A massive U.S. winter storm stretching from the southern Rocky Mountains to New England is straining power systems, causing cascading travel disruptions, while threatening large amounts of snow and ice in some of the country’s most densely populated corridors.

The travel disturbance is shaping up to be the worst since the U.S. government ...Read more

NEW YORK — As New York City braces for a potentially crippling storm, travel in and around the city will be difficult.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the city, advising travelers to stay off the roads as much as possible Sunday. Up to a foot is expected, along with bitter cold.

City crews are out treating ...Read more

BOSTON — Greater Boston is being warned to brace for up to 2 feet of snow. That’s sure to bring out the odd space savers in Southie for days.

The National Weather Service morning update (posted at 3 a.m.) states the city could see 18 to 24 inches of snow from this storm heading our way. That’s a significant adjustment from Friday. They ...Read more

A massive U.S. storm stretching from the southern Rocky Mountains to New England triggered a grid emergency in the country’s midsection, prompted cascading travel disruptions and is expected to dump heavy snow on New York and Boston.

Early Saturday, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator — which runs an electric grid across parts of ...Read more

NEW YORK — Hunkered underneath a heavy hat, hood, warm winter coat and snow boots, Bob Peterson quietly rode a No. 5 train to Harlem on Saturday, relishing a moment of calm before the storm.

“I did everything yesterday,” Peterson, 47, told the Daily News as he enjoyed his ride through the city, looking forward to a meet-up with friends. �...Read more

A massive winter storm forced thousands of flight cancellations that continue to ramp up as a system that may be the most expansive in years rips across the U.S. from Texas up to New England.

So far, more than 13,000 U.S. flights have been canceled from Saturday through Monday, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. It’s the worst...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — It may not approach their magnitudes, but Sunday’s snow-and-ice cold brew is expected to bear eerie similarities to some of Philly’s historic winter storms and perhaps rival them for disruption.

After the coldest morning of the season so far, snow forecast amounts were backing off slightly, but on Saturday forecasters were ...Read more

Snow and dangerously bitter cold are expanding across the U.S. Great Plains as the country’s largest winter storm prompts cascading travel disruptions and threatens widespread power outages.

The storm is expected to span almost 1,500 miles, bringing heavy snow, crippling ice and subzero wind chill to some of the nation’s biggest cities. ...Read more

NEW YORK — As Mayor Zohran Mamdani dashed kids’ hopes of a snow day next week, the MTA said it was preparing for potential buildup of snow and ice on aboveground subway lines.

The MTA will work to keep aboveground service on elevated tracks running as long as the third rail is clear and train operators have visibility, transit sources told ...Read more

DETROIT — Temperatures across Michigan on Friday were already cold and expected to drop to some of the lowest in years, according to the National Weather Service.

Blame the so-called polar vortex, the phenomenon of swirling, cold air from the Arctic Circle that pushes south into the U.S.

One of the most recent polar vortices to vex Michigan ...Read more

NEW YORK — New York City is gearing up for its first major winter storm of 2026 — and it could be one of its worst in years.

A winter storm watch has been issued for the tri-state area from late Saturday night through Monday afternoon, with a cold weather advisory slated to go into effect Friday night.

After an unseasonably warm Thursday, ...Read more

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves issued a “state of emergency” on Thursday in advance of a winter storm expected to cripple the Deep South with freezing rain and snow.

The announcement Thursday afternoon means state leaders can more quickly help counties affected by the storm.

“Please continue to monitor the forecast,” Reeves said in a ...Read more

CHICAGO — With frigid temperatures sweeping into the region, Chicagoans are being asked to take precautions and make alternate plans as the brutal cold closes area schools and sinks plans for a weekend polar plunge.

The National Weather Service has issued an extreme cold warning from 3 a.m. Friday until noon for central Cook County, including...Read more

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers have been racing against the clock to fund the government and avoid another shutdown by the month’s end, but they are now facing an irregular opponent: Mother Nature herself.

Weather forecasters are predicting that the Washington, D.C., area might become the bullseye of a winter storm that could blanket the area in ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday the city is bracing for potentially massive winter storm, doing everything it can to prepare for bitter cold and as much as a foot of snow forecast to hit New York starting Saturday evening.

Around 2,000 sanitation workers will work 12 hour shifts to salt, brine and remove snow starting Saturday ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein issued a state of emergency Wednesday in advance of a winter storm forecast to wallop the state and much of the country over the weekend.

The state of emergency allows the governor’s office to initiate emergency plans, deploy emergency response teams and trigger protections against price ...Read more

SEATTLE — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has asked President Donald Trump for a major disaster declaration along with $21.3 million in individual assistance for people whose homes were damaged in December’s catastrophic flooding.

Ferguson’s request, made in a letter to Trump on Wednesday, covers only part of the cost to the state from the ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The Baltimore metro area is bracing for a snowstorm that could be its biggest since the blizzard of 2016, with forecasters warning that heavy snow, ice, and bitter cold could grip the region beginning late Saturday and linger into next week.

FOX45 meteorologist Gerard Jebaily said snow could last through Sunday, with some areas ...Read more