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More than 275,000 power outages reported in Ohio Valley after storms brought damaging winds, dangerous hail and tornadoes

Dalia Faheid and Gene Norman, CNN April 3, 2024

CNN -- More than 275,000 homes and businesses across West Virginia, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana and Michigan were without power Tuesday night after a powerful system of thunderstorms brought...

Lee strengthens into a hurricane and could reach Category 5 strength in record-warm Atlantic

Mary Gilbert, CNN September 6, 2023

CNN -- Lee has strengthened into a hurricane as it moves over a record-warm Atlantic, with 75 mph sustained winds, according to a 5 p.m. EDT advisory from the National Hurricane Center. The warm ocean...

This stone monument, part of the May 4th Memorial exhibit, stands with its side cracked open by a falling tree in the aftermath of a severe thunderstorm on Aug. 25, 2023.

Campus, Kent area sees damages from high winds, storms

Adriana Gasiewski, Staff Reporter August 26, 2023

Before Thursday, the May 4 Memorial and surrounding trees were bathed in sunlight right outside Taylor Hall. Friday, after Thursday night’s storm which carried into the early morning, the stone facade...

A historic three-day storm will bring snow, ice and extreme cold across the US

Aya Elamroussi, CNN February 22, 2023

CNN– A powerful, coast-to-coast storm is bringing heavy snow, high winds and ice Wednesday, putting parts of more than two dozen states under winter weather alerts as travel conditions begin to deteriorate...

Hurricane Ian is now a stronger and "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm that has begun lashing Florida with major flooding and ruinous winds as it advances on a large swath of the state's west coast.

Hurricane Ian’s ‘extremely dangerous’ eyewall — near Category 5 strength — is moving ashore in southwestern Florida

Jason Hanna and Nouran Salahieh, CNN September 28, 2022

Editor's note: Affected by the storm? Use CNN's lite site for low bandwidth. You also can text or WhatsApp your Ian stories to CNN +1 332-261-0775. (CNN) -- Hurricane Ian's "extremely dangerous" eyewall...

University groundskeeper Dav Roso stands next to his university vehicle on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. Roso began his workday at 6 a.m. to help with the snow removal process following a 22-mile commute to campus. Although the university closed Kent State campuses on Thursday, university groundskeepers and operators were on campus to get ahead of snowfall from Winter Storm Landon.

Kent State groundskeeper gets a head start on snow removal process prior to Winter Storm Landon

Zaria Johnson Editor-in-Chief February 3, 2022

Fresh white snow dusted over newly plowed roads and parking lots Thursday morning as Kent State carts, pickup trucks and snow plows navigated the slippery conditions to get ahead of the snowfall. Kent...

How to keep your car in check during winter months

Jenna Borthwick, TV2 Reporter February 18, 2021

It’s the time of the year where taking care of your car should be a priority, but it’s something we often forget. But forgetting can lead to costly repairs and a trip to the maintenance shop. (Who...

People enter a Covid-19 testing site Saturday in Seattle, Washington.

Millions are still without power as another storm brings more ice and frigid air to hardest-hit states

17 FEB 21 10:24 ET By Madeline Holcombe and Jason Hanna, CNN February 17, 2021

(CNN) -- Another winter storm is raking Texas and will menace the Southeast through the Mid-Atlantic on Wednesday, piling more misery on areas already struggling with power and water outages, freezing...

Cars head east on Kessler Avenue as the snow falls on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Indianapolis. A winter storm is expected to bring snowfall for multiple days could dump between 6 to 10 inches of snow across Central Indiana. Snowy Weather

More than 200 million people are under alerts as a deadly winter storm moves into the Northeast

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN February 16, 2021

 (CNN) -- A winter storm that has pummeled much of the United States will move through the Northeast on Tuesday, leaving a trail of destruction across some states unaccustomed to such harsh weather.The...

Winter Weather

David J. Phillip February 15, 2021

A truck drives past a highway sign Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Houston. A frigid blast of winter weather across the U.S. plunged Texas into an unusually icy emergency Monday that knocked out power to more...

A truck drives past a highway sign Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Houston. A frigid blast of winter weather across the U.S. plunged Texas into an unusually icy emergency Monday that knocked out power to more than 2 million people and shut down grocery stores and dangerously snowy roads. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

What to do if you’re in the middle of a power outage

Scottie Andrew, CNN February 15, 2021

(CNN) -- Texas is colder than it's been in decades, one of at least 25 states under a winter weather advisory during this week's historic cold outbreak.But as Texans scramble to stay warm, rolling...

A man delivers food on his electric bicycle as he rides past snow-covered dining tables in midtown during a snowstorm, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

‘A long two days’: Major storm pummels Northeast with snow

Jennifer Peltz and Karen Matthews Associated Press February 1, 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — A sprawling, lumbering winter storm walloped the Eastern U.S. on Monday, shutting down coronavirus vaccination sites, closing schools and halting transit as snow piled up from the Appalachians...

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