Historic lake-effect snowstorm creates whiteout conditions in western New York

Now, surpassing 4 feet in areas near Buffalo, the enormous lake-effect snowstorm is producing a winter weather bingo from snow squalls to thundersnow.

The best ways to shovel snow and stay safe doing it

The painful task of shoveling your driveway, sidewalks, and stairs can be easier if you know how to do it properly.

'Crippling' lake-effect snowstorm expected to bury Buffalo, New York, in up to 4 feet of snow

A long-duration lake-effect snowstorm is expected to bury parts of western and northern New York, including the cities of Buffalo and Watertown, in up to 4 feet of snow into this weekend.

'Paralyzing' lake-effect snowstorm expected to bury Buffalo, New York, under up to 3 feet of snow

A long-duration lake-effect snowstorm is expected to bury parts of western and northern New York, including the cities of Buffalo and Watertown, under up to 3 feet of snow into this weekend.

Freeze Warning issued for most of Central Texas

A Freeze Warning has been issued for most of Central Texas from midnight until 9 AM on November 13, 2022.

States struggle as snowplow driver shortage continues

Missouri trained all snowplow operators on Thursday before the winter snows, but they were 30% shy of their goal.

Texas law stops water service disconnects during extreme cold weather

The new rules are required under Senate Bill 3, passed by the 87th Texas Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott.

Texas grid survives energy demand, but concerns remain over ERCOT’s summer preparedness

Heat conditions led ERCOT to raise its alert status to yellow Monday afternoon. If it reaches red, that means residents should prepare for outages. Black means ERCOT has instructed local utilities to begin controlled outages.

How companies use rolling blackouts to manage the power grid

Utility companies cut power to one area for a few hours and then another region to prevent widespread outages

Pennsylvania pileup: 3 killed in 50-vehicle pileup on snowy Pennsylvania highway

Tractor-trailers and other vehicles lost control and slammed into each other, people leapt away from careering trucks seconds before collision and at least three people were killed and more than a dozen others injured during a snow squall on a Pennsylvania highway Monday.

7 things to know about hail

It’s the one frozen precipitation that can occur in the middle of a summer heat wave: Hail. Here’s a list of seven facts you may not know about those little (or maybe not so little) pellets of ice:

State lawmakers express doubt in marketplace redesign for Texas power grid

State lawmakers expressed their concerns for the power grid redesign on Wednesday. However, ERCOT officials say the grid is more reliable and stronger than ever.

Here’s when you can expect the final freeze of the season

No matter when you mark the beginning of the warming season, much of the U.S. will continue to see freezing weather well into May.