Animals at primate sanctuary freeze to death amid Texas power outage
A chimpanzee, several monkeys, some lemurs and an uncounted number of birds died when a nonprofit San Antonio-area wildlife sanctuary lost power this week.
7-year-old boy dies after homemade igloo collapses on him
A 7-year-old boy died in Switzerland after a homemade igloo collapsed on him.
Nearly three-quarters of contiguous US covered in snow amid polar vortex
More than 73% of the lower 48 U.S. states were covered in snow this week, causing power outages and even impacting COVID-19 vaccine shipments.
Snow, wintry mess eyes DC region Thursday
A look at Thursday's winter storm threat here in the D.C. region.
FEMA opens new mass COVID-19 vaccination sites amid wintry weather across US
Crippling winter weather is hampering vaccination efforts in swaths of the country and that has forced the cancellation of some mass inoculation events.
Walmart temporarily closes over 600 stores as winter storms pound parts of US
The closures impacted approximately 628 clubs and stores spanning from Oregon to Florida.
No power? Here’s how to deal with frozen pipes
Should you let the faucet drip? Can you flush a frozen toilet? Here are some answers from the experts to your questions about frozen pipes.
‘Watch your pets’: Man plunges into frozen pool to rescue dog who fell through ice
Video of an owner rescuing his dog from a frozen pool in Texas is a timely reminder to keep a close watch on your pets amid winter weather.
Ramen noodles freeze mid-air in North Dakota’s bitter temperatures
If anyone was wondering how cold it got in North Dakota over the weekend, this bowl of ramen noodles went from from boiling to freezing mid-air.
Icing threat continues tonight to the northwest; snow threatens DC Thursday
The second half of the winter has been anything but quiet. Despite only 4.7" of snow here in Washington this winter, the better part of the last month has brought us multiple winter threats each and every week, and this week looks to be one that will continue that trend, through not always in the form of pure snow.
Freezing rain will lead to icy roads Saturday
Today might be a day best spent inside.
Ice could make for slick weekend travel; another round of winter weather possible Tuesday
February has certainly thrown a lot at us weather wise. Even though we have yet to get a significant snow in downtown D.C. (2.3" on January 31st remains our snowiest day of this season) we do seemingly have a steady stream of light snow and mix events rolling their way into the Mid-Atlantic region. Download the FOX 5 Weather App
School snow closings, delays and virtual announcements for Friday, February 12
Here are the latest snow-related school and business closings, delays and virtual announcements for Friday, February 12.
How much snow did we get? Here are the Feb 10-11 snow totals from DC, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia
Check out the snowfall totals for the storm that brought snow to parts of the D.C. region from Wednesday, Feb. 10 into Thursday, Feb. 11.
First round of snow moves out Thursday AM; second round of winter weather expected south of DC area tonight
Two rounds of snow: one tracks north and one tracks south!
School snow closings, delays and virtual announcements for Thursday, February 11
Here are the latest snow-related school and business closings, delays and virtual announcements for Thursday, February 11.
How much snow will we get and when will it start? Here’s the latest DC area winter weather snow forecast
A two-part snow event is taking aim on the D.C. region over the next 48 hours, and this one is a tricky one!
When will it snow? Two-pronged winter storm takes aim at DC region
Despite the relatively low snowfall total for Washington, D.C. so far this winter, as only 3.8" of snow has fallen to date, it has been a very active second half of the winter in terms of the number of winter storms. Winter storm watches are expected to be issued for parts of our region later this afternoon for the third time in just the last two weeks. MOBILE USERS -- CLICK HERE TO WATCH LIVE
More snow? Midweek storm could bring more snow to DC region; polar vortex brings weekend arctic blast
Snow fell for hours on Sunday morning, but ground temperatures remained above freezing enough that the majority of it fell as "white rain" across the D.C. area. -- snow that immediately melted on contact.
DC could get up to 5 inches of snow in weekend winter storm
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