Feb 29 Blizzard warning of up to 10 feet of snow in Northern California’s Sierra, travel ‘dangerous to impossible’ By Olga R. Rodriguez, Scott Sonner, Associated Press It is predicted to push toward the Sierra Nevada mountains with potential blizzard conditions and up to 10 feet of snow in the mountains around Lake Tahoe by the weekend. Continue reading
Feb 26 Strong winter storm and snow to hit the West while the Midwest gets unusual taste of summer By Michael Casey, Associated Press The National Weather Service says the winter storm will move across the Pacific Northwest Monday into Tuesday, creating near-blizzard conditions in some places with one to two inches of snow an hour over the Oregon Cascades and Northern Rockies Monday… Continue reading
Feb 04 Another atmospheric river blows into California, causing floods and power outages By Christopher Weber, Associated Press The second of back-to-back atmospheric rivers drenched Northern California on Sunday, flooding roads, knocking out power to tens of thousands and leading forecasters to warn of possible hurricane-force winds and mudslides as it slowly heads south over the coming days. Continue reading
Feb 01 A look at atmospheric rivers, the long bands of water vapor that form over oceans and fuel storms By Associated Press The storm that pummeled California this week was fueled by an atmospheric river, a plume of moisture that extended over the Pacific to near Hawaii. Continue reading
Jan 21 Much of U.S. still stuck in deadly freeze, but a thaw is on the way in some places By Travis Loller, Associated Press Subfreezing conditions and treacherous roadways have contributed to dozens of deaths this month across the U.S., but the numbing cold is expected to ease up in the coming days. Continue reading
Jan 20 Warnings issued across U.S. as bitter cold hits storm-battered South and Northeast By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press Frigid air spilled into the Midwest from Canada on Friday and several states were under advisories as forecasters warned that wind chills dipping to minus 30 degrees could be common through Sunday morning. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 2:20 Arctic blast grips much of U.S. bringing brutal temperatures and dangerous wind chills By William Brangham, Solveig Rennan, Shoshana Dubnow The same deep freeze that's put Iowa on ice has millions of other Americans in its grip as well. Most of the country shivered through a long day of power outages and flight cancellations, with at least six deaths blamed… Continue watching
Jan 15 Brutal arctic blast with sub-zero temperatures sweeps across the U.S. By Gillian Flaccus, Christopher Weber, Associated Press A dangerous Arctic blast will continue sweeping across the U.S. and prolong a bitter cold threatens to further disrupt daily life, including an NFL playoff game and the first-in-the-nation presidential nominating contest in Iowa. Continue reading
Jan 14 Millions of Americans face sub-zero temperatures as Arctic blast grips the nation By Russ Bynum, Associated Press Subfreezing temperatures across much of the U.S. left millions of Americans facing potentially dangerous cold Sunday as Arctic storms threatened near-blizzard conditions in the Northeast and several inches of snow in parts of the South. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 2:41 News Wrap: Extreme winter weather causes disruptions across the continental U.S. In our news wrap Saturday, a massive winter storm spanning the country upends life for millions of Americans, Taiwanese voters rebuffed China by electing as president a candidate who rejects China’s claim of sovereignty over Taiwan, and a second round… Continue watching