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US: Meteor Spotted in Allegheny County, Western Pennsylvania

A suspected meteorite landed near Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday morning, March 17, after a bright fireball was reported across multiple states, including Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Michigan — and as far as Virginia and Canada. NASA and the National Weather Service confirmed the event, describing the space rock as weighing about 7 tons and traveling at nearly 45,000 mph. The impact released energy equivalent to 250 tons of TNT, rattling windows and triggering hundreds of emergency calls from alarmed residents.

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US: Fierce Snow and Icy Winds at Point Judith Pond in Rhode Island During Historic Blizzard

A powerful winter storm brought Rhode Island to a standstill Monday, February 23 dumping wind-driven snow, causing widespread power outages, and prompting a statewide travel ban that remained in effect into Tuesday. This video captures the blizzard at Point Judith Pond, with wind-driven snow whipping across the pond, limited visibility, and icy surfaces covering nearby trees, walls, and a small house from which the footage was shot.

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RECAP: Bomb Cyclone Slams U.S. Northeast With Blizzard Conditions and Widespread Disruptions

A powerful nor’easter intensified into a bomb cyclone, battering the northeastern United States and mid-Atlantic with blizzard conditions, wind gusts of 60–70 mph, and snowfall exceeding two feet in some areas. Blizzard warnings were issued for major cities including New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia as the storm triggered widespread power outages, travel shutdowns, thousands of flight cancellations, and states of emergency across multiple states.

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US: Powerful Blizzard Continues to Batter Long Island, NY

A powerful blizzard — the first to strike the New York City area in a decade — began late Sunday night, February 22, and brought much of the U.S. Northeast to a standstill by Monday, February 23, prompting travel bans, school closures, and emergency measures. Central Park recorded 19.7 inches of snow, while parts of Long Island saw up to 31 inches. The storm produced heavy snow, fierce winds, coastal flooding risks, and widespread power outages, with states of emergency declared and millions under weather warnings across the region.

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US: Historic Blizzard Buries Rhode Island, Triggers Travel Ban

A powerful winter storm brought Rhode Island to a standstill Monday, February 23 dumping wind-driven snow, causing widespread power outages, and prompting a statewide travel ban that remained in effect into Tuesday. Snowfall reached historic levels, with more than 30 inches reported in some areas. The National Weather Service measured 32.8 inches at T. F. Green International Airport, breaking the state’s single-storm record set during the 1978 Blizzard.

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US: Powerful Blizzard Hits NYC, Travel Bans Issued Across Northeast

A powerful blizzard — the first to strike the New York City area in a decade — began late Sunday night, February 22, and brought much of the U.S. Northeast to a standstill by Monday, February 23, prompting travel bans, school closures, and emergency measures. Central Park recorded 19.7 inches of snow, while parts of Long Island saw up to 31 inches. The storm produced heavy snow, fierce winds, coastal flooding risks, and widespread power outages, with states of emergency declared and millions under weather warnings across the region. This video was captured on the Manhattan side beneath the Queensboro Bridge (59th Street Bridge), along the East River, on Sunday night, February 22.

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US: Powerful Bomb Cyclone Continues to Batter Northeast With Record Snow

A powerful “bomb cyclone” continued to batter the northeastern United States on Monday, February 23, leaving hundreds of thousands without power and dumping up to 3 feet of snow in some states. It triggered states of emergency across several states and brought up to 19 inches of snow to parts of New York City, forcing the Boston Globe to suspend its print edition for the first time in its 153-year history.

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Spain: Heavy Snow from Storm Leonardo Keeps Sierra Nevada Resort on High Alert

Cetursa crews worked throughout the day to safeguard the Sierra Nevada ski area from Storm Leonardo. With the resort closed due to the weather emergency, teams created snow trenches and drainage channels to protect buildings in Borreguiles and direct runoff away from the pistes. Despite these efforts, the resort remains on high alert for rising snow levels and a significant increase in avalanche risk, and will stay closed on Thursday, February 5.

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US: Lake-Effect Snow Pounds Upstate New York as Oswego Declares State of Emergency

Heavy lake-effect snow continued to hit upstate New York on January 29, prompting the City of Oswego to declare a state of emergency as more than 2 feet of snow since Sunday caused poor visibility and hazardous travel conditions.. The footage shows a snowplow in operation in Altmar, Oswego County.

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US: Massive Storm System Brings Arctic Blast and Heavy Snow to Oklahoma 2

A major winter storm threatened half of the US on Friday, January 23, prompting 16 states and Washington, D.C. to declare states of emergency as regions braced for power failures and supply shortages. The massive storm system brought an Arctic blast, heavy snow, and ice to Oklahoma. This video shows snow swirl captured on Norman, Oklahoma

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US: Massive Storm System Brings Arctic Blast and Heavy Snow to Oklahoma

A major winter storm threatened half of the US on Friday, January 23, prompting 16 states and Washington, D.C. to declare states of emergency as regions braced for power failures and supply shortages. The massive storm system brought an Arctic blast, heavy snow, and ice to Oklahoma.

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US: Massive 37-Vehicle Pileup Shuts Down Interstate 81 in LaFayette, New York

A massive 37-vehicle pileup caused by snow and limited visibility shut down Interstate 81 in LaFayette, south of Syracuse on Thursday, January 15, sending seven people to local hospitals. State police closed the highway in both directions for several hours to allow emergency responders to reach the scene of the chain-reaction crash.

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US: Blizzard Conditions Reduce Visibility as Winter Storm Batters Minnesota 2

A major winter storm swept through the Midwest on Sunday, December 28, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a blizzard warning for several states. As strong winds whipped across Minnesota, roads were blanketed with snow and visibility was severely reduced. Governor Tim Walz has authorized the National Guard to support emergency winter storm operations.

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US: Blizzard Conditions Reduce Visibility as Winter Storm Batters Minnesota

A major winter storm swept through the Midwest on Sunday, December 28, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a blizzard warning for several states. As strong winds whipped across Minnesota, roads were blanketed with snow and visibility was severely reduced. Governor Tim Walz has authorized the National Guard to support emergency winter storm operations.

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US: Several Inches of Snow Forecast for NYC, Prompting Travel Warnings Across City 4

A winter storm warning was issued for parts of New York as a powerful system moved into the Tri-State area on Friday, December 26. In response to the conditions, a state of emergency has been declared in both New York and New Jersey. 5 to 9 inches of snow were expected, and NYC's Department of Emergency Management issued a travel advisory, warning that roads would become slick.

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US: Several Inches of Snow Forecast for NYC, Prompting Travel Warnings Across City 5

A winter storm warning was issued for parts of New York as a powerful system moved into the Tri-State area on Friday, December 26. In response to the conditions, a state of emergency has been declared in both New York and New Jersey. 5 to 9 inches of snow were expected, and NYC's Department of Emergency Management issued a travel advisory, warning that roads would become slick.

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US: Several Inches of Snow Forecast for NYC, Prompting Travel Warnings Across City 3

A winter storm warning was issued for parts of New York as a powerful system moved into the Tri-State area on Friday, December 26. In response to the conditions, a state of emergency has been declared in both New York and New Jersey. 5 to 9 inches of snow were expected, and NYC's Department of Emergency Management issued a travel advisory, warning that roads would become slick.

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US: Several Inches of Snow Forecast for NYC, Prompting Travel Warnings Across City

A winter storm warning was issued for upstate New York as a powerful system moved into the Tri-State area on Friday, December 26. In response to the conditions, a state of emergency has been declared in both New York and New Jersey. 5 to 9 inches of snow were expected, and NYC's Department of Emergency Management issued a travel advisory, warning that roads would become slick.

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US: Several Inches of Snow Forecast for NYC, Prompting Travel Warnings Across City 2

A winter storm warning was issued for parts of New York as a powerful system moved into the Tri-State area on Friday, December 26. In response to the conditions, a state of emergency has been declared in both New York and New Jersey. 5 to 9 inches of snow were expected, and NYC's Department of Emergency Management issued a travel advisory, warning that roads would become slick.

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US: New Jersey Declares State of Emergency Amid Severe Winter Storm

A powerful system moved into the Tri-State area on Friday, December 26. New Jersey has declared a State of Emergency due to a severe winter storm causing dangerous weather conditions, including heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain.

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US: Powerful Winter Storm Hits Upstate New York Under State of Emergency

A winter storm warning was issued for upstate New York as a powerful system moved into the Tri-State area on Friday, December 26. The storm impacted post-Christmas travel, leading to the cancellation of more than 1,500 flights across Philadelphia International and New York City’s three major airports. In response to the conditions, a state of emergency has been declared in both New York and New Jersey.

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Canada: Severe Storm Brings Whiteouts, Dangerous Driving Conditions Across Alberta 4

A powerful winter storm brought whiteout conditions across Alberta on Wednesday, December 17, prompting a province-wide warning against travel on all roads and highways. Police urged residents to stay home, warning that emergency response times could be delayed due to the dangerous conditions.

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Canada: Severe Storm Brings Whiteouts, Dangerous Driving Conditions Across Alberta

A powerful winter storm brought whiteout conditions across Alberta on Wednesday, December 17, prompting a province-wide warning against travel on all roads and highways. Police urged residents to stay home, warning that emergency response times could be delayed due to the dangerous conditions.

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Canada: Severe Storm Brings Whiteouts, Dangerous Driving Conditions Across Alberta 2

A powerful winter storm brought whiteout conditions across Alberta on Wednesday, December 17, prompting a province-wide warning against travel on all roads and highways. Police urged residents to stay home, warning that emergency response times could be delayed due to the dangerous conditions.

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Canada: Severe Storm Brings Whiteouts, Dangerous Driving Conditions Across Alberta 3

A powerful winter storm brought whiteout conditions across Alberta on Wednesday, December 17, prompting a province-wide warning against travel on all roads and highways. Police urged residents to stay home, warning that emergency response times could be delayed due to the dangerous conditions.

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US: Snowstorm Brings Heavy Snow to D.C. Metro Area

Several inches of snow fell across the D.C. metro region on Sunday, December 14. In western Maryland, 10 inches of snow was reported.

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US: Parts of Kentucky Declare Snow Emergency Amid Severe Weather

Parts of Kentucky issued a snow emergency on Thursday night, December 11, as snowstorms moved through the area, prompting closures or delays for businesses and attractions.

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Snow Blanketed North East Scotland - UK

Handout photo dated on November 18, 2025 shows on 18 November 2025, the first major winter weather event of the 2025-26 season took place across parts of the United Kingdom, including north-east Scotland. Heavy snowfall blanketed large areas of the region, leading to travel disruption, the isolation of several rural communities, and the closure of numerous schools. Emergency services were deployed to assist residents affected by road blockages and power outages, while local authorities issued weather warnings and urged the public to avoid non-essential travel. This false-colour image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites, shows widespread snow-cover across Aberdeenshire and the surrounding upland areas, with the city of Aberdeen visible along the coast. Data from Copernicus Sentinel-2, which provides high spatial resolution and multispectral observations, supports continuous monitoring of snow extent and surface conditions. North East Scotland, UK on November 18, 2025. Photo by European Uni

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US: Oswego County Declares State Of Emergency Due To Lake-Effect Snow Whiteout 2

Oswego County issued a state of emergency on February 18 after whiteout conditions from a lake-effect storm continued for the third consecutive day.

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US: Oswego County Declares State Of Emergency Due To Lake-Effect Snow Whiteout

Oswego County issued a state of emergency on February 18 after whiteout conditions from a lake-effect storm continued for the third consecutive day.

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Russian drone hits Chornobyl shelter

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 14, 2025 - The fragments of a Russian attack drone with an explosive warhead that hit the New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant on Friday night, January 14, are arranged on the ground, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. The structure put in place in 2016 protects the remains of Reactor 4 destroyed during the 1986 Chornobyl disaster. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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Russian drone hits Chornobyl shelter

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 14, 2025 - The fragments of a Russian attack drone with an explosive warhead that hit the New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant on Friday night, January 14, are arranged on the ground, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. The structure put in place in 2016 protects the remains of Reactor 4 destroyed during the 1986 Chornobyl disaster. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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Russian drone hits Chornobyl shelter

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 14, 2025 - The fragments of a Russian attack drone with an explosive warhead that hit the New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant on Friday night, January 14, are arranged on the ground, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. The structure put in place in 2016 protects the remains of Reactor 4 destroyed during the 1986 Chornobyl disaster. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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Russian drone hits Chornobyl shelter

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 14, 2025 - A worker measures radiation levels on the sole of a mans boot outside the New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant that was hit by a Russian attack drone with an explosive warhead on Friday night, January 14, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. The structure put in place in 2016 protects the remains of Reactor 4 destroyed during the 1986 Chornobyl disaster. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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Russian drone hits Chornobyl shelter

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 14, 2025 - The monument to those who protected the world from the nuclear disaster erected to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the accident is outside the New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant that was hit by a Russian attack drone with an explosive warhead on Friday night, January 14, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. The structure put in place in 2016 protects the remains of Reactor 4 destroyed during the 1986 Chornobyl disaster. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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Russian drone hits Chornobyl shelter

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 14, 2025 - Rescuers look at the New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant that was hit by a Russian attack drone with an explosive warhead on Friday night, January 14, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. The structure put in place in 2016 protects the remains of Reactor 4 destroyed during the 1986 Chornobyl disaster. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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Russian drone hits Chornobyl shelter

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 14, 2025 - The New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant that was hit by a Russian attack drone with an explosive warhead on Friday night, January 14, protects the remains of Reactor 4 destroyed during the 1986 Chornobyl disaster, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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Russian drone hits Chornobyl shelter

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 14, 2025 - Men look at the fragments of a Russian attack drone with an explosive warhead that hit the New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant on Friday night, January 14, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. The structure put in place in 2016 protects the remains of Reactor 4 destroyed during the 1986 Chornobyl disaster. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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Russian drone hits Chornobyl shelter

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 14, 2025 - A worker measures radiation levels on the sole of a mans boot outside the New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant that was hit by a Russian attack drone with an explosive warhead on Friday night, January 14, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. The structure put in place in 2016 protects the remains of Reactor 4 destroyed during the 1986 Chornobyl disaster. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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Russian drone hits Chornobyl shelter

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 14, 2025 - Rescuers work at the place where a Russian attack drone with an explosive warhead hit the New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant on Friday night, January 14, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. The structure put in place in 2016 protects the remains of Reactor 4 destroyed during the 1986 Chornobyl disaster. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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Russian drone hits Chornobyl shelter

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 14, 2025 - The fragments of a Russian attack drone with an explosive warhead that hit the New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant on Friday night, January 14, are arranged on the ground, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. The structure put in place in 2016 protects the remains of Reactor 4 destroyed during the 1986 Chornobyl disaster. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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Russian drone hits Chornobyl shelter

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 14, 2025 - The fragments of a Russian attack drone with an explosive warhead that hit the New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant on Friday night, January 14, are arranged on the ground, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. The structure put in place in 2016 protects the remains of Reactor 4 destroyed during the 1986 Chornobyl disaster. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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Russian drone hits Chornobyl shelter

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 14, 2025 - An ambulance is parked outside the New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant that was hit by a Russian attack drone with an explosive warhead on Friday night, January 14, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. The structure put in place in 2016 protects the remains of Reactor 4 destroyed during the 1986 Chornobyl disaster. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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Russian drone hits Chornobyl shelter

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 14, 2025 - The New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant that was hit by a Russian attack drone with an explosive warhead on Friday night, January 14, protects the remains of Reactor 4 destroyed during the 1986 Chornobyl disaster, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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Russian drone hits Chornobyl shelter

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 14, 2025 - A car of the emergency service is parked outside the New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant that was hit by a Russian attack drone with an explosive warhead on Friday night, January 14, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. The structure put in place in 2016 protects the remains of Reactor 4 destroyed during the 1986 Chornobyl disaster. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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Russian drone hits Chornobyl shelter

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 14, 2025 - The New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant that was hit by a Russian attack drone with an explosive warhead on Friday night, January 14, protects the remains of Reactor 4 destroyed during the 1986 Chornobyl disaster, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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Russian drone hits Chornobyl shelter

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 14, 2025 - Chief engineer at the Chornobyl NPP Oleksandr Tytarchuk (2nd L), head of the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management, Hryhorii Ishchenko (C) and head of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine Andrii Danyk (2nd R) brief the press outside the New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant that was hit by a Russian attack drone with an explosive warhead on Friday night, January 14, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. The structure put in place in 2016 protects the remains of Reactor 4 destroyed during the 1986 Chornobyl disaster. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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Russian drone hits Chornobyl shelter

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 14, 2025 - Rescuers work at the place where a Russian attack drone with an explosive warhead hit the New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant on Friday night, January 14, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. The structure put in place in 2016 protects the remains of Reactor 4 destroyed during the 1986 Chornobyl disaster. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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Russian drone hits Chornobyl shelter

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 14, 2025 - Rescuers look at the New Safe Confinement at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant that was hit by a Russian attack drone with an explosive warhead on Friday night, January 14, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine. The structure put in place in 2016 protects the remains of Reactor 4 destroyed during the 1986 Chornobyl disaster. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

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Clearing Snow on National Highway 307 in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - JANUARY 28, 2025 - Road maintenance workers sprinkle anti-slip materials and snowmelt agents on the emergency lane to remove snow debris in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, Jan. 28, 2025.