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6 Dead as Blizzard Rages in Great Plains

Snow covers eastern New Mexico to Kansas

(Newser) - It's not the kind of White Christmas most people had in mind: Six have died in a blizzard that began yesterday and has been raging from eastern New Mexico to Kansas. Highways have been shut down in five states as the storm moves deeper into the Great Plains today....

Blizzard Threatens Southwest, Midwest

Holiday travel could be affected

(Newser) - If you live in the Southwest and Great Plains and you were hoping for a white Christmas, good news! A powerful blizzard is sweeping across the area today, with up to 18 inches of snow expected in parts of New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado, the AP reports. New...

Mother of All Storms Hits Alaska

Some residents evacuating Nome

(Newser) - Roofs are being ripped off and residents are seeking higher ground today as Alaska’s western coast is pummeled by a storm the likes of which hasn't been seen since 1974. In Nome, which is bearing the brunt of the severe weather, water is pooling at the base of...

Storm Kills 3, Knocks Out Power to 2.7M

Power outages could last days, officials warn

(Newser) - A snowstorm with a ferocity more familiar in February than October socked the Northeast over the weekend, knocking out power to 2.7 million, snarling air and highway travel and dumping more than 2 feet of snow in a few spots as it slowly moved north out of New England....

Auckland Sees Snow for 1st Time in 80 Years

Other parts of New Zealand also affected for first time in decades

(Newser) - Downtown Auckland is seeing snow for the first time in 80 years today, as a "once in a lifetime" blast of winter weather hits New Zealand. "If Auckland is getting reports of snow flurries now at the warmest point of the day that makes you wonder about what...

How to Not Kill Yourself While Shoveling Snow

There are some tips, but the bottom line is ... have someone else do it

(Newser) - If you live in America, there’s a good chance you’re shoveling snow today—or will be soon—but beware: The dreaded chore can actually kill you . How to avoid such a tragic fate? Well, for starters, keep your per-shovel load to 24 pounds or less. Beyond that, however,...

Chicago: Thundersnow? Snowicane? A Big Mess

Lake Shore Drive closed, 24-foot swells on Lake Michigan...

(Newser) - One-third of the country is covered in snow , but the storm hammering Chicago is especially intense. What they’re dealing with, courtesy of the Tribune , Sun-Times , and the San Francisco Chronicle :
  • Hundreds of motorists and bus riders were stranded last night and early this morning on Lake Shore Drive
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No Snow Yet, but Midwest Still 'Freaking Out'

Residents, officials brace for storm early

(Newser) - That “potentially historic” winter storm hasn’t really started yet, but that didn’t stop Missouri from declaring a state of emergency. All across the Midwest, residents are preparing early—and, in some cases, enthusiastically—for the storm, with schools closing, airlines canceling flights, and emergency generators selling out...

US Braces for 'Historic' Storm

One-third of the population could be affected

(Newser) - The storms keep on coming —and the latest, expected to impact one-third of the US population, is being described as “potentially life-threatening” by the National Weather Service and “potentially historic” by the Weather Channel . It will begin today and last through Wednesday, reaching from the Colorado Rockies...

Snow-Weary Northeast Gets... More Snow

Another winter storm dumps 12 to 19 inches on East Coast

(Newser) - Canceled flights, stranded passengers, closed schools: Yes, another storm walloped the already storm-weary East Coast last night, dumping anywhere from 12 to 19 inches of snow across the region. In and around Washington, DC, more than 400,000 customers were left without power; in Philadelphia, 1,500 people were stranded...

Another Blizzard Could Wallop the Northeast

Storm expected to hit same area as post-Christmas blizzard

(Newser) - Uh-oh: Is New York City's sanitation department ready for another epic snowstorm? The storm currently wreaking havoc on the southern US will merge with a Midwest storm today, potentially resulting in another blizzard tomorrow night in the same northeastern area that got pounded by snow after Christmas . The storm could...

Did NYC Snow Bosses Booze It Up Instead of Work?

That's what some witnesses claim, prompting an investigation

(Newser) - The New York City snow scandal gets more scandalous: Following reports that sanitation workers deliberately slowed down clean-up efforts , investigators are now looking into a report that four of those workers—supervisors, no less—skipped out on their duties to drink beer in their car. The New York Post ran...

Gov. Christie Doesn't Regret Disney Trip During Blizzard

He had 'a great five days'

(Newser) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wouldn’t change a thing about the way he and his state handled the recent East Coast blizzard —including the fact that he was out of the state for five days during it. At his first public event since the storm dumped almost three...

Newborn Dies in New York Blizzard
Newborn Dies in
New York Blizzard
Dec 29, 2010 7:42 AM CST

Newborn Dies in New York Blizzard

City 'dropped the ball ... big-time'

(Newser) - A newborn baby was one tragic victim of Sunday's East Coast blizzard . The mother, a 22-year-old college senior whose family didn’t know she was pregnant, was making her way to a hospital when she stopped in a building lobby in Brooklyn, unable to walk any farther. Help didn’t...

Travelers Still Stranded as Airports Struggle With Snow

Flights slowly resume, but some could be stuck days

(Newser) - The Northeast struggled for the second day to dig itself out from the weekend’s blizzard today, as travelers around the country cursed the snow. Though all three major New York airports have begun accepting flights again, the three have amongst them canceled a total of almost 1,500 flights,...

Snow May Cancel Vikings-Eagles Game
Snow Postpones
Vikings-Eagles Til Tuesday
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Dec 26, 2010 12:04 PM CST

Snow Postpones Vikings-Eagles Til Tuesday

Minnesota can't catch a break with 20 inches expected in Philly

(Newser) - The NFL has moved the Vikings at Eagles game from tonight to Tuesday because of an expected blizzard that could dump up to 20 inches snow on Philadelphia. Philly Mayor Michael Nutter declared a snow emergency as of 2pm EST today. The game was to be played at 8:20pm.

Snow Strands 7 People in British Pub for 8 Days

There are worse ways to wait out a blizzard

(Newser) - If you have to be stuck in a blizzard for eight days, you may as well be stuck in a pub. That's where seven people rode out a recent snowstorm in Britain, the BBC reports. A couple and five staff members wiled away the hours at the Lion Inn predictably...

Pub Revelers Snowed In for 2 Days

'It was fun,' says tipsy student

(Newser) - A group of 47 revelers and storm refugees were finally rescued yesterday after spending two days snowed in at the highest elevation pub in England. Workers plowed through to some 30 students and teachers from nearby Leeds University and 17 stranded motorists holed up in Tan Hill on the Yorkshire-Durham...

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