Wintry scenes cover the mid-Atlantic a day after snow
A day after a major winter storm blanketed much of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast in heavy snow, snow and ice combined for some stunning scenes.
Wintry weather blankets the Midwest
From Kansas to Michigan, the latest February storm dumped snow across the Midwest on Feb. 12.
From coast to coast, winter weather is making a mess of things
The second of a pair of major winter storms socked the Midwest and the Plains on Wednesday, blanketing Chicago with snow, causing vehicle crashes and slide-offs in Nebraska and icing roads in Missouri. The winter weather had 100 million people from Colorado to Maine under winter weather alerts and warnings early Wednesday, as one storm that hit the mid-Atlantic on Tuesday eased and the second struck the Midwest.
2 children die in Detroit cold while sleeping in van, police say
Two children in Detroit died of suspected exposure to the cold after being found unresponsive in the van where the family was living Monday, police said. The children, ages 2 and 9, were discovered not breathing by their mother at around noon, Detroit police Capt. Nathan Duda said. They were taken to a hospital, where they were pronounced dead, he said.
New series of winter storms lining up to bring more snow and ice to the nation’s midsection
As the Midwest and Northeast dig out from back-to-back winter storms, new systems are building and are expected to dump more snow from the middle of the country to the East Coast this week. Plenty of cold air remains in place to the north, helping to set the stage for a wide band of wintry mix and snow, according to the Weather Prediction Center. The first storm will form in the Central US Monday night and ramp up as it heads east, bringing snow and freezing rain to parts of the Appalachian Mountains, mid-Atlantic and southern portions of the Northeast Tuesday through Wednesday.
Secretary Duffy tours Helene damage, says residents feel 'forgotten' after historic storm
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy toured the devastation left by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina and Tennessee, explaining how residents there feel forgotten by the rest of the nation as they continue to rebuild their ravaged communities after the historic storm. Duffy spoke with "The Faulkner Focus" exclusively from Pigeon River Gorge, where a section of the major interstate I-40 was destroyed in Helene's floodwaters, to discuss how communities are faring and why many feel forgotten months later.
Back-to-back storm systems bring heavy snow and arctic temperatures to northern U.S.
Two more storm systems are expected to hit the northern United States in succession this week, just as a different bout of severe weather across the Northeast begins to slow down. The first of the upcoming systems will start from the Plains on Monday, creating snow in the north and heavy rains in the south. The heaviest snow is expected to hit Kansas, with a potential of 2 to 5 inches across the state.
Northern U.S. faces intense blast of snow, sleet, freezing rain
Ninety-four million people across the northern U.S. from the Plains to the Great Lakes as well as the Northeast were under winter weather alerts Saturday night, as a fast-moving storm threatened to foul roads and create dangerous, icy conditions from the Dakotas to Maine. The most severe conditions were expected in the Northeast, which could see 6 to 12 inches of snow Saturday evening and into Sunday morning, with forecasters expecting limited visibility. The biggest cities in the Northeast can expect significant snowfall, with 3 to 5 inches in New York City and 4 to 8 inches in Boston expected.
Possible tornado kills at least 2 and causes widespread damage in Tennessee
At least two people were killed and three more injured when a possible tornado ripped through communities near Knoxville, Tennessee, Thursday night causing widespread damage. Morgan County Emergency Management confirmed the deaths to NBC affiliate WBIR of Knoxville early Friday. Morgan County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency said in a statement on its Facebook page that a "possible tornado" touched down at 8:27 p.m in the Deer Lodge and Sunbright areas, about 60 miles west of Knoxville.
Weekend winter storm to drop snow and freezing rain from Midwest to Northeast
A weekend winter storm will bring biting temperatures and dump several inches of snow on areas from the Midwest to Northeast. Forty-two million people are under winter alerts ahead of the storm that will move from west to east, with snow totals accumulating from Minneapolis to Massachusetts. The storm, forecast to be colder and create more snow than Thursday's storm system that swept across the Northeast, will see snow and freezing rain hit the Midwest, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and Northeast on Saturday.