New Orleans has seen more snow than Alaska's biggest city so far this winter

Metro New Orleans has received more snowfall since the start of meteorological winter than many cold-weather cities across the country, including Philadelphia, New York and Anchorage, Alaska.

Chicago weather: Snow starts the day

Snowfall will taper off this morning in the northern counties, with cold temperatures persisting before a gradual warm-up next week.

Rare winter storm blankets the south with snow
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A rare winter storm is sweeping across the south, prompting the first-ever blizzard warning for the Gulf Coast.

Snow in Florida: NOAA satellite shows historic winter storm, US snowfall from space

As the historic winter storm that traveled across the southern U.S. heads east, it's leaving snowfall from Texas to North Carolina. This image was captured by a NOAA satellite showing several inches of snow left on the ground. 

Chicago weather: Dangerous wind chills linger as temps slowly rise

The Cold Weather Advisory for the Chicago area remains in effect until midnight as wind chills hover between -20 and -25.

Chicago announces winners of snowplow naming contest

The winners of this year's "You Name a Snowplow" contest were announced today, with the top honor going to "Bozo the Plown."

Snow blankets New Orleans, shattering record set in 1963

The scene along Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans on Tuesday was surreal. Palm trees swayed in the wind amid falling snow and near-blizzard conditions, with wind gusts exceeding 45 mph.