How earthquakes are measured
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Measuring earthquakes is no easy task, given they strike suddenly and sometimes at global scale.…
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Colorado 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…
Continue ReadingAbout 43 million people across the South are at risk as severe weather batters the region
By Gene Norman, Nouran Salahieh and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — About 43 million people across the southern United States are at risk for severe…
Continue ReadingMillions remain under severe storm threat as one Texas town digs out after a deadly tornado
By Aya Elamroussi, Dave Alsup, Melissa Alonso and Mallika Kallingal, CNN (CNN) — A heightened risk of severe weather is expected across a large…
Continue ReadingMillions remain under severe storm threat as one Texas town digs out after a deadly tornado
CNN, KVII, KFDA, BRIAN EMFINGER , LSM, SABRINA DEVERS VIA TMX, MARCUS DIAZ , CHICAGO & MIDWEST STORM CHASERS, GETTY IMAGES By Aya Elamroussi,…
Continue ReadingTriple-digit heat across Texas is forecast to break energy records
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist (CNN) — Summer is still a week away and the Lone Star State is already sweltering, as triple-digit heat…
Continue ReadingHelp rushes in to Perryton, Texas, after tornado rips through community
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…
Continue ReadingNew round of smoke from Canada fires prompts air quality alerts across the Upper Midwest
By Sara Smart, Taylor Ward and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Thick plumes of smoke from dozens of wildfires raging in Ontario, Canada, are…
Continue ReadingStorms knock out power to more than 100,000 across the South with high winds and at least 8 reported tornadoes
By Robert Shackelford, CNN meteorologist, and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — More than a hundred thousand were without power Wednesday night as…
Continue ReadingLast week’s haze may be just the beginning of a new ‘summer of smoke’
By Jennifer Gray, CNN (CNN) — What we saw unfold along the Eastern Seaboard last week was surreal. The smoke-filled skies across the skyline of…
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