Weather and Critical Events

A foot of snow with gusty winds in some places, icy conditions in others. Nasty winter weather is coming back to the Midwest soon.

Thick ice to cover parts of the Midwest tonight as next winter storm approaches. Major cities are in the path.

Wind damage, tornadoes, record-breaking rainfall hit California the past few days. Unfortunately, one person died.

Whiteout conditions, several more feet of snow for the Sierras early this week. This is on top of several feet from the weekend.

Several feet of snow, lots of wind expected in Sierras of California this weekend. Coastal downpours, flooding possible.

Bitter cold outbreak in Midwest may have killed at least 12 people, including FedEx worker, college student, homeless man. Autopsies, investigations continue.

Crash scenes have dotted landscapes in parts of Northeast this week. Snow, wind, extreme cold all factors.

Class 1 railroad warns of slowdown in shipments through major intermodal hubs as tracks crack under severe cold.

Boats crashing into bridges and flooding have been by-products of ice jams during U.S. arctic outbreak. Problems could continue for few more days.

Class 1 railroads may have to shorten train lengths and reduce speeds to cope with cold, while drayage supply will also be tight.

Dangerous wind chills from 40s to 60s below zero keeping Midwest states in deep freeze. Snow, ice-covered roads adding to disruptions in supply chain.

Wind chills near 60 below zero soon heading to parts of the Great Lakes. Major cities to stay frozen for days.

Wind chills as cold as 40 degrees below zero adding harsh bite to the air across Great Lakes states this weekend. Snowfall of more than 12 inches in spots.

Trucks and truckers are baking in the extreme Australian summer heat, which is nudging the 122 F (50 C) in certain parts of the country for days at a time. (Photo: Shutterstock).

More than 16 inches of snow possible in northern Rockies through tonight. Lots of blowing snow, too.

Some of the same areas snowed in, iced over last two weekends will be targeted again this week. More bitter cold to follow.

Ice, wind, heavy snow made for a bad weekend across Midwest, Northeast over the weekend. Storm-related transportation delays, deaths.

More than a foot of snow could fall in parts of the Northeast this weekend. Areas of ice, too, in major cities.

To say the Sierras got some snow over the last few days would be an understatement.

Significant snow, ice, wind to slam some big cities this weekend. Could take days to thaw out.