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Weather & Climate

An iced over pedestrian walkway is lined by trees that are covered with ice from a few days of sleet and rain, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Dallas.

Austin mayor apologizes as city struggles to restore power

An iced over pedestrian walkway is lined by trees that are covered with ice from a few days of sleet and rain, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, in Dallas.

February 3, 2023, 1:06pm Nation & World

Widespread power outages in the Texas capital stretched into a third day Friday for thousands of residents following a winter storm that was spiraling into a management crisis as city leaders remained unable to say when all the lights would come back on. Read story

Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter.

Groundhog Day: Check out these other forecasting rodents

Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter.

February 2, 2023, 4:43pm Life

Rodents predicting weather trends. Why? Read story

Icicles hang from the Angelina Eberly statue in downtown Austin, Texas, during a winter storm on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.

Winter storm cancels flights, keeps thousands without power

Icicles hang from the Angelina Eberly statue in downtown Austin, Texas, during a winter storm on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.

February 2, 2023, 10:41am Nation & World

A mess of ice, sleet and snow lingered across much of the southern U.S. as thousands in Texas endured freezing temperatures with no power, including many in the state capital of Austin, but a warming trend was forecast to bring relief from the deadly storm Thursday. Read story

Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter.

Phil’s Groundhog Day prediction: 6 more weeks of winter

Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter.

February 2, 2023, 8:14am Latest News

A furry critter in a western Pennsylvania town has predicted six more weeks of winter during an annual Groundhog Day celebration. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Rain returns Friday, falling all weekend and beyond

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

February 2, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

Today is a big day for groundhogs, I guess. Punxsutawney Phil will be removed from his cozy corners early today in Punxsutawney, Pa., to give his annual prognostication on whether there will be six more weeks of winter or an early spring. The weather forecast for the big event was… Read story

Traffic sits at a standstill along westbound I-20 near Cedar Ridge Drive and Loop 408 in Dallas, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Several vehicles, including semi-trucks, were unable to make it up a hill causing traffic to stop.

Winter storm causes 3rd day of dangerous, icy conditions

Traffic sits at a standstill along westbound I-20 near Cedar Ridge Drive and Loop 408 in Dallas, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Several vehicles, including semi-trucks, were unable to make it up a hill causing traffic to stop.

February 1, 2023, 11:40am Nation & World

A deadly storm system lashed a large swath of the southern U.S. with bands of sleet and snow for a third day on Wednesday, grounding an additional 2,200 flights, leaving hundreds of thousands without power, forcing school closures and making already treacherous driving conditions worse. Read story

An American Airlines aircraft undergoes deicing procedures on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas.

Winter weather cancels flights, leads to death in Texas

An American Airlines aircraft undergoes deicing procedures on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas.

January 31, 2023, 10:55am Latest News

Winter weather brought ice to Texas and nearby states Tuesday, causing the cancellation of more than 980 flights and delays to nearly 800 more. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Month ends on dry note; rain back in forecast by Friday

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

January 31, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

Those two sunny days Sunday and Monday were enjoyable, well if you were out of the wind and cold. Regardless, it was pleasant to the eyes to look at the clear blue skies and sunshine above. It was so clear one could see Mount Rainier to our north. Unfortunately, as… Read story

With howitzers and helicopters, states trigger road-clearing avalanches

January 29, 2023, 6:52am Nation & World

One morning this month, after more than 31 inches of snow fell in the previous two days, Utah transportation workers opened a huge garage-type door in a building near a state highway and fired a military howitzer up a mountain in the Salt Lake Valley. Read story

Dust is kicked up from a bulldozer with Las Vegas Boat Harbor recently moved further into the receding Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, in Boulder City. (L.E.

Lake Mead’s decline may slow, thanks to winter’s wet start

Dust is kicked up from a bulldozer with Las Vegas Boat Harbor recently moved further into the receding Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, in Boulder City. (L.E.

January 29, 2023, 6:05am Nation & World

Hefty snowfalls from a series of atmospheric rivers have brought a slightly rosier outlook for the beleaguered Colorado River. Read story