WASHINGTON—Airlines canceled more than 3,800 U.S. flights Thursday and Friday and U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak canceled some train service, disrupting holiday travel for thousands, as a powerful winter storm hit the United States. The extreme weather coincided with the start of a holiday travel season that could be one of the busiest ever. More than…
Airlines Scrap 3,800 US Flights as Winter Storm Disrupts Holiday Travel
Airlines Scrap 4,400 US Flights as Winter Storm Disrupts Holiday Travel
WASHINGTON—Over 4,400 flights have been canceled over a two-day period as a powerful winter storm hits the United States, coinciding with the start of a holiday season that some predict could be the busiest ever. More than 2,350 U.S. flights had been canceled Thursday and another 2,120 flights for Friday were scrapped, according to flight…
Temperatures Fall Far and Fast as Winter Storm Threatens US
MISSION, Kan.—Temperatures plunged far and fast Thursday as a winter storm began forming ahead of Christmas weekend, promising heavy snow, ice, flooding, and powerful winds across a broad swath of the country and complicating holiday travel. The National Weather Service reported that temperatures across the central High Plains plummeted 50 degrees Fahrenheit in just a…
Winter Storm Adds Uncertainty to Strong Holiday Travel Demand
A massive winter storm might be stopping Americans from hitting the roads and airports this holiday season. Forecasters predict an onslaught of heavy snow, ice, flooding, and powerful winds from Thursday to Saturday in a broad swath of the country, from the Plains and Midwest to the East Coast. A surge of Arctic air will…
Hawaii Winter Storm: Thunder, Hail, and Power Outages
HONOLULU—A strong winter storm downed trees, knocked out power, and flooded soccer fields as it moved across the Hawaiian Islands. Snow fell on the Big Island’s tallest peaks. National Weather Service meteorologist Scott Rozanski said Tuesday that the weather is typical of the kind of storm Hawaii occasionally gets in December and January. He called…
Colorado Man’s Close-Up Photos of Perfect 12-Point Snowflakes Look Incredibly Amazing
Armed with camera gear and a single black sock, a Colorado man has amassed a mind-blowing photo series of magnified snowflakes that look so complex and perfect that it’s hard to believe they’re real. Colorado-born and raised, 51-year-old “storm doctor” Jason Persoff is a father of three, a physician, and an associate professor of medicine…
US Storm Brings Tornadoes, Blizzard-Like Conditions; 2 Dead
DALLAS—A destructive storm ripping across the U.S. spawned tornadoes that killed a young boy and his mother in Louisiana and threatened the South with more severe weather Wednesday. Meanwhile, the huge storm system delivered blizzard-like conditions to the Great Plains and was expected to push more snow and ice into Appalachia and New England. In…
Massive US Storm Brings Tornadoes to South, Blizzard Threat
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.—A massive storm blowing across the country spawned tornadoes in parts of Oklahoma and Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area, as much of the central United States from the Rocky Mountains to the Midwest braced Tuesday for blizzard-like conditions. An area stretching from Montana into western Nebraska and Colorado was under blizzard warnings,…
Photographer Braves Gale-Force Winds for Hours to Capture Epic Storm Waves on Lake Erie—The Photos Are Unreal
Enamored with the wild from childhood, one Canadian photographer learned to brave the extreme storm season of Lake Erie to get hold of awe-inspiring images of water in motion. The Great Lake’s waves often display a ferocity of elemental proportion. “I love the power and fury that Mother Nature can unleash on any given day,”…
Storms Cause Major Tornadoes, Flooding Around the South
JACKSON, Miss.—Residents in several towns across Louisiana and Mississippi took cover as tornado sirens blared late Tuesday, and forecasters warned of the threat of strong twisters capable of tracking long distances on the ground as a severe weather outbreak erupted in the Deep South. There were no immediate reports of severe damage or injuries as…
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