A severe winter storm that brought freezing rain, sleet and snow to a large part of the U.S. was intensified by the polar vortex and warm ocean.

A severe winter storm that brought crippling freezing rain, sleet and snow to a large part of the U.S. in late January 2026 left a mess in states from New Mexico to New England. Hundreds of thousands ...

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(THE CONVERSATION) A severe winter storm sweeping across the central and eastern U.S. in late January 2026 threatened states from Texas to New England with crippling freezing rain, sleet and snow.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The sudden blast may have come as a shock to many Americans after a mostly mild start ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mathew Barlow, UMass Lowell and Judah Cohen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

A severe winter storm that brought crippling freezing rain, sleet and snow to a large part of the U.S. in late January 2026 left a mess in states from New Mexico to New England. Hundreds of thousands ...