Category: weather

Rain Inundates Parts of Southland, Causing Flooding, Mudslides

LOS ANGELES—Heavy rain poured on the Southland overnight Dec. 29, prompting mudslides, debris flows, and flooding that made for a messy morning drive that was fortunately light due to the approaching holiday weekend. Snowfall forced the closure of Interstate 5 through the Grapevine early Thursday morning in northern Los Angeles County, while a mudslide blocked…


Stormy LA Weather Returning with Rain, Snow; Evacuations Already Up in OC

LOS ANGELES—Rain and snow will make a dramatic return to the Southland overnight, with precipitation expected to start after midnight and continue into Thursday, potentially dropping several inches of rain and bringing a few feet of snow to the mountains. A winter storm warning took effect at 1 a.m. Wednesday and remain in place until…


Delta, Alaska Cancel Hundreds of Flights Due to Bad Weather, Omicron Cases

U.S carriers Delta Air Lines and Alaska Air Group canceled hundreds of flights on Tuesday due to adverse weather conditions and rising cases of the Omicron variant. Delta said it expected to cancel more than 250 of 4,133 scheduled flights on Tuesday, while Alaska canceled 170 flights across its network and warned of more cancellations…


Weather, Not Omicron, Taking the Biggest Bite out of Canadian Airline Schedules

CALGARY—Canadian air travelers are experiencing an uptick in flight cancellations this holiday season, but airlines say weather is a bigger factor than COVID-19. According to airline data company Cirium, Canada’s largest airlines canceled hundreds of flights between Dec. 22 and Dec. 26 of this year. Flair Airlines canceled nine percent of its scheduled flights during…


People Wake up to a White Christmas in Parts of UK

Shetland and parts of eastern Scotland have woken up to a white Christmas, the Met Office confirmed. As of 7 a.m. on Christmas Day, the weather agency said there had been snowfall, with more forecast for later in the day in the Southern Highlands. Aboyne in Aberdeenshire and Strathallan in Perthshire were found to have…


Heavy Rain and Strong Winds to Hit British Columbia Again, Environment Canada Warns

British Columbians in the province’s southern coast should brace themselves for heavy rain and strong winds in the coming days, Environment Canada warns. The agency issued special weather statements on Dec. 9, warning Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Howe Sound, Whistler, Greater Victoria, and the Southern Gulf Islands, ahead of storms that will hit on…


More Than Two Dozen Weather Warnings in Effect Across Rain Sodden British Columbia

More than two dozen weather warnings remain in effect across southern and coastal British Columbia as another storm hits the province where people are still cleaning up from previous flooding and mudslides. Environment Canada says the central coast and the west coast of Vancouver Island could see up to 150 millimetres of rain, with up…


Washington Faces Threat of More Heavy Rainfall and Floods Due to ‘Atmospheric Rivers’: NSW

An atmospheric river starting on Thanksgiving Day is threatening to once again bring heavy rainfall to the Pacific Northwest, just over a week after floods damaged Washington state, officials from the National Weather Service have warned. In its Thursday weather bulletin, Forecasters at NWS said “a new Atmospheric River containing rich subtropical Pacific moisture takes…


Washington Faces Threat of More Heavy Rainfall and Floods Due to ‘Atmospheric Rivers’: NWS

An atmospheric river starting on Thanksgiving Day is threatening to once again bring heavy rainfall to the Pacific Northwest, just over a week after floods damaged Washington state, officials from the National Weather Service have warned. In its Thursday weather bulletin, Forecasters at NWS said “a new Atmospheric River containing rich subtropical Pacific moisture takes…


Millions of Thanksgiving Travelers May Have to Contend With Wet and Snowy Weather

Millions of Thanksgiving travelers may have to contend with wet and snowy weather as they head to their final destinations for the holidays this week, according to the Weather Prediction Center (WPC). In it’s Nov. 22 weather bulletin, the center said that holiday travelers will be thankful as Thanksgiving week kicks off on a “tranquil note…