Weather and Climate News

183 Amtrak passengers rescued after 36 hours stranded in Oregon amid heavy snow
Crews succeeded in clearing the tracks and a locomotive was pulling the train toward Eugene by Tuesday morning after a day-and-a-half standstill, a spokesman for the rail line owner told NPR.
Family members reported the anglers missing on Tuesday morning, saying they hadn't heard from them since Friday. By early Tuesday afternoon, the Lake of the Woods sheriff said the party was now accounted for.
I-35, I-90 reopen in southern Minnesota; stranded travelers head home
More than 100 travelers were still at the Owatonna armory on Tuesday morning after spending another night there, but some were starting to get back on the road after word that the interstates had reopened.
One-sided parking begins Wednesday in Minneapolis
The restrictions mean starting at 8 a.m. Wednesday, no parking is allowed on the even side of non-snow emergency routes until April 1, unless city officials lift the ban sooner.
Kinder and gentler snowfall Tuesday
A less intense weather week unfolds.
Snow strands hundreds in southern Minnesota
Hundreds of people were stranded in southern Minnesota during the weekend snowstorm, and some are still displaced.
Dangerous cold returns after weekend storm; several southern MN highways remain closed
In Owatonna Sunday night, the National Guard armory sheltered about 150 people. In Albert Lea, more than 50 people who were rescued from their cars took refuge at the local armory.