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A storm is headed for Southern California, and it is packing much-needed rain and mountain snow to help ease wildfire concerns starting this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A positive bird flu case in Elbert County was confirmed by the Georgia Department of Agriculture and the US Department of Agriculture. This marks the first time bird flu has been confirmed in a commercial poultry operation in Georgia since the nationwide outbreak began in 2022. All poultry activities have been suspended in the state of Georgia after bird flu was confirmed in a commercial poultry operation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A snowstorm for the record books covered Houston, New Orleans and many other towns and cities across the southern U.S. on Tuesday, breaking snowfall records that have stood for over 100 years. At least nine people have died. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dry winds will carry the wildfire risk into Friday, but just enough moisture from a weak storm is forecast to deliver a bit of rain to Southern California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Travel near the Gulf Coast may be “dangerous or impossible” for days as a rare winter storm with heavy snow and ice blasts areas from San Antonio and Houston, Texas to Jacksonville, Florida and Savannah, Georgia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The coldest air so far this winter will plague the Central and East this week, plunging temperatures below zero for an extended period of time for some cities; also an uptick in winds will occur from Monday to Tuesday across Southern California, raising the fire danger once again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The coldest air of the winter is likely on the way as Siberian air lunges eastward next week after nosediving onto the Great Plains this weekend. AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures will dip to dangerous levels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A big break from the winds is on the way and is forecast to last several days before another Santa Ana event returns next week. To put the magnitude of loss into context, this latest damage and economic loss estimate surpasses the numbers for the entire 2020 wildfire season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the coldest air of the winter begins a southward push into the central United States, snow and a quick freeze-up will create hazardous travel beginning late this week and continuing this weekend along Interstate 25. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Forecasters warn that the latest powerful wind setup will linger into Wednesday across parts of Southern California, providing little relief for those battling the ongoing blazes; also, A 23-year-old hiker got lost in the dense Australian wilderness and sparked a nearly two-week-long land and air search in New South Wales. If you'd like to help those affected by the fires in Southern California, here's a link. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Snow shovels may once again be needed in the Northeast, Ohio Valley and Appalachians as a winter storm tracks over the eastern U.S. ahead of the next blast of Arctic air. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Forecasters warn that another blustery setup can develop from Monday to Wednesday across parts of Southern California, providing little relief for those battling the ongoing blazes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A snowstorm tracking from the southern U.S. will deliver enough snow to the Northeast this weekend to cause travel headaches and will have people reaching for their snow shovels yet again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A snowstorm tracking from the southern U.S. will deliver enough snow to the Northeast this weekend to cause travel headaches and will have people reaching for their snow shovels yet again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is not a typical 'Santa Ana' event. What is causing the deadly fast-moving infernos near Los Angeles to rage this week? Fire officials are still investigating the precise cause of the deadly, fast-moving, wind-driven infernos near Los Angeles. However, one significant factor has intensified the flames and facilitated their rapid spread: the weather. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wildfires began breaking out in Southern California Tuesday morning as a life-threatening, widespread windstorm roars to life and creates extremely dangerous fire weather conditions. Also, Once the temperature drops below the mid-40s, iguanas go into a dormant or cold-stunned state and sometimes fall out of trees where they perch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A large part of the southern United States will take a turn at a major winter storm from late this week to this weekend with the major cities of Dallas, Nashville and Atlanta in the zone for substantial travel problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From the first total lunar eclipse in years to planetary alignments, here are the top astronomy events to look for throughout 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over a dozen states could see travel-snarling ice and snow as a major storm tracks across the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Unusually high activity in May, hurricane-spawned tornadoes and a late December outbreak have helped make the 2024 tornado season the worst tornado season in 13 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The central, southern and eastern United States are bracing for the coldest, most persistent frigid Arctic air in years that will come in waves and last through mid-January. Storms packing snow and ice will join in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dramatically colder conditions are ahead as an Arctic blast moves into the U.S. starting next week. The bitterly cold pattern could be the coldest January in more than a decade and may be strewn with winter storms for the Midwest, South and East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As winds kick up over part of Southern California, the risk of wildfires will increase into the start of the new year. Wildfire safety tips from the experts https://www.accuweather.com/en/accuweather-ready/wildfire-safety-tips-from-the-experts/1569208 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Much colder conditions are just around the corner as Arctic air kicks into high gear and moves into the U.S. starting next week. The pattern may be strewn with winter storms as well, including in Atlanta and Charlotte; also tornadoes left 2 dead in Texas, Mississippi as severe weather outbreak rattled the Gulf Coast. Multiple tornadoes touched down across the southern U.S. on Saturday afternoon, including a deadly twister that hit Liverpool, Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The first of several rounds of severe weather hit part of the Gulf Coast on Thursday, spinning up tornadoes near Houston and damaging buildings in Louisiana. In other news, a stretch of Interstate 80 in New Jersey was closed after a sinkhole opened up on the shoulder of the eastbound lanes on Thursday morning. The sinkhole that appeared near Wharton, New Jersey, was due to the collapse of an abandoned mine under the highway. And in Utah, a man rescued his brother from a “large avalanche” he triggered while the pair were snowmobiling on Wednesday. The brothers were in the Franklin Basin area of Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest when one of them triggered the avalanche Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A storm packed with moisture will unleash heavy rain prior to the end of 2024 in the eastern United States. The rain may not only put a damper on skiing, but may also hinder travel due to flooding, spotty ice and fog. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Although winter weather hazards will be few and far between, parts of the country will contend with slowed travel from rain, thunderstorms and fog. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Santa Cruz police and fire departments pulled two people out of the Pacific Ocean Monday afternoon when part of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed into the ocean and was seen floating away; Five skiers were transported to the hospital Monday after an “incident” on a chair lift at Heavenly ski resort in Lake Tahoe, according to Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Bryce Cranch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 28-year-old hiker had called 911 to report that "his limbs were frozen, he was hypothermic, and could no longer move through the several feet of snow." Also, over 170 rescued after lift at ski resort cracks. A weekend on the slopes turned into hours of hanging above the ground after a gondola lift malfunctioned in Colorado over the weekend. While nobody died in either of these incidents, cold weather deaths rising among Americans. An uptick in cold snaps, along with other possible factors, has been linked to a doubling of U.S. deaths from freezing temperatures since 1999, according to new research. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fall and early winter have been active with multiple rounds of rain and mountain snow in the West. While this has helped to alleviate any drought conditions and boosted the snowpack, the ground is becoming saturated. AccuWeather meteorologists warn that the continued precipitation will increase the risk of flooding and mudslides. With Christmas this week, more people will be traveling by plane, train and automobile. The repeated rounds of rain and snow are likely to cause people to drive more slowly and also delay airport travel. Travel conditions could begin to deteriorate as early as Monday in cities such as Seattle and Portland. AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Heather Zehr said, "travelers immediately ahead of the Christmas holiday will have to contend with wet roads along much of the West coast, from the Canadian border to California.” Also, authorities in Florida are urging residents to steer clear of wild monkeys roaming the state. In a Facebook post on Dec 16, the Orange City Police Department warned people not to feed monkeys after numerous sightings have been reported. Authorities say they've received multiple recent reports of monkey sightings in Orange City, approximately 30 miles north of Orlando. Similar sightings have been noted in nearby Deltona and DeBary. Officials are advising locals not to feed the monkeys and are requesting that any sightings be reported to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Contact Information: Wildlife Alert Hotline: 888-404-FWCC (888-404-3922) Submit a Tip: MyFWC.com/WildlifeAlert Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A series of potent storms is expected to hammer the West Coast through Christmas Day, while precipitation in the Central and Eastern states will also contribute to travel woes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Accumulating snow from a Midwest clipper storm is on the move and has eyes for the Northeast prior to the end of the week. And, in some areas, a coastal storm will join in and expand wintry travel problems. And what exactly is a clipper storm? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The bridge, closed for eight hours and trapping 30 people, finally saw northbound lanes clear just before rush hour. Also, twelve people, including 11 foreigners and one Georgian national, have tragically died from carbon monoxide poisoning at the Gudauri ski resort in Georgia, authorities announced. The victims were discovered in a sleeping area above a restaurant at the popular resort, and all worked in the building where their bodies were found, a statement from police added. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another blast of cold air will affect millions this weekend and could freeze a bit of the holiday spirit as well as create frigid conditions for those heading to college football games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More people will see a snowy Christmas in 2024 compared to last year, but many areas could still end up more green than white on Dec. 25. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Snow has already blanketed some mountains across the United States, and AccuWeather forecasters say it is a preview of a great ski season for part of the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the quiet town of Rumford, Maine, where folks are used to the crisp, white snow of winter, residents woke up to a startling sight: their town blanketed in an unusual brown snow. The unusual phenomenon was caused by a malfunction at a century-old paper mill; In the wake of Storm Bert's fury in November, the village of Pant in the city of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales is dealing with a colossal sinkhole that suddenly yawned open on Dec. 1. The enormous chasm, now a staggering 40 feet deep and 33 feet wide, has forced the evacuation of approximately 30 homes, displacing residents during the holidays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Time is running out to get a gift for everyone on your holiday shopping list, and upcoming storms across the U.S. could cause weather-related shipping delays. And are you dreaming of a white Christmas? Check AccuWeather's white Christmas forecast, which will be released on Monday, Dec. 16. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Experts weigh in on what's best for the engine on those days when it's cold outside and the vehicle hasn't been used for several hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A rapidly strengthening storm packed with a firehose of moisture will swing across the eastern United States through Wednesday night with areas of flooding rainfall, damaging winds and major travel disruptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The first week of December was not a preview of the entire winter season as forecasters say some twists and turns are expected in the coming months, including a potential visit from the polar vortex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Following rain, some snow and ice in the Northeast to start the week, AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring a stronger storm that is likely to begin affecting the region by Tuesday night The storm will begin to gather strength in the Southeast as early as Tuesday. With warmth and moisture in place, thunderstorms are expected to rumble in southeastern Louisiana, southeastern Mississippi, central and southern Alabama and southwestern Georgia. While the overall severe risk is low, adequate moisture combined with stronger winds in the upper atmosphere that could be brought down the surface in any heavier downpours may cause a few of the thunderstorms to contain gusty winds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Figuring out how clouds will respond to global warming is key," atmospheric scientist Mark Zalkina said. “It literally determines how much future warming is in store.” The article was written by CNN's Laura Paddison Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Several storms will bring rain and possibly snow to the central and eastern United States beginning this weekend. A short series of storms from Sunday to Thursday will bring drenching rain to many areas in the southern and eastern United States. Just enough cold air may sneak in to bring some snow to parts of the Midwest and Appalachians, AccuWeather meteorologists say. At the very least, there will be episodes of rain, drizzle and fog. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lake-effect snow can produce very heavy snowfall rates, sometimes exceeding several inches per hour. Snowfall totals from a single lake effect event can reach several feet in extreme cases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A blast of Arctic air will set off more lake-effect snow near the Great Lakes, but also trigger dangerous snow squalls and a freeze up well to the south and east from Tuesday night to Thursday in the Midwest and East. Also, With temperatures dipping into the low 40s and more cold air on the way, it’s challenging to enjoy Orlando’s renowned water parks, even under sunny skies. As a wave of arctic air sweeps across central Florida, several theme park water parks operated by Walt Disney World Resort, Universal Orlando, and SeaWorld Orlando announced closures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 2024 hurricane season shattered records and forever redefined landscapes. Here’s a look back at a historic season that featured unprecedented destruction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Many people consider the December solstice to be the official start of winter, but for meteorologists, the new season kicks off weeks before the astronomical event. Also, the Biden administration is trying to throw a Hail Mary to save the Colorado River before Trump takes over. A new operating plan for the river must be in place by August 2026, a few months before the current agreement expires. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

December's long nights will offer stargazers plenty to see, including two meteor showers and the best views of Jupiter until 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It will feel more like the middle of winter as waves of cold air and gusty winds sweep across the northern tier, with freezing temperatures as far south as the Gulf coast. Also, An engineer conducting an inspection at a 209-year-old Scottish lighthouse discovered a message in a bottle dating back 132 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices