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Let it Snow! Mid-Atlantic, New England brace for nor’easter

As the East Coast shivers through an unusually cold early spring, parts of the Mid-Atlantic and New England are bracing for a nor’easter that could bring additional snow to winter-weary residents. The National Weather Service said Monday that a powerful low pressure system will develop off the Mid-Atlantic coast Tuesday night. Where and how much […] Continue reading →

Winter storm returns to Washington DC, causing travel delays

In the United States, the winter storm has threatened a return as a mix of light rain and light snow was in the forecast Sunday night in Washington D.C. and the mix is expected to change into snow on Monday. Some parts of the Washington region are expected to receive several inches of snow. The snow […] Continue reading →

Winter not yet done, more snow for parts of US

Spring is just days away but winter is not leaving quietly. Much of the East Coast enjoyed spring-like temperatures Saturday. That’s expected to change by Monday with the arrival of another late-winter storm. The National Weather Service says snow is expected from the Central Appalachians to the Jersey Shore. Parts of Virginia and West Virginia […] Continue reading →

Massive storm system takes aim at winter-weary U.S. East Coast

A massive winter storm system packing cold air, snow and freezing rain was bearing down on the U.S. East Coast, causing federal and local offices in Washington to close on Monday after it pummeled the central United States over the weekend. The National Weather Service predicted the storm will bring up to 9 inches of […] Continue reading →

Southwest U.S. warmed by record heat

With much of the Northeast gripped by snow and ice storms, the Southwest is riding a heat wave that is setting record high temperatures and sent people to beaches and golf courses in droves Friday. People in Phoenix and Los Angeles were sunning themselves in 80-degree weather, with forecasters predicting more of the same through […] Continue reading →

U.S. Postal Service Announces Giant Ammo Purchase

The U.S. Postal Service is currently seeking companies that can provide “assorted small arms ammunition” in the near future. On Jan. 31, the USPS Supplies and Services Purchasing Office posted a notice on the Federal Business Opportunities website asking contractors to register with USPS as potential ammunition suppliers for a variety of cartridges. “The United States […] Continue reading →

Polar vortex II, Much of the U.S. is about to get pretty cold again

A huge dome of arctic air will send temperatures plummeting across parts of the Midwest and Northeast early this week in a deep freeze reminiscent of early January’s “polar vortex.” Temperatures are expected to go well below zero in Minnesota by Tuesday, with some lows potentially reaching 20 below. Wisconsin, Michigan and upstate New York […] Continue reading →

Below-zero temps push into Midwest, Northeast

Icy, snow-covered roads and high winds made travel treacherous Sunday from the Dakotas and Michigan to Missouri as much of the nation braced for the next winter wallop: a dangerous cold that could break records. A whirlpool of frigid, dense air known as a “polar vortex” was expected to suppress temperatures in more than half […] Continue reading →

Bitter cold snap creeps into central, eastern US

Frigid, subzero temperatures and winter weather descended across a wide swath of the central and eastern United States on Sunday, with temperatures expected to plummet further overnight. Some Midwestern residents were digging out from nearly a foot of snow that fell by Sunday afternoon, and grocery stores there sold out of essentials. Hazardous travel conditions […] Continue reading →

Latest on The SnowStorms Affecting Residents from Minnesota to Maine and More to Come

A snowstorm dumped up to a foot of snow in the Midwest before moving over the Northeast, blanketing the region and unloading nearly 2 feet of snow north of Boston. Freezing temperatures with below-zero wind chills in some places complicated life for residents from Minnesota to Maine. At least 15 deaths, most in traffic accidents, […] Continue reading →

Nor�easter may bring up to 14 inches of snow

The heaviest snowfall will occur Thursday evening through Friday morning. Frank DePaola, highway administrator for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, said that about 400 salt trucks would begin pretreating roads at about midnight Wednesday, and snowplows would run �throughout the storm, until it�s over and cleaned up. Continue reading →