Storm System to Move Across the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

Isolated severe thunderstorms will be possible on Veterans Day across parts of the lower Ohio and western Tennessee Valleys. A developing storm will bring rain and gusty winds to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Thursday, with the first accumulating snow likely in the higher elevations of the central Appalachians and interior Northeast. Read More >

Freezing Temps Later This Week

On this Date... the Armistice Day Blizzard

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Cooler temperatures are expected later this week, with another chance for Omaha to see its first freeze both Friday and Saturday. If we drop below freezing on Friday, it would tie our record latest freeze from 2015.

On this day in 1940, the Armistice Day Blizzard struck the Midwest with devastating force. The mild fall weather quickly turned into a severe winter storm that caught many off guard, tragically claiming 154 lives across the region. Heavy snow and blinding blizzard conditions set in as temperatures rapidly plummeted below zero.

Storm System to Move Across the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

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