Nation Feb 03 Across the U.S., a sprawling winter storm brings snow, ice and tornadoes By Nicole Ellis, Harry Zahn
Nation Mar 14 Winter storm closes roads in Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska A powerful late winter snowstorm intensified over the central Rocky Mountains with heavy snow and wind leading to airport and road closures, power outages and avalanche warnings in parts of Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska. By Associated Press
Nation Feb 25 Cold wreaks havoc on aging waterworks in the South Cities across Texas, Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi are still grappling with outages that crippled health care facilities and forced families to wait in line for potable water. By Melinda Deslatte, Leah Willingham, Associated Press
Nation Feb 20 Biden declares major disaster in Texas as federal aid flows Add Mother Nature to the pile of crises on President Joe Biden’s plate. A month into the job and focused on the coronavirus, Biden is seeing his disaster management skills tested after winter storms plunged Texas, Oklahoma and neighboring states… By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Nation Feb 16 Watch 8:08 Millions remain without power in frigid temperatures after major winter storm Millions of American remained without power in frigid temperatures Tuesday as the U.S. continues to grapple with the effects of a major storm. The demand for energy is taxing power grids, most significantly in Texas. Stephanie Sy speaks with Michael… By Stephanie Sy, Patty Gorena Morales
Feb 16 FEMA opens mass COVID-19 vaccine sites as bad weather hampers efforts By Eugene Garcia, Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press Severe weather is hampering vaccination efforts in parts of the country, forcing cancellation of some mass inoculation events and disrupting vaccine deliveries. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 7:37 Is the recent wave of severe weather across the U.S. a harbinger of climate change? By Amna Nawaz, Zoe Rohrich The winter of 2021 is writing itself into the record books this week, with large swaths of the nation seeing the coldest weather in memory. But is this a particularly severe phase of winter weather or is there more to… Continue watching
Dec 02 Schools close as eastern U.S. braces for ‘long, difficult storm’ By Associated Press The storm dumped one round of snow on parts of the region late Sunday and could drop 10 to 20 inches total by Tuesday morning from Pennsylvania to Maine, forecasters said. Continue reading
Nov 12 Snow and cold records fall as arctic air mass lingers By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press The mid-autumn taste of winter brought record single-digit temperatures to Chicago and environs; set snowfall records in Buffalo and Detroit; dusted cars with snow in Memphis, Tennessee; and froze lakes in Minnesota weeks earlier than usual. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 1:53 Arctic cold wave blamed for deaths and making life miserable for millions By PBS NewsHour Record or near-record cold is gripping the Midwest and East. Even in the Deep South, temperatures have dipped into the 20s. The bitter cold poses a danger across the country, as officials work to get the homeless off the streets… Continue watching