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Argus LeaderSioux Falls nearly breaks 1929 snowfall record for January
It's been nearly 90 years since Sioux Falls saw more than 20 inches of snow in January, though the city has seen snowier winters.
- Sacramento Bee
An elusive creature is staring at you from Joshua Tree in this photo. Do you see it?
“While exploring the park, always keep an eye on the rocks and boulders around you.”
- Redding Record Searchlight
Drenched by higher-than-normal rain, Lake Shasta water level rises 60 feet during January
Higher-than-normal rainfall during the past month has dramatically changed Lake Shasta, with the water level of California’s largest reservoir rising 60 feet since the end of December.
- Fox News
Ice storm in South could cause power outages, travel issues for millions of Americans
The South is facing the risk of a significant ice storm as a powerful arctic cold front is bringing freezing wind chills to most of the U.S.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Cause of rock slide solved when driver checks Google Maps, New Mexico officials say
“How did it not crush someone?”
- Miami Herald
Dangerous formation in Maine tree canopy captures imaginations. How did it get that way?
“Almost looks like a flying snake.”
- MarketWatch
Here’s why a record-setting lack of snow in New York City is pretty chilling
New York City has a new streak for delayed snowfall but there are implications to unseasonably mild weather.
- WFXT
Bundle up, Massachusetts! An arctic blast will surge in later this week and send temps plummeting
Massachusetts is in for a wake-up call later this week when an arctic blast surges into the region with freezing temperatures and dangerous wind chills.
- Fox News
Video shows Wisconsin police officer getting snow dumped on him after closing door
The Viroqua Police Department outside of Madison, Wisconsin, has released a video of one of its officers getting slammed with snow after closing a door.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The Latest: Ice storm warning for Fort Worth area to make travel on roads ‘nearly impossible’
More freezing rain on Wednesday likely will also mean more power outages, the weather service said.
- Kansas City Star
Tenacious wolf plunges through ice into Michigan lake. See how it fought to survive
“Wild animals are amazing and their various survival tactics are incredible,” one viewer wrote.
- AFP
Arctic cold 'no sweat' for electric cars in Norway
Norwegian electric car owners have a word for the way they feel when they look nervously at their battery indicators while driving in subfreezing weather: "rekkevideangst", or "range anxiety".With temperatures often falling below zero, rugged terrain and long stretches of remote roads, Norway may not seem like the most ideal place to drive an electric car, whose battery dies faster in cold weather.
- The Oklahoman
Monday ice in OKC was bad, but Tuesday's second wave could be worse. Here's what to know
Meteorologists believe the second round of a severe winter storm will worsen ice and sleet accumulations Tuesday for Oklahoma City.
- Fox Weather
Multiple Hawaiian islands under Flood Watch as rain soaks the tropical islands
Flood Watches remain in effect for most of the islands into Monday afternoon as a strong area of low pressure soaks the state from east to west, dropping several inches of rain on some of the islands.
- USA TODAY
Brave, curious otters face off with deadly spitting cobra in viral video
A spitting cobra sizing up more than a half-dozen smooth-coated otters who surround it at a Singapore park was caught on video by Jocelyn Chng.
- Lexington Herald-Leader
Freezing rain, wintry mix to hit Central Kentucky. Here’s a look at the forecast, timeline
Here’s the latest forecast from the National Weather Service Louisville, plus tips for driving safely if you must commute.
- AccuWeather
Polar vortex to unleash dangerous cold blast in northeastern US
A quick but intense blast of Arctic air will barrel into the Northeast later this week to deliver quite a cold shock to the Northeast and neighboring Canada, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. The wave of freezing air will serve as a harsh reminder that it's still the dead of winter despite January producing temperatures of 5-15 degrees above average across the region. "A shift of the polar vortex will be at the heart of the brief cold blast in the Northeast," AccuWeather Chief On-Air Meteorologis
- The Coloradoan
Colorado weather update: Snow band impacts Monday travel. Here are wind chills, snow totals
The latest storm left up to 3 feet of snow in some northern mountain locations and Fort Collins is in a winter weather advisory.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Don’t drive on icy North Texas roads Tuesday, Wednesday; 1 dead in Arlington because of weather
“If you can, it’s best to stay home,” said Val Lopez with the Texas Department of Transportation in Fort Worth.
- Miami Herald
15 shots fired to kill rare rhino after it escaped fences at Florida park, state says
It was a 2,000-pound male, officials say.