Bill Meck's Weather App Forecast
We are into our midweek and almost to the middle of January and a look back shows plenty of warmth has been sitting over us ever since the Siberian blast at Christmas.
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Officials said "such eruptions have the potential to create tsunami waves."
- The Weather Network
3000 km Arctic front to plunge millions in Canada, U.S. into deep freeze
A powerful surge of Arctic air diving south will bring some communities their coldest air in years.
- AccuWeather
Pacific storm train to resume along West Coast
Pacific storms will once again reach the West Coast of the United States after a hiatus over the last couple of weeks. AccuWeather forecasters say that the upcoming storms won't pack quite the same punch as storms in early January. A change in the weather pattern will bring more of a west-to-east flow in the jet stream, which will usher in a string of quick-moving storms from the Pacific Ocean. In general, the storms will deliver moderate amounts of rain and mountain snow compared to the extreme
- Jalopnik
Man Drives Fanboat on North Texas' Icy Roads
An adventurous Texan decided to take his fanboat on the ice-covered road of North Texas. Earlier this week, a winter storm swept across the state of Texas. According to the Dallas Morning News, North Texas got an inch and a half of sleet on Tuesday and freezing rain on Wednesday. Hundreds of thousands of people are without electricity, and thousands of flights have been canceled. Texas’ roads are also in a state of disarray, with plenty of roads impassable by car.
- The Jackson Sun
Ice Storm Warning remains in effect through Thursday morning
West and Middle Tennesseans can expect the Ice Storm Warning to remain valid through Thursday morning and are cautioned to limit travel at all costs.
- LA Times
Earthquake: 2.9 quake strikes in Los Angeles
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake was reported Wednesday at 4:11 p.m. Pacific time in Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Think this is bad? Check out photos of Fort Worth’s epic ‘cobblestone’ ice storm of 2013
Who remembers the December 2013 winter storm that coated Fort Worth in 4 inches (!) of sleet, causing what became known as “cobblestone” ice on roads?
- Fox Business
Hurricane Ian aftermath: Boat recoveries ongoing in Southwest Florida
Four months after Hurricane Ian, homeowners and business owners are still struggling to remove boats that traveled several miles during the storm.
- Sacramento Bee
Rain, snow and cold to hit Sacramento and Tahoe. Here’s what to prepare for this week
If you have weekend plans in Tahoe, it’s a good idea to check the forecast before you travel.
- Times Record News
Winter Storm and Ice Storm warnings issued for area
The National Weather Service placed Wichita Falls and parts of North Texas in a Winter Storm Warning from midnight Tuesday until 6 a.m. Thursday. Most counties to the south and east of Wichita Falls …
- KCRA - Sacramento Videos
Some rain and snow to return to Northern California in February
KCRA 3 Weather meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn looks at when some rain and snow will return to Northern California and how much you can expect.
- People
'Epic' Texas Ice Storm Kills at Least 8 and Leaves 400,000 Without Power
The prolonged storm, which has featured an icy mix of precipitation, has resulted in repeated rounds of winter weather over Texas since Monday
- Miami Herald
What happens when underwater volcano erupts? Photos show explosive scene in Vanuatu
Plumes of ash filled the sky as the volcano rumbled to life for the first time in 19 years.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Icy roads leaving drivers stranded all over Fort Worth area on Wednesday
An ice storm warning is in effect until 9 a.m. Thursday in North Texas as more areas will be hit by freezing rain, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth.
- BBC
Historic deep freeze to hit US north-east as ice storm subsides in south
The weather service is warning of "once-in-a-generation" wind chills from Pennsylvania to Maine.
- Fox Weather
Trucks toppled on Texas highway by ice
FOX Weather correspondent Robert Ray shows the scene in Junction, Texas where tractor-trailers have flipped over due to a winter storm. Ice will continue to threaten the South through Thursday.
- Fox Weather
California snowpack levels soar after multiple atmospheric river storms
Second snow survey reflects a boost from atmospheric rivers. The manual survey recorded 85.5 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 33.5 inches, which is 193% of average for this location on February 1. Sean de Guzman, Manager of the Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Unit for California Department of Water Resources (CA DWR), joined FOX Weather to talk more about the survey.
- AccuWeather
Dallas coated in dangerous ice from freezing rain
Storm chaser Reed Timmer reports dangerous icy roads and highways in Dallas, Texas, that formed from freezing rain on Feb. 1.
- AccuWeather
Worst of freezing rain to come
Though Texas has endured freezing rain, extreme meteorologist Reed Timmer reports that the worst of the storm may still be yet to come.