UNDATED -- It was 149 years today that the three-day snowstorm (Jan. 7th-10th, 1873) known as the "Great Blizzard" began in the Midwest, including here in Minnesota. Sign up for the AM 1240 WJON Newsletter The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says the day started as a mild d...
The drought began in the Midwest and Plains states and spread to Western states in March. By September, more than 50% of the contiguous United States was in a state of drought. California experienced its driest year on record as 97% of the state suffered from drought. #29. Southeast/Ohio...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A powerful snowstorm socked the upper Midwest on Saturday with as much as 20 inches of snow, forcing authorities to close roads across five states as heavy winds made for treacherous driving conditions.The snowstorm was expected to be followed by dangerous cold. North Dakota ...
DENVER — A powerful storm bringing heavy snowfall and strong winds was churning across the U.S. Plains and Midwest on Thursday, a day after a blizzard in the Rocky Mountains grounded flights, caused power outages and raised fears of further Midwest flooding after a deluge last month. Warm sp...
There are a couple of different sources that are forecasting "blizzard conditions" from a powerful storm that is slowly lurching toward the Midwest from the Pacific Northwest. Max Velocity via YouTubeSome European computer models have predicted a major winter storm, and the GFS model "2 feet of...
Several major metropolitan areas were directly impacted by strong tornadoes including Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, and Huntsville in Alabama and Chattanooga, Tennessee, causing the estimated damage costs to soar. Over $6.6 billion insured losses; total losses greater than $9.0 billion; 327 deaths. Midwest/...
Winter in the Midwest. It's going to snow. When? How much? Typically forecasters can't tell until it gets closer. One forecast inIowais predicting a big blizzard coming our way. But others are saying not to pay attention to that prediction. ...
For the most part, blizzards can happen anywhere in the United States. They most typically occur in the Midwest and along the Great Plains. They are most unlikely to happen on the Gulf Coast or the California Coast. As long as the conditions are right, however, even in typically warm clim...
The blizzard that has been seriously impacting the midwest and east coast for the last couple of days will leave its mark in many places.
In January 2019, parts of the Midwest experienced a cold snap that plunged temperatures well below -20 degrees Fahrenheit. The “polar vortex,” a mass of frigid air that is usually over the Arctic, was to blame. It gets the name vortex because it turns counterclockwise, like a hurricane....