A perilous brew of winds, heavy snow and ice and plunging temperatures swept across a swath of the United States on Thursday, leaving at least five dead and upending holiday plans during one of the busiest weeks for travel. By Thursday evening, the storm had bulled its way from the Upper Midwest — where it…
The heaviest snowfall, according to forecasters, is likely to occur between Wednesday night and Friday over the Great Lakes, where the total depth could exceed a foot. Wind gusts of more than 50 m.p.h. will create near-zero visibility, leading to what the Weather Service described as “dangerous, to at times impossible, land and air travel.”…
Citing new guidance for nursing homes that the administration had developed, Dr. Jha noted another dire statistic on Thursday: Less than half of nursing home residents have received an updated booster. As part of its winter plan, the administration said it would expand those eligible to vaccinate the elderly to include staff members at nursing…
Covid no longer plays the dominant role that it once did in most of our lives. But the risk of Covid — and other viruses — persists. This winter, experts expect cases, hospitalizations and deaths from viral diseases to rise once again. The increase may have already begun. Covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths are up…
More than five feet are expected in parts of the Sierra, forecasters at the prediction center wrote. Forecasters believe blizzard conditions will happen across the Plains next week. “We are increasingly confident that we will be dealing with a pretty significant Northern Plains blizzard next week,” said Greg Carbin, chief of forecast operations for the…
Federal health officials expressed optimism on Tuesday that the nation was better prepared to weather a surge of Covid-19 infections this winter compared with a year earlier, and they renewed their pleas for Americans to get an updated booster shot ahead of the holidays. While the trajectory of the virus remains uncertain, Dr. Anthony S.…