STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com — Historical snow and cold in Rome have not only tried the patience of its residents but have also taken a toll on one of its architectural wonders, the Colosseum. The Colosseum had to shut its doors to tourists after bits of the massive structure crumbled and fell, CNN said [...]
Monster “Snowicane” hitting Alaska
Nov. 10, 2011 Leave a Comment
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather – A powerful storm that resembles a hurricane with snow, a “snowicane”, continues to pound western Alaska. “The potentially historic ‘superstorm’… is making ‘landfall’ in Alaska today with a pressure equivalent to a Category 4 Hurricane,” said AccuWeather.com’s Jesse Ferrell. Part of this fierce storm will dive into the contiguous [...]
Snow on top of snow will fall in the Northeast
March 23, 2011 Leave a Comment
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Accuweather reports that as if the 6 to 12 inches of snow was not enough for portions of New York and Pennsylvania, more snow is coming from the same storm system. There is plenty of energy and moisture left with the storm and it appears that cold air will hold its [...]
Flooding risk from 2011 thaw outlined
Feb. 17, 2011 Leave a Comment
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather — The risk of major flooding across the nation remains rather low into early next week, but there will be some minor problems and ice jam concerns. Most rivers across the nation were below flood stage as of Thursday morning, February 17, 2011, but an increasing number of rivers were [...]
More snow coming! Groundhog Day storm may affect 100 million people
Jan. 28, 2011 Leave a Comment
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com — The latest indications continue to point toward a large storm forming amidst a building temperature contrast over the middle of the nation. Precipitation and strong cold air/warm air circulation around that storm will affect many millions of people from the interior West to the Atlantic Coast as next week [...]
FEET of snow bury New England, shatter records
Jan. 13, 2011 Leave a Comment
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather — Rsidents across New England will spend today clearing out of the feet of snow left behind from Wednesday’s record-breaking snowstorm. Between 1 to 3 feet of snow was unleashed on the corridor from Long Island to southern New England to eastern Maine Tuesday night into Wednesday. Actually more than [...]
Breaking news: It’s a blizzard now
Jan. 11, 2011 Leave a Comment
It looks like The Blizzard of 2010 will be followed immediately by the Blizzard of 2011 The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Blizzard Waning for the entire East Coast of Massachusetts, including Cape Cod, Boston, and up to Gloucester. The warning goes from 2 a.m. all the way to 8 p.m. on [...]
State warns Massachusetts residents about blizzard
Dec. 25, 2010 Leave a Comment
The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency has issued guidelines for resident safety during the projected blizzard set to hit the area on Sunday and Monday. “MEMA recommends all travel be completed in the morning hours before the roads get treacherous as well as postpone any unnecessary travel if possible,” said Peter Judge, an agency spokesman. “Once [...]
Blizzard Warning issued in Massachusetts, 20 inches possible
Dec. 25, 2010 1 Comment
The National Weather Service has upgraded the Winter Storm Warnings issued around Massachusetts to more serious blizzard warnings. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the following areas/counties: Central Middlesex, Eastern Essex, Eastern Norfolk, Eastern Plymouth, Northern Bristol, Southeast Middlesex, Southern Bristol, Southern Plymouth, Southern Worcester, Suffolk, Western Essex, Western Norfolk and Western Plymouth. The Blizzard Warning [...]
First snow of the season falls in Southern New England
Nov. 8, 2010 Leave a Comment
State College, Pa. — AccuWeather.com — The first snow of the season greeted people across southern New England this morning with a coating to several inches blanketing areas from Connecticut into Rhode Island and Massachusetts. In Burrillville, R.I., residents woke up to 2.5 inches of snow on the ground. Other snowfall totals that have been [...]
EarthTalk: Winter storms? Bagged milk?
May 31, 2010 Leave a Comment
Are strong winter storms a sign of Global Warming?
Look At All This Snow-Crafted Sony Stuff
Jan. 12, 2010 Leave a Comment
Enthusiasts built everything from Helghast to Sackboys. Images inside.
First flakes begin to fall in Boston
Dec. 19, 2009 Leave a Comment
A winter storm warning is in effect for most of Southern New England as a blizzard has crushed its way up the East Coast. Spotters on the amateur Fire Radio System, which usually monitors fires around the state, announced they picked up the first signs of flakes falling in Boston at 11:43 p.m. Snow is [...]
Storm could hinder Black Friday bargain hunters
Nov. 23, 2009 1 Comment
State College, Pa. — AccuWeather.com — AccuWeather.com reports areas of wind-driven rain and snow will challenge even the heartiest shoppers on Black Friday from the Great Lakes to the coastal Northeast. The track of the storm is still questionable as a jog farther east or west than now anticipated could mean the difference between rain [...]
Snow’s not over yet
Jan. 28, 2009 Leave a Comment
State College, Pa. — AccuWeather.com — All things considered, this has been a brute of a storm, and it’s not over yet. Across northern New England, heavy snow will continue for several hours Wednesday night with total accumulations reaching 12 to 18 inches. The excessive snowfall will spread into Maritime Canada as well. In Ohio [...]
Northeast getting walloped
Jan. 27, 2009 Leave a Comment
State College, Pa. — AccuWeather.com — A major winter storm with widespread snow and ice is in the process of overspreading the Northeast, and if what has already happened farther west is any indication, this may be one of the more potent systems this winter season. Tuesday evening through Wednesday, a large area from Indiana [...]
Denver to New York: Ice, snow
Jan. 26, 2009 Leave a Comment
State College, Pa. — AccuWeather.com — Heavy snow will spread across the Lower Midwest and into the Northeast and mid-Atlantic this week in a two-part system that could give Philadelphia its first significant snowfall. The first and weaker system will spread lighter snow from the central Plains to the Ohio River Valley tonight. Some snow [...]
Heaviest snow of the season coming to NYC and Philly
Jan. 8, 2009 Leave a Comment
State College, Pa. — AccuWeather.com — A large swath of snow will stretch across the northern third of the nation later Thursday through this weekend from a fast-moving “clipper” storm. This storm is found in southern areas of British Columbia and Alberta today and will dive southeast bringing a large area of 3 to 6 [...]
