Christine Rapp

Meteorologist at NBC News

⚡️ meteorologist/producer for @NBCNews 📍phoenix, az 🐯 @mizzou alum 👶🏻 👶🏻 twin mama

Articles

At least one dead in Oklahoma flooding as millions in region face severe weather risks

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Christine Rapp

At least one person has died in southwest Oklahoma after flash flooding hit the region, with authorities warning people to stay off the roads as severe weather warnings continue. “Emergency responders reported witnessing a vehicle drive into standing water earlier today,” Lawton Police Department said in a statement on Saturday. “Responders were not able to safely get to the submerged vehicle.”The investigation into the death is ongoing, officials said on Saturday.
Mother and son among 3 killed during storms spanning the South to the Northeast

3 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Mirna Alsharif |Christine Rapp |Dennis Romero

One person died during a tornado, and two others — a mother and her 12-year-old son — died amid floodwaters as a severe storm system continues to hover from the South to the Northeast, authorities said.
Severe storms from the South to the Northeast put a damper on Easter travel

3 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Mirna Alsharif |Christine Rapp |Dennis Romero

Severe storms triggered tornado watches and warnings in Texas and Oklahoma Saturday night and produced baseball-sized hail across an area stretching from the South to the Northeast.
10 million at risk of fire weather across the Plains, West and South

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Christine Rapp |Mirna Alsharif

Around 10 million people remain under fire alerts in an area stretching from South Dakota down to Texas and Arizona on Sunday afternoon. Wind gusts as high as 30-40 mph, combined with warm temperatures, dry vegetation and relative humidity values as low as 5%, are expected to create hazardous conditions for the development of new fires. San Antonio, Texas; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Tucson, Arizona, are among the areas at risk.
Snow, rain and strong winds descend on the Northeast

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Mirna Alsharif |Christine Rapp

A slow-moving low-pressure system is bringing snow, rain and gusty winds to the Northeast this weekend. Winter alerts are in effect from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET for parts of the Green Mountains in Vermont, the Berkshires in Massachusetts and the Catskill Mountains in New York. An additional 1 to 3 inches of snow are possible across parts of Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine.
Storms blast across the South and Midwest amid increasing death toll

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Mirna Alsharif |Christine Rapp

A weekend of heavy rainfall and deadly flash flooding continues for parts of the South and Midwest, with around 34 million people under flood alerts across the Mid-South and Southeast on Sunday. At least 17 people have been killed as a result of severe weather, with a majority of the deaths — 10 — reported in Tennessee. The latest death, a 57-year-old O'Fallon, Missouri man whose car entered flood waters, was reported Sunday morning by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Storm system brings severe thunderstorms and large hail to Midwest and South

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Mirna Alsharif |Christine Rapp

Thunderstorms, large hail, destructive wind gusts and strong tornadoes threaten up to 73 million people across the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys on Sunday. This storm system has impacted parts of the Midwest and South through the weekend, producing more than 50 preliminary damaging wind and hail reports across the Plains on Saturday, including a 3-inch hail report in Amber, Oklahoma.
Back-to-back storm systems bring heavy snow and arctic temperatures to northern U.S.

Feb 9, 2025 | news.yahoo.com | Christine Rapp

Two more storm systems are expected to hit the northern United States in succession this week, just as a different bout of severe weather across the Northeast begins to slow down. The first of these upcoming systems will start from the Plains on Monday, creating snow in the north and heavy rains in the south. The heaviest snowfall is expected to hit Kansas with a potential 2 to 5 inches across the state.
Back-to-back storm systems bring heavy snow and arctic temperatures to northern U.S.

Feb 9, 2025 | nbcnews.com | Christine Rapp |Angela Yang

By , and Two more storm systems are expected to hit the northern United States in succession this week, just as a different bout of severe weather across the Northeast begins to slow down. The first of these upcoming systems will start from the Plains on Monday, creating snow in the north and heavy rains in the south. The heaviest snowfall is expected to hit Kansas with a potential 2 to 5 inches across the state.
Much-needed rain falls on parched Southern California, Southwest U.S.

Jan 26, 2025 | nbcnews.com | Christine Rapp |Rebecca Cohen |Colin Sheeley

After weeks of dry weather that contributed to the spread numerous deadly wildfires in the Los Angeles area, Southern California is finally getting some rain thanks to a slow-moving low-pressure system that will linger over the Southwest, bringing showers through the beginning of the week. The system is also bringing Las Vegas the possibility of its first measurable rainfall since July. Phoenix could see its first measurable rainfall since August.