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Storm brings flooding, mudslides and new evacuations for fire victims in Southern California

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LOS ANGELES — The biggest storm of the winter walloped Southern California on Thursday, but by Friday morning conditions were improving as the storm subsided.

The storm forced the closure of Pacific Coast Highway, damaged homes and vehicles and brought with it “life-threatening” debris flows just a month after fierce Santa Ana winds ...Read more

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Warning of 'life-threatening' debris flows as torrential rains, flash floods hit LA County

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LOS ANGELES — The biggest rainstorm of the season slammed into Southern California on Thursday, bringing with it flash floods, severe thunderstorms and the possibility of “life-threatening” debris flows just a month after fierce Santa Ana winds propelled a firestorm across L.A. County.

The National Weather Service issued flash flood and ...Read more

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Atmospheric river storm slams into LA County, bringing mudslides and flooding, and trapping cars

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LOS ANGELES — Just a month after fierce Santa Ana winds propelled a firestorm across Los Angeles County, residents faced another extreme weather event Thursday. The biggest storm of the season so far hit Southern California, bringing with it mudslides and flooding, and reports of trapped vehicles.

The rain sent a cascade of mud and water from...Read more

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Extreme drought lingers in Las Vegas, even with light rain

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LAS VEGAS — This week may have brought an end to the Las Vegas Valley’s second-longest dry streak in recorded history, but don’t expect the light mist to reverse the region’s drought.

Almost all of Clark County remains under “extreme” drought conditions, with the northwestern corner under even more intense “exceptional” drought ...Read more

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Race to protect homes, residents in burn zones as major rainstorm slams into L.A.

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LOS ANGELES — Officials raced to prepare for possible debris flows in areas burned during the January fires as a strong storm moved into Southern California on Wednesday.

Crews have rushed to clear out 154 basins designed to catch mud, rocks and other debris from tumbling into neighborhoods. They have also installed thousands of sandbags, K-...Read more

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2 major winter storms expected to hit Chicago area this week

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CHICAGO — Two major winter storms are expected to hit the Midwest this week, with moderate to heavy snowfall in the Chicago area. Between the two storms, residents could see close to a foot of snow from Wednesday through Saturday.

The first storm could begin as early as Wednesday morning, although the brunt of the storm is expected to come ...Read more

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3 snowstorms forecast to hit New York, tristate this week

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NEW YORK — Three storms will beset the Northeast this week, bringing snow, rain, ice and travel mayhem to the New York area, meteorologists said Monday.

“We are looking at a parade of systems here over the next five to seven days or so,” National Weather Service meteorologist Dominic Ramunni told the Daily News on Monday.

The storms of ...Read more

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Major atmospheric river storm is barreling toward California: 'Prepare for the worst'

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LOS ANGELES — A major atmospheric river storm — strong enough to potentially rival some of the extreme storms that have walloped Southern California in recent winters — is barreling toward the coast, raising the specter of damaging landslides and flooding across the region.

This storm, forecast to reach Southern California sometime before...Read more

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Record-breaking rain lashes California, with 2 people killed during storm in Sonoma County

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LOS ANGELES — The second of back-to-back atmospheric rivers, which unleashed heavy rain across Northern California this week killing two people, was set to dampen Southern California through Friday morning.

And a potentially more powerful system could douse Southern California before or around Valentine’s Day, heightening concerns for ...Read more

LA's first atmospheric river storm of winter is coming. What you need to know

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LOS ANGELES — The first in what’s expected to be a series of three atmospheric river storms has arrived in California.

Forecasters are hopeful the winter storms might finally lift Los Angeles County from the throes of a devastating fire season. But there is still the risk that heavy rainfall around recent burn areas could trigger dangerous ...Read more

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Second round of rain heading to LA. What will it take to end fire season?

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LOS ANGELES — Another rain event is heading to fire-weary Los Angeles next week, and although this precipitation will provide a helpful dampening of dry brush, forecasters say it is unlikely to be heavy enough to put an end to what is expected to be the most destructive fire season in the county's modern history.

The National Weather Service...Read more

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Wanted: Rain. Las Vegas to reach 200 days in a row of no precipitation

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LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas is about to see its 200th day with no measurable rain picked up at the city’s airport monitoring station.

Wednesday will mark Sin City’s 200th day without the station measuring more than one-hundredth of an inch of rain. The longest consecutive dry streak the valley saw previously was in 2020, with 240 days of no ...Read more

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You think it's cold now? Here's how much colder it will get in Miami and across Florida

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MIAMI — Planning a weekend road trip in North Florida to frolic in the record-setting snowfall?

You may have missed your opportunity to make a “Snow in Florida” TikTok video. Meteorologists aren’t predicting more snow because the front that led to the winter scenes has moved on.

But Pensacola, which set a record with nine inches of ...Read more

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Worst snowstorm in 130 years plunges US South into frigid chaos

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Across the U.S. South, extreme weather usually means boarding up windows against hurricane winds and lining streets with sandbags to hold back floods. This week, freezing temperatures and record-breaking snowfall are instead sending residents from Florida to Texas rushing to warming centers, and causing chaos on roads and runways.

The region�...Read more

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Bitter cold sets a new record for Kansas City. Now there's snow in the forecast

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Those heading outdoors should bundle up Tuesday as extreme cold temperatures and bitter wind chills hover around the Kansas City metro.

The National Weather Service in Kansas City has issued a Cold Weather Advisory through noon Tuesday. At 5 a.m., wind chill values were -16 degrees in downtown Kansas City, and -15 degrees ...Read more

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Cold weather advisory with dangerous wind chills in effect for Chicago area

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CHICAGO — National Weather Service officials issued a cold weather advisory in effect until 2 p.m. Tuesday for portions of central, east central and northeast Illinois as well as northwest Indiana.

Officials said dangerously cold wind chills may reach as low as 28 below zero causing frostbite to those exposed to the frigid temperatures in as ...Read more

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Frigid subzero weather grips Chicago on 40-year anniversary of record low

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CHICAGO — Forty years ago today, temperatures in Chicago dipped to an all-time low of minus 27 degrees. The cold stretched to D.C., where it forced Ronald Reagan’s presidential inauguration ceremony indoors.

As a blast of Arctic air hits most of the country, Donald Trump is being sworn in as president inside the Capitol on Monday because of...Read more

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January chill: Las Vegas Valley to feel coldest temperatures in 2 years

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LAS VEGAS — While it won’t be anywhere close to bone-chilling cold that is forcing Monday’s presidential inauguration indoors, Southern Nevadans will feel the coldest weather in more than two years early next week.

The current Tuesday morning forecast low for Harry Reid International Airport is 31, according to National Weather Service ...Read more

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New York City to get blasted by snowstorm, arctic air

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NEW YORK — After days of balmy weather, New York City is slated to get buried in snow and then hit with an arctic blast expected to unleash a potentially life-threatening chill.

With a frigid polar vortex set to grip huge swaths of the U.S. in the coming days, the city could see anywhere between 3 and 5 inches of snow before the quick-moving ...Read more

New York City to get blasted by arctic air, snow this weekend

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NEW YORK — After days of balmy weather, New York City is slated to get hit with snow and then blasted by frigid cold by weekend’s end.

Saturday morning started off cloudy and is set to turn soggy by the afternoon. Highs for the day are expected to peak around 45, which means any precipitation city dwellers see will be rain, rather than snow...Read more