNN) — Tropical Storm Bret could reach the Lesser Antilles islands in the Caribbean Sea by late Thursday.…
Continue ReadingRecord heat and power outages create ‘the perfect storm,’ meteorologist says
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist (CNN) — People in the South are storm weary. I’ve heard it from friends and family in my home state of…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Bret is forecast to become a hurricane by Wednesday
By Dave Hennen, CNN Meteorologist and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A tropical storm named Bret has formed over the central Atlantic Ocean and will…
Continue Reading1 killed and almost 2 dozen injured in overnight storms in Mississippi, officials say
By Nouran Salahieh and Rob Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — At least one person was killed and nearly two dozen injured in storms that swept through…
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