In much of the country, the Christmas weekend could be the coldest in decades.
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Storm packing heavy rain, strong winds will barrel into Maine Thursday night
Current forecasts call for 50-60 mph wind gusts, potentially leading to more power outages leading into the holiday weekend.
U.S. braces for dangerous blast of cold, wind and snow
Northern regions of the U.S. could see wind chills approaching 70 degrees below zero in the coming days.
Arctic air will blast much of U.S. just before Christmas
The federal Weather Prediction Center says this week has the potential for ‘the coldest air of the season.’
As a major Nor’easter moves into Maine, people are advised to avoid travel if possible
The leading edge of the snow and rain mix is moving into southern Maine and will continue to move north as low pressure develops and intensifies off the coast of New England this afternoon.
South cleans up from tornadoes as blizzards head to New England
The weather service said heavy snowfall is expected across portions of interior New York and New England through the weekend with storm totals expected to reach 1 to 2 feet.
Huge storm spawns Southern tornadoes, leaving three dead in Louisiana
Meanwhile, the wintery blast dumps over 2 feet of snow in South Dakota.
Massive U.S. storm brings tornadoes to South, blizzard threat
The storm system was expected to move into the Northeast and central Appalachians with snow and freezing rain by late Wednesday, forecasters said.
Millions in central U.S. brace for snow, rain and floods
The National Weather Service warned that there would be ‘numerous, widespread, and impactful weather hazards in the heart of the country this week.’
CMP customer outages drop below 1,000 after gusty storm
A storm that brought high winds and heavy rain to southern Maine knocked out power to more than 31,000 customers.