Tag: snow

Snow, Rain Slam California as Michigan Suffers Without Power

LOS ANGELES—Heavy snow and rain pounded California and other parts of the West on Friday in the nation’s latest winter storm, while tens of thousands of people in Michigan suffered in freezing temperatures days after one of the worst ice storms in decades caused widespread power outages. Days of winter storms blacked out nearly 1…


Southern California Mountains Hit With First Blizzard Warning in 33 Years

Much of California’s southern mountain region is under an unprecedented blizzard warning—the first in over three decades—until Friday afternoon, the National Weather Service announced Feb. 23. Mountains in several counties—Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, and Santa Barbara—fell within the weather service’s blizzard advisory, with “heavy snow, winds gusting up to 80 mph, and near zero…


Michigan Art Teacher Creates Incredible Front Yard ‘Snow Sharks’ That Go Viral (Photos)

After a heavy snowfall, a Michigan art teacher made the most of freshly-shoveled snow piles in her front yard to create dramatic sculptures. Her 3-dimensional, almost-lifesized “snow sharks” not only turned heads in the neighborhood, but they also quickly went viral. Jennifer Ramirez, 52, of Madison Heights, Michigan, has been a high school art teacher…


What Winter? NYC Goes Without Any Measurable Snowfall so Far

NEW YORK—It’s winter, so where’s the white stuff? It’s not covering the ground in New York City. Since summer ended, there hasn’t been any measurable snowfall in the city, meaning at least one-tenth of an inch accumulating on the ground, according to the National Weather Service. There have been some flurries throughout the autumn and…


VIDEO: Baby Camel Jumps for Joy Seeing Snow for the First Time, Runs to Call His Goat Friends

Albert the baby camel is only six months old and gets excited by all sorts of things. But his first sight of snow had him jumping for joy. The gorgeous moment when he emerged from his barn at a California ranch to wintery surroundings was captured on video which quickly went viral, delighting viewers around the…


California Gets More Rain and Snow; at Least 19 Dead

LOS ANGELES—More rain and snow fell during the weekend in storm-battered California, making travel dangerous and prompting evacuation warnings over flooding concerns along a swollen river near Sacramento. Bands of gusty thunderstorms started Saturday in the north and spread south, with yet another atmospheric river storm following close behind Sunday, the National Weather Service said….


Powerful Winter Storm Hits Plains, Midwest After Causing Deaths, Power Outages in California

The powerful winter storm that has pummeled California in recent days is set to bring more than a foot of snow to the Plains and upper Midwest this week, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). “A major winter storm is bearing down on the Plains into the Upper Midwest. Heavy snow and significant ice accumulations…


‘Atmospheric River’ Dumps Heavy Rain, Snow Across California

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A powerful storm Saturday ushered in the new year in California, with much of the state witnessing drenching rain or heavy snowfall that was snarling traffic and closing highways. In the high Sierra Nevada, as much as 2 feet (0.6 meters) of snow could accumulate Saturday into early Sunday. The National Weather Service in…


National Guard Going Door-to-Door in Buffalo, Official Says

Police and National Guard members are going door-to-door Wednesday to check on some Buffalo residents following a major winter storm that left dozens of people dead in recent days, officials said Wednesday. Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz confirmed the development on Wednesday morning in a news conference. National Guard members and police will be deployed…


‘Military Police’ Deployed to Buffalo to Enforce Driving Ban Amid Blizzard Chaos

New York state and military police were sent to keep people from driving on Buffalo’s roads on Tuesday following a significant snowstorm that left dozens dead. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz warned that police would be stationed at entrances to Buffalo and at major intersections to enforce a ban on driving within New York’s second-most…