US weather forecasters are monitoring an unusually large and intense winter storm that is expected to bring dangerously cold air to more than half of the country through the weekend and into early nex...
Thousands of U.S. flights scheduled for the weekend were canceled as a massive storm began battering large swaths of the country on Saturday, cutting power and turning major highways treacherous with ...
The winter storm stretches over 2,000 miles from New Mexico and Texas all the way to Maine. Several states have declared a state of emergency....
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Around 160 million people across the United States, from Texas to New York, are bracing for arctic temperatures as a massive winter storm pushes toward the country’s northeast, forcing thousands of fl...
More than 200 million Americans are bracing for an unusually severe winter storm beginning Friday, with forecasts calling for heavy snow and freezing rain. The National Weather Service (NWS) warned th...
Many US states issued a state of emergency as residents prepare for an ice storm. The cold front is expected to hit Texas and travel all the way to the northeastern cities of New York and Boston....
A person's car stuck in the snow in Little Rock, Arkansas. Will Newton/Getty Images A huge winter storm has hit the US this weekend, bringing heavy snow and ice to millions. The storm is expected to s...
Winter in Connecticut. Kelly Marsh/Connecticut Post via Getty Images While some states' coldest temperatures were recorded recently, others were documented decades ago. Hawaii remains the only state i...
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Shoppers across dozens of US states have begun stocking up ahead of the historic winter storm. Jesse Barber for BI Winter storm Fern is expected to impact more than 30 US states starting Friday mornin...
More than 180 million people are on alert for a massive weekend storm that stretches from New Mexico to Maine, and is expected to paralyze the South with dangerous ice and snow....
Traders are betting that New York will see 10 inches of snowfall or more this weekend. JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty Images Stormwatchers are betting on how much snow New York will get this weekend. Winte...
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Over 30 US states are preparing for Winter Storm Fern. New York Daily News Archive/NY Daily News via Getty Images Historic blizzards have caused fatalities, major damage, and lasting infrastructure ch...