Weather

Derechos, or fierce windstorms, are becoming regulars in the Midwest

5:13am December 26, 2022

by Katie Peikes

Severe storms and tornadoes are common in the Midwest and Great Plains, and now Derechos are becoming well-known too. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on Dec. 20, 2022.)

A lone pedestrian in snow shoes makes his way across Colonial Circle as St. John's Grace Episcopal Church rises above the blowing snow amid blizzard conditions in Buffalo, N.Y. on Saturday.

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Millions in the U.S. are hunkering down from a freezing and deadly winter storm

11:29am December 25, 2022

by The Associated Press

The frigid Christmas storm has killed at least 24 people across the country, trapping some residents inside homes with snow drifts, and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes.

A winter storm rolls through Amherst, N.Y., on Saturday. Power has been knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across the country.

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A dangerous storm disrupts travel and knocks out power across the U.S.

5:01pm December 24, 2022

by Don Clyde

The weather service said "life-threatening cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills will create a potentially life-threatening hazard for travelers that become stranded" or people who work outside.

Pedestrians navigate a snow-covered sidewalk in Chicago, on Thursday. Severe winter weather has impacted tens of millions of people in the U.S.

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'Can I go back to my regular job?' Sports anchor goes viral for blizzard coverage

8:29am December 24, 2022

by Halisia Hubbard

A video of a sports journalist in Iowa has racked up more than 20 million views on Twitter after he was recruited to help his station cover the icy storm for a day.

The downtown Chicago skyline is obscured by blowing snow and steam rising from Lake Michigan, as seen from Montrose Harbor on Friday, in Chicago.

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A huge storm brings icy temperatures and canceled flights to a majority of Americans

8:30pm December 23, 2022

by Ashley Ahn

More than 200 million people — about 60% of the U.S. population — were under a winter weather advisory or warning on Friday, the National Weather Service said. Over 5,000 flights have been canceled.

Winter weather challenges Americans across the country

4:10pm December 23, 2022

by David Schaper

The very big, very cold storm is challenging Americans in many states.

An asylum-seeking migrant from Nicaragua bundles up at the border as she waits to be processed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection after crossing the Rio Grande River into the United States in El Paso, Texas, U.S., December 22, 2022.

El Paso tries to house many migrants in freezing weather – but some don't qualify

11:12am December 23, 2022

El Paso has scrambled to move migrants off the streets and into shelters as temperatures plummet below freezing, but federal law dictates which migrants can stay inside city facilities.

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The homeless in Montana suffered through some very cold temperatures this week

7:22am December 23, 2022

by Austin Amestoy

Montana is a tough place to be homeless. The state's annual ceremony memorializing homeless people who've died, happened to fall on one of the coldest nights of the year.

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A person wrapped in a blanket crosses a snow-covered street Thursday in St. Louis.

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A massive winter storm is sweeping across the U.S., making holiday travel dangerous

10:06pm December 22, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

Nationwide, thousands of flights were canceled or delayed. In some places, temperatures dropped more than 30 degrees in an hour. Wind chills reached well below zero. Inches of snow fell.

In Wyoming, Gov. Mark Gordon warns of dangers from winter storm

4:05pm December 22, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon about how the intense winter storm is affecting his state.