Another new change is the Wind Chill Advisory will be renamed to "Cold Weather Advisory" as shown below with the explanation. The hard freeze watches and warnings will be renamed and consolidated to "Freeze Watch" and "Freeze Warning" as shown below with the explanation.
An arctic cold front is expected to move through the region tonight, bringing bitterly cold temperatures and potential wintry weather through midweek. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Sunday issued a preliminary 72-hour snowfall estimate of up to two inches around the Grand Strand and Pee Dee and between
The pattern had been predicted to form for several months, and weak La Niña conditions were finally officially met this week.
The NYC area could see significant snow this weekend for the first time in years, with "the potential for up to 6 inches." Here's the forecast.
An unusual weather phenomenon known as thundersnow was reported near Essex County Sunday evening, according to the National Weather Service. The rare weather event was reported around 6:17 p.m. Thundersnow is what happens when lightning can occur within snowstorms and is possible when there is a relatively strong instability and
The winter storm warning in effect for North Texas has been downgraded to a winter weather advisory, according to the National Weather Service Fort Worth. Temperatures in the Fort Worth area remain around freezing, and the precipitation could cause a small amount of additional ice to accumulate bridges and overpasses.
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Snow fell all over the Augusta area along with many other parts of Georgia on Tuesday. How much? How does this compare to the Jan. 10 winter storm?
Presidential inaugurations have been moved indoors several times due to winter weather. It happened most recently in 1985 as Reagan began his second term.
According to the NWS, the Arctic polar vortex is a powerful band of west-to-east winds that develops in the stratosphere, about 10 to 30 miles above the North Pole, during the winter season. It is always present near the poles, though it weakens during summer and intensifies in winter.
According to the latest Seasonal Temperature Outlook released Jan. 16 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a reprieve from the cold could be in the cards. The outlook forecasts a 40-50% chance of above-average temperatures throughout the mid-Atlantic during February, March and April.