Vigilance and preparation are important, say forecasters at the NWS, as wintry weather brings hazardous travel conditions.

Snowfall set records in places and triggered some of the first-ever blizzard warnings for parts of the country on Tuesday as an unusual weather pattern brought freezing temperatures to the U.S. South.

with blowing and drifting snow triggering whiteout conditions for anyone daring to venture to the mountain peaks. The weather was calming down from west to east Friday as the storm moved off to ...