Significant winter storm brings heavy snow and ice to Midwest, Plains

Significant winter storm brings heavy snow and ice to Midwest, Plains

A strong winter storm is bringing heavy snow and ice from the Plains to the upper Midwest and western Great Lakes, US on Monday, January 22, 2018, causing major road and air traffic problems. The storm is named Jaxon by The Weather Channel. Hundreds of flights were…

Storm Eleanor hits UK with gusts up to 160 km/h (100 mph)

Storm Eleanor hits UK with gusts up to 160 km/h (100 mph)

More than 22 000 homes across Northern Ireland and 2 000 in England and Wales lost power after Storm Eleanor crashed into the British Isles late Tuesday, January 2 and into January 3, 2018. As of early Wednesday morning, two people sustained injuries after powerful…

Storm Eleanor to hit Ireland, UK and France with powerful winds, thundery rain

Storm Eleanor to hit Ireland, UK and France with powerful winds, thundery rain

Winter Storm Eleanor is heading toward Ireland, United Kingdom and France today. Very severe and damaging gusts, heavy and locally thundery rain as well as very high seas are expected late Tuesday, January 2 into January 3, 2018. Status Yellow wind and rain warnings…

Long duration ice storm continues in central US, death toll rising

Long duration ice storm continues in central US, death toll rising

Widespread freezing rain produced by Winter Storm "Jupiter" persists for much of western Oklahoma, Kansas, northern Missouri, and western Iowa. Continuing snow is forecast to the north of the freezing rain, and to the south, heavy rain and the potential…

Severe winter storm hits Japan, intense sea-effect snow

Severe winter storm hits Japan, intense sea-effect snow

A major winter storm is affecting the Japanese archipelago Japan this week. The storm is producing typhoon-force winds and prolonged, intense sea-effect snow. Extreme amounts of snow have fallen in parts of Japan and claimed lives of at least 2 people. More than 40…

Winter storm system, cold surge developing southwest of Japan

Winter storm system, cold surge developing southwest of Japan

Remnants of Tropical Storm "Mekkhala" and a developing mid-latitude low pressure area over East China Sea are expected to join through Thursday, January 22 just south of Japan. The system will slide parallel to the eastern coast of Japan bringing wide spread r

Major winter storm affecting Southeast US, moving up the Eastern Seaboard

Major winter storm affecting Southeast US, moving up the Eastern Seaboard

A major winter storm is affecting parts of the Southeast U.S. with dangerous ice and snow and is expected to intensify Wednesday evening, February 12, as it moves up the Eastern Seaboard, affecting locations across the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. More than 2.5 cm (1

Severe winter storm hit Britain and France

Severe winter storm hit Britain and France

A severe winter storm, named Dirk by Berlin's institute for meteorology, has caused major problems in Britain and France. Latest reports mention 4 deaths in Britain and one in France.

UK's Environment Agency issued hundreds of flood warnings across all of