5+ inches of rain expected as new pattern settles in this week
A soggy and springlike pattern will develop across the eastern half of the country this week. Soaking rains are likely from Texas to the Mid-Atlantic, while record-setting temperatures are in the forecast across the southeast. This week will see a ridge…
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The Blizzard of 2026 dropped all-time record snowfall totals
The snowstorm that just buried parts of the northeastern United States will go down as a historic blizzard for the region, rivaling legendary storms like the blizzards of 1978, 2013, and 2016. Dynamics were perfect for a classic nor’easter to…
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Drought covers nearly half of the U.S. this week
Drought conditions continued to expand across the United States this week despite several recent winter storms that covered a large swath of the country. Just about 46 percent of the contiguous U.S. experienced a moderate drought or worse as of…
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Powerful cold front to sweep East Coast with frigid air, damaging winds
A very strong cold front sinking south out of Canada will send dangerously cold temperatures and potentially damaging winds sweeping toward the East Coast to start the weekend. This will likely be the coldest air of the season for some areas in line for…
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Western U.S. snow drought reaches critical levels
While the eastern half of the United States basks-slash-suffers with above-average snowfall for the first time years, things aren’t so rosy across the western half of the country. The U.S. West is suffering from a historic snow drought right now.…
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Cold pattern has delivered snow to many eastern U.S. cities this season
Many cities across the eastern half of the United States are experiencing near- or above-average snowfall totals for the first time in years. Several sustained bursts of cold air over the past few months have provided plenty of opportunities for snowfall…
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Major snow impacts expected in the Carolinas with weekend coastal storm
Another major winter storm is setting its sights on the Carolinas this weekend with widespread snowfall accumulations that can only be described as “hefty.” Call it the Spring Break Stealer of ’26. Some kids had the entire week off from…
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Heavy snow possible with significant weekend East Coast storm
The frigid pattern locked over the eastern United States may have one more trick up its sleeve this weekend in the form of a major coastal storm. A potent upper-level low will swing south out of Canada late this week, bringing a renewed round of bitterly…
Read MoreHeavy snow possible with significant weekend East Coast storm
The frigid pattern locked over the eastern United States may have one more trick up its sleeve this weekend in the form of a major coastal storm. A potent upper-level low will swing south out of Canada late this week, bringing a renewed round of bitterly…
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800,000+ power outages continue amid dangerously cold temperatures
Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses remained without power early Monday after a major snow and ice storm swept across the United States. Data collected by PowerOutage.US showed more than 800,000 outages continuing across the southern U.S.…
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