,The Weather Channel has released its late fall and winter temperature outlook for 2013-2014. Chief Meteorologist Dr. Todd Crawford of Weather Services International (WSI), a part of The Weather Channel Company, says,"As the first shot of significant cold air spurs above-normal heating demand across much of the eastern United States, there are many questions regarding its staying power in the weeks and months ahead." Crawford adds, "While we do foresee colder-than-normal temperatures across the Midwest into the mid-Atlantic and Southeast...

Up to 10 inches of snow fell on Tuesday along a swath from northern and western Nebraska to southern South Dakota, northwest Iowa and central Minnesota. Latest Radar Wednesday, some wet snow may persist in parts of northern Wisconsin and the U.P. of Michigan before pulling away into Canada later in the day. For some locations such as Minneapolis/St. Paul (1.8 inches) and North Platte, Neb. (2.2 inches), this was the season's first measurable snowfall. In both locations, the average...

A storm that trekked from southern South Dakota and northern Nebraska to northwest Iowa and central Minnesota Tuesday dropped up to 10 inches of snow with rates of one inch per hour in some locations. In South Dakota, as much as 9.5 inches of snow fell 5 miles east of the town of Porcupine. Sioux Falls, located in the extreme southeast part of the state, saw just over a half foot of snow. The top snow total in Nebraska was...

Lebanon, Ohio The seasons clash in this photo of brilliant fall foliage shadowing a snow-blanketed lawn in Lebanon, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. (iWitness Weather/Sarah Baysore) A strong cold front brought the season's first snow to parts of the Midwest and Northeast on Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 11-12. A disturbance preceding the front brought the season's first snow to parts of northern New England on Sunday, Nov. 10. The slideshow above contains photos of this early snow, which was...

A new blast of Arctic air that will engulf the central and eastern states through the weekend made an impressive initial appearance in Montana on Tuesday. (MORE: ) Tuesday's Temperatures Thermometers in the northern Montana city of recorded an incredible temperature drop of nearly 40 degrees in just two hours. At 3:53 p.m., on Tuesday, the temperature was 52 degrees—about 11 degrees above the average high for the day. During the next hour, the Arctic cold front pushed through and...

Winter Storm Boreas,already blamed for at least fourteen deaths, is a massive storm that will impact the nation from coast to coast with rain, snow, sleet, and ice during the busiest travel week of the year. It's bringing a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain to parts of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas on Monday then will trudge east this Thanksgiving week. "Before this is over, Winter Storm Boreas will have impacted 100 million people," said The Weather Channel's winter...

Traffic on I-35 at the 33rd street bridge in Edmond Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013. (Doug Hoke/The Oklahoman) Snow, sleet and freezing rain hit parts of the southern Rockies and Four Corners as a part of Winter Storm Boreas. (MORE: ) The wintry weather caused hundreds of accidents and prompted officials to close roads in large parts of the Western U.S. Winter Storm Boreas is expected continue on to the Northeast. Follow the storm on Weather.com. (MORE:) ...

Nightmare Scenario for Thanksgiving Travel The lines don't just start at the airport. Often, they start on the roads leading to the airport. This Wednesday, traffic on roads and interstates leading to the airports will be twice what it usually is on an average Wednesday according to INRIX, which tracks travel and traffic backups nationwide. That's not counting the traffic nightmare Winter Storm Boreas is creating this week as it moves across the Plains, Midwest, South and Northeast with snow,...

The massive Winter Storm Boreas,already blamed for at least 14 deaths, trekked east on Tuesday, spreading its travel misery with a dangerous mix of snow, sleet, ice and heavy rain. Thanksgiving travelers scrambled to book earlier flights to get ahead of the nasty storm. By Wednesday morning, Boreas will impact the entire East Coast, likely creating havoc on the roads and in the air on the busiest travel day of the year. The wintry weather started Tuesday in the interior...

The Weather Channel has named Winter Storm Boreas. Into next week, Boreas will affect parts of the Southwest, Southern Plains and possibly the Northeast. (FORECAST: Winter Storm Boreas) Below, our Winter Weather Expert Tom Niziol(Twitter | Facebook) explains whyBoreaswas named and where the name Boreasoriginates. Why The Weather Channel Named This Winter Storm 1. The storm has already approached the population and areal coverage which will be under National Weather Service winter weather thresholds for warnings that our team uses...

After weeks of speculation that high winds could derail the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the NYPD finally gave Macy's officials the go ahead to fly the parade's iconic balloons, Whether or not the balloons can soar at normal heights remains to be seen, but the announcement alleviates concerns that the towering balloons could be grounded for good. The remnants of Winter Storm Boreas moved north into maritime Canada, sparkingin that threatened to spoil the balloons from taking to the skies...

The massive , blamed for at least 14 deaths in the Plains and West, is parked over the East Coast Wednesday, halting Thanksgiving traffic with snow, ice, heavy rains and even a tornado. "The timing of the storm couldn't be worse," said Chris Vaccaro, spokesman for the National Weather Service headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. "We are seeing numerous threats as the storm is beginning to develop and intensify." Heavy rain and breezy conditions were to strike the East Coast...