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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Dangerous winter storm’s blackouts will coincide with life-threatening cold
Widespread heavy snow and prolific amounts of freezing rain are all but certain heading into this weekend. This will be a dangerous and potentially life-threatening winter storm from the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic. Many of the communities expecting…
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North Carolina, Virginia snow droughts may soon come to an end
The significant snow drought we’ve seen across the Mid-Atlantic and North Carolina in recent years may meet its match in the winter storm that’s brewing for this weekend. While it’s still too soon to call out exact precipitation types…
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Robust winter storm possible across southern, eastern U.S. this weekend
Forecasters are increasingly confident that a robust and potentially high-impact winter storm will spread across much of the southern and Mid-Atlantic states by the end of the week and into this weekend. While it’s still too soon for specifics like…
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Deadly tornadoes, less hail: 2025 in severe weather across the U.S.
2025 was a rough year for severe thunderstorms for a large swath of the central United States, especially in and around the mid-Mississippi River Valley. The region endured several significant severe weather outbreaks during the spring months. The Storm…
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Ho-ho-holy moly, it’s going to be warm across the U.S. on Christmas
A huge ridge of high pressure setting up shop across the central United States will send temperatures climbing into record territory just in time for Christmas later this week. Readings will come in more than 20°F warmer than normal for some cities on…
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Weather research is a lifesaving effort. Don’t let Trump’s team destroy it.
“We’re gonna get our airplane washed.” The pilots of Delta Air Lines Flight 191 knew that they were heading into rough weather as they approached Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on the muggy afternoon of August 2, 1985. …
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A few spots in the U.S. are running ahead of snow averages as we hid mid-December
It’s been a strong start to winter for a large chunk of the eastern United States as repeated intrusions of Arctic air dip across the region. Temperatures for many areas have been running significantly behind normal since around Thanksgiving,…
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The Midwest’s first widespread winter storm arrives this weekend
Get ready for a hefty blanket of snow across much of the Midwest this weekend as a moisture-rich winter storm develops and sweeps through the region. We’ll see the low-pressure system begin to develop over Colorado late on Friday and move east…
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Atmospheric river threatens several inches of rain across California
A potent system approaching the West Coast will produce ample rainfall across most of California over the next couple of days, with the highest mountain peaks in the Sierra potentially in line for up to two feet of snow. Forecasters are watching a sharp…
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