The strongest winter storm of the season dropped record snowfall across Virginia, with some areas experiencing the heaviest snowfall in decades. Virginia Beach recorded a rare, record-breaking snowfall of over 25 cm (10 inches) from Wednesday to Thursday, February 19–20, 2025.
A new atmospheric river (AR) forming over the Pacific Ocean is forecast to make landfall over the Pacific Northwest early on Saturday, February 22, 2025, and continue affecting the region through Sunday, February 23.
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin formally requested an Expedited Major Disaster Declaration from President Donald J. Trump on February 16, following severe winter storms that caused flooding, infrastructure damage, and, power outages.
Three backcountry skiers were killed by avalanches on Monday, February 17 in Orgon and California.
Multiple winter storms have kept much of the U.S. under extreme weather conditions through February 2025, bringing record-breaking cold, dangerous wind chills and causing multiple crashes across the central United States.
At least 18 people were injured when Delta Airlines Flight 4819 flipped upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday afternoon, February 17, 2025. The incident occurred amid strong winds and blowing snow, leaving at least three individuals, including a child, critically injured. The aircraft, a CRJ900, lost one of its wings in the accident but did not burst into flames.
Extreme cold warnings are in effect from Minnesota to Texas, including South Dakota and Kansas, as Arctic air pushes deep into the U.S., bringing record-breaking temperatures from Tuesday to Friday, February 18–21, 2025. Some areas could see up to 20 cm (8 inches) of snow.
At least 10 people have died and over 700 00 customers across multiple states were left without power after a severe winter storm swept through the southeastern United States from February 15 to 17, 2025, bringing strong winds, heavy rainfall, and widespread flooding.
Extreme cold warnings and cold weather advisories have been issued for Minnesota from 01:00 to 11:00 local time (LT) on Monday, February 17, 2025, with wind chills expected to drop as low as -43 °C (-45 °F).
A powerful weather system is set to bring severe storms, flash flooding, and heavy snowfall across large portions of the United States this weekend, as a low-pressure system moves from the western U.S. into the central Plains and interacts with a high-pressure system carrying cold air from Canada on Saturday, February 15, 2025.
