Winter storm rakes West with high wind, heavy snow
A winter storm pummeled the western U.S. on Thursday with fierce wind gusts, heavy rain and more than 2 feet of snow, closing hundreds of miles of roads and dumping a snowy mix of precipitation on the edges of Phoenix. Officials closed a road into Yosemite National Park in California after a rock the size [...]
Storm dumps feet of snow on Midwest; 4 dead
A powerful, gusty storm dumped mounds of snow across the upper Midwest yesterday, closing highways in several states, canceling more than 1,600 flights in Chicago and collapsing the roof of the Minnesota Vikings’ stadium. At least four weather-related deaths were reported as the system dropped nearly 2 feet of snow in parts of Minnesota and [...]
More Snow Expected in Okla., Ark. Spring Blizzard
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — More snow is expected as part of a powerful storm blowing through Oklahoma and the southern Plains on the weekend of spring. The National Weather Service says the snow will keep falling across much of eastern Oklahoma and into northwest Arkansas on Sunday, with up to 6 more inches possible. That [...]
‘Snow Hurricane’ Faces New York, Pennsylvania as Storm Nears
Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) — A winter storm threatened to dump more than a foot (30 centimeters) of snow across parts of upstate New York and New England, while forecasters warned of an even more powerful system hitting the northeast tomorrow. “You may hear it called a ‘snow hurricane’ because blizzard may not even do it [...]
