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Paralyzing blizzard could rank near top 10 to hit Eastern US

The snowfall could easily cause more than $1 billion in damage and paralyze the Eastern third of the nation, said weather service director Louis Uccellini . “It (has) the potential to be an extremely...

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DC braces for 1-3 feet of snow as blizzard rages

The Blizzard of 2016 will continue to evolve and shut down travel into Saturday from Washington, D.C., to Philadelphia and New York City, with some areas of the mid-Atlantic bracing for 1-3 feet of...

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All-out blizzard all the way from Virginia to Connecticut

Forecast snowfall amounts rising – 3 ft (90 cm) in some areas “Be prepared for lengthy power outages, immobilization,” warns accuweather.com. Roads could be blocked and the power out for days in some...

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Blizzard now hitting New York City

Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, northeast New Jersey Accumulations 20 to 25 inches (38 to 63 cm) URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY SAT JAN 23 2016 …...

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Snowfall total upped to 24 to 30 inches

In a revised forecast, the National Weather Service now says parts of New York City and New Jersey could receive 24 to 30 inches (70 to 75 cm) of snow. The forecast area includes much of northern New...

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Killer blizzard could be one of five worst in New York City history

Gov. Cuomo shut down all roads and some train and subway service Saturday as a killer blizzard walloped New York City, marking one of the five worst storms in city history. Total travel ban Under the...

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Eleven states declare states of emergency

Deadly snowstorm leaves major cities along the East Coast largely immobilized. Total travel ban in New York City. More than 60 million people under blizzard, winter storm or freezing rain warnings Some...

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Heavy, heavy snow – Travel will continue to be dangerous

Snowfall accumulations continue to increase across the Northeast, says accuweather.com Snow is still “coming down pretty heavily all along the I-95 corridor.” “Near zero visibility in spots.”...

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Record snowfall and record cold in Japan

First snowfall in almost 115 years on Amami-Oshima island, a subtropical island located some 380 km (235 miles) southwest of the city of Kagoshima. Temperatures fall to record lows. As a cold air mass...

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Baltimore, New York City and D.C. Areas Buried Beneath More Than 2 Feet of Snow

As of early Sunday morning, snowfall totals exceeding 30 inches had been reported in several parts of West Virginia , Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland.  Other impacted areas include: • Harrisburg,...

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Second largest snowstorm in New York City history

NOTE: Three of the five worst blizzards in NYC recorded history have occurred in the past ten years … during a time of so-called global warming....

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Biggest snowstorm ever recorded for three cities

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – 34 inches (86 cm) Allentown, Pennsylvania – 31.9 inches (81 cm) Baltimore, Maryland – 29.2 inches (74 cm) All during a period of so-called global warming. Some 250,000...

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Philadelphia – An entire winter’s snow in two days

Waist-high piles of snow Following the mammoth blizzard that paralyzed Washington, D.C. and set a single-day snowfall record in New York City, waist-high piles of plowed snow still blocked Manhattan...

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Record snowfall in New York City

Although you may have heard that this was the second biggest snowstorm in New York City history, you may not be aware it also broke the city’s record for a single day.  Yes, the killer blizzard did...

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Magnitude-7.1 quake jolts Alaska

The earthquake struck about 1:30 a.m. and was centered about 160 miles southwest of Anchorage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Alaska’s state seismologist, Michael West, called it the...

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Snow total in Washington, DC far under-reported

The snow-measuring device at Reagan National Airport where official snow totals for the nation’s capital are recorded was buried in the blizzard, leaving weather observers unable to record the true...

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Cold kills more than 85 people in Taiwan

24 Jan 2016 – A king-size cold spell had taken a toll of at least 85 lives in Taiwan as of Sunday evening, including 35 in Taoyuan in northern Taiwan. Thirty-six deaths were reported in Taipei, New...

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Heavy snow blankets western, central Japan

24 Jan 2016 – Snow fell as far southwest as Nagasaki and Kagoshima Prefectures according to local media reports. Nagasaki received around eight centimeters of snow and Kagoshima four centimeters. The...

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China – Temperatures drop to minus 40C (-40F) and more

22 Jan 2016 – Airports and highways were closed as the worst cold front in decades hit several Chinese provinces. Highways in at least 12 provincial regions in northern, eastern and central China have...

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Poland – Snow covers the entire country

In some regions arrears of up to 20 cm (8 inches) of snow. In the mountains the cover is even greater.  Most of the snow lies in the lowlands. Elblag (20 cm). Bialystok, Suwalki (16 cm) 12 cm in Mlawa...

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