Snow removal in downtown Columbus is different than other snowy streets and roads in the city. Why is that?

Track the amount of snow that's fallen in your area during the biggest storm of 2026 so far.

A series of winter storms brought fresh snow to California's Sierra mountains over the holiday weekend. Lake Tahoe area ski resorts reported significant snowfall, with base depths ranging from 16 to 76 inches. The storms helped build base depth for skiing ...

Sheriff’s offices and departments collaborate with county emergency managers to determine whether current conditions with the weather and roadways constitute issuing a snow emergency level. LEVEL 1: Roadways are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow.

In a way, yes - but not because the snow itself has color. According to IFL Science, when sunlight penetrates a snowpack, the snow absorbs the red and yellow wavelengths of the light spectrum more readily, leaving blue light to be reflected back to our eyes. The effect becomes more noticeable as snow gets deeper.

A colossal winter storm brought deep cold, ice, sleet, and snow to millions across a huge swath of the country. The storm caused numerous power outages and triggered thousands of of flight cancellations.

The latest forecast puts Central Park at 12 inches of snow, and that’s still the highest snowfall seen there in several years. The last time New York’s weather station in the park saw more than a foot of snow from a single storm was in 2021.

What you should knowIn Philadelphia, 9.3 inches of snow fell, the most in a decade. And it's going to stick around for a while. Here are snow and ice totals from across the region.City offices and courts will remain closed Tuesday.