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Ice builds as Michigan endures historic blizzard

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A historic storm that dumped more than 4 feet of snow on parts of Michigan's Upper Peninsula tapered off Tuesday, but ice accumulated in northeastern lower Michigan and other locations as more than 90,000 people still lacked power, and some roads remained impassable.

A station near Round Lake in the U.P.’s Luce County...Read more

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Historic Michigan blizzard prompts emergency declaration by Gov. Whitmer

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LANSING, Mich. — Citing extreme winter weather, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared Tuesday a state of emergency in seven counties and a statewide energy emergency.

A winter storm system on Sunday and Monday dropped 2 feet to 4 feet of snow across much of Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula, causing widespread damage, according to ...Read more

Damaging winds top over 80 mph, leave tens of thousands without power in New England

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BOSTON — Gusty winds barraged Eastern Massachusetts and New England through Monday night, reportedly bringing over tens of thousands of power outages and gusts up to 80 mph.

“Overnight, the majority of the worst of it was after midnight,” said NWS meteorologist Emily McMinn. “It was between midnight and 3 a.m. Eastern Massachusetts ...Read more

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As snow and wind taper off, thousands still without power after historic storm hits Michigan

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Traverse City — More than 105,000 customers were without power in Michigan Tuesday morning after a historic blizzard dumped more than 30 inches of snow in some places, closing schools for a second day and continuing to make roads impassable.

Southeast Mount Arvon area in the Upper Peninsula's Baraga County appears to have broken the one-day ...Read more

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California's snowpack was already meager. Now comes an extraordinary heat wave

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The warm winter has left very little snow in California’s Sierra Nevada, and now an extreme heat wave is accelerating the rapid melt in the mountains.

The Sierra snowpack measures 45% of average for this time of year, according to state data, down from 73% of average in late February.

When water expert Newsha Ajami went skiing near Lake ...Read more

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Incoming storms prompt early school dismissals as Maryland braces for damaging winds

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BALTIMORE — A powerful storm system expected to move across Maryland on Monday could bring damaging winds, heavy rain, hail and possible tornadoes, prompting Gov. Wes Moore to declare a state of preparedness and local school systems to announce early dismissals.

The National Weather Service forecasted rain and possible thunderstorms before 4 ...Read more

David Guralnick/The Detroit News/TNS

More than 131,000 without power as major storm hits northern Michigan

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — More than 2.5% of electrical customers in Michigan were without power Monday morning as winter storms pummeled the northern half of the state and the Upper Peninsula.

The state as of 9:25 a.m. had more than 131,000 power outages recorded. Consumers Energy, which serves much of lower Michigan outside of the eastern side ...Read more

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Boston Weather: Flooding, high winds warnings incoming

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Potential flooding and high winds are set to kick off the week for Boston, before a period of chillier dry weather heading into next weekend, according to National Weather Service Forecasts.

“Rain starts to move in, heading into (Monday) morning,” said NWS meteorologist Candice Hrencecin. “(Monday) is going to be pretty rainy. And then it...Read more

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Dangerous storms possible across Virginia; damaging winds, large hail and potentially strong tornadoes are threats

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Much of Virginia is under the “substantial risk” of severe weather on Monday.

The commonwealth could see severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds, large hail and strong tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service.

The weather service’s forecast said there remains a substantial risk of severe weather Monday along ...Read more

Leila Navidi/Minnesota Star Tribune/TNS

Wild US weather halts flights, dumps snow and knocks out power

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Blizzards, wildfires and thunderstorms swirling toward the eastern U.S. have knocked out power to thousands and grounded hundreds of flights across the Midwest.

Heavy snow touched off blizzard warnings from South Dakota to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on Sunday, the National Weather Service said. Meanwhile, high winds are shaking power lines ...Read more

Leila Navidi/Minnesota Star Tribune/TNS

Wild US weather halts flights, dumps snow and knocks out power

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Blizzards, wildfires and thunderstorms are swirling toward the eastern U.S. having knocked out power to thousands and grounded hundreds of flights across the Midwest.

Heavy snow touched off blizzard warnings from South Dakota to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on Sunday, the National Weather Service said. Meanwhile, high winds are shaking power ...Read more

Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post/TNS

More than 32,000 without power in Colorado amid high winds

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DENVER — More than 30,000 homes and businesses lost power on Saturday as high winds blew across Colorado, according to several of the state’s energy utilities.

Roughly 18,000 of those outages were Xcel Energy customers in Colorado’s foothills, who lost power when the utility’s preemptive safety shutoffs started at 2 p.m. Saturday, ...Read more

As SoCal sizzles, a round of even more extreme March heat is on deck

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LOS ANGELES — Southern California continues to sizzle under a heat advisory on Friday, as temperatures across the region remain a toasty 15 to 25 degrees above normal, with no meaningful relief in sight.

And although there will be a slight dip in temperatures on Saturday, officials warned that another round of even more extreme heat would ...Read more

Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/TNS

Ill. Gov. JB Pritzker reports nearly 500 structures damaged by Kankakee County tornado

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Nearly 500 structures in Kankakee County were damaged by massive storms that produced tornadoes and hail swept across Illinois Tuesday night, according to Gov. JB Pritzker, who promised that state officials would seek federal aid to help those most affected.

The governor spent Thursday afternoon in the Aroma Park neighborhood alongside local ...Read more

Major heat wave slams SoCal. Record-breaking temperatures expected across Los Angeles

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LOS ANGELES — A major heat wave kicked off in the Southland on Thursday with temperatures predicted to soar 25 degrees above normal, smashing records across Los Angeles and bringing a high risk of heat-related illness.

A heat advisory is in place from 10 a.m. Thursday to 8 p.m. Friday along a stretch of coastal Southern California from San ...Read more

Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/TNS

'I was there ... trying to unbury myself': Tornadoes strike Illinois and Indiana, killing 2

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KANKAKEE, Ill. — Bob Wehrle sat in his driveway Wednesday morning and looked at the lot where his house once stood. His belongings and debris were scattered across his lawn, and his trailer was frozen in the air, pierced by a tree. It’s difficult to make out where the house ended and began.

Wehrle, 60, said he and his wife moved into their ...Read more

Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/TNS

Gargantuan hail, destructive tornadoes: Climate change making Illinois storms more severe

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CHICAGO — For a fleeting moment, as his hand cradled a hailstone just shy of 5 inches, Victor Gensini thought he had found a new record-breaker for the state of Illinois, surpassing a 4.75-inch stone found near the village of Minooka 11 years ago.

The atmospheric scientist was chasing thunderstorms near Kankakee Tuesday night that swept ...Read more

Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/TNS

'I was there ... trying to unbury myself': Tornadoes strike Illinois and Indiana, killing 2

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KANKAKEE, Ill. — Bob Wehrle sat in his driveway Wednesday morning and looked at the lot where his house once stood. His belongings and debris were scattered across his lawn, and his trailer was frozen in the air, pierced by a tree. It’s difficult to make out where the house ended and began.

Wehrle, 60, said he and his wife moved into their ...Read more

The Detroit News correction

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EDITORS: A Detroit News story on March 10 (slugged WEA-MICH-DISASTER-AID:DTN) about President Donald Trump committing to provide additional federal disaster aid for last year's ice storm recovery incorrectly described the specific types of assistance that will be provided. FEMA previously had denied the state's appeal for disaster aid that would...Read more

Robin Buckson, The Detroit News/The Detroit News/TNS

Michigan Gov. Whitmer says Trump will give aid for ice storm recovery, a reversal

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WASHINGTON — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said President Donald Trump agreed in a Tuesday meeting at the White House to provide additional federal disaster aid in response to last year’s ice storms that caused extensive damage in northern Michigan.

The commitment is an apparent reversal of the decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...Read more