Latest Winter weather News
Southern California gets snow, rain, tornado in spring storm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An unseasonably cold storm coated Southern California mountains with snow, dumped heavy rain elsewhere and spawned two small tornadoes Thursday as spring struggled to shake the grip of an exceptionally wet winter. More than 4 inches (10 centimeters) of new snow...
Snow-laden California gets more snow halfway through spring
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The calendar may show spring is halfway to summer, but it's still snowing in California. In the Sierra Nevada, the Heavenly ski resort at Lake Tahoe reported Wednesday that 15 inches (38 centimeters) of snow had fallen over 48 hours, burnishing the epic snowpack...
Spring weather finally in Nevada forecast; 70 in Reno Sunday
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The tail end of another Sierra storm brought 10 inches (25.4 centimeters) of new snow to the mountains above Lake Tahoe and winds gusting in excess of 100 mph (161 kph) over ridgetops. But spring weather is finally in the forecast with a warming trend that should push highs to...
NTSB: Crews failed to de-ice road before massive Texas crash
DALLAS (AP) — The company responsible for maintaining a Texas interstate where 130 vehicles crashed in icy conditions two years ago, killing six and injuring dozens, failed to address the deteriorating road conditions, federal officials said Thursday. That portion of Interstate 35...
Weather-weary California hopes for sunny spring after storms
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Californians are tired. Tired of the rain, tired of the snow, tired of stormy weather and the cold, relentlessly gray skies that have clouded the Golden State nearly nonstop since late December. With spring now underway, the state's 39 million residents are hopeful...
Rivers rising in Arizona, some residents told to evacuate
RIMROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Some residents of north-central Arizona were told to prepare to evacuate Tuesday afternoon because of rising water levels in rivers and basins. Yavapai County Sheriff’s officials told residents in the Rimrock and Lake Montezuma areas along Wet Beaver Creek...
Northeast digs out from winter storm, faces power outages
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Parts of New England and New York were digging out of a nor'easter Wednesday that caused tens of thousands of power outages, numerous school cancellations and whiteout conditions on the roads. The storm began Monday night and lasted throughout Tuesday,...
Late-winter storm pummels Northeast with heavy, wet snow
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A winter storm dumped heavy, wet snow in parts of the Northeast on Tuesday, causing tens of thousands of power outages, widespread school closings, dangerous driving conditions and a plane to slide off a taxiway. The storm's path included parts of New...
New England, upstate New York, bracing for winter storm
Parts of the Northeast were bracing for a powerful winter storm that could dump heavy, wet snow and unleash strong winds, making travel difficult and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people. The National Weather Service says the storm could begin late Monday and last...
Winter storm shuts down interstates, blamed in fatal wreck
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A late-winter blizzard settled over the upper Midwest on Saturday, shutting down roads and adding to one of the snowiest seasons in recent decades. Bismarck, North Dakota, received nearly 6 inches of snow from Friday night into Saturday morning, and more was...
