Feb 15 Power cut across Texas as snow, ice blanket southern Plains By Paul J. Weber, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press A winter storm dropping snow and ice also sent temperatures plunging across the southern Plains, prompting a power emergency in Texas a day after conditions canceled flights and impacted traffic across large swaths of the U.S. Continue reading
Oct 15 Drought more likely than blizzards this winter, forecasters say By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press U.S. weather officials are predicting a mostly warmer than normal winter, but they are also worried about a worsening drought. Continue reading
Nov 27 U.S. travelers brace for a snowy Thanksgiving By Jeff Baenen, Colleen Slevin, David Koenig, Associated Press Wintry storms, including a “bomb cyclone” weather phenomenon affecting California and Oregon, are expected to cause difficulties for holiday travelers throughout much of the country. Continue reading
Apr 11 ‘Bomb cyclone’ snow, wind makes travel dangerous in Midwest By Blake Nicholson, Associated Press As much as 18 inches of snow has fallen in parts of South Dakota. Whiteout conditions were reported in northwest Kansas and western Nebraska. Continue reading
Mar 15 California drought ends after seven years By John Antczak, Associated Press More than 93 percent of the state is free of drought or dryness, the U.S. Drought Monitor said in its weekly update. Continue reading