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03/02/2026 01:48 PM
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Severe storms to rumble over central US from Wednesday through the weekend
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Multiple rounds of severe weather will target areas from Texas to Illinois from Wednesday through the weekend, including the threat of tornadoes. Most thunderstorms will develop along the boundary separating surging warm, humid air from the Gulf and colder air pressing south from Canada, with the greatest concentration over parts of the Great Plains and...
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03/02/2026 12:26 PM
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Flood risk to accompany rounds of severe weather in central US through Sunday
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Much-needed rain drenching large parts of the central United States over the next week will bring relief to areas that have struggled with drought since autumn. However, the beneficial rain may also trigger flooding in some communities. Multiple rounds of rain and thunderstorms will unfold as a series of storms tracks from Texas and the...
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03/01/2026 11:03 AM
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Brief bursts of winter ahead of warmup across the Midwest, Northeast
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For many, March signifies a transition into spring, but AccuWeather meteorologists say two fast-moving storms will bring more winter weather to the Northeast at the start of the month, before a pattern change brings springlike weather to the region. Narrow stripe of snow, ice into Monday night A weak storm will move across the Plains...
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03/02/2026 02:36 PM
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1966 blizzard provided 'North Dakota's most famous photo'
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Sixty years ago this week, an unprecedented blizzard caused what a local TV station called “North Dakota’s most famous photo.” The picture showed a North Dakota Department of Transportation employee standing atop a huge snow drift that appeared nearly as tall as a utility pole. This iconic picture was taken by North Dakota Department of...
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02/02/2026 12:33 PM
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Daylight saving time 2026: When do clocks spring forward?
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Daylight saving time is almost here. Clocks across most of the United States will soon spring forward one hour, shifting an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening. The change arrives as days are already getting noticeably longer heading into March - a trend that ramps up as winter fades. When does daylight...
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02/27/2026 11:03 AM
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Destroyer ship evacuated after walkway collapses in high winds
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A fire department in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, performed an unusual rescue Thursday during high winds: the evacuation of a destroyer ship. Lauren Austin, assistant director of marketing at Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, told The Post and Courier that high winds caused a mooring line to break, sending the walkway into the water....
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03/02/2026 11:27 AM
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The fences that saved Wyoming big money and cut crashes by 70%
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At first glance, Wyoming's snow fences look like a simple line of wooden slats planted in empty country. But along some of the windiest highways in the United States, they've become a quiet money-saver that also makes winter driving safer. Wyoming learned that lesson after Interstate 80 opened in October 1970. Within months, a 77-mile...
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02/25/2026 10:44 AM
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After heartbreaking loss, famous eagle Jackie lays new eggs
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Friends of Big Bear Valley, a nonprofit that streams live feeds of bald eagles in the San Bernardino National Forest in Southern California, has confirmed that one of its famous eagles, Jackie, has laid two new eggs, one on Feb. 24 and another on Feb. 27. The new eggs come after the pair's previous eggs...
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01/14/2026 12:50 PM
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March's total lunar eclipse will turn the moon red, here's when to see it
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The best views will be along the West Coast, from Washington to the California-Mexico border.
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02/25/2026 12:40 PM
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March adds daylight fast, and the change is bigger than most people realize
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March can still deliver wintry weather, but the month comes with a quieter shift that's easier to notice by the day: The sun hangs around longer in the evening. The change isn't subtle, either. By the end of March, many locations will have gained well over an hour of daylight compared with the start of...
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