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Dangerous Cold Weather for Most of the Country; Rare Southern Winter Storm; Fire Weather Concerns for Southern California

Arctic air is encompassing the eastern two-thirds of the United States. A major winter storm is bringing heavy snow as well as areas of sleet and freezing rain from south Texas through the eastern Carolinas. Moderate to strong Santa Ana winds and low humidity will maintain Critical to Extremely Critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Read More >

March 1, 2017
Severe Weather and Tornadoes

Multiple rounds of severe weather moved through the region during the early to mid morning hours on March 1, 2017. These storms produced all types of severe weather -- tornadoes, damaging winds, large hail, and flash flooding.