National Weather

Hurricane Milton makes landfall near Sarasota, as Florida sees flooding and tornadoes

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key Wednesday night as the National Weather Service issued extreme wind warnings for the Tampa area. Florida Gov.Ā Ron DeSantisĀ (R) said at a press conference earlier that Milton was in the ā€œprocess of making landfallā€ as a Category 3 storm. The state has experienced flooding and several tornadoes ahead of

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Helene death toll rises to over 90 as millions remain without power

By Emma Bowman As rescue teams respond in the wake of Hurricane Heleneā€™s destruction in southeast U.S. and southern Appalachia, the death toll continues to climb. At least 91 people across several states were killed, The Associated PressĀ reported. Many people drowned after not heeding evacuation orders; others were killed in their homes and cars by

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STAFFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA - JANUARY 04: A fire engine rests on the side of the road after sliding off in icy conditions on January 04, 2022 in Stafford County, Virginia. A winter storm with record snowfall slammed into the Mid-Atlantic states, stranding thousands of motorists overnight on 50 miles of I-95 in Virginia. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Winter weather threat prompts government and school closures in Northeast with over 60 million under winter alerts

By Mallika Kallingal, AĀ fast-moving winter stormĀ thatĀ pummeled parts of KentuckyĀ andĀ VirginiaĀ is expected to cause widespread disruption across the Northeast on Friday and Saturday, dumping between 4 and 12 inches of snow on the region’s major cities. More than 60 million people are under winter weather alerts, and local officials have taken pre-emptive measures to prepare the densely-populated

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ALEXANDRIA, VA - JANUARY 3: View of a car stuck in the snow as major winter snow storm hitting the Northern Virginia area cripples traffic at the start of the work week in the new year on January 3, 2022 in Alexandria, Virginia. Credit: mpi34/MediaPunch /IPX
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Motorists trapped overnight on East Coast interstate as winter storm causes icy, snowy havoc

By Kelly McCleary, Joe Sutton and Jason Hanna, Drivers have been stranded for hours on a major interstate in eastern Virgina — some stuck from Monday into Tuesday morning — after aĀ severe winter stormĀ caused massive backups, sending authorities scrambling to clear a path. In some places in the Fredericksburg area, vehicles still were stranded shortly

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European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet took this photo of Hurricane Ida on Sunday from the International Space Station.
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Ida leaves at least 1 dead and more than a million without power as it slows to a near standstill over Louisiana

By Madeline Holcombe, Hurricane IdaĀ slammed Louisiana with devastating force Sunday as a Category 4 hurricane, leaving at least one person dead and more than 1 million customers without power as it flooded homes, ripped off roofs and trapped residents in dangerous rising waters. While the scope of the damage won’t be clear until day breaks

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SEATTLE, WA - FEBRUARY 13: A skier makes their way down a hill on February 13, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. A large winter storm dropped heavy snow across the region. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
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Here’s how severe weather is affecting Covid-19 vaccinations in these states

By Christina Maxouris, CNN The frigid temperatures, snow and ice that have devastated parts of the country are having an impact on Covid-19 vaccinations, delaying deliveries and appointments for shots. “It’s been slowed down in some places going to a grinding halt,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said in an interview

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