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When a Deadly Winter Storm Trapped a Luxury Passenger Train Near the Donner Pass for Three Days
High inside locomotive 6019, engineer Tom Sapunor notched the throttle forward and squinted at the track ahead—not that he ...
Winter weather: Freezing conditions put 31 million under cold alerts
The cold snap will continue for most into tomorrow.
The next round of bitter cold and snow will hit the southern US
The next round of bitter cold was set to envelop the southern U.S. on Tuesday, after the first significant winter storm of ...
Cold weather alerts from New Mexico to Florida, with another winter storm expected
Cold Weather alerts and Freeze alerts issued from New Mexico to Florida. Wind chills are near 20 degrees all the way south to ...
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Winter storm death toll continues to rise after cities from Midwest to mid-Atlantic get slammed with snow, ice
A powerful and deadly winter storm that stretched thousands of miles across the U.S. slamming major cities from the Midwest ...
Chicago Weather forecast: Winter storm misses Chicago area; north suburbs see some snow and sleet
While some freezing drizzle and light snow continues to fall, the Chicago area missed the brunt of the winter storm moving through the Midwest.
Lake-effect snow in Illinois likely to disrupt Monday commute as winter blast hits hardest farther south
As Illinoisans return to the office after the holiday season, their Monday blues might be further magnified by lake-effect ...
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First major winter storm of 2025 hits US, heavy snow moving east
The first few bands of winter weather caused travel disruptions from Denver through Kansas, creating a bit of a headache for ...
Polar vortex keeps much of the US in its icy grip
The polar vortex of ultra-cold air usually spins around the North Pole, but it sometimes plunges southward into the U.S., Europe and Asia. Studies show that a fast-warming Arctic is partly to blame ...
At least 5 dead as freezing rain, heavy snow and bitter temperatures take hold across the U.S.
Millions in the U.S. were hit by a major winter storm that created dangerous conditions from the Central Plains to the East Coast.
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At least 4 people killed in Missouri and Kansas as blizzard makes travel dangerous
Dozens of people were injured in car crashes in Missouri and Kansas during the massive snowstorm. One Jackson County public ...
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Winter Blast Hits Large Swath of US Hard; Lake Effect Snow Expected in Chicago This Afternoon
In the Chicago area, the National Weather Service was predicting lake effect snow leading to hazardous road conditions throughout the day on Monday, including during the morning and evening commute.