A commuter bundles up against extreme cold conditions Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Chicago. Temperatures in the area were hovering around zero with sub-zero wind chill reading hitting 10 below. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) An Arctic blast has gripped the Midwest and Northeast, with a perilous combination of bitterly cold air and gusty winds making it feel like winds 50 degrees below zero and enough snow and ice to cancel schools and make driving treacherous. In Washington, D.C., it was...

International Falls, Minn. A look over the Rainy River towards Canada on a brutally cold morning in January 2010 from iWitness Weather contributor bogwoman Imagine spending more than four days with outdoor temperatures never climbing above zero. That's what residents of have endured this week. Subzero temperatures gripped this city along the U.S./Canadian border from around 6 p.m. on Saturday January, 19 to just before 10 p.m. on the evening of Thursday January, 24. That's more than 115 hours in...

Editor's note: The following information was valid at the time Khan was named at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time Friday. For the latest information, read our latest update on Winter Storm Khan here. The Weather Channel has named the current winter weather system affecting the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Khan based on the following potential impacts: Impacts- As much as 0.50 inch of ice accumulation which may lead to power outages in addition to major travel issues. Also 2 to 4 inches...

Sevierville, Tenn. Caton's Chapel volunteer firefighters Charles Power, left, and Devin Keeler slide their way past a stranded ambulance on Henrytown Road in Sevier County, Tenn., Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Winter Storm Khan brought a swath of light snow from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic on January 25. In the South, freezing rain and sleet led to hundreds of accidents from southeastern Kentucky to eastern Tennessee, far northern Georgia, North Carolina and northern South Carolina. Dangerous travel conditions will persist...

Editor's note: The following information was valid at the time Luna was named at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time Saturday. For the latest information, read our latest update on Winter Storm Luna here. The Winter Storm Team at The Weather Channel has named the upcoming winter storm LUNA based on the following potential impacts: (MORE: Why we name winter storms) Impacts- Significant mix of wintry precipitation. Up to a quarter to half inch of freezing rain and sleet for Plains through...

(Tablet Infographics) If you shift your center-of-gravity over your front facing foot instead of splitting it evenly between your feet, you can more easily walk across icy surfaces without falling quite so much. Penguins have figured this out, as have many who live in areas covered by ice for weeks each year. The above graphic is from a site that has a wide variety of infographics for many occasions. Another way to avoid slipping in icy conditions is to use...

Editor's note: The following information was valid at the time Magnus was named at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday, January 29, 2013. For the latest information, read our latest update on Winter Storm Magnus here. The Winter Storm Team at The Weather Channel has named the upcoming winter storm Magnus based on the following potential impacts: (MORE: Why we name winter storms) Impacts – Swath of moderate to heavy snowfall with accumulations from 2 to 6 inches across southern areas...

The snowy end of the system bringing severe weather in the South arrived in the Midwest on Wednesday morning, bringing wintry conditions back to an area that has seen warmer-than-average temperatures over the past few days. Below are a collection of images and tweets telling the story of Magnus so far. (MORE: | | ) MORE ON WEATHER.COM: The World's Endangered Beaches ...

MORE ON WEATHER.COM: Incredible Ice Castles of China This picture taken on Jan. 5, 2013, shows people visiting “Ice and Snow World” at the opening ceremony of the 2013 Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin, northeast of China's Heilongjiang province. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) (MORE: Winter Storm Magnus Pounds Midwest Captured on Social Media) ...

A quick-moving, over-performing snowstorm swept across Delaware and South Jersey on Friday morning and left behind 1 to 6 inches of snow. (MORE:) ...

Below-Average Snow So Far Frankly, the 2012-2013 "snow season", outside of Winter Storm Athena and the wintry side of Superstorm Sandy, has been rather benign in parts of the Northeast. For example, here are some snowfall season-to-date deficits through Jan. 31: Albany, N.Y.: -15" (19.6" snow so far)Boston, Mass.: -14.8" (only 8.8" snow so far)Washington, D.C.: -7.3" (only 1.3" snow so far)Philadelphia, Pa.: -6.1" (only 4.4" snow so far)New York City: -5.8" (only 6.6" snow so far) Then again, February...

Grading Your City's Snow Has this season's snow met your expectations, so far? Frankly, snowfall in many locations has been noticeably absent. In a few places, however, snowfall has far surpassed what is considered "average." With that in mind, we're handing out "midterm grades" for cities across the nation, from New England to Alaska, examining not only snowfall departures from average, but also the percent of average snowfall through the end of January. Original poster for the Breakfast Club for...