Much of the country is seeing frigid temperatures while snow is impacting the U.S. as far south as Texas, Louisiana and the Florida panhandle. Kati Weis and Skyler Henry have more.
A polar vortex dipping down from Siberia is bringing a cold front with frigid temperatures to millions Americans. See maps of the arctic blast.
A once-in-a-generation winter storm event is underway in the southern United States, which has brought significant impacts, including two 'suspected,' cold-related deaths, to cities and residents unac
Houston’s two major airports, George Bush Intercontinental and Hobby, are also closed Tuesday, while Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world’s busiest, is pretreated roadways and airfield surfaces in preparation for the winter weather, according to spokesperson Andrew Gobeil.
A major winter storm prompts blizzard warnings, dumping heavy snow and sleet in a region where even flurries are a rare sight.
A rare winter storm churned across the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday, bringing heavy snow, ice and wind gusts to a region where flurries are unusual, while much of the United States remained in a deep freeze.
Clarke County Emergency Management Agency has been preparing for days ahead of this threat and is working in close contact with MDOT and other local authorities.
“I’ve lived in South Louisiana my whole life ... and Charleston, S.C. The storm’s final stretch of deep snow, of two to seven inches, will fall across the Outer Banks of North Carolina overnight as the storm moves into the Atlantic Ocean.
Light snow may create travel impacts in parts of the Piedmont Triad and toward the North Carolina beaches. The heaviest snowfall of three to more than five inches is expected along the North Carolina and South Carolina coasts through early Wednesday.
The snow problem was compounded by sub-freezing temperatures, making roads impassable.
Dangerous cold temperatures remained across Oklahoma, with the lowest temperatures in nearly four years hitting the state.