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East Coast Blizzard Snarls Airports, Roads

No flights going in or out of DC as snow keeps coming

(Newser) - The blizzard howling up the East Coast is making roads from Maryland to New York state so treacherous that even plow drivers have pulled over in some areas. The National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings that extended into New York City, where 10 to 16 inches could fall. Airlines canceled...

1.6M Chinese in Deep Freeze
 1.6M Chinese in Deep Freeze 
Jan 20, 2010 2:40 AM CST

1.6M Chinese in Deep Freeze

Northern China battles worst winter weather in decades

(Newser) - Some of the worst winter weather ever recorded has left thousands of people homeless in northern China. Close to 1.6 million people have been affected by blizzards and record-low temperatures, AP reports. More than 100,000 homes have been destroyed or damaged in Xinjiang, and 100,000 head of...

Cold Spell Sets Record Lows
 Cold Spell Sets Record Lows 
Jan 4, 2010 2:41 PM CST

Cold Spell Sets Record Lows

From Midwest to Florida, weather unusually frigid

(Newser) - The cold spell sweeping across the nation has been breaking records everywhere from the Midwest to the Great Lakes to New England. “We basically have an anomalous high-pressure system that came out of Canada and brought some really cold air with it,” a National Weather Service meteorologist tells...

Christmas Storm Slaps US
 Christmas Storm Slaps US 
SLIDESHOW
Dec 25, 2009 10:13 AM CST

Christmas Storm Slaps US

The weather outside is frightful, snarling travel and knocking power out

(Newser) - A fierce Christmas storm dumped more snow and ice across the nation's midsection today after stranding travelers as highways and airports closed and leaving many to celebrate the holiday just where they were. Meteorologists predicted the slow-moving storm would glaze highways in the East with ice through Christmas night and...

Blizzard Sweeps Across Midwest

Travel strangled, with accidents killing at least 12

(Newser) - A powerful storm packing heavy snow, sleet, and rain lumbered across the nation's midsection today, glazing roads and disrupting air travel but promising a white Christmas for some. The National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings for parts of Oklahoma, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Texas. It cautioned that travel would be...

3 Dead, Hundreds Stuck in Monster Storm

National Guard helping drivers in Virginia

(Newser) - The massive storm pounding the East Coast has left three people dead, hundreds of motorists stranded, and airport schedules in chaos. The fatalities occurred in hard-hit Virginia, where major interstates have been shut down, and the National Guard is helping rescue drivers, reports CNN . Nearly 2 feet has fallen in...

Storm Slams East Coast, Strands Motorists

Hundreds of drivers are stranded in Virginia

(Newser) - A treacherous, frightful wintry storm slammed the East Coast today and dumped more than a foot of snow in some areas, hampering travelers and shoppers on the weekend before Christmas. Officials in Virginia say hundreds of motorists are stranded. Forecasts called for up to 20 inches of snow in some...

Winter Storm Pounds US
 Winter Storm Pounds US 
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Dec 9, 2009 5:34 PM CST

Winter Storm Pounds US

Midwest is slammed, and New England is next

(Newser) - A fierce winter storm is expected to drop more than a foot of snow in parts of the Midwest and generally make life miserable for travelers all the way to New England. So far, the storm is blamed for 12 deaths, most of them traffic accidents, and hundreds of flights...

Fargo Braces for Snow as Floods Ease

Winter weather could cause waves to batter sandbag levees

(Newser) - Just as the Red River began retreating from Fargo's hastily fortified levees, the city's tired residents stared down a winter storm today that's expected to bring up to 14 inches of snow and wind-whipped waves that could worsen the flooding, the AP reports. Engineers aren't worried about the snowfall, but...

Storm Kills 19, Cuts Power to 600K in South, Midwest

Winter bears down (again) on Northeast, trigger travel troubles, and worse

(Newser) - A storm sweeping from the middle of the country into the Northeast today has left at least 19 dead and cut power to 600,000 people, the AP reports. In hard-hit states like Arkansas, where power companies warned service might not return for days, 3 inches of ice weighed down...

Record Snow Staggers Ohio
Record Snow Staggers Ohio
Mar 9, 2008 6:26 AM CDT

Record Snow Staggers Ohio

Columbus gets the brunt of it with 20 inches

(Newser) - A determined winter storm buried Ohio and beyond in snow yesterday, dumping a record 20.4 inches on Columbus and about a foot each on Cincinnati and Cleveland. Authorities closed roads as blizzard-velocity wind whipped the fallen flakes into three-foot-high drifts and reduced visibility. "It's horrible out there,"...

Storms Clobber Western US
Storms Clobber Western US
Jan 29, 2008 1:55 PM CST

Storms Clobber Western US

Rescuers search for three missing snowmobilers in Colorado

(Newser) - Fresh from inundating California with rain, a big storm system is dumping massive amounts of snow on the Western US. Three snowmobilers are missing in Colorado, the Navajo Nation has declared a state of emergency, and northern Idaho is staggering under about 20 inches of snow, reports the AP. "...

Nasty Storms Still Snarling West
Nasty Storms Still Snarling West
Jan 5, 2008 12:31 PM CST

Nasty Storms Still Snarling West

Nevada levee breaks; about 440K still without power

(Newser) - A levee broke east of Reno today, flooding hundreds of homes and leaving roughly 3,500 stranded as winter storms continue to batter the West Coast, the AP reports. Water was 3 to 4 feet deep in the desert town of Fernley, Nev., after the levee failure, while in the...

Snow Storm Heads for Northeast
Snow Storm Heads for Northeast
Dec 16, 2007 7:54 AM CST

Snow Storm Heads for Northeast

Two deaths blamed on storm that dumped up to 15 inches in Midwest

(Newser) - A storm that dumped up to 15 inches of snow across parts of the Midwest, canceling more than 200 flights out of Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, headed for the northeast this morning, setting off winter storm watches and warnings, reports the AP. At least two deaths, from accidents on...

Winter Is Here to Stay
Winter Is Here to Stay
Dec 14, 2007 10:56 AM CST

Winter Is Here to Stay

Both regions face continued winter storms

(Newser) - In the wake of an ice storm that cut power to millions, the Midwest is bracing for a second, with a 2 to 6 inches of snow headed for Kansas and Oklahoma, reports the AP. For the half-million still without power and those in emergency shelters, the next hit could...

Storm Gives Northeast First Blast of Winter

In the Midwest, more than 400,000 people remain without power

(Newser) - The deadly storm that shut down much of the Midwest is now giving the Northeast its first major taste of winter, the AP reports. Heavy snow snarled roads and airports in Boston, Connecticut, and New Jersey. Forecasters say some areas could get up to a foot of snow by morning,...

23 Dead in Big Freeze
23 Dead in Big Freeze
UPDATED
Dec 11, 2007 6:03 AM CST

23 Dead in Big Freeze

600,000 without power as ice paralyzes central states

(Newser) - A deep freeze continued to wreak havoc in the central US today, causing at least 23 deaths, canceling flights, and leaving more than a half-million without power, reports AP. Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri declared emergencies, while parts of Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois were under ice and storm warnings. More freezing...

Floods Follow Storm in NW
Floods Follow Storm in NW
Dec 5, 2007 4:54 PM CST

Floods Follow Storm in NW

Helicopter rescues underway; at least 7 are dead

(Newser) - The massive storm that pummeled the Pacific Northwest this week has left treacherous flood conditions throughout Washington and Oregon. At least seven were dead as helicopters rescued residents from their rooftops, the AP reports. The main regional interstate has been shut for days—effectively doubling the distance between Seattle and...

Winter Storm Pounds Northeast
Winter Storm Pounds Northeast
Dec 3, 2007 3:15 AM CST

Winter Storm Pounds Northeast

Hundreds of flights cancelled in New York

(Newser) - The storm that blanketed the Midwest in snow and ice is now battering the Northeast. Wind and ice have delayed hundreds of flights at New York City airports. The National Weather Service said a foot of snow was possible in the mountains of northern New England, with the potential for...

7 Dead as Storm Pelts Midwest
7 Dead as Storm Pelts Midwest
Dec 2, 2007 4:20 AM CST

7 Dead as Storm Pelts Midwest

Winter storm shuts airports, turns roads deadly

(Newser) - Freezing rain and snow continued to pelt Iowa today as the rest of the Midwest struggled with power outages, treacherous roads, and tangled air traffic in the aftermath of yesterday's storm. At least seven people have died, all victims of collisions on ice-slicked roads. Dozens of accidents were reported in...

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