Actual monthly snowfall in December 2020 and January 2021 (denoted by the orange bars), compared to monthly average snowfall (teal bars) in Fairbanks, Alaska, as of Jan. 26, 2021. (Data: NOAA/NWS; Graph: Infogram) At a Glance Fairbanks, Alaska, may have its least snowy January since the Great Depression.A persistent storm track to its south has kept precipitation away from Alaska's eastern interior.Seasonal snowfall in Fairbanks has declined, particularly in fall. Fairbanks, Alaska, has struggled to pick up any snow this...

Cars were stranded on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago on Feb. 2, 2011, after the Groundhog Blizzard. (Getty Images/Scott Olson) At a Glance A snowstorm will pound Chicago this weekend.Almost 10 years ago to the day was one of its all-time heaviest snowstorms.This Groundhog Blizzard paralyzed travel in parts of the central U.S. Chicago will dig out from a , but it won't be anything like the crippling blizzard it endured almost 10 years ago to the day. In early...

Meteorologist Jim Cantore is positioned in South Lake Tahoe to follow the snow totals which could be measured in feet in some places. ...