A strong snowstorm hit Minneapolis on March 24, 2024, and continued into the night, making it the season’s largest snowfall. Snow transitioned into rain by Monday morning, leading to almost 500 flight delays and cancellations at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
Heavy rain, snow, and ice blanketed portions of the interior Northeast and New England on Friday and Saturday, March 22 and 23, 2024, causing widespread power outages, traffic chaos, and flight delays and cancellations.
A significant winter storm is expected to produce widespread heavy snow and hazardous travel conditions across portions of the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest this weekend and into early next week.
A series of potent weather systems will impact the United States over the coming days, causing a wide array of severe conditions from heavy snowfall across the northern states to thunderstorms and potential severe weather in the southern regions. Travel disruptions and severe weather warnings have been issued for affected areas.
A severe storm system spawned eight tornadoes across Indiana, Ohio, and Texas on March 14, 2024, resulting in numerous injuries and widespread property damage. The most critical impact occurred in Winchester, Indiana, where significant injuries were reported by the Indiana State Police, and in Ohio, where multiple structures were destroyed and two people lost their lives.
A significant winter storm has brought heavy snowfall to Colorado, particularly affecting areas from Denver to the state’s ski resorts, resulting in widespread flight cancellations and major highway closures. The National Weather Service in Boulder reports more than 60 cm (2 feet) of snow in the Front Range foothills and predicts totals could exceed 120 cm (4 feet) in some mountainous areas by Friday morning, March 15, 2024.
Denver and surrounding areas are on high alert as a powerful Pacific storm system is expected to hit the central Rockies and Plains, including Colorado, with severe weather conditions starting late Wednesday, March 13, 2024. The storm is expected to bring heavy mountain snows, lower elevation rain, and strong winds through mid-week, intensifying as it moves across the central Plains.
A powerful storm system has been wreaking havoc across the Gulf Coast for several days spawning a series of tornadoes and causing significant flash flooding across the Southeast. The tornado activity was concentrated in southern Alabama and Georgia, impacting rural communities.
A prolonged winter storm will affect interior portions of the Northeast tonight into Monday, March 11, 2024. Additionally, snow squalls are likely over portions of the central Appalachians through the northern Mid-Atlantic on Sunday, the NWS Weather Prediction Center warns.
A powerful snowstorm swept through Nebraska and Colorado on March 7, 2024, leaving behind record-breaking snowfall, closing highways and schools, and setting new daily and all-time snowfall records in parts of Nebraska.
