Tag: Northeast

  • Heavy rain hits West Coast as Northeast sees first snowfall of season

    Heavy rain hits West Coast as Northeast sees first snowfall of season

    Heavy rain hits West Coast as Northeast sees first snowfall of season – CBS News Watch CBS News Dangerous weather is battering both coasts just as the Thanksgiving holiday rush gets underway. Major storms walloped the West Coast and Northeast, bombarding millions of Americans with heavy rain and snow. Rob Marciano has details. Be the…

  • How dry conditions are fueling Northeast fires

    How dry conditions are fueling Northeast fires

    How dry conditions are fueling Northeast fires – CBS News Watch CBS News Some Northeastern states have not seen the dry conditions fueling the current wildfires in nearly 120 years. The largest is burning along the New York-New Jersey border. CBS News national investigative correspondent Tom Hanson has more on the firefighters’ battle against the…

  • Maps show drought and fire conditions in Northeast states

    Maps show drought and fire conditions in Northeast states

    The Northeastern U.S. is experiencing ongoing drought conditions, which is helping to fuel an uptick in fire danger. For Friday, an elevated fire weather outlook was issued by the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center for the area stretching from Massachusetts to the northern edge of Virginia and West Virginia.   Fire weather conditions are…