AUSTIN, Texas—Nearly 3.4 million utility customers around the United States were still without power Wednesday in the aftermath of a winter storm that overwhelmed power grids, and another blast of snow and ice threatened to impede the efforts to restore service. The latest storm front was expected to bring more hardship to parts of Texas,…
100 Million Americans Brace for More Cold, Ice, and Snow
AUSTIN, Texas—Winter weather that has overwhelmed power grids unprepared for climate change and left millions without electricity in record-breaking cold kept its grip on the nation’s midsection Wednesday. At least 20 people have died, some while struggling to find warmth inside their homes. In the Houston area, one family succumbed to carbon monoxide from car…
Millions of Texans Freeze Amid Winter Storm, Massive Rolling Blackouts
Several million people are without power in Texas following a historic snowstorm that brought down temperatures to below 20 degrees Fahrenheit in much of the state. According to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), rolling power outages were initiated by utility companies, meaning that power outages can be expected for periods of time as temperatures…
Bitter Cold and Ice Storms Forecast for North, Central United States
A weather system already punishing the Midwestern United States with the coldest temperatures of the winter was forecast to spin to the south and west on Wednesday, prompting ice storm warnings and likely hazardous travel conditions. The cell of arctic high pressure sitting over Canada that has driven temperatures some 20 or 30 degrees below…
US Northeast Digs out After Massive Snowstorm, Two Dead
People across the U.S. Northeast were digging themselves out on Tuesday after a powerful storm blanketed parts of the region with more than 2 feet of snow, prompting airlines to cancel flights and contributing to at least two deaths. The nor’easter—an East Coast storm whose winds blow from the northeast—cut power to thousands of households,…
Sprawling Winter Storm Hits More of Northeast, Dumping Snow
BOSTON—Parts of northern New England were waiting their turn to be pummeled by a heavy winter storm Tuesday, while residents of the New York City region were digging out from under piles of snow that shut down public transport, canceled flights, and closed coronavirus vaccination sites. The National Weather Service said a foot (31 centimeters)…
‘A Long Two Days’: Major Storm Pummels Northeast With Snow
NEW YORK—A sprawling, lumbering winter storm walloped the Eastern U.S. on Monday, shutting down coronavirus vaccination sites, closing schools and halting transit as snow piled up from the Appalachians to New England, with the heaviest accumulations yet to come in many places. With flakes falling since Sunday evening, New York City and northern New Jersey…
Major Storm Hits Northeast, More Than Foot of Snow Forecast
NEW YORK—Snowfall picked up Monday in the Northeast as the region braced for a whopper of a storm that could dump well over a foot of snow in many areas, create blizzard-like conditions and cause travel problems for the next few days. Lara Pagano, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said a nor’easter developing…
Wild Weather Forecast for Parts of Western Australia
Communities in the West Kimberley and coastal Pilbara in Western Australia have been placed on alert, with the chance of a severe tropical cyclone developing. It is expected to bring wild wind and flooding over the weekend. Communities in the West Kimberley and coastal Pilbara have been told to stay alert as a developing tropical…
Storm Threatens Midwest With Heavy Snow, Travel Disruptions
OMAHA, Neb.—A major winter storm threatened to blanket parts of the middle of the country with more than a foot of snow Monday, promising to disrupt travel and forcing the closure of some coronavirus testing sites. The National Weather Service said at least 4 inches (10 centimeters) of snow is expected across most of an…
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