Mammoth storm bringing bitter cold, blizzard warnings to much of nation
Heavy snow and strong winds were hitting the Midwest and moving east. Thousands of flights have been canceled or delayed heading into the holiday weekend.
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Heavy snow and strong winds were hitting the Midwest and moving east. Thousands of flights have been canceled or delayed heading into the holiday weekend.
Much of the U.S. will see a white Christmas -- and an extremely cold one. Weather Channel meteorologist Paul Goodloe joins CBS News with details on the winter storm and what to expect in the days ahead.
Severe winter weather is impacting nearly every state in the country, with meteorologists calling it a "once in a generation" storm. CBS News correspondent Elise Preston joins Lana Zak and Dana Jacobson from Chicago with more.
Forecasters predict an onslaught of heavy snow, ice, flooding and powerful winds from Thursday to Saturday in a broad swath of the country.
During the course of the storm, temperatures could plummet by 25 to 35 degrees Fahrenheit in "only a few hours," the weather service warned.
The coming week has the potential for "the coldest air of the season" as the strong arctic front marches across the eastern two-thirds of the country.
At least three people including a mother and her young son were left dead by twisters in Louisiana as blizzard-like conditions hit the Great Plains.
Tornadoes in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana caused injuries and damage and left at least two people missing.
The storm has already dropped several feet of snow in some areas and continues to unleash widespread hazards.
"This is a 'we are not kidding' kind of storm," the South Dakota Department of Public Safety said in a tweet urging people to stock up on essentials, then stay home once the storm hits.
Parts of Northern California were buried under six feet of snow over the weekend, closing major roads and causing power outages. The Midwest is bracing for a blizzard as the storm moves east. Carter Evans has the latest.
Blizzard warnings are posted in parts of the West and Midwest, the Southern Plains is bracing for violent thunderstorms and hail, and the South is on the lookout for a possible tornado outbreak. The Weather Channel's Mike Bettes has the forecast.
The powerful storm system is expected to move east over the next several days, forecasters said.
The storm would be named Owen.
More than 40 million Americans live in the path of potentially severe storms in the forecast later today and through the night. CBS News weather producer David Parkinson joins anchors Lana Zak and Elaine Quijano with details on what to expect.
A major storm is bringing up to several feet of lake-effect snow to western New York state. And much of the Midwest is experiencing a severe cold snap. Weather Channel meteorologist Kelly Cass joins "CBS News Mornings" with the latest on the forecast.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency ahead of a snowstorm that could bring up to four feet of lake-effect snow to the western part of the state. Weather Channel meteorologist Alex Wallace joins CBS News with the latest on what to expect.
Residents in at least four Florida counties were ordered to evacuate from barrier islands, low-lying areas and mobile homes.
"I've never been so terrified," one Texas resident said.
The storm slammed into a sparsely populated stretch of Mexico's Pacific coast between the resorts of Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan Sunday morning.
Former hurricane Julia has dissipated, but is drenching Guatemala and El Salvador with rain after reemerging in the Pacific.
Julia had dipped to tropical storm force by early afternoon Sunday.
Many residents still lack food, running water and electricity in the storm's aftermath.
At least 28 people died due to the storm, and many more were left without a home.
The Strader family was stuck on Sanibel Island for two days, as the only road out was ripped away by storm surge.