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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Nearly 40 million people remain under weather watches and warnings in the Northeast, down from 85 million Friday morning, as a winter storm makes its way eastward. Snow fell across much of New York state, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, with freezing rain and ice causing treacherous travel to the south

By Steve Almasy, Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN A deadly storm system plowed across the United States on Thursday bringing tornado threats and dumping wintry precipitation and rain on Americans from the Gulf to Canada. More than 91 million people were under a winter weather warning or advisory as ice, snow and sleet were

By Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN A mammoth storm dropping significant snowfall Wednesday threatens to paralyze parts of the Midwest and South with ice, snow, dangerously cold temperatures and power outages for days. More than 100 million people were under winter weather alerts, stretching from the Rockies to New England. Heavy snow has been

By Travis Caldwell and Robert Shackelford, CNN The Northeast continues to face dangerous cold Monday as it digs out of record snow from a bomb cyclone storm that sapped power to more 100,000 customers in Massachusetts alone and canceled some 5,000 US flights. Highs across New England and parts of the Mid-Atlantic are expected to

By Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN The nor’easter that dumped record snowfall in parts of the East Coast has left treacherous wind chills and thousands of people without power. “An East Coast blizzard dropped one to over 2 feet of snow along the coast. Now, cold weather will hold a grip on the Mid-Atlantic

By Jason Hanna, Aya Elamroussi and Christina Maxouris, CNN Much of the East Coast was covered with a thick blanket of snow Saturday night, with several areas reporting record snowfall totals, and officials across the region urged residents to stay put as the fierce nor’easter made its way through the country’s northeastern tip. Across the

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A weekend nor’easter that’s forming off the coast of the Carolinas Friday night will likely quickly strengthen as it begins making its way up the East Coast overnight into Saturday. The storm is threatening the region with heavy snow and vicious winds, a dangerous combination that could knock out power for

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Heavy snow and strong winds are expected to slam some metro areas in the Northeast this weekend, with millions already under winter storm watches. Forecasters predict eastern Massachusetts, including Boston, and Rhode Island will see 12 to 24 inches of snow that could begin falling late Friday through the day Saturday,

By Allison Chinchar and Monica Garrett, CNN Meteorologists A rapidly intensifying storm known as a bomb cyclone could bring crippling winter weather across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic this weekend. Snow, ice, strong winds and flooding are all on the table, giving rise to potentially hazardous travel conditions in those regions. “Confidence is increasing that a

Story by Reuters and CNN Weather’s Pedram Javaheri and Robert Shackelford A rare and severe snowstorm has blanketed parts of Greece and Turkey, causing chaos on the streets of major cities and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people. Storm Elpida swept across Greece on Monday, covering Athens with heavy snow, which rarely falls in

By Judson Jones and Jennifer Gray, CNN This week, another winter storm is streaking across the northern Plains and the Midwest, dropping a few inches of snow. And it’s so cold outside, iguanas are falling out of trees. But this won’t stop Plowy McPlowface, one of Minnesota’s famed snowplows. Through frosted windows and low visibility,

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Crews fighting a wildfire along the central coast of California near the iconic Highway 1 made progress Sunday in containing the blaze, but dozens of homes remained under evacuation orders. The Colorado Fire ignited Friday evening in Palo Colorado Canyon in the Big Sur region of Monterey County and swelled to

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist You’ve heard of blizzards and maybe even the polar vortex, but have you heard of ice pancakes? What about ice bites or ice jams? These unique names sound fascinating but require specific weather conditions. This week ice pancakes were found along Chicago’s shoreline of Lake Michigan. Sharan Banagiri’s photos were

By Melissa Alonso and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A wildfire near California’s scenic Highway 1, which winds along the Pacific coastline, prompted evacuation orders in Monterey County on Friday night. The Colorado Fire was sparked in Palo Colorado Canyon in the Big Sur region, according to the county’s office of emergency services. A portion of Highway

By Haley Brink, CNN meteorologist A windstorm is forecast to bring strong and possibly damaging winds to the western US, starting this weekend. Over 30 million people are under wind alerts across portions of California, Nevada and far western Arizona and Utah. These alerts include San Francisco, Sacramento, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Forecast wind

By Jason Hanna and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A treacherous wintry mix including freezing rain and snow is set to hit parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina from Friday into Saturday, moving the governors of those states declare emergencies as forecasters anticipate poor travel conditions and power outages. A coastal swath of the Carolinas

By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist It’s been nearly seven years since the National Weather Service office in Wilmington, North Carolina, issued an ice warning for its area. Now, more than 10 million people along coastal parts of Virginia and the Carolinas are under winter weather alerts. Ice storm warnings on Thursday include Myrtle Beach, South

By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist Temperatures across parts of Texas will nosedive this week, from balmy highs Wednesday in the 70s and 80s to below freezing Thursday night into Friday, with the chance of a wintry mix. Check the temperature for your town here “75 to 35 sounds like a car manufacturer’s braking power, but

By Aya Elamroussi and Joe Sutton, CNN A prescribed fire in Central Texas “spread beyond the intended fire boundaries” Tuesday and swelled to hundreds of acres, forcing some residents to evacuate as crews battled the blaze overnight, local officials said. The Rolling Pines Fire in Bastrop County was sparked Tuesday morning and grew to 500