The massive Winter Storm Boreas,already blamed for at least 14 deaths, trekked east on Tuesday, spreading its travel misery with a dangerous mix of snow, sleet, ice and heavy rain. Thanksgiving travelers scrambled to book earlier flights to get ahead of the nasty storm. By Wednesday morning, Boreas will impact the entire East Coast, likely creating havoc on the roads and in the air on the busiest travel day of the year. The wintry weather started Tuesday in the interior...

The Weather Channel has named Winter Storm Boreas. Into next week, Boreas will affect parts of the Southwest, Southern Plains and possibly the Northeast. (FORECAST: Winter Storm Boreas) Below, our Winter Weather Expert Tom Niziol(Twitter | Facebook) explains whyBoreaswas named and where the name Boreasoriginates. Why The Weather Channel Named This Winter Storm 1. The storm has already approached the population and areal coverage which will be under National Weather Service winter weather thresholds for warnings that our team uses...

After weeks of speculation that high winds could derail the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the NYPD finally gave Macy's officials the go ahead to fly the parade's iconic balloons, Whether or not the balloons can soar at normal heights remains to be seen, but the announcement alleviates concerns that the towering balloons could be grounded for good. The remnants of Winter Storm Boreas moved north into maritime Canada, sparkingin that threatened to spoil the balloons from taking to the skies...

The massive , blamed for at least 14 deaths in the Plains and West, is parked over the East Coast Wednesday, halting Thanksgiving traffic with snow, ice, heavy rains and even a tornado. "The timing of the storm couldn't be worse," said Chris Vaccaro, spokesman for the National Weather Service headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. "We are seeing numerous threats as the storm is beginning to develop and intensify." Heavy rain and breezy conditions were to strike the East Coast...

Joseph Mezo uses an umbrella as he walks to work in light sleet and icey conditions Friday morning, Dec. 6, 2013, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero) Winter Storm Cleon has already delivered more than a foot of snow to parts of the Rockies and the Upper Midwest. As we head through Thursday and Friday, Cleon will spread a significant swath of snow and ice from the southern Plains into parts of the mid-Mississippi Valley and Ohio Valley. Dallas/Ft. Worth, Oklahoma...

SANTA ANA, Calif.-- After the orange harvesting and the sun sets, the toughest part of John S. Gless' day is just beginning: a desperate fight to stave off a cold spell threatening to destroy his citrus crop. The vice president and manager of Gless Ranch, which grows oranges, lemons and grapefruit on 5,000 acres 100 miles north of Los Angeles, spends his nights shuttling from field to field where costly wind machines are warming up the groves by a few...

DALLAS — Winter Storm Cleonmade road and air travel a nightmare from the Southern Plains into the Ohio Valley Friday. American Airlines, based at Dallas-Fort Worth, canceled nearly 1,000 flights systemwide. Dallas Area Rapid Transit also canceled rail service because of ice on the tracks. Only about a dozen flights were canceled out of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, but airlines were waving change fees for passengers who needed to rebook. (MORE: | | ) Interstate...

A bitterly cold air mass spread across the western states and into the Plains and Midwest during the first week of December. One of the coldest temperatures recorded happened the morning of Saturday, Dec. 7, when the temperatureinJordan, Mont.dropped as low as -42! In some cities, the frigid air mass has been the coldest seen in years or has broken daily record lows. Here's a few examples: Billings, Mont.: Low of -21 degrees Saturday at the airport was the coldest...

Cold weather has forced thousands of flights to be cancelled or delayed across the country, leaving many travelers frustrated for yet another day. The tracking website Flightaware.com estimates more than 2,000 flights were cancelled nationwide as of Sunday afternoon and more than 6,000 flights were delayed. That follows two days of similarly difficult travel conditions. Cold weather has affected much of the country, but hit Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport particularly hard. The airport said more than 400 departures were cancelled...

A woman walks past Independence Hall during a winter snowstorm, Dec. 10, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Winter Storm Dion is delivering a sloppy winter smorgasbord from the Mid-Atlantic through southeastern Pennsylvania and northern New Jersey. The National Weather Service said a high pressure system from North Carolina north to New England is being fed by disturbances from the southwest and moist air off the Atlantic. The storm has also caused treacherous travel conditions and numerous flightcancellationsandhas been a...

-42 Degrees in Montana The first full week of December 2013 has been packed full of bitter cold, snowy and icy extremes. On the following pages, we walk through some of the most interesting facts about this wintry start to December beginning with the extreme cold. Map showing the -39 degree temperature in Havre on the morning of Dec. 7. On the morning of Dec. 7, recorded a low temperature of-42 degrees.Not far behind waswith a low of-39 degrees. Sunday...

After blanketing a large swath of the country with snow and ice, grounding flights and making for dangerous travel conditions,Winter Storm Dionis set to bring more misery from Virginia to Philadelphia on Tuesday. Winter storm warnings have been issued for parts of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey as the system moves northeast. (MORE: Track Winter Storm Dion's Travel Nightmare) Earlier this week, Winter Storm Dion brought winter weather to the Midwest and Plains, before dumping heavy snow on...

Winter Storm Dion is not done with the East Coast yet. It's delivering a parting shot of quick, heavy snow along the I-95 corridor Tuesday, snarling traffic and flights as snow falls at the rate of 1-2 inches an hour. “Dion is barreling in like a freight train," said The Weather Channel's winter weather expert Tom Niziol. "The good news is it's a very quick storm. By mid-afternoon the Northeast will improve and by the evening commute, Dion will be...