November 2014 featured frequent bouts of early-season arctic air and snow, setting records in parts of the nation from the Pacific Northwest to Florida and the East Coast. Some of these were new records for the month of November, a November calendar day, a snowstorm, or the earliest in the season it has been so cold or there has been so much snow. Let's recap some of the notable records we saw across the nation during the month, starting with...

Winter storm watches and warnings have been issued for portions of six Northeast states in anticipation of a slow-moving coastal storm expected to develop this week. Given the forecast of heavy snow over sufficient population, we have named this system Winter Storm Damon. (MORE: Science Behind Naming Winter Storms) For the latest on this storm, check out our Winter Storm Damon forecast and storm reports article. MORE ON WEATHER.COM: Snowflake Closeup Photos Medium-size snowflake, around 4 mm, taken in January...

Winter Storm Damon fizzled out over the Northeast after a second pulse of atmospheric energy arrived from the west breathing new life into this extremely slow-moving nor'easter. (MORE: Science Behind Naming Winter Storms) Areas hard-hit by Superstorm Sandy two years ago were among the first to face Damon's fury, as Tuesday morning's high tide brought minor to moderate coastal flooding to the Jersey Shore and parts of Long Island. In some areas, tides reached their highest levels since Sandy, but...

If you are planning to get a jump start on your holiday celebrations by traveling this weekend to avoid the rush of 98.6 million people forecast to travel this holiday season, you may run into some trouble from a storm systems crossing the Southeast and West. Here is our latest forecast thinking day-by-day through the weekend. Saturday's Forecast (Forecast information updates once an hour.) Saturday A few showers or thunderstorms may dot parts of the Southeast and northern Gulf Coast....

An ice shove in Menominee, Mich. on Apr. 13, 2014. (weather.com/photos contributor mike5501) The photo above is not a pile of snow deposited by dump trucks or snowplows.This is an ice shove in Menominee, Mich. photographed on April 13, 2014. According toFox 11 in Green Bay, the ice shove closed the road to the Menominee lighthouse and caused some minor property damage. Ice shoves were also reported along the western shore of Lake Winnebago in the city of Oshkosh, according...

Parts of the Upper Midwest with a rather paltry snowpack may get a quick stripe of snow just in time for a white Christmas. (MORE: White Christmas Forecast) Unfortunately, this snow may be poorly timed, namely, on Christmas Eve, when many will be flying into our out of one of the world's busiest airports, or traveling to Christmas Eve service or festivities. Let's start with potential impact on Chicagoland, then break down who else may see significant snow. Christmas Eve...

Winter Storm Eris will continue dropping snow from the Rockies to the Upper Great Lakes through early Saturday morning, moving east before tapering off.A few snow showers may linger into Saturday morning in eastern Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. To the south, an area of light to moderate snow will slide into the southern Rockies and southern High Plains of southern Colorado, New Mexico and Texas/Oklahoma panhandles. Lingering light snow is possible in the central High Plains...

Winter Storm Eris (air-is; from Greek mythology: the goddess of discord) blanketed parts of the West in snow and provided a white Christmas in the Rockies, and not just over the higher elevations. It then moved east into the Great Plains and upper Midwest during the first half of the post-holiday weekend. Here's a round-up of some of Eris' heavier snowfalls: - 30 inches near Roscoe, Montana- 13.5 inches near Galena, Idaho- 12 inches in Chama, New Mexico- 15 inches...

Yes, there were blizzard warnings in effect in Hawaii, where the two highest mountain peaks on the Big Island eventually saw a White Christmas. (MORE: Weirdest White Christmases) Blizzard warnings were in effect on Christmas Eve for Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa above 11,500 feet for strong winds and heavy snow which led to blowing and drifting snow. By definition, winds must be at least 35 mph or greater with falling or blowing snow that reduces visibilityto 1/4 mile or...

It might "never rain in Southern California," as the old Albert Hammond song goes, but it sure can snow. The snowfall even came down in areas that don't usually see wintry weather at the lower elevations. At 1,400 feet, Lake Elsinore reported six inches of snow to the National Weather Service, and residents were quite surprised to wake up Wednesday to see front yards and palm trees covered in snow. (MORE: The Latest News on Winter Storm Frona) As Winter...

Winter Storm Frona has dumped a significant amount of snow in the Pacific Northwest, and to a lesser extent portions of the northern Rockies and the Wasatch Range. The winter storm is also expected to bring snow to the Southwest, an unusual occurrence. The top reported snowfall has been 28 inches over Santiam Pass, Oregon, and 26 inches outside of Jaype in Clearwater County, Idaho. (MORE: | ) A winter weather advisory has been posted for Las Vegas in anticipation...

In the wake of , lake-effect snow has kicked in again across portions of the Great Lakes region. We will continue to deal with the lake-effect snow off and on this week as in between large-scale weather systems. Gorgon was one of those. In fact, a beefy lake-effect snow event squeezed in on Monday, after and before Winter Storm Gorgon. That lake-effect episode dumped a quick 28.5 inches of snow near Fulton, New York, which is in the Lake Ontario...

After a long week of winter weather impacted millions of Americans with harsh temperatures and snow, another system was set to brush the Northeast's big cities with a few inches of snow, while parts of western New York were receiving far more from a lake-effect event. According to National Weather Service reports, 9.5 inches of snow had fallen just north of Buffalo by 7:30 a.m. Friday morning. More than a foot of snow fell near Kenmore, according to NWS reports....