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Blowing dust created near-zero visibility on I-25 near Pueblo, killing 4 people, while the same powerful windstorm fueled fast-moving wildfires and triggered additional crashes across the Plains. Flooding rain shuts down roads in Los Angeles as Sierra travel turns dangerous with whiteout conditions and spinouts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Video shows a windmill burning in Stephens County, Texas after storms moved through the area Saturday. Local firefighters say lightning likely caused the fire. Plus, the Lac La Belle sank during a storm in 1872 and was lost to the lake for more than a century. Now a shipwreck hunter says the wreck has finally been found. And, powerful storms and pounding waves eroded the iconic rock formation alon...

Florida is experiencing its most widespread February drought on record since tracking began in 2000. Here’s why it’s happening and when rain may return. Also, many areas in the mid-Atlantic will see the most sustained stretch of warmer weather since a string of abnormally warm days in early January. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Local leaders are hopeful that Lake Lure could be ready for public access, boating and swimming by Memorial Day Weekend. Also, a 3-year-old female gray wolf fitted with a GPS collar has traveled nearly the length of the Sierra Nevada, marking the farthest south the species has been tracked since returning to California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the extended holiday weekend for some unfolds, a rainstorm threatens to soak some outdoor plans in the southern United States. Thunderstorms will erupt as well and some may be severe. Also, multiple storms will spin southward along the Pacific Coast of the United States next week. Each storm will bring abundant rain and mountain snow and cause significant impacts on travel and the potential for...

Ice boats have no brakes and can reach speeds up to 75 miles per hour. The prize is a Tiffany silver trophy first crafted in 1886. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The National Park Service says the hottest place in North America may soon be covered in wildflowers due to the weather, marking the first superbloom in 10 years. And even as the harshest cold begins to fade from the Northeast this week, AccuWeather forecasters warn that the stormy pattern is not quite finished. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Strong winds and Arctic air helped fracture the frozen surface over the weekend. Lake Erie is about 95% ice-covered — and the next few days could decide whether it fully freezes. Also, tens of millions in the south-central and southeastern United States may "love" the fact that the next big storm will bring rain and not snow or ice to the region over Valentine's Day weekend. Learn more about your...

After quite the lull over the last month, a pattern flip will take place along the West Coast early this week, as storms bring in periods of rain, showers and even feet of mountain snow for some. Also, nearly every planet will be above the horizon at the same time after sunset, with the moon nearby. The best view comes in a short window during the first part of the night, as long as the weather co...

About 70 skiers were rescued from 15 cabins after the Gore Mountain gondola malfunctioned during windy conditions. Also, it is going to feel painfully cold to be outside — even for a few minutes in the northeastern United States this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pacific storms packing moisture, colder air, rain and snow are likely to return to the western United States during weeks two and three of February. Also, overnight lows in the 20s and 30s forced citrus growers to fight freezing temperatures with irrigation as experts warn crop damage may impact future harvests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lake Erie reached 95.3% ice coverage this week, and AccuWeather’s Brandon Buckingham said a brief stretch of calm wind and deep cold could determine whether the lake fully freezes over. Also, those traveling in or spending time outdoors in the Northeast this weekend will face some of the most extreme cold of the entire winter in terms of actual temperatures and how it feels. Learn more about your...

More than a week after a massive ice storm devastated the South, thousands are still without power in the cold. For Kirk Herbstreit, the storm has changed how he looks at community resilience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The lingering cold across the East will set the stage for another wave of snow for many this week. Also, dense fog led to a nearly 60-vehicle pileup that injured at least 10 people and forced the closure of one of the region’s busiest highways for hours. And here's the video of the penguins at the Pittsburgh zoo. https://www.accuweather.com/en/videos/snow-day-delight-as-penguins-waddle-out-to-play...

From early heat to lingering cold snaps and snow, here’s what AccuWeather forecasters expect across the United States throughout the spring season. Plus, a trash can lost during Hurricane Sally in Alabama 5 years ago traveled across the Atlantic to wash up in the United Kingdom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For millions this winter has been the roughest in terms of cold and snow since 2017-18 so far. Conditions may not get any better and could worsen for those struggling with heating bills and dealing with cold and snow. Also, giant snow melters are turning truckloads into water across the five boroughs, easing the post-storm cleanup as cold weather keeps piles from shrinking on their own. Learn more...

Dangerous ice and Arctic cold snapped trees and power lines across the South, leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity and slowing recovery efforts. Also, It will be cold enough to require winter clothing, have iguanas dropping from trees and farmers holding their breath for damage in the citrus groves is coming to Florida this weekend. It could even snow in some areas. Learn more about y...

A storm will rapidly strengthen along the East Coast this weekend, delivering heavy snow from the Carolinas to New England, with blizzard conditions likely in the hardest-hit areas. Coastal flooding is anticipated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There could be another wave of snow across parts of the South and the East during the upcoming weekend as a storm develops, threatening areas that were just hit by severe ice and heavy snow. Plus, what will Punxsutawney Phil see on Monday? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over 1 million customers lost power at the peak of the storm as ice coated roads and trees, while heavy snow shut down travel and forced closures across parts of the Midwest and Northeast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The threat of space junk falling out of orbit and crashing toward Earth is growing. Satellites past their prime and old parts reenter our planet’s atmosphere more than three times a day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hundreds of thousands may be without heat for a time in the southern United States in wake of the massive snow and ice storm. The magnitude and duration of the cold will threaten lives and property. Also, generators can be lifesavers during winter outages, but small mistakes can turn risky fast. Here’s how to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, shock, and fire hazards Learn more about your ad choices...

A massive ice storm stretching for 1,800 miles in over a dozen states threatens to halt travel and cut power to a million utility customers. Travel and power could be shut down for days in the storm's wake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Extremely cold air will bring the lowest temperatures of the winter and put lives at risk, especially where an ice storm cuts power to hundreds of thousands who may have no heat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A massive winter storm is set to spread heavy snow and ice across more than two dozen states, threatening travel, power outages and dangerous cold from the South and Plains to the Northeast this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices