Travel will become dangerous in the Central U.S. as a blizzard evolves later Monday into Groundhog Day.
Southern California is facing flooding rain, isolated severe thunderstorms and low-elevation snow to end the weekend, which is common in a strong El Nino weather pattern.
A significant storm will be taking shape to start February and those living in the Mississippi Valley and Deep South will want to take notice for impending severe weather on Groundhog Day.
The start of February will feel more like spring across the eastern United States as milder air surges in.
Thousands of people will descend on Santa Clara, California, in the days leading up to the big game on Sunday, Feb. 7.
Snow and slippery travel over the central United States will evolve into dangerous blizzard conditions spanning the first part of the coming week, including Groundhog Day.
The taste of spring kicking off February in the East will not last long with colder air set to return later this week, lasting all the way into the middle of February.
The 2016 Presidential Election season officially gets underway on Monday evening, Feb. 1, with the Iowa caucuses, and advancing snow could affect voter turnout.
The start of February will actually feel more like spring around Harrisburg before more typical winter chill makes a comeback later in the week.
The start of February will actually feel more like spring around Boston before more typical winter chill makes a comeback later in the week.
The start of February will actually feel more like spring around Philadelphia before more typical winter chill makes a comeback later in the week.
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Tamarack, CA (1911)
Greatest one-month snowfall in continental
U.S.: 390 inches.
Upper Stewiacke, Nova Scotia (1920)
Minus 42 degrees --coldest ever in province.
Oregon (1937)
Major Oregon Snowstorm:
25.0 inches at Salem, 16.0 inches at Portland.