A blizzard hits California’s Sierra Nevada mountains and closes a key highway with more snow to follow. Blizzard warnings were issued through Sunday. Former President Donald Trump will stay on the Colorado election ballot. The U.S. Supreme Court handed him a unanimous victory Monday. Top lawmakers unveiled a finalized package of six government funding bills […]
TRUCKEE, Calif.—A powerful blizzard that closed highways and ski resorts had mostly moved through the Sierra Nevada by early Monday but forecasters warned that more snow was on the way for Northern California mountains. Sections of Interstate 80 to the west and north of Lake Tahoe were still shut down late Sunday, with no estimate […]
RENO, Nev.—A powerful blizzard howled Saturday in the Sierra Nevada as the biggest storm of the season shut down a long stretch of Interstate 80 in California and gusty winds and heavy rain hit lower elevations, leaving tens of thousands of homes without power. More than 10 feet (3 meters) of snow was expected at […]
Warm thoughts of young romance—not the cold, harsh possibilities of a Midwestern road trip in winter—were on Dawn O’Hair’s mind as she left Chicago for Indianapolis to see her boyfriend. Her weekend visit, back in the winter of 1997–1998, did not go well. After a spat with her beau, Ms. O’Hair got back into her […]
As more winter storm warnings and advisories are under effect across the western United States on Wednesday, a National Weather Service (NWS) official advised what Americans should do if they’re ever caught in a blizzard. But starting this weekend, icy cold air from the Arctic will start to spread across the middle of the United […]
Israel’s defense minister says the country currently fighting a war on seven fronts. What do they all have in common? And Israeli Forces are evacuating another area in central Gaza. Two GOP representatives say they were “swatted” on Christmas Day. We have more on the fake emergency calls that targeted the lawmakers. Blizzard conditions blast […]
A blizzard-fueling winter storm is sweeping across the Plains and upper Midwest with heavy snow, freezing rain and strong winds, making for dangerous travel during the busy holiday week. The storm’s frequent wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph with isolated gusts up to 75 mph are generating blizzard conditions and making travel Tuesday “difficult […]
A federal judge has handed Microsoft a major victory by declining to block its looming $69 billion takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard. Regulators sought to ax the deal saying it will hurt competition. U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley said in a ruling that the merger deserved scrutiny, noting it could be the […]
After snowy conditions swept through parts of the United States on Thursday, Californians were greeted with snow-capped hilltops and winter storm warnings the next morning. Actor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter after shooting and killing a cinematographer on set. Attorneys are now preparing for a pretrial hearing. State lawmakers are considering […]
Jay Withey, who helped save 24 people last month during a snowstorm in Buffalo, New York, was rewarded for his actions on Friday with tickets to the upcoming Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona. Retired Bills running back Thurman Thomas and his wife, Patricia Thomas, surprised Withey at work with two tickets to Super Bowl LVII […]
A heroic barber in Buffalo, New York, opened doors to some very cold customers during the historic blizzard—an act that may have saved some lives. China’s sweeping COVID-19 outbreak continues to worsen. We take a look at evidence of that, with cars lining up to get funeral home service. As the saying goes, “every cloud has […]
Winter storm and blizzard warnings were issued for millions of Americans on Thursday as a winter storm brought harsh conditions and heavy snow across the Midwest and Plains regions. An updated map posted by the National Weather Service (NWS) shows winter storm and blizzard warnings were issued from eastern Montana to parts of Michigan and western […]
A major blizzard slammed North Dakota on Tuesday with snow, high winds and whiteout conditions, and meteorologists said the spring snowstorm could rage into Thursday, becoming one of the biggest in a quarter century. Bismarck Airport canceled all flights for the day. State offices closed at 12:30 p.m. local time and residents were urged to […]
People in parts of the northeastern United States awakened Saturday to more than a foot of snow as a powerful winter storm brought howling winds and whiteout conditions, putting parts of ten states under blizzard warnings and prompting forecasts of more severe weather ahead. Winter storm Kenan blanketed parts of New Jersey and New York […]
REDDING, Calif.—A section of a major highway in Northern California reopened Thursday afternoon after a nearly 24-hour closure caused by blizzard conditions as the latest of back-to-back storms pushed through, authorities said. Traffic resumed moving on a stretch of Interstate 5 north of the city of Redding around 1 p.m., said Haleigh Pike, a spokesperson […]
The blizzard blasting parts of the Midwest on Thursday is a curtain-raiser for a cold snap that people won’t soon forget. A “flash freeze” could accompany this storm as temperatures drop rapidly below freezing, making for very dangerous conditions. A flash freeze happens when rapidly falling temperatures “quickly turn any wet or slushy roads to […]
A video taken by a meteorologist in South Dakota and posted to social media on Wednesday shows twenty seconds of a frightening drive through a heavy blizzard. A thick grey fills the view in the footage as Matthew Dux, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls, drives down a road, street lights, […]
From intense storms to heavy rain and some snow, the first day of spring will bring a massive storm that’s felt from coast to coast. “This is one of the first significant storm systems of the season—a real clash of warm and cold air masses,” CNN meteorologist Taylor Ward said. It’s not uncommon for early […]
As winter ends and spring begins, a coast-to-coast storm with blizzard conditions, strong winds and heavy rains will barrel across the U.S. Wednesday through Friday. The vast storm will “impact almost every state in the lower 48,” says CNN meteorologist Dave Hennen. The weather system is expected to produce “a band of possibly heavy snow […]
There’s more snow on the way for parts of upstate New York. A blizzard warning is still in effect through 4 p.m. Friday in the eastern Lake Ontario region, the National Weather Service said. That could mean up to 2 more feet of snow over a region already covered by up to 12 inches of […]
