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A blast of extreme cold is poised to descend on the central U.S. this weekend before spreading to New York and the rest of the East Coast, testing power grids and threatening to break temperature records.

Frigid conditions will sweep the Midwest and South, including Texas, starting on Saturday and then shift east early next week. The low in ...Read more

A blast of extreme cold is poised to descend on the central U.S. this weekend before spreading to New York and the rest of the East Coast, testing power grids and threatening to break temperature records.

Frigid conditions will sweep the Midwest and South, including Texas, starting on Saturday and then shift east early next week. The low in ...Read more

As America anticipates the second inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, Jan. 20, weather forecasters say this swearing-in ceremony will be one of the coldest on record.

Though the sun will be out, most Washington, D.C. forecasts expect an afternoon high temperature in the mid-20s. Sustained winds of around 15 mph and gusts of ...Read more

Subfreezing temperatures are expected for President-elect Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration in Washington, D.C.

The Weather Channel predicts a high of just 26 degrees on Monday, with low temperatures dropping into the single digits. Clear skies and daytime winds of up to 20 mph could add to the chill.

It’s set to be the coldest ...Read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Hundreds of Anchorage residents remained without power for a third day following a rare January storm that brought record warmth and hurricane-force winds over the weekend.

Chugach Electric Association said the extensive repairs necessitated by Sunday's storm means some members may not get power back until Wednesday.

The ...Read more

DENVER — Colorado transportation officials plan to nearly double the number of remotely controlled avalanche blasters installed on mountain ridges above highways, a project estimated to cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars to prevent potentially catastrophic snow slides.

They’ve settled on a strategy of firing these blasters at night ...Read more

DENVER — Bundle up, Colorado! Subzero temperatures, wind and snow are headed for Denver this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

Light snow was already falling in northern Colorado’s mountains on Tuesday morning, NWS forecasters said. That snow is expected to make its way into Denver and across the Eastern Plains on Friday, ...Read more

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines canceled more than 370 flights Saturday, and long lines of travelers waiting to go through security stretched through Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport’s domestic terminal and baggage claim areas.

The disruptions were the fallout of Delta’s struggles during a Friday winter storm at its Atlanta ...Read more

ATLANTA — More than two inches of snow fell in metro Atlanta on a Friday in January, 11 years ago. It began late in the morning, when hundreds of thousands of students were in schools and many of the region’s 2.6 million workers were in their places of employment.

And on that day — Jan. 28, 2014 — almost everyone tried to go home around...Read more

Snow is now expected to reach the Kansas City metro from a winter storm pushing across the southern United States overnight Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

While initial forecasts indicated the metro would likely only see a dusting with minimal overall impacts, the weather service reported that Kansas City’s chance of ...Read more

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp has issued a state of emergency ahead of the severe winter weather expected to start in metro Atlanta in the overnight hours, though forecasts are now calling for less snow to reach the area.

Still, freezing temperatures could lead to slick, hazardous road conditions.

The state of emergency, which coincides with one...Read more

LOS ANGELES — By January, Southern California usually has experienced enough rain that a major winter wind event does not bring fears of a major fire.

But not this year.

More than eight months without any measurable rainfall, Southern California officials are gearing up for what is expected to be a "life-threatening and destructive" ...Read more

Latest weather data shows that Anne Arundel and other southern and central counties could see 9 to 11 inches of snow Monday as meteorologists predict the heaviest portion of the storm to pass over Central Maryland — prompting increased snowfall predictions statewide.

Baltimore’s expected 4- to 6-inch prediction was increased to 6 to 9 ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency Saturday and activated the Kentucky National Guard as the state faces snow and ice followed by bitter low temperatures.

The National Weather Service has placed about two-thirds of the state under a winter storm warning, and the rest is under either a winter advisory or watch.

...Read more

DENVER — The Colorado Avalanche Information Center is cautioning backcountry travelers to tread carefully across Colorado mountains on New Year’s Day and throughout the weekend amid “dangerous” avalanche conditions.

“We’re less likely to see heavy snowfall the rest of the week, but we are still very worried about an avalanche ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It's always a good idea to bundle up at Mammoth Mountain, but anyone hoping to get in some holiday ski runs may want to consider some additional layers.

A storm forecast to hit this weekend is expected to bring strong winds with gusts of up to 70 mph at the mountain's summit, according to the National Weather Service.

A high-...Read more

LOS ANGELES — As a series of winter storms slammed California’s coast with powerful rip currents and towering waves, part of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed on Monday, plunging two contractors and a city employee into the water.

The pier was one of several public wharves and piers in the state actively undergoing structural integrity ...Read more