Weather

Bizarre Winter Weather: What's Behind The Thundersleet And Deep Freezes?

5:20pm February 15, 2021

A disruption to the polar vortex can make for interesting weather. NPR's Aisla Chang talks to Michael Ventrice, a meteorological scientist at IBM, explains what's behind the bizarre winter weather.

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Host Of Winter Storm-Related Problems Plague San Antonio

5:20pm February 15, 2021

by Joey Palacios, Texas Public Radio

Power outages, cold temperatures and other winter storm-related problems are plaguing San Antonio.

National

More Avalanche Deaths In Western U.S.

4:08pm February 15, 2021

by Brian Mann

Three people died in avalanches in Colorado and Montana over the weekend. Colorado alone has seen 10 avalanche fatalities this winter.

Vehicles drive on snow and sleet-covered roads Monday, in Spring, Texas. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration in all of the state's 254 counties.

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Major Storm Unleashes Ice, Snow And Frigid Temperatures Across Much Of The U.S.

1:23pm February 15, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The powerful storm is bringing record-low temperatures, widespread power outages and hazardous conditions to a swath of the country the National Weather Service calls "unprecedented and expansive."

A person runs in the snow on Saturday on the University of Washington campus in Seattle. Winter weather was expected to continue through the weekend in the region. Winter conditions are forecast to extend through much of the U.S. early into the week.

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Wintry Conditions Are Expected For Large Swaths Of U.S. Early Into The Week

2:20pm February 14, 2021

by Jason Slotkin

More than 150 million are under warnings and advisories stretching from the South and Northwest and into the Northeast. The entire state of Texas was under winter advisories on Sunday.

A jogger makes their way across a snowy street on Saturday in Seattle. A large winter storm dropped heavy snow across the region.

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Winter Storms Across The Country Bring Snow And Ice To Millions Of Americans

5:44pm February 13, 2021

by H.J. Mai

More than 100 million Americans were under some type of winter weather advisory on Saturday, with more snow and ice expected to hit the southern and eastern United States over the coming days.

Environment

Explosion on Movie Set Ignites California Brush Fire, Critically Injures Three

10:37pm February 02, 2021

by Dustin Jones

LA County firefighters quickly extinguished a 1-acre fire in Santa Clarita, Calif., Tuesday evening.

Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil at the 135th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. on Tuesday. The groundhog is said to have seen his shadow, signaling six more weeks of winter.

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At Virtual Groundhog Day Ceremony, Punxsutawney Phil Predicts 6 More Weeks Of Winter

1:38pm February 02, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

While every day may feel like Groundhog Day in a pandemic, today really is. In Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, signaling six more weeks of winter.

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Snow Day Highlights: Little Free Sled Libraries Slide Into Cold-Weather States

4:28pm February 01, 2021

People in cold-weather states have been creating Little Free Sled Libraries where if your sled has broken or is lost, you can take one at no cost. The idea seems to have started in the Twin Cities.

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A massive winter storm is bringing heavy snowfall and strong winds to neighborhoods across the Northeast, like this one in Brooklyn, New York.

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Winter Storm Blankets Northeast U.S., Halting Travel And Vaccine Appointments

12:55pm February 01, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

As the nor'easter works its way across the East Coast, forecasters warn that parts of the region could see snowfall totals of one or even two feet.