This winter we’ve heard all kinds of buzzwords, like “polar vortex,” “icemegeddon,” and “gridlockolypse.” But recently with Winter Storm Pax,and now with Winter Storm Quintus,a new word is circulating around social media: "bombogenesis." (MORE:Winter Storm Pax Snow, Sleet and Ice Totals) You may be thinking, 'Well, that sounds ominous.' And in some respects it is, but it’s really not that uncommon. Bombogenesis is short for “bomb cyclogenesis,” which means a storm's central pressure drops at least 24 millibars in 24...

Power is returning to the hardest hit areas of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina Friday, 48 hours after Winter Storm Paxcoated trees and power lines with a thick layer of iceand snow. At least 26 deaths in the region have been blamed on the winter storm, which dumped snow and ice up the East Coast,snapped trees and utility poles and snarled traffic. The damage in some parts of the south was so devastating that South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley...

Winter StormQuintus developed over the Midwest on Friday, Feb. 14, and quickly zipped toward the Northeast by Saturday, Feb. 15. Snow lingered into Sunday, Feb. 16, over parts of Maine. Here are the final snow totals from Winter Storm Quintus. Official National Weather Service observations are in bold. Illinois 6.1" in Springfield and Peoria6" in Taylorville, Havana, and Astoria5" in Virginia, Decatur, Pekin, and Ripley Indiana 6.3" in Indianapolis6" in Rising Sun and near Liberty5.5" near Connorsville4.5" in Brooklyn and...

Winter Storm Rex brought a swath of snow from the Midwest to parts of the Northeast late Feb. 16 into early Feb. 19, 2014. Thundersnowwas observed in at least seven states as the storm pushed east. Here are some of the snow totals produced by the storm in each state. Official National Weather Service observations arelisted in bold. Maine All reports are snow accumulations. 9.6" near Kennebunk9.5" in Rollinsford9" in Durham7.6" in Portland New Hampshire All reports are snow accumulations....

After dumping heavy snow on the Midwest Monday, Winter Storm Rex moved swiftly throughthe Northeast and New England Tuesday, bringing another shot of snow to New York City and Boston. Parts of New England racked up the heaviest snow totals Tuesday. In New Hampshire, 12 inches of snow were reported Tuesday night in New Boston, 11 were reported in Goffstown and Merrimack and there were 10 in Nashua and other places. In Maine, nearly 10 inches of snow fell in...

Radar loop with lightning data (small white/gray lightning symbols) of Winter Storm Seneca from 9 a.m. CT Feb. 20 through 12 a.m. CT Feb. 21, 2014. Winter Storm Senecawas the second named storm of the week to produce snow accompanied by lightning and followed closely on the heels of Winter Storm Rex. (MORE: Seneca State-by-State Impacts) Seneca kicked into gear on the morning of Feb. 20, as a relatively quick burst of snow sweeping through parts of Nebraska and northern...

You may love to see feet of snow on the ground at your favorite ski resort. But piling up on your yard, sidewalk, or driveway? Probably not so much. Such was the case this past week in the wake of Winter Storm Seneca. Up to 22 inches of snow blanketed parts of the Upper Midwest. That's enough of a headache. Winds gusting over 40 mph for hours whipped the snow into huge drifts, stranding motorists and leaving homeowners with the...

Winter Storm Nikahas spread a wintry mess of snow, sleet and freezing rain from the Plains to the Northeast. The storm also brought snow to the mountains of the West. Below are selected snow and ice totals from the storm by state in the northeastern, central and western regions as of early Wednesday afternoon. Note that due to varying report times and ongoing snowfall, additional snow may have fallen in some of the listed locations. (MORE: State-by-State Impacts) NikaNortheast Snow,...

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...