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Chad Myers explains how lake-effect snow happens. “},{“title”:”‘Unbelievable’: video shows people inside historic windstorm”,”duration”:”01:48″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/weather/2021/12/31/colorado-windstorm-fires-orig-gr.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”weather/2021/12/31/colorado-windstorm-fires-orig-gr.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211231121838-04-colorado-fire-123121-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/weather/2021/12/31/colorado-windstorm-fires-orig-gr.cnn/video/playlists/wicket-weather/”,”description”:”Residents of two towns outside Boulder, Colorado were forced to quickly evacuate due to wildfires driven by wind gusts as high as 115 mph.”,”descriptionText”:”Residents of two towns outside Boulder, Colorado were forced to quickly evacuate due to wildfires driven by wind gusts as high as 115 mph.”},{“title”:”Watch: Vehicle dodges falling tree on Oregon highway”,”duration”:”00:46″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/tv/2021/12/29/tree-fall-lon-orig-cb.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”tv/2021/12/29/tree-fall-lon-orig-cb.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211229152921-tree-falls-2-large-169.jpeg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/tv/2021/12/29/tree-fall-lon-orig-cb.cnn/video/playlists/wicket-weather/”,”description”:”Nobody was injured in the incident caught on dashcam near Wolf Creek, OR.”,”descriptionText”:”Nobody was injured in the incident caught on dashcam near Wolf Creek, OR.”},{“title”:”‘This is not normal’: Extreme weather events stun CNN meteorologist”,”duration”:”01:50″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”CNN.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/weather/2021/12/15/extreme-weather-threatens-midwest-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”weather/2021/12/15/extreme-weather-threatens-midwest-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211215162047-tom-sater-12-15-2021-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/weather/2021/12/15/extreme-weather-threatens-midwest-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/wicket-weather/”,”description”:”The Midwest is experiencing unprecedented weather with extreme heat and tornado force winds. CNN meteorologist Tom Sater said “this is not December weather.””,”descriptionText”:”The Midwest is experiencing unprecedented weather with extreme heat and tornado force winds. CNN meteorologist Tom Sater said “this is not December weather.””},{“title”:”Watch: Strong winds create dust storms across central US”,”duration”:”00:59″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/weather/2021/12/16/weather-wind-dust-storm-colorado-kansas-orig-jk.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”weather/2021/12/16/weather-wind-dust-storm-colorado-kansas-orig-jk.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211215172703-boulder-colorado-weather-121521-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/weather/2021/12/16/weather-wind-dust-storm-colorado-kansas-orig-jk.cnn/video/playlists/wicket-weather/”,”description”:”High winds, some over 100 mph, closed roads and knocked out power to more than 200,000 customers in parts of Kansas and Colorado. “,”descriptionText”:”High winds, some over 100 mph, closed roads and knocked out power to more than 200,000 customers in parts of Kansas and Colorado. “},{“title”:”The difference between a tornado watch and a warning”,”duration”:”00:59″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/weather/2017/04/05/what-is-tornado-watch-warning-jpm-orig-mobile.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”weather/2017/04/05/what-is-tornado-watch-warning-jpm-orig-mobile.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170405165111-tornado-watch-v-warning-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/weather/2017/04/05/what-is-tornado-watch-warning-jpm-orig-mobile.cnn/video/playlists/wicket-weather/”,”description”:”CNN’s Jennifer Gray explains the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s Jennifer Gray explains the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning.”},{“title”:”Tornado devastation captured by incredible drone video”,”duration”:”01:39″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/weather/2021/12/11/kentucky-storm-tornado-damage-drone-aerial-footage-nr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”weather/2021/12/11/kentucky-storm-tornado-damage-drone-aerial-footage-nr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211211112926-mayfield-kentucky-storm-damage-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/weather/2021/12/11/kentucky-storm-tornado-damage-drone-aerial-footage-nr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/wicket-weather/”,”description”:”Drone footage from storm chaser Brandon Clement shows the devastation left by a powerful storm in Mayfield, Kentucky.”,”descriptionText”:”Drone footage from storm chaser Brandon Clement shows the devastation left by a powerful storm in Mayfield, Kentucky.”},{“title”:”Lightning flashes in dark sky illuminate massive tornado”,”duration”:”02:34″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/weather/2021/12/11/eddie-knight-sacramento-kentucky-tornado-nr-intv-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”weather/2021/12/11/eddie-knight-sacramento-kentucky-tornado-nr-intv-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/211211144809-eddie-knight-lightning-tornado-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/weather/2021/12/11/eddie-knight-sacramento-kentucky-tornado-nr-intv-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/wicket-weather/”,”description”:”CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield speaks to Eddie Knight about video he captured of a massive tornado in Kentucky that was occasionally illuminated by lightning flashes. 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The National Weather Service says that at least one large and dangerous “long track” tornado tore a tract of destruction nearly 200 miles long from Monette, Arkansas, through Central City, Kentucky.”},{“title”:”Climate scientist makes dire prediction about monster storms”,”duration”:”02:08″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/weather/2021/09/04/michael-mann-climate-change-severe-weather-sot-nr-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”weather/2021/09/04/michael-mann-climate-change-severe-weather-sot-nr-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210904120444-michael-mann-climate-scientist-screengrab-for-video-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/weather/2021/09/04/michael-mann-climate-change-severe-weather-sot-nr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/wicket-weather/”,”description”:”Michael Mann, a lead author of the UN Climate Change report, explains the science that directly connects rising temperatures to the increased frequency and severity of major storms.”,”descriptionText”:”Michael Mann, a lead author of the UN Climate Change report, explains the science that directly connects rising temperatures to the increased frequency and severity of major storms.”},{“title”:”The future of climate change is here, scientist warns”,”duration”:”03:42″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/weather/2020/08/28/natural-disasters-climate-change-project-planet-weir-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”weather/2020/08/28/natural-disasters-climate-change-project-planet-weir-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200828154740-natural-disasters-climate-change-project-planet-weir-orig-00000313-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/weather/2020/08/28/natural-disasters-climate-change-project-planet-weir-orig.cnn/video/playlists/wicket-weather/”,”description”:”In the same week that Hurricane Laura made landfall and California battled wildfires, the Republican National Convention barely mentioned the environment or climate change. CNN’s Bill Weir reports.”,”descriptionText”:”In the same week that Hurricane Laura made landfall and California battled wildfires, the Republican National Convention barely mentioned the environment or climate change. CNN’s Bill Weir reports.”},{“title”:”How to protect yourself from lightning”,”duration”:”01:36″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/weather/2018/07/06/lightning-thunderstorm-safety-jennifer-gray-orig-ec-mss.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”weather/2018/07/06/lightning-thunderstorm-safety-jennifer-gray-orig-ec-mss.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/180706101544-lightning-storm-las-vegas-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/weather/2018/07/06/lightning-thunderstorm-safety-jennifer-gray-orig-ec-mss.cnn/video/playlists/wicket-weather/”,”description”:”Twenty-five million lightning strikes occur every year in the US, according to the National Weather Service. 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