Winter Storm Petros struck the Midwest Wednesday and continued into Thursday, bringing heavy snow and whipping winds that caused problems for those in its path. A six-year-old girl was killed in Michigan Wednesday afternoon in a car crash partially blamed on snowy conditions created by the storm. As of Thursday, after reportedly being swept into the water at Diversey Harbor, according to NBC Chicago. The search had to be suspended due to inclement weather conditions. Tens of thousands were without...

The Lift's Al Roker has incredibly cute video of a panda in the Toronto Zoo enjoying the newly fallen snow. ...

See baby Juno the polar bear cub as she romps through the snow for the first time at the Toronto Zoo. ...

Some impressive warmth was experienced in portions of the Plains and Midwest during the last weekend of February. Warm temperatures were able to surge northward this weekend as the jet stream was located farther north into parts of Canada. Surface high pressure was located over the South, which brought a southwesterly flow across much of the Plains. These winds from the south and west allowed temperatures to climb well above average. (MORE:) One of the most notable records was set...

March may come in like a lion for portions of the Midwest and Northeast with the possibility of wintry weather in the first several days of the month. The first round of snow and some ice will target parts of the Midwest, Great Lakes, and New England early this week. Then, late in the week, we are watching portions of the Midwest and East for another potential snowmaker. However, forecast guidance at this time is very uncertain for this possible...

What what happens to a bubble in freezing temperatures in Strasburg, PA. ...

This dachshund knows how to get around. Watch as Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund hits the slopes in Quebec, Canada. Meteorologist Danielle Banks has the story. ...

December through February, a three-month period known as "meteorological winter," has shattered warm and wet records in 2015-2016 from New England to the Southeast, Midwest, Plains and West. At least 14 cities with a period of record of at least 60 years set a record warm winter, according to data from the National Weather Service and the, mainly in the Northeast. Locations in the U.S. which set either a record warm or second warmest December through February period in 2015-2016....

Winter Storm Quo brought snow, and even some ice, from the Upper Midwest to northern New England for the first couple of days of March 2016. Below is a recap of snow and ice reports by state. Winter Storm Quo Snow, Ice Reports Illinois: 6.5 inches in Gurnee; 1 inch at Chicago O'Hare Int'l AirportIndiana: 4.1 inches in MishawakaIowa: 5 inches in Geneva; 3 inches in Mason City; 2.9 inches in WaterlooMaine: 8.5 inches near Grand Isle; 8 inches in...

Winter Storm Quo blasted the Great Lakes region, dumping more than a foot of snow on its eastward path. Quo moved into the Northeast on Wednesday, where it will dump additional snow before exiting the country. Heavy snowfall complicated travel conditions, causing accidents from the High Plains to the Great Lakes, including a 33-car pileup outside of Buffalo. Some schools were closed Tuesday and Wednesday in areas that saw the most severe impacts from this storm. (MORE: ) Here are...

The Rogers family from Pennsylvania not only got stuck on a turnpike for 16 hours in January but their cruise ran into a hurricane type weather on vacation. Domenica Davis tells us more about their bad luck. ...

Warm weather is overspreading the country, a sign that winter is fading away, a season that many in Alaska would argue never came to their state. On top of being the warmest winter on record across The Last Frontier, unusually dry conditions failed to produce much snow over the generally white winter landscape. (MORE: Record Warm Winter For Many | Record Low Arctic Sea Ice) The long term weather pattern across western North America has kept Alaska relatively warm during...

Most of the East Coast dodged a bullet Friday from an intensifying offshore low, but snow still caused some issues with the Friday morning and afternoon commutes across parts of eastern New England. (MORE: ) A swath of generally light to moderate snow pasted areas from the Midwest and Ohio Valley on Thursday, into the Mid-Atlantic and portions of New England during Friday. Some locations picked up over 6 inches of snow from this system, including 7 inches in Louisa,...