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Snow covers New York City on first day of winter, frigid temps to follow

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NEW YORK — Winter is here and so is the white stuff.

Snow blanketed New York City early Saturday morning, ushering in the first official day of winter in a truly frosty fashion. Flurries first started to fall across the tristate area on Friday, fluctuating between flakes and rain for much of the day before transitioning to more steady snow ...Read more

Snow covers New York City on first day of winter, frigid temps to follow

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NEW YORK — Winter is here and so is the white stuff.

Snow blanketed the New York City early Saturday morning, ushering in the first official day of winter in a truly frosty fashion. Flurries first started to fall across the tristate area on Friday, fluctuating between flakes and rain for much of the day before transitioning to a more steady ...Read more

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California's wild weather: Brush fires, heavy rains, flooding and even a tornado. More unstable conditions coming

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LOS ANGELES — It's only mid-December and already California's weather is putting the state on high alert for winter — and it's likely far from over.

Just this past week, a major wildfire raced into Malibu, fueled by dangerous Santa Ana winds, and a powerful storm dumped feet of snow in the mountains, caused flooding in the San Francisco Bay...Read more

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A first-ever tornado warning was issued for San Francisco County early Saturday as powerful winds swept through region

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LOS ANGELES — A first-ever tornado warning was issued for San Francisco County early Saturday as thunderstorms and wind gusts of up to 80 mph swept through the region, officials said.

"Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building," a National Weather Service advisory said on social media. Parts ...Read more

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Hurricane Helene may have spread invasive critters in Georgia

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The devastating toll Hurricane Helene inflicted on Georgia this fall will be felt for years in hard hit parts of the state. The storm caused an estimated $5.5 billion in damage to the state’s agriculture and forestry sectors, plus billions more in property losses — and claimed at least 33 lives.

But death and destruction may not be all ...Read more

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waiting for photo // Fierce Santa Ana winds topple big rig trucks in San Diego County and push the region toward drought

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SAN DIEGO — San Diego County edged closer to drought Tuesday, whipped by fierce and damaging Santa Ana winds that further dried out a region that hasn’t received a long, deep soaking of rain since March.

The wind storm, which toppled big rigs on Interstate 8, fanned wildfires and canceled school in 10 rural districts, might be followed by ...Read more

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Red flag warnings set to take effect throughout Southern California, beginning Monday

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Red flag warnings will go into effect early Monday for large swaths of Southern California, from Los Angeles to San Diego, due to strong Santa Ana winds, according to the National Weather Service.

The strong dry winds combined with warm temperatures and low humidity will bring fire weather to the San Gabriel and Santa Monica mountains as well ...Read more

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Las Vegas area's 2024 heat death toll swells to nearly 500

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LAS VEGAS — Nearly 500 deaths in the Las Vegas area can be attributed to the region’s record summer, according to data released Monday by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Deaths this year where heat was a factor now total 491, though such a count is yet to be finalized as investigators close out cases in a process that takes up to 90 ...Read more

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3 takeaways from the devastating 2024 hurricane season

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TAMPA, Fla. — Forecasters warned in the spring to prepare for the worst this hurricane season.

They were right: Months later, the Tampa Bay area will remember the 2024 season, which ends Saturday, as one of the deadliest and most destructive in more than a century.

After a slow start to the season, Hurricane Debby drenched parts of the ...Read more

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Chicago weather: Frigid weekend brings coldest weather since January

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CHICAGO — With December’s arrival, bitterly cold weather is set to continue into early next week with wind chills in the single digits.

The Chicago area has not seen such chilly weather since mid-January, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures on Saturday and Sunday nights are predicted to reach lows in the teens, according...Read more

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Severe cold, snow in Midwest threaten post-Thanksgiving travel

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Parts of the Great Lakes region were pummeled with almost 3 feet of snow, threatening what’s expected to be one of the busiest U.S. travel weekends on record as Americans return home from Thanksgiving holiday gatherings.

Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York were hit hard by intense snow and dangerously cold temperatures, with significant travel ...Read more

MSP: Nearly 150 Metro Detroit crashes after post-Thanksgiving snow

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DETROIT — Metro Detroit had about 150 preventable vehicle crashes within the past 24 hours as post-Thanksgiving snow fell over the area, Michigan State Police announced early Saturday.

Four MSP patrol cars were struck while investigating the crashes, the MSP Second District Post wrote on X. No one was hurt.

Officials asked in a separate post...Read more

New York City hit with arctic blast, lake-snow effect to batter upstate

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NEW YORK — December is nearly upon us, and it’s finally starting to feel like winter in New York.

After a damp and dreary Thanksgiving, a frigid chill swept across much of the tristate area overnight and into Friday, bringing some of the coldest temperatures the region has faced so far this year.

While highs in New York City are expected ...Read more

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Storms threaten to snarl travel over busy Thanksgiving weekend

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Millions of Americans flying or getting behind the wheel for the Thanksgiving holiday are bracing for flight delays and dangerous roads as bad weather sweeps the U.S. in what’s forecast to be a record-breaking travel period.

New England was set to get heavy snowfall into Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Winter storm ...Read more

The Pittsburgh region's driest year since 2002 has led to an increase in wildfires

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PITTSBURGH — When most people think of wildfires, they envision the thousands of acres in the western United States burned to ashes each year.

But this summer and fall has been the driest on record for Western Pennsylvania since 2002, as the region suffers from low rain amounts and high temperatures, said National Weather Service Pittsburgh ...Read more

Bomb cyclone shows cracks in Washington's electrical grid

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SEATTLE — The bomb cyclone that knocked out power for some half a million people in Western Washington last week exposed the weaknesses in the Pacific Northwest's energy grid.

As the massive low-pressure system spun off the coast, easterly winds, reaching hurricane strength in places, tore through the region, blowing over trees into power ...Read more

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Who's still without power after the western Washington bomb cyclone

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SEATTLE — More than 95,000 customers in the region remained without power Saturday, four days after a deadly bomb cyclone battered Western Washington.

Deadly, easterly winds of up to 74 mph hit Tuesday, leaving more than half a million customers without power, injuring dozens and killing two people.

The storm’s aftermath has left ...Read more

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Storm shatters Bay Area rainfall records; region gets a break on Saturday

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sunny skies on Saturday morning gave Bay Area residents a break from the two days of heavy rains that pounded the region, breaking daily rainfall records in cities from Santa Rosa to San Jose.

“We still are going to have rain these next few days, but it’s nothing like what we went through,” said meteorologist Dylan ...Read more

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California atmospheric river brings record rain, major mudslide risk

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LOS ANGELES — An atmospheric river dumping rain across Northern California and several feet of snow in the Sierra was making its way across the state Friday, bringing flooding and threatening mudslides along with it.

The storm, the first major rainmaker of the season, initially strengthened into a bomb cyclone, a description of how it rapidly...Read more

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California bomb cyclone storm: When will rains hit LA area and how bad will it be?

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LOS ANGELES — Northern California is being drenched by the first major atmospheric river storm of the season, with rain totals reaching well over 7 inches in many areas, and continued rain on Thursday stretching the threat for flooding and mudslides.

The slow-moving storm was strengthened by a so-called bomb cyclone, which describes how ...Read more