Weather

UNITED STATES — A major and potentially dangerous winter storm is increasingly likely to impact a large portion of the southern and eastern United States beginning Friday, with Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas all facing the risk of significant ice accumulation, heavy snow, and extreme cold through the weekend. Confidence…

UNITED STATES — A strong and fast-moving Arctic cold front is expected to tear through Wyoming, Nebraska, and Colorado this evening, arriving with little warning and rapid deterioration of conditions between 5 p.m. and midnight, bringing damaging wind gusts, snow showers, and an abrupt temperature plunge below freezing. Cold Front Moves South at High Speed…

UNITED STATES — Confidence continues to increase that a high-impact winter storm will affect the northern half of Alabama this weekend, with snow most likely near the Tennessee state line and a prolonged freezing rain threat farther south, according to consistent global model guidance and the latest forecast updates. Snow Threat Highest Near the Tennessee…

UNITED STATES — Confidence continues to increase in a high-impact winter storm unfolding from the Southern Plains into the Southeast, as the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) refines its forecast and expands the freezing rain threat farther south across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia, and the Carolinas ahead of this weekend’s system. WPC Takes Unusual Step…

UNITED STATES — Confidence is increasing that a major to potentially extreme winter storm will impact a large portion of the United States beginning Friday and continuing through the weekend, as a powerful system moves eastward while Arctic air spreads across much of the country. Forecast guidance indicates widespread ice, double-digit snowfall in some regions,…

UNITED STATES — Confidence continues to increase that a major January winter storm will impact large portions of the southern and eastern United States from Friday through Sunday, bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet, and dangerous freezing rain. Forecast guidance shows a broad swath of winter weather hazards stretching from the Southern Rockies and Plains into…

UNITED STATES — A rapidly intensifying winter storm is becoming increasingly likely to impact a large portion of the country from Texas through the Mid-South, Ohio Valley, and into the East Coast late Friday through Sunday, with dangerous ice accumulation, heavy snow, and prolonged freezing temperatures all possible based on growing model agreement. Forecast guidance…

UNITED STATES — A high-impact winter storm threat is rapidly coming into focus for Friday through Saturday, with impacts expected to stretch from Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas through the Tennessee Valley and into the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast. Forecast data shows a dangerous combination of Arctic air, deep moisture, and jet stream phasing, a setup…

UNITED STATES — A high-impact winter storm signal continues to strengthen across a broad swath of the southern and eastern United States, with the latest European (Euro) model remaining consistent for a fourth consecutive run. The setup places Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina at varying risk for snow, sleet,…

NORTH CAROLINA — A cold Arctic start greets the state Tuesday morning, with temperatures in the teens and 20s across most areas, followed by a calm but seasonably chilly day as sunshine dominates and afternoon highs struggle to climb. A Bitter Morning Start Across the State Daybreak temperatures are firmly on the cold side, especially…