East Coast blizzard

New York City called a travel ban on vehicles in Times Square and elsewhere during last weekend's storm, which broke snowfall records all along the Mid-Atlantic coast.

A Big El Niño Was The Likely Instigator Of Last Week's Blizzard

7:24pm January 27, 2016

by Christopher Joyce

The weather trail that led to a blizzard in the Mid-Atlantic likely started with a very warm Pacific, scientists suspect. Whether climate shifts will bring more strong El Niños is still uncertain.

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A woman pushes a stroller over a snow-covered road in Wilmington, Del., Monday. Many streets there and in other cities are still covered with snow from this weekend's blizzard.

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Snow Prompts 2 Choices On East Coast: Stay Put Or Dig Out

1:02pm January 25, 2016

by Bill Chappell

For some areas, relief will only come Tuesday, when temperatures rise into the 40s for paralyzed communities from Washington, D.C., to New York.

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Flight attendants walk near the flight status board for arrivals and departures at Dulles International Airport in Sterling, Va., outside Washington, D.C., on Friday. Thousands of flights were canceled and supermarket shelves were left bare as millions of

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Massive Blizzard Works Its Way Up The East Coast

11:07pm January 22, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

A storm heading up the East Coast is coating roads in ice and blanketing regions in snow, and has shut down Washington, D.C., and several other major cities.

Panic shopping for milk and bread; constant references to Ol' Man Winter — there is no escape from the cliches of a strong winter storm.

#Blizzard2016 Blankets East Coast In An Avalanche Of Cliches

12:49pm January 22, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Many of us are already sick of hearing about the white stuff — and we haven't even felt the wrath of Ol' Man Winter yet.