Latest news →Find published stories by month and topic.
NASHVILLE — Forecasters warned Saturday that a powerful system, described as a 'bomb cyclone,' would bring howling winds, flooding and heavy snow along the U.S. East Coast. About 240 million people were under cold-weathe…
Chicago — Meteorologists forecast lake-effect snow to impact Chicago Friday into Saturday, producing scattered to heavy bursts that could create rapidly changing travel conditions. Bands forming over Lake Michigan around…
United States — Local governments advanced multiple affordable housing actions this week. In Stateline, Nevada, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency announced a notice of preparation for an environmental impact study on Ph…
Washington, D.C. — Forecasters reported that a prolonged deep freeze will persist across much of the US East, while meteorological models tracked a rapidly intensifying coastal storm developing offshore. National and sta…
Jackson, Mississippi, state officials reported that a weekend winter storm caused multiple fatalities and widespread damage across the state. On Wednesday Governor Tate Reeves confirmed three deaths in Tate County, bring…
Ohio forecasters predict frigid conditions and light snow across several counties this week. AccuWeather and local meteorologists report highs near 11–19°F with wind chills making it feel between −8°F and −4°F, overnight…
United States — Forecasters warned that an arctic cold front sweeping across multiple regions brought dangerously low temperatures and wind chills this week. National Weather Service offices issued Cold Weather Advisorie…
United States emergency services and meteorologists warned this weekend that a major winter storm will bring heavy snow, sleet, freezing rain and prolonged extreme cold across much of the country. Nationwide Forecasts is…
United States: Multiple local governments declared snow emergencies this week as a major winter storm approached, triggering parking restrictions, towing, and alternate-side rules to allow curb-to-curb plowing and saltin…
St. Louis, Danville and Topeka city officials mobilized crews ahead of a forecast winter storm. Public works and streets departments pretreated roads with brine, staged plows and coordinated contractors to prioritize art…
Charleston, W.Va. — Governors and state agencies mobilized ahead of a major winter storm expected this weekend, issuing preparedness and emergency declarations and coordinating utilities and transportation crews. The Nat…
New York — Governor Kathy Hochul declared a State of Emergency Friday as an Arctic storm and extreme cold swept the Northeast and other states, prompting multi-agency preparations. National Weather Service offices issued…
Raleigh, N.C. — State officials in North and South Carolina activated emergency response preparations as a major ice storm approached this weekend. Governors Josh Stein and Henry McMaster declared states of emergency thi…
United States — State transportation agencies prepared roads ahead of a weekend winter storm this week, pre-treating highways with brine, loading salt and applying sand mixtures. Agencies reported staffing crews, readyin…
Chicago. Meteorologists across the U.S. Midwest and Plains warn of an approaching winter system that will produce heavy snow in parts of Kansas and Missouri, lake-effect and scattered snow in Michigan and Wisconsin, and …
Charleston, S.C. meteorologists warn of a potential winter storm impacting the Southeast weekend. Forecast models indicate cold Arctic air interacting with incoming moisture could produce freezing rain, sleet and snow ac…
United States documented fast-moving snow squalls and Arctic air sweeping regions weekend. Friday morning, Omaha saw three squalls with gusts up to 45 mph and reduced visibility. Late Saturday, Northeast Ohio experienced…
United States — Cold fronts moved across multiple regions this week, bringing strong winds, rain chances, and successive cold mornings. Lubbock reported 63 mph gusts early Thursday, prompting wind advisories; North Texas…
United States forecasters issued First Alert forecasts this week as a sequence of systems brought snow, wintry mixes and an Arctic push across the Midwest, South and Mid-Atlantic. Meteorologists cited a shortwave trough …
United States — This week multiple regional forecasts report a western ridge bringing unseasonably warm temperatures ahead of incoming cold fronts and strong winds. Forecasters said Wednesday will feature record or near-…
WASHINGTON Researchers reported that U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose 2.4% in 2025 compared with 2024, reversing two years of declines. The Rhodium Group said on Tuesday that a cold winter, higher natural gas prices an…
Cleveland — National Weather Service and local stations reported a series of winter systems moving across the Midwest and Mid‑South this week, bringing gusty winds, rain changing to snow, and light accumulations in highe…
United States. Regional forecast offices reported a return to colder, seasonal conditions this week across multiple states. High pressure behind a weekend cold front produced clear nights and radiational cooling, prompti…
Birmingham, Indianapolis, Washington and multiple regional centers reported rain, gusty winds, and transitions to snow this week as fronts moved across the United States. Forecasters issued flood watches in central Alaba…
California officials reported this week that heavy December storms eliminated drought classifications statewide, while North Carolina officials warned that 85 counties remain in drought or severe drought after dry condit…