Tag: snow

Over 4,600 US Flights Cancelled on Friday as Winter Storm Moves In

A surge in flight cancellations throughout the United States is mounting, as a major winter storm moves in before the Christmas holiday weekend. As of 3:20 p.m. ET on Dec. 23, the total number of cancellations within, into, or out of the United States on Friday hit 4,679, while delays reached 6,675 on Friday, according…


US Flight Cancellations Mount as Winter Storm Moves In

A surge in flight cancellations throughout the United States is mounting, as a major winter storm moves in before the Christmas holiday weekend. The massive cold front is expected to sweep across the country over the weekend, with several airlines planning delays and cancellations. This weekend is one of the busiest travel times for the…


Federal Agency Warns ‘Major’ Winter Storm to Hit US This Week

A major winter storm is slated to hit much of the United States and will threaten to impact Americans’ Christmas travel plans, federal forecasters warned Sunday. The National Weather Service (NWS) on Sunday wrote that a “major storm system is forecast to impact much of the Nation leading up to Christmas Eve, with widespread gusty…


These Animals Sure Know How to Have Fun During Winter

Snow much fun! …


Storm Blowing Through California Dumps Snow in Sierra

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.—Heavy snow fell in the Sierra Nevada as a winter storm packing powerful winds sent ski lift chairs swinging and closed mountain highways while downpours at lower elevations triggered flood watches Sunday across large swaths of California into Nevada. More than 250 miles of the Sierra from north of Reno south to…


Biden Sending Federal Aid as New York Digs Out From Huge Snowstorm

BUFFALO, N.Y.—President Joe Biden is sending federal aid to western New York to help state and local authorities clean up from the massive storm that dumped as much as 6 feet (1.8 meters) of snow in western and northern New York, the White House announced Monday. The emergency declaration authorizes the Department of Homeland Security…


Coldest Air of Season so Far Hits US East Coast

The coldest temperatures of the fall 2022 season have descended on parts of the U.S. East Coast and Midwest this week and may deliver snow in some areas. The National Weather Service predicts “heavy snow likely over portions of northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula” and noted that “moderate to heavy snow is also expected…


Antarctic Blast Hits New Zealand, Brings Spring Snow Across the Country

An Antarctic blast across New Zealand (NZ) has brought snow flurries across large areas of the country in spring, including in Christchurch and Wellington. The south of the country woke up to temperatures at near zero degrees Celsius, the coldest place being Te Anau at negative six degrees celsius. Christchurch experienced its first snowfall in…


Australia Gets Snowy Start To Spring

Australia has received a snowy and chilly start to the southern hemisphere’s springtime after a polar blast from the Antarctic brought snow and icy conditions to the east coast of Australia, closing major highways around Sydney. According to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), snow fell across four eastern Australian states—including in Australia’s southernmost city of Hobart…


First April Snowfall Recorded in Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon, received the first measurable snowfall in April in recorded history on Monday. One inch of snow fell at Portland International Airport, setting a record with the only measurable amount of snow there since official record-keeping began in 1940, the National Weather Service said. Schools across the Portland region were closed and some areas…