<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Weather: News &amp; Videos about Weather - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Weather</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Weather from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 09:02:07 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Weather: News &amp; Videos about Weather - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120524035521-hurrican-bud-fixed-wall-4-tease.jpg</url><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Weather</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Weather from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Bud strengthens into a major hurricane</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/25/world/americas/mexico-hurricane/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/25/world/americas/mexico-hurricane/index.html</guid><description>Bud flexed its muscles as it closed on the southwestern coast of Mexico early Friday, with winds of 115 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 07:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hurricane warning issued as 'Bud' threatens Mexico's west coast</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/24/world/americas/mexico-hurricane/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/24/world/americas/mexico-hurricane/index.html</guid><description>The Mexican government has issued a hurricane warning for part of its western coast due to a powerful storm that could get even stronger in the coming hours, the National Hurricane Center said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 00:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>NOAA predicts near-normal hurricane seasons</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/24/us/hurricanes-prediction/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/24/us/hurricanes-prediction/index.html</guid><description>Despite some early storms this year, forecasters Thursday predicted a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season with nine to 15 named storms, including four to eight hurricanes and one to three major hurricanes.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 17:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tropical storm watch canceled for South Carolina</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/20/us/tropical-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/20/us/tropical-weather/index.html</guid><description>Tropical Storm Alberto, meandering off the coast of South Carolina, was expected to stay offshore, and forecasters Sunday canceled a tropical storm watch for coastal areas.</description><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 21:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tropical Storm Alberto forms in the Atlantic </title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/19/us/tropical-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/19/us/tropical-weather/index.html</guid><description>Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, formed Saturday off the coast of South Carolina.</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 21:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Big snowstorm shakes up 'crazy' winter</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/23/us/northeast-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/23/us/northeast-weather/index.html</guid><description>A large snowstorm came barreling through the Northeast on Monday, threatening to drop 16 inches in some areas and frustrate commuters.</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Damaging tornadoes fail to materialize in upper Mississippi Valley</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/15/us/midwest-storms/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/15/us/midwest-storms/index.html</guid><description>Threats of another perilous outbreak of tornadoes appeared to fizzle Sunday, a day after powerful storms tied to the same weather system tore through the Midwest and Plains states.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 03:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Storm hits Iowa hospital; tornado warning issued for Wichita</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/14/us/midwest-storms/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/14/us/midwest-storms/index.html</guid><description>Wichita was under a tornado emergency late Saturday as a large twister, part of a series of severe storms in the Great Plains, moved through south-central Kansas and threatened to destroy homes.</description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 03:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Plains states could see tornado outbreak</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/13/us/midwest-storms/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/13/us/midwest-storms/index.html</guid><description>A tornado touched down late Friday afternoon in Norman, Oklahoma, bringing scattered structural damage and a taste of more severe weather -- including a tornado outbreak -- expected Saturday in the Plains.</description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Red Cross: 1,100 homes struck by Texas twisters</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/05/us/texas-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/05/us/texas-weather/index.html</guid><description>Nearly 1,100 homes were hit by the tornadoes that struck the Dallas-Fort Worth area Tuesday, including 349 homes that were destroyed, a Red Cross spokeswoman said Thursday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Forecasters predict fewer hurricanes this year</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/05/us/atlantic-hurricane-predictions/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/05/us/atlantic-hurricane-predictions/index.html</guid><description>Folks in hurricane-prone areas of the United States and Caribbean may breathe a sigh of relief this year. Forecasters at Colorado State University say a less-active hurricane season is in store.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Weather Service tests graphic tornado warnings</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/03/us/tornado-warnings-test/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/03/us/tornado-warnings-test/index.html</guid><description>Perhaps one of these will get your attention:</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Strong winds slow Japan to halt</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/03/world/asia/japan-severe-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/03/world/asia/japan-severe-weather/index.html</guid><description>A spring storm packing typhoon-strength winds caused two deaths and paralyzed traffic in Japan on Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tornado touches down in Texas, causing damage and injuries</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/19/us/weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/19/us/weather/index.html</guid><description>A suspected tornado touched down in south-central Texas on Monday, the National Weather Service said, as a slow-moving line of storms brought high winds, heavy rains and large hail as it swept eastward.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:34:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Winter storm closes 180 miles of I-40 in Arizona</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/18/us/winter-storm/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/18/us/winter-storm/index.html</guid><description>A winter storm packing heavy snow and gusty winds forced authorities to close 180 miles of Interstate 40 in northern Arizona on Sunday until further notice.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 23:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Forecasters: Warm weather here to stay</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/15/us/warm-spring/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/15/us/warm-spring/index.html</guid><description>Most Americans can put away winter coats and umbrellas and break out the short sleeves and sunglasses even though spring doesn't officially begin until next week, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kentucky tornado cut 95-mile trench, weather service says</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/07/us/weather-long-track-tornadoes/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/07/us/weather-long-track-tornadoes/index.html</guid><description>One tornado stayed on the ground for 95 miles as it tore through towns in Kentucky and West Virginia. Two other twisters left behind 49-mile paths of destruction.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:54:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>La Nina to blame for Australian floods </title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/06/world/asia/australia-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/06/world/asia/australia-weather/index.html</guid><description>Australia is emerging from the grip of its strongest La Nina weather pattern on record -- a meteorological event that brings either devastating floods or, in the case of its counterpart El Nino, scorching droughts.</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Snow blankets tornado rubble, complicating cleanup</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/05/us/severe-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/05/us/severe-weather/index.html</guid><description>Cleanup workers make plodding progress Monday in parts of Kentucky and Indiana where fresh snow complicated efforts to dig out of the destruction wrought by last week's deadly tornadoes.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Grief, resilience after storms rip through states, killing 39</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/04/us/severe-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/04/us/severe-weather/index.html</guid><description>With dozens dead and scores of buildings reduced to rubble, residents of the Midwest and South on Sunday were assessing the damage that a series of vicious twisters left behind last week.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 02:16:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Early tornadoes not predictors for future twisters</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/03/us/severe-weather-forecast/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/03/us/severe-weather-forecast/index.html</guid><description>When a powerful jet stream bringing in cold northern air collided with a large mass of warm, moist air from the south, the conditions were right for the tornadoes that have left at least 45 dead this week.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 19:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Massive storm system claims at least 12</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/29/us/severe-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/29/us/severe-weather/index.html</guid><description>The death toll from an enormous storm system that plowed through the Midwest and spawned more tornadoes as it moved east climbed late Wednesday to 12, authorities said.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>7 killed as storm system slashes central U.S.</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/29/us/kansas-severe-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/29/us/kansas-severe-weather/index.html</guid><description>A storm system that produced a number of tornadoes in the Midwest was blamed for at least seven deaths in two states, officials said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Ice grips Europe's waterways as deadly cold lingers</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/10/world/europe/europe-cold-snap/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/10/world/europe/europe-cold-snap/index.html</guid><description>Europe remained gripped by frigid temperatures and snow Friday, with the icy weather closing much of the Danube River to shipping and disrupting travel across the region.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Major snowstorm targets Denver area </title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/03/us/colorado-winter-storm/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/03/us/colorado-winter-storm/index.html</guid><description>Blizzard conditions whipped through Colorado on Friday, closing some 70 miles of interstate highway as heavy snow blanketed the region, according to the state's Department of Transportation.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Europe death toll rises in big freeze </title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/01/world/europe/europe-cold-snap/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/01/world/europe/europe-cold-snap/index.html</guid><description>Sub-zero temperatures continued to keep eastern Europe in their grip Wednesday, leading to the deaths of 31 people in Ukraine so far, emergency officials there said.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Europe shivers in grip of deadly cold spell</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/31/world/europe/europe-cold-snap/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/31/world/europe/europe-cold-snap/index.html</guid><description>Eastern Europe shivered Tuesday in the coldest conditions seen this winter, with below-freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall leading to deaths, frostbite and widespread travel disruption.</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Could you survive an extreme weather disaster?</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/27/us/extreme-weather-prepare-for-worst/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/27/us/extreme-weather-prepare-for-worst/index.html</guid><description>Ranee Roberts feels lucky to have survived the impact of a tornado that hit her Alabama convenience store in April.</description><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>As snow slows, officials warn of icy roads in Pacific Northwest</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/18/us/northwest-winter-storms/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/18/us/northwest-winter-storms/index.html</guid><description>Even as snowfall slowed Wednesday in the Pacific Northwest, officials warned that falling temperatures would make roads icy and dangerous for drivers.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Twin winter storms slamming Pacific Northwest</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/17/us/northwest-winter-storms/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/17/us/northwest-winter-storms/index.html</guid><description>Seattle could see one of its largest snowfalls since the 1940s as twin winter storms move over the Pacific Northwest, according to the National Weather Service.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Torrential rain causes flash flooding in Houston </title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/09/us/texas-flooding/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/09/us/texas-flooding/index.html</guid><description>Severe weather hit the Houston area Monday, flooding streets and homes and leaving thousands of people without power, emergency officials said.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:39:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>High winds, snow could impact holiday travel</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/23/travel/holiday-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/23/travel/holiday-weather/index.html</guid><description>High winds and snow prompted airport and highway delays in some metropolitan areas Friday, potentially snarling holiday travel plans on one of the nation's busiest travel days.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heavy snow threatens parts of West</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/21/travel/winter-storm/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/21/travel/winter-storm/index.html</guid><description>A blizzard that roared through much of the southern Rockies and central Plains tapered off Wednesday, but several states were still expected to deal with heavy snow.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Drought may have killed a half-billion trees, Texas Forest Service says</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/20/us/texas-drought-trees/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/20/us/texas-drought-trees/index.html</guid><description>As many as a half-billion trees may have died across Texas from the effects of the 2011 drought, the state's forest service says.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:37:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Blizzard makes travel 'dangerous' or 'impossible' in parts of West, Midwest</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/20/travel/winter-storm/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/20/travel/winter-storm/index.html</guid><description>Travel through the southern Rockies into the central Plains "will be dangerous, if not impossible" Tuesday, forecasters warned, as a winter weather system blasts broad swaths of the West and Midwest.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:13:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Blizzard pounds West, Midwest</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/19/travel/winter-storm/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/19/travel/winter-storm/index.html</guid><description>Interstates and highways were shut down Monday night as a large winter weather system brought heavy snow, fierce winds and ice to at least five states in the West and Midwest.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Authorities warn of fire threats as howling winds hit Southern California</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/04/us/california-winds/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/04/us/california-winds/index.html</guid><description>A fire alert was in effect in Southern California until Sunday morning following warnings that the powerful winds pounding the region could ignite fast-moving blazes.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 08:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Cleanup continues in California after damaging winds</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/03/us/california-wind-recovery/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/03/us/california-wind-recovery/index.html</guid><description>Southern California residents and recovery crews continued their cleanup efforts Saturday, two days after powerful winds downed power lines, damaged structures and caused other devastation.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 02:58:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>140-mph gusts cause damage, outages, delays in California</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/01/us/california-winds/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/12/01/us/california-winds/index.html</guid><description>Powerful winds continued to batter Los Angeles, Las Vegas and other southwestern U.S. locales Thursday -- downing trees, delaying flights and leaving hundreds of thousands without power.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:57:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Suspected tornadoes, storms sweep South; at least 4 dead</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/16/us/severe-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/16/us/severe-weather/index.html</guid><description>Severe weather -- including suspected tornadoes -- swept through the South on Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring others, officials said.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 03:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bermuda under tropical storm warning as Sean nears</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/09/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/09/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</guid><description>A slightly-strengthened Tropical Storm Sean was meandering southwest of Bermuda on Wednesday, but a tropical storm warning was issued ahead of its approach.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:39:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Tropical Storm Sean forms; watch issued for Bermuda </title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/08/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/08/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</guid><description>A tropical storm watch was issued for Bermuda on Tuesday ahead of newly formed Tropical Storm Sean, forecasters said.</description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Neighbors help each other in aftermath of October snowstorm</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/01/us/east-coast-storm/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/01/us/east-coast-storm/index.html</guid><description>New Jersey resident Becky Fisher said Tuesday that she's counting the favors she'll now owe her neighbors after a powerful snowstorm left her family and more than a million others without power across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>3 dead, over 2 million without power as snowstorm slams Northeast, Mid-Atlantic</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/29/us/east-coast-storm/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/29/us/east-coast-storm/index.html</guid><description>A freak fall snow storm slammed the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Saturday, leaving three people dead, more than 2 million households without power and thousands of air travelers stranded.</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rina fizzles out over the Yucatan Channel </title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/28/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/28/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</guid><description>The storm known as Rina fizzled Friday as it moved over the Yucatan Channel, the strait between Mexico and Cuba, the National Hurricane Center said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Weakened Rina to hit Mexico as Category 1 storm</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/26/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/26/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</guid><description>After weakening to a Category 1 storm, Hurricane Rina plodded westward late Wednesday at near 6 mph (9 kph) on a path toward Mexico's tourist beaches, its threat a real one to people on the Yucatan Peninsula but far diminished from what it had been earlier in the day.</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 03:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hurricane Rina could strengthen</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/25/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/25/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</guid><description>Rina was almost a Category 3 hurricane as it careened near Honduras and Belize Wednesday before heading towards Cancun.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:14:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>27 missing in Nicaragua as Rina strengthens to a hurricane</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/24/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/24/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</guid><description>Rina strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane off the coast of Central America on Monday, as officials in Nicaragua searched for more than two dozen missing storm evacuees.</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tropical depression forms near Honduras, Nicaragua</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/23/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/23/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</guid><description>A tropical depression formed in the western Caribbean Sea on Sunday, and is likely to become Tropical Storm Rina as it skirts the Honduran coastline, the National Hurricane Center said.</description><pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Severe weather sweeps Florida; 50 homes damaged</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/19/us/florida-severe-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/19/us/florida-severe-weather/index.html</guid><description>Severe weather has damaged more than 50 homes in several Florida towns, officials said, and schools in the Florida Keys were canceled Wednesday because of heavy rain and frequent lightning. No serious injuries were reported.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jeras: Preparedness, communication key during tornadoes</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/19/us/weather-meeting/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/19/us/weather-meeting/index.html</guid><description>With at least 1,488 tornadoes and 547 deaths, 2011 has been one for the record books. Although the tools forecasters use are getting better, concerns remain about whether residents have enough accurate information or are heeding warnings.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Asia's wet and wild summer explained</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/12/world/asia/asias-wet-and-wild-summer-explained/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/12/world/asia/asias-wet-and-wild-summer-explained/index.html</guid><description>Is this just a normal year, or is the southwest monsoon acting more aggressively than normal?</description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hurricane Jova's 125 mph winds nearing western Mexico</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/10/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/10/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</guid><description>Hurricane Jova packed sustained winds up to 125 mph as the storm bore down on Mexico's Pacific coast Monday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rains a welcome relief in drought-stricken Texas</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/09/us/texas-rains/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/09/us/texas-rains/index.html</guid><description>Much-needed rain fell across drought-stricken Texas on Sunday, offering relief but no end to what's been one of the state's driest years on record.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico begins preparing for Hurricane Jova</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/09/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/09/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</guid><description>Emergency officials in Mexico are opening shelters and coordinating with local governments ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Jova, authorities said Sunday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hurricane Ophelia weakens further, barrels toward Newfoundland</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/02/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/02/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</guid><description>A weakened Hurricane Ophelia spun well off the coast of New England on Sunday night, appearing to pose no danger to the U.S. mainland but prompting threats to Newfoundland as it headed north-northeast.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 01:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Philippines hit by back-to-back typhoons that leave dozens dead</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/02/world/asia/philippines-typhoon/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/02/world/asia/philippines-typhoon/index.html</guid><description>A second typhoon in a week pounded the Philippines over the weekend, weakening Sunday only after prompting evacuations, causing severe flooding and contributing to at least one death, officials said.</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 08:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Philippines hit with second typhoon in a week</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/01/world/asia/philippines-typhoon/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/01/world/asia/philippines-typhoon/index.html</guid><description>A second typhoon in a week pounded the Philippines over the weekend, weakening Sunday only after prompting evacuations, causing severe flooding and contributing to one death.</description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 00:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hurricane Ophelia grows to Category 3</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/30/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/30/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</guid><description>Hurricane Ophelia got even more powerful Friday night as it churned across the Atlantic toward Bermuda, the National Hurricane Center reported.</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 02:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hurricane Ophelia intensifies in Atlantic</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/29/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/29/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</guid><description>Just hours after being designated a hurricane, Ophelia was intensifying Thursday evening in the Atlantic Ocean and was forecast to strengthen even more in the coming days, the National Hurricane Center said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Typhoon affects hundreds of thousands in Philippines</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/28/world/asia/philippines-typhoon/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/28/world/asia/philippines-typhoon/index.html</guid><description>A typhoon that left at least 21 people dead in the Philippines and 33 others missing spun toward China Thursday morning, while another another tropical storm brewing in the Pacific is expected to hit the Philippines again within days, news and weather agencies reported.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Deadly storm hits China</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/29/world/asia/philippines-typhoon/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/29/world/asia/philippines-typhoon/index.html</guid><description>A typhoon that killed at least 39 people in the Philippines made landfall in southern China on Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Typhoon affects tens of thousands in Philippines</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/27/world/asia/philippines-typhoon/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/27/world/asia/philippines-typhoon/index.html</guid><description>A typhoon that left at least 18 people dead and thousands displaced in the Philippines was expected to move offshore Wednesday afternoon, the state-run Philippines News Agency reported early Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>As Ophelia fizzles, Tropical Storm Philippe strengthens in Atlantic</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/25/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/25/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</guid><description>As the remnants of what had been Tropical Storm Ophelia fizzled in the Caribbean, another storm -- Philippe -- continued to gain strength Sunday in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center reported.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 01:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tropical Storm Philippe forms in eastern Atlantic Ocean</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/24/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/24/world/americas/tropical-weather/index.html</guid><description>A new named tropical storm, Philippe, formed Saturday in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center reported.</description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 23:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title> Tropical Storm Ophelia loses some of its steam</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/22/us/tropical-storm-ophelia/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/22/us/tropical-storm-ophelia/index.html</guid><description>Tropical Storm Ophelia weakened late Thursday as it continued its trek across the central Atlantic, forecasters said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tropical Storm Ophelia strengthens in Atlantic</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/21/us/tropical-storm-ophelia/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/21/us/tropical-storm-ophelia/index.html</guid><description>Tropical Storm Ophelia changed little as it moved west over the Atlantic Wednesday, but posed no immediate threat to land, forecasters said.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Roke downgraded to tropical storm; 7 dead in Japan</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/21/world/asia/japan-typhoon-roke-deaths/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/21/world/asia/japan-typhoon-roke-deaths/index.html</guid><description>The storm called Roke weakened from a powerful typhoon to a tropical storm Wednesday, but death toll continues to rise in Japan.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tropical storm's wind and rain pelt Bermuda</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/15/world/americas/tropical-weather-maria/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/15/world/americas/tropical-weather-maria/index.html</guid><description>Tropical Storm Maria was passing by Bermuda on Thursday and was expected to strengthen into a hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hurricane Katia slips into north Atlantic; Nate churns in Gulf</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/09/tropical.weather.katia/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/09/tropical.weather.katia/index.html</guid><description>Hurricane Katia raced into the north Atlantic early Friday, keeping a safe distance from the United States, Canada and Bermuda, but still kicking up heavy surf along their coasts.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 08:52:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hurricane Katia passes Bermuda; Nate to strengthen</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/08/tropical.weather.katia/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/08/tropical.weather.katia/index.html</guid><description>A trio of storms -- one on track to weaken, another poised to strengthen into a hurricane and the third veering away from land -- kept U.S. forecasters busy Thursday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Weather experts: U.S. summer hottest in past 75 years</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/08/weather.record.heat/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/08/weather.record.heat/index.html</guid><description>The summer of 2011 was the second hottest on record for the United States, and the hottest in 75 years, government weather experts said Thursday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tropical Storm Lee remnants drench East Coast</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/07/weather.lee/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/07/weather.lee/index.html</guid><description>The remnants of Tropical Storm Lee settled in over the mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Wednesday, prompting warnings of heavy rain and flash flooding in areas from Washington up to western New England, the National Hurricane Center said.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hurricane Katia moves north; Tropical Storm Maria no threat yet</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/07/tropical.weather.katia/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/07/tropical.weather.katia/index.html</guid><description>Hurricane Katia will bring large swells to coastal areas as it passes between Bermuda and the U.S. East Coast overnight, forecasters said.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Katia weakens to a Category 2 hurricane</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/06/atlantic.katia/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/06/atlantic.katia/index.html</guid><description>Hurricane Katia weakened to a Category 2 storm Tuesday as it churned in the Atlantic Ocean, forecasters said.</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hurricane Katia becomes Category 4 storm</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/05/atlantic.katia/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/05/atlantic.katia/index.html</guid><description>Katia intensified to a Category 4 hurricane Monday night, churning northwest the Atlantic Ocean and bringing the threat of dangerous rip currents along the U.S. East Coast, forecasters said.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 03:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tropical Storm Talas leaves 38 dead, 54 missing in Japan</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/09/05/japan.storm/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/09/05/japan.storm/index.html</guid><description>The death toll from Talas, which swept across western Japan, has risen to 38, local authorities said Tuesday morning.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hurricane Katia strengthens in Atlantic, prompting rip current threats</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/04/atlantic.katia/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/04/atlantic.katia/index.html</guid><description>Hurricane Katia continued to intensify overnight Sunday as it churned in the Atlantic Ocean, spurring warnings about rip currents and fears it could soon develop into a "major hurricane," the National Hurricane Center said.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 03:34:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lee weakens, though flood threat remains in Gulf and into Appalachians</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/04/tropical.weather.gulf/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/04/tropical.weather.gulf/index.html</guid><description>Lee weakened to a tropical depression late Sunday, the National Hurricane Center reported, but not before dumping vast amounts of rain and causing extensive flooding in Gulf Coast states.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 03:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lumbering Tropical Storm Lee drenches Gulf states with rain</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/03/tropical.weather.gulf/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/03/tropical.weather.gulf/index.html</guid><description>Slow-moving Tropical Storm Lee churned toward the Gulf Coast Saturday, dumping heavy rains over the southern parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 01:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Katia upgraded to hurricane again</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/02/atlantic.katia.alert/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/02/atlantic.katia.alert/index.html</guid><description>The storm named Katia has become a hurricane again in the Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center said Friday. It had briefly weakened into a tropical storm but has since regained strength, the center said.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 14:15:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gulf coast states prepare as Tropical Storm Lee looms</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/02/tropical.weather.gulf/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/02/tropical.weather.gulf/index.html</guid><description>People in states along the U.S. Gulf coast braced Friday for strong winds and up to 20 inches of rain as Tropical Storm Lee slowly churned towards land.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 00:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tropical depression forms in Gulf; coastal states brace for storm</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/01/tropical.weather.gulf/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/01/tropical.weather.gulf/index.html</guid><description>Oil companies evacuated workers from offshore wells, New Orleans prepared for possible flooding and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency as a tropical depression formed Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:47:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Progress made against Texas wildfire, but new blazes erupt</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/01/texas.oklahoma.wildfires/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/01/texas.oklahoma.wildfires/index.html</guid><description>Firefighters have made some progress in battling a spreading wildfire in northern Texas, but dry conditions contributed to a rash of new fires as well, officials said Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Katia downgraged to tropical storm</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/01/tropical.weather.katia/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/01/tropical.weather.katia/index.html</guid><description>The National Hurricane Center has downgraded Katia, which had been a Category 1 hurricane as it moved through the Atlantic, to a tropical storm, but it is expected to intensify after the next 24 to 36 hours.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Katia becomes a hurricane in the Atlantic</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/31/tropical.weather.katia/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/08/31/tropical.weather.katia/index.html</guid><description>Katia strengthened into a hurricane late Wednesday, churning in the central Atlantic with winds of 75 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 03:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why are hurricane forecasts still so rough?</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/25/emanuel.weather.predict/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/25/emanuel.weather.predict/index.html</guid><description>At one time or another, Hurricane Irene posed a risk to almost everyone living along the Eastern Seaboard, from Florida to the Canadian Maritimes. Where would Irene track? 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