FLORIDA — A potent Arctic cold front moving through the Southeast late Friday into Saturday morning is creating a rare and legitimate chance of snow flurries across Pinellas County, including the Tampa Bay area, according to model guidance and meteorologist analysis. While any snowfall would be brief and highly localized, the setup is unusual enough…
UNITED STATES — A prolonged stretch of dangerous winter weather is gripping large portions of the Midwest and Northeast as extreme cold, persistent lake-effect snow, and well-below-normal temperatures continue through at least Thursday, according to the latest national weather outlook. Weather data shows lingering lake-effect snow bands east of the Great Lakes, combined with entrenched…
VIRGINIA — Another dangerous round of extreme cold and wind chill alerts is gripping a large portion of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, with life-threatening cold conditions expected from Tuesday evening through late Wednesday morning. National Weather Service offices across the region warn that wind chills as low as −25°F could lead to rapid frostbite and…
INDIANA — A dangerous blast of Arctic air is gripping central and southern Indiana, bringing life-threatening wind chills as low as −20°F to −25°F from late Tuesday night through midday Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Officials warn that frostbite could occur in as little as 30 minutes, even faster with prolonged exposure or…
UNITED STATES — NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center (WPC) has issued an updated outlook highlighting central and eastern North Carolina, eastern Virginia, the Eastern Shore, parts of eastern New Jersey, and sections of New England as the regions with the greatest threat for heavy snowfall from a developing winter storm expected this weekend. Forecast confidence continues…
UNITED STATES — A developing winter weather pattern is drawing increased attention across South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia, where forecasters say confidence is gradually rising that a weekend system could favor snow, even as critical details remain uncertain several days out. Forecast guidance issued Tuesday shows a concentrated corridor of higher probabilities for at…
UNITED STATES — Nearly 500,000 people across the Deep South remain without electricity after a major winter storm unleashed widespread icing, downed power lines, and crippled infrastructure across multiple states. While restoration efforts continue, dangerous cold temperatures and lingering ice are keeping conditions hazardous for affected communities. Widespread Power Outages Stretch Across the Deep South The…
KENTUCKY — A wave of loud nighttime booms reported across parts of Kentucky this week has left many residents startled and searching for answers, but meteorologists say the cause is not seismic or supernatural. Instead, the sounds are being linked to a rare cold-weather phenomenon known as frost quakes, triggered by a rapid Arctic temperature…
UNITED STATES — A major cold outbreak is expected to spread across most of the country over the next seven days, with nearly 80 percent of the Lower 48 population forecast to experience overnight temperatures at or below freezing (32°F), according to population-weighted temperature data. The cold pattern is expansive, reaching from the northern Plains…
NORTH CAROLINA & VIRGINIA — Confidence is increasing that a winter weather system will bring snow and disruptive travel conditions to parts of North Carolina and Virginia this weekend, particularly from Saturday into Saturday night, according to the latest meteorological guidance. While exact snowfall totals are still uncertain, multiple forecast signals now point toward a…