1 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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About 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…
Continue ReadingMore than 60 million people could face severe storms Sunday
By Caitlin Kaiser, CNN (CNN) — More than 60 million people from Colorado to the Carolinas are under threat for severe storms Sunday, including…
Continue ReadingThe Southern Tornado Alley: Where the deadliest twisters touch down in the US
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…
Continue ReadingAir quality over the US and Canada is slowly getting better. But the threat of more wildfires sending smoke across the border looms
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,…
Continue ReadingWhere the smoke from Canadian wildfires is headed next
By Aya Elamroussi and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Around 75 million people in the United States are experiencing dangerous air conditions…
Continue ReadingWhy skies in the Northeast are turning orange from the 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…
Continue ReadingWhen will will the stifling wildfire smoke clear out?
By Brandon Miller, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A plume of thick smoke streamed south from Canada throughout the day Wednesday, moving into some…
Continue ReadingIntense smoke fills NYC and forces a ‘code red’ in Philadelphia as millions from the East Coast to Canada suffer from Quebec’s wildfires
By Holly Yan, Aya Elamroussi, Celina Tebor, Meg Tirrell, Tina Burnside and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — From Maryland to the Canadian capital, a…
Continue ReadingIntense smoke fills NYC and forces a ‘code red’ in Philadelphia as millions from the East Coast to Canada suffer from Quebec’s wildfires
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Continue ReadingSmoky week ahead from wildfires in Canada is expected to lead to more alert warnings for the Northeast
By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — After weeks of reporting about the wildfires in Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia, Quebec…
Continue ReadingIt’s the first day of hurricane season and we have a tropical depression in the Gulf
By Allison Chinchar, Brandon Miller and Taylor Ward, CNN (CNN) — Today is the first official day of the Atlantic hurricane season and it’s…
Continue ReadingCanadian officials announce more than $18,000 fine for Nova Scotia burn ban violations as wildfires continue to rage in region
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…
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