Severe Weather

Those living or traveling to and from the eastern third of the country will need to pay very close attention to the forecast as it becomes locked in in the coming days.

An EF-2 tornado with winds estimated at 130 mph managed to decimate homes around Linda Barry as she huddled under a mattress protected by her soon-to-be husband, reciting the Lord’s Prayer for comfort.

Tornadoes and large hail threaten the southern Plains and lower Mississippi Valley, while heavy snow is expected in the northern Plains and Upper Midwest.

A series of storm systems across the U.S. will bring rain, snow and severe weather to millions of Americans this week.

In Orchard Park, New York, 77 inches of snow has fallen.

Up to 4 feet of snow might fall in some spots through Sunday.

In addition to collapsed buildings, eroded beaches, downed trees, and flooded roadways, the power of Hurricane Nicole also pushed up several feet of sand onto the coast, covering some streets and homes in massive amounts of sand.

Nicole made landfall along the east coast of Florida as a Category 1 hurricane early Thursday just south of Vero Beach. The system has since downgraded to a tropical storm.