Roughly 40 million people from Texas to the Carolinas are under winter weather alerts, as a rare winter storm brings bone-chilling temperatures and potentially historic snowfall to cities unused to harsh cold weather.

Myriad winter weather alerts and warnings remained in place across the U.S. on Tuesday as multiple states battled storms.

A winter storm brought heavy snow to the San Bernardino Mountains Sunday. According to the National Weather Service, much of the region remains under a winter storm warning until 4 p.m. Monday. This includes areas such as Big Bear Lake,

Snow was falling in the Mid-Atlantic and New York City on Sunday. The coldest air in several years will descend across much of the country starting Monday, forecasters said.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch at 12:41 p.m. on Sunday valid from Monday 7 p.m. until Tuesday 6 a.m. for Oswego County.

While it's stopped snowing, deadly winter weather conditions aren't gone. The National Weather Service is warning of icy roads persisting in Georgia.

The winter weather that brought both excitement and aggravation has come and gone, but it was stubborn. Charleston's National Weather Service (NWS) tally for snow averages about 3.5 to 5

Residents and first responders were on high alert for possible land movement in recent burn scar areas as a winter storm moves in.

Snow fell all over the Augusta area along with many other parts of Georgia on Tuesday. How much? How does this compare to the Jan. 10 winter storm?

While a winter storm brings rain to most of Southern California, residents at higher elevations are seeing some considerable snowfall.  The areas seeing the most snow are located in the San

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