A winter storm warning for winter storm Nemo has been issued for the Northeast as an average of 12 to 18 inches of snow is expected to fall over the next two days. Some areas could get as much as three feet of snow with high winds and power outages.
A massive winter storm (named Gandolf) will bring snow, strong winds, extremely low temps across a broad expanse of the West and Northern Plains into this weekend.
Battling powerful storms the last four days, the Middle East is pounded with hail, rain, and snow which left at least 11 people dead.
Winter Storm Caesar produced blizzard conditions and the heaviest snow so far this season in parts of the Upper Midwest and Northern Plains. Top snowfall totals, as of mid-morning Sunday: Ivanhoe, Minn.: 13" Near Brookings, S.D.: 11" Ashley, N.D.: 6.5" Near Maysville, Colo.: 4.2" Near Grantsburg, Wisc.: 3" more »
A winter storm is producing significant snow in the northern Plains, Upper Midwest and Rockies this weekend. A dip in the jet stream has dug south into the norther Plains causing snow in the central and southern Rockies, northern Plains and upper Midwest and will continue through early Monday. more »
Britain is facing a weather front dubbed the "Beast from the East" next week – with heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures. Temperatures could plummet as low as -6C around London as icy winds blow in over the eastern coast. Forecasters are also predicting "lots of snow" for Monday. By more »
A series of disturbances continue to hit parts of the west coast of the United States. Rainfall totals will likely exceed 12 inches in some areas, and flooding is a huge concern. Meanwhile, many areas have experienced hurricane force wind speeds. The pattern will continue to impact the Pacific Northwest through this weekend.
Recently the news has been awash with the term "derecho". So what exactly is a derecho? Derechoes are large clusters of thunderstorms that produce widespread wind damage, usually as a result of one or more curved lines of thunderstorms known as bow echoes. The word in the Spanish language means more »
New Zealand is in for stormy weather over the next three days, with weather forecasters predicting possible small tornadoes. A storm in the Southern Ocean is moving into the Tasman Sea and will cross new Zealand bringing the risk of thunder, gales and heavy rain.
High winds and heavy, wet snow hit Edmonton, Alberta, Thursday in a spring storm that caused major power outages.
In the quiet after the storms, streets and cars had all but disappeared under piles of snow. The U.S. Postal Service suspended service for the first time in 30 years. Snow plows struggled to push the evidence off of major roads. Hundreds of thousands of Washington metropolitan residents grappled with the loss of electricity and heat for almost a week.
Heavy snow has caused extensive damage to the mediaeval walled town of Urbino and further deteriorated the Colosseum in Rome, already badly in need of repair, Italian newspapers reported Tuesday. Partial collapses have been reported at the convents of San Francesco and San Bernardino in Urbino and the roof of more »
Romania is halting electricity exports and limiting supplies to industrial consumers in a bid to meet rising household demand due to freezing temperatures, according to the government. The decision, valid from February 16 to March 15, is meant as a precaution in case freezing temperatures continue to pressure energy resources, Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, the prime minister, said.
In the quiet after the storms, streets and cars had all but disappeared under piles of snow. The U.S. Postal Service suspended service for the first time in 30 years. Snow plows struggled to push the evidence off of major roads. Hundreds of thousands of Washington metropolitan residents grappled more »
Zoos in Germany are struggling to keep their animals safe in a 10-day-long cold snap freezing most of the Europe. Zoo workers working diligently to bring small animals such as meerkats into warm enclosures. Even the penguins couldn't take the cold, said André Stadler, a curator at the Wuppertal more »
Helicopters ferried food and medicine to iced-in villagers Wednesday as Europe's 12-day-old cold snap tightened its frigid grip on the continent, where more than 400 have died as a result. Eastern countries such as Poland and Ukraine account for more than half of the death toll, and dozens more more »
The famous waterways of Venice have frozen over as Europe continues to be gripped by a deadly chill.
c The homeless population has borned the brunt of the suffering with many freezing to death in unheated areas. Sunday, French authorities found the body of a homeless man, bringing the death toll of cold-related deaths to 306. Hospitals are working overtime to treat the multitude of people with more »
Temperatures as low as -36.5 degrees Fahrenheit have been recorded in Europe this week as they battle a long cold snap that has claimed more then 200 lives. Forecasters warn residents that the big freeze will get worse over the weekend.
Temperatures plunge to -14c in UK as Arctic freeze sweeps the UK.