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...

Winter Storm Dion exited the East Coast Tuesday night, dumping inches of snow in some areas while missing the mark in a few major cities. "In a nutshell, Dion underachieved," said , winter weather expert at The Weather Channel. "It's important to remember that a degree or two difference in temperature separates a rain and snow event from a heavier snow event, and that's what we saw happen in cities like Washington and Baltimore. Further west, where the air was...

Baalbek's temples are pictured on December 11, 2013 as the Roman ruins of the historic town in eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley were covered with snow following a fierce storm. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) MARJ, Lebanon — A blustery storm dropped torrential rain and snow on Lebanon and Jordan on Wednesday, forcing aid agencies to scramble to distribute desperately needed winter supplies like blankets and plastic tarps to Syrian refugees who have sought safe haven in the countries. The storm, dubbed Alexa, pushed...

A stalled area of low pressure in the upper atmosphere that brought snow to parts of Israel and Syria in recent days has now reportedly delivered a rare coating of snow to portions of northern Egypt on Friday. (MORE: Rare December Snowfall in Jerusalem) The photos below gathered from Twitter show the snow in northern Egypt, including some from near the Cairo area. Given its desert climate, precipitation of any kind is a rarity in Cairo. The city averages less...

Steve Roche shovels snow as neighbors use snow blowers to clear the sidewalk, Dec. 15, 2013, in Walpole, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Winter Storm Electra dumped over a half foot of snow in parts of the Midwest Friday night and Saturday morning. More snow and ice is expected throughout the weekend as the storm moves to the Northeast. (FORECAST: ||.|) Snow will continue to fall Saturday night in the Northeast, although the storm is expected to pass offshore and into...