Storms hammer West with heavy snow
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Heavy snow pummeled Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Washington, leaving thousands without power, causing widespread havoc on roads and even overwhelming one ski resort.
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A snowstorm that blanketed parts of the Midwestern United States barreled into New England on Sunday, bringing snow, freezing rain and high winds that grounded flights and made driving treacherous.
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Storms that raked the Plains took aim at the Great Lakes and East Coast early Friday, while more wet weather was forecast for the West.
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Gale-force winds dumping heavy snow wreaked havoc across Austria and Slovakia on Saturday, blowing cars into deadly collisions, knocking out power to thousands of homes and tearing off a balcony that struck a man below.
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Coastal rain and mountain snow were forecast for Tuesday across the Northwest and parts of the Great Basin. Wind gusts of up to 70 mph were possible in the Northern Rockies.
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A winter storm blew into North Georgia and the Carolinas early Thursday, poised to deliver an icy sheen as cold air from the west collided with moisture from the Gulf of Mexico.
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A powerful winter storm that unleashed a thick blanket of mountain snow, heavy rain and at least one tornado pounded Southern California for a fifth straight day Friday.
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A severe winter storm dumped snow and  freezing rain across the Midwest and mid-Atlantic United States  on Sunday, stranding air travelers from Boston to Chicago and  causing several traffic deaths.
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A slow-moving, powerful storm battered the West for a third straight day Wednesday, forcing hundreds of people out of a scenic region of Arizona and blacking out thousands of homes in Southern California.
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Another storm dumped more snow and rain across the West Coast on Sunday, with snow totals of 11 feet measured in parts of the Sierra Nevada.
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Severe weather warnings are issued across the UK, as heavy snows bring a white Christmas for many.
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As many as 200 vehicles got stuck in deep snow early Saturday in the San Bernardino Mountains as the latest in a series of storms struck California. The storms quickly moved eastward, closing all three major highways over the Sierra Nevada.
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Snow-laden western New York braced for another wintery onslaught Wednesday as storms closed schools, menaced motorists and knocked out power in communities from the Midwest to the Northeast.
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A pair of strong Pacific storm systems was forecast to slam into the West Coast on Saturday, while bitterly cold temperatures were expected to continue sweeping through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
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Widespread rain and mountain snow were expected in the West on Thursday, while heavy rain and thunderstorms were expected in the Southeast and snow in New England.
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A winter storm batters the US west coast, bringing floods and snowstorms, and leaving many without power.
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Several states in the north-western US declare emergencies because of continuing fierce blizzards.