Blizzard News

A cyclist rides through Beijing following a snowstorm earlier this month. Heavy snowis rare in China's capital and almost unheard-of this early in the winter enlarge Beijingers are watching the sky apprehensively this weekend after an unexpected, artificially induced snowstorm last weekend caused havoc and led to an outraged response from citizens, ...

Listed are Meteorological events that happened on November 7th: 1837 One of the most intense hurricanes ever to strike Hawaii brought winds of 115 mph to Hilo.

Anyone who has lived in the Northland can tell stories about the crazy and unpredictable weather.

Good morning and, since it's Saturday, pour yourself another cup of pumpkin spice coffee.

Even the weatherman can get caught in a snowstorm. So you can take the experienced advice of weather expert Brian Smith: Be prepared for winter driving conditions.

You can now get free alerts from the police on your cell phone and e-mail. The Le Mars Police Department recently signed up for Nixle, a free program that allows community groups like law enforcement agencies to provide up-to-the-minute updates to the general public.

Have you ever wanted to strangle a ghost? You may well feel the urge after seeing "A Christmas Carol," Robert Zemeckis' exasperating re-imagining of the Dickens classic as a 3-D action-thriller zooming through Victorian London and the fever dreams of that most miserly of men, Ebenezer Scrooge.

State Climatologist Mary Knapp says a blizzard that dropped 30 inches of snow on Pratt County in March set a record for the most snow in a 24-hour period in the state's history.

Not that I want to rush the season, but it's time to think about the financial implications of snow.

An early blast of winter walloped some western states with deep snow and slowly pushed into Nebraska and Kansas Thursday, bringing blizzard conditions to the eastern plains and causing treacherous roads, closed schools and hundreds of canceled flights.

Firefighters mark automobiles in a flooded intersection in North Little Rock, Ark., on Friday, after hours of heavy rains.

MapSpace! 10/30/2009 1:50 AM Damaging thunderstorms will threaten the lower Mississippi Valley today, ahead of a cold front that will bring cooler weather into the weekend.

Talkin' 'bout the weather with Dr. Mel By A.J. O'CONNELL Hour Staff Writer "Dr. Mel" Goldstein might be one of the few people who actually appreciates the ever-changing weather in Connecticut.

Because we live in the cold and snowy Upper Peninsula, it's easy to feel invincible come wintertime.A But already this year, a couple early season snows have reminded many people that they are very susceptible to the conditions.A In fact, studies show that a big percentage of wintertime accidents occur during early season snows.

One of eastern Colorado's worst and deadliest blizzards occurred Oct. 24 to Oct.

Earlier this week we talked about an emergency kit for your home , now it's time to focus on your car and how to be prepared for the unpleasantness of being stranded in a winter wonderland.

Highlights: From the soggy Midwest into the waterlogged lower Mississippi Valley, a brief window of opportunity for fieldwork closed on October 21-22 with the arrival of heavy rain.

The Grand Rapids Weather Examiner presents the first in a series from the National Weather Service on Winter Weather Preparedness.

Holding an umbrella, a biker protects himself from the falling snow as he rides by after a snow storm hit Beijing Photo: EPA The unusually early snow blanketed the capital from Sunday morning and kept falling for half the day, helped by temperatures as low as minus 2 Celsius and strong winds from the north, Xinhua news agency reported.

Westbound traffic resumes at Pine Bluffs After days of wintry weather hitting the Wyo-Braska region, Interstate 80 & Highway 30 are now open.