Where February Could Rank as Top 10 Coldest With the month closing out on a shivering note, several cities in the Midwest clinched a top 10 coldest February. 10 coldest Februaries in Chicago. On the following pages, we have a look at the final rankings for 10 cities, indicating where February 2014 ranked among the coldest Februaries on record. Chicago Final Ranking: 9th coldest February with a monthly average temperature of 17.3 degrees.Coldest February since 1979More:10-Day Forecast| Coldest February Rankings...

As Winter Storm Titan burst through the Ohio and Mississippi Valley Sunday, the region become ground zero for a rare winter phenomenon. According to the National Weather Service, thundersleet was reported in at least six states: Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. (MORE:Sleet and Freezing Rain Are NOT The Same) "Thundersleet is amazing because it requires such a specific, rare combination of elements to happen," weather.com meteorologist Nick Wiltgen explained. "There has to be warm, unstable air aloft to...

The Weather Channel named Winter Storm Titan on Thursday, Feb. 27. Its impacts began on the West Coast Friday, Feb. 28, with heavy rainfall and mountain snow. Despite a prolonged and exceptional drought, flooding resulted in parts of the West as some areas saw excessive rainfall. The storm then shifted across the Rockies and into parts of the central and eastern U.S. Saturday and Sunday, March 1-2. Titan continued to impact parts of the East on March 3. Below is...

A wintry system pushing through the Southeast Thursday night into Friday is already bringing sleet and snow across parts of the region. Current Southeast Radar (PHOTOS: Winter Storms Leon | Pax | Titan) High pressure over the Northeastern states has pushed cold air into the valleys of the Appalachian Mountains. This cold air has funneled as far south as Georgia and the Carolinas, where temperatures barely made it out of the upper 30s on Thursday afternoon. Meanwhile, an upper level...

Thanks to a record-shattering late February and early March Arctic blast during one of the persistently coldest winters in decades, ice cover on the Great Lakes is now the most widespread in 35 years, and nearing an all-time record. Satellite loop of Great Lakes ice cover Feb. 19 (before Winter Storm Seneca), Feb. 22 (after Seneca's high winds and brief thaw), and Mar. 3 (after an Arctic outbreak). (Images: NASA/MODIS) According to an analysis by NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research...

Jericho, Vt. Tiffany and Mike says hello from Jericho, Vt. (Tiffany Fahl/Facebook) It's March. March is supposed to symbolize the beginning of spring with flowers blooming, birds chirping and people shedding winter coats in favor of light jackets. Instead, Winter Storm Vulcan is barreling through the Great Lakes and into New England, bringing biting winds, heavy snow and a prolonged case of cabin fever. (MORE: Winter Storm Vulcan Forecast) We can't change the weather, but we can help you have...

Winter Storm Vulcan deposited a swath of heavy snow from the Midwest into the Great Lakes and interior Northeast, less than two weeks before the arrival of spring 2014. (MORE: News Recap) Below is a sampling of the notable snow and high wind reports from this mid-March winter storm, by region: Midwest Peak total: 10.0" in Port Huron, Mich.Toledo, Ohio: 7"Ft. Wayne,Ind.: 6.7"Detroit (Metro Airport):6.6"Duluth (Heights), Minn.:6.4" (mainly from lake-effect snow)Chicago (Midway): 6" (3.6" at O'Hare)Cleveland (Hopkins):3.9" Vulcan propelled Chicago...

Winter Storm Wiley spread a swath of snow and ice from the Missouri Valley into the Mid-Atlantic states from Mar. 15-17, 2014. Below are some of the notables from this late winter storm, by region. East: Peak snow total:Haywood, Va. (13.7") Washington(Dulles):11.1" Washington(Reagan Nat'l):7.2" Baltimore, Md. (city): Up to 7.2" Charleston, W.V.(NWS office): 5" Philadelphia, Pa.: 4.7" (Brings season total to 67.6", making it the second snowiest winter on record there). Sleet/ice reports:Under 0.3" ice accumulation in parts of southwest...

Winter Storm Cleon delivered snow, sleet, and freezing rain to a large swath of the country from Dec. 1, 2013 into early Dec. 7, 2013. At least 11 people were killed as the storm marched east. Here are the lingering impacts for states across the country. Arkansas A day after freezing rain, sleet and snow brought most of Arkansas to a near standstill, the sun began to help melt ice Saturday on major roadways. Primary roads were usable if motorists...

Winter Storm Hercules delivered a swath of snow from the Midwest to the Great Lakes and Northeast during the first few days of 2014. Below are snowfall totals produced by Hercules as of Jan. 3. Hercules Snow Totals Hercules Snow Totals Hercules Snow Totals Nebraska 3.1" near Auburn in southeast Nebraska1.2" in Omaha Kansas 4.5" near Glasco2.0" in Salina1.5" in Topeka Missouri 4" in Spanish Lake3.1" in St. Louis0.5" at the Kansas City International Airport Iowa 4.7" in Fayette3.1" at...

With a few days left in the month, several cities in the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes and northern New England are flirting with a top 10 coldest March. It's a huge turnaround from two years ago in March 2012 when many of these same cities saw their warmest March on record. For each location below, we have provided where this month currently ranks among the coldest Marches on record and the projected final ranking based on the forecast. We also...

Low pressure intensified rapidly off the U.S. East Coast on March 26, 2014, becoming a sprawling, powerhouse ocean storm as it tracked into Atlantic Canada later in the day. Fortunately for most of the East Coast, this storm tracked outside the so-called 40/70 benchmark, namely, 40 degrees north latitude and 70 degrees west longitude, to keep the most severe impacts pinned mainly to Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket Island, and Downeast Maine. Incidentally, you may be curious why we did...

A winter storm with the potential for blizzard conditions is aiming for the Upper Midwest. The Weather Channel has named this storm Winter Storm Xenia. For the latest details, please click here for the Winter Storm Xenia forecast. Cities potentially in the path of Winter Storm Xenia include: In Nevada: Elko, Ely, WellsIn Utah: Alta, Brighton, RandolphIn Idaho: Pocatello, Idaho Falls, Burley, Shoshone, Blackfoot, Rexburg, Malad City, Soda SpringsIn Wyoming: Sheridan, GilletteIn Montana: Livingston, Red Lodge, Billings, Miles City, Glendive,...