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…
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,…
At Least 12 Killed as Tornadoes Wreck Homes in the South
WETUMPKA, Ala.—Tornadoes damaged numerous homes, destroyed a fire station, briefly trapped people in a grocery store and ripped the roof off an apartment complex in Mississippi, while two people died as a tree crunched their mobile home in Alabama, authorities said Wednesday. The National Weather Service had warned that strong twisters capable of carving up…
At Least 2 Killed as Tornadoes Wreck Homes in the South
WETUMPKA, Ala.—Tornadoes damaged numerous homes, destroyed a fire station, briefly trapped people in a grocery store and ripped the roof off an apartment complex in Mississippi, while two people died as a tree crunched their mobile home in Alabama, authorities said Wednesday. The National Weather Service had warned that strong twisters capable of carving up…
Tornado Threat Continues as Southern Towns Assess Damage
JACKSON, Miss.—Tornadoes damaged numerous homes, destroyed a fire station, briefly trapped people in a grocery store, and ripped the roof off an apartment complex in Mississippi and Alabama. Two deaths were reported as the storm front continued to threaten parts of the Deep South on Wednesday. The National Weather Service had warned that strong twisters…
Lake-Effect Snow Paralyzes Parts of Western, Northern New York
BUFFALO, N.Y.—A dangerous lake-effect snowstorm paralyzed parts of western and northern New York on Friday, with nearly 2 feet (0.61 meters) of snow already on the ground in some places by midmorning and possibly much more on the way. The storm’s severity varied widely due to the peculiarities of lake-effect storms, which are caused by…
Buffalo, Western New York Brace for Potentially Dangerous Storm
BUFFALO, N.Y.—New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency starting Thursday in parts of western New York ahead of a potentially dangerous bout of lake-effect snow. The National Weather Service forecast up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) of snow or more through Sunday that “may paralyze” the hardest-hit communities, including Buffalo, with periods…
US Weather Satellite, Test Payload Launched Into Space
LOS ANGELES—A satellite intended to improve weather forecasting and an experimental inflatable heat shield to protect spacecraft entering atmospheres were launched into space from California on Thursday. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System-2 satellite and the NASA test payload lifted off at 1:49 a.m. from Vandenberg Space Force…
Weather Photographer of the Year 2022: Spectacular Photos Celebrate Nature’s Mystic Moods
In response to thousands of entries from 119 different countries, judges from the Royal Meteorological Society (RMS) have announced the 2022 winners of its annual Weather Photographer of the Year competition, and the images are nothing short of breathtaking. This was the RMS’s 7th edition of the competition and the winners were awarded the cash prizes…
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