• First-ever Blizzard Warning issued for parts of U.S. Gulf Coast, major crash with multiple fatalities in Texas

    A Blizzard Warning has been issued for Tuesday, January 21, 2025, along the Interstate 10 corridor, affecting Southeastern Texas and Southwestern Louisiana. This marks the first blizzard event in the history of the Gulf Coast. The powerful winter storm, described as a ‘once-in-a-generation,’ has already been linked to several fatalities in Texas early Tuesday morning.

  • Highest snowfall totals in decades expected as extreme cold grips Louisiana and Mississippi, U.S.

    A powerful winter storm is set to impact Louisiana and Mississippi on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, bringing heavy snowfall, dangerously low temperatures, and hazardous travel conditions. The National Weather Service (NWS) New Orleans office has indicated that snowfall on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, could be the highest recorded in the area in decades.

  • Rare winter storm to impact Gulf Coast with heavy snow and disruptive ice

    A bitterly cold arctic airmass has overspread the interior western, central, and eastern U.S. following a strong cold front passage over the weekend. In addition to the frigid temperatures, the combination of such cold air reaching the Gulf Coast and a developing low pressure system will lead to a rare, significant winter storm for the…

  • Urgent warning for Southern California for powerful winds, extremely critical fire weather

    Southern California’s wildfire risk is reaching critical levels on Monday, January 20, 2025, with forecasters cautioning that dry vegetation and powerful winds could create the perfect conditions for fast-spreading, unpredictable fires. Potential impacts from this event include downed trees and power outages, very rapid and erratic fire spread, dangerous driving conditions and travel delays, especially for high-profile vehicles, and hazardous sea conditions with potential breaking waves for Avalon Harbor. If you live in affected region and haven’t prepared already, now is the time to act.

  • U.S. braces for Arctic blast and major Northeast winter storm

    The WPC has issued urgent 2 messages regarding an intense Arctic blast and an impending winter storm set to impact the U.S. this weekend. A powerful Arctic air mass will move southeast from the Rockies on January 17 by bringing extreme cold while a winter storm on January 19 to 20 is expected to produce heavy snowfall from West Virginia to southern New England.