The first major winter storm has hit the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, covering the area with snow and ice.

Black ice, snow showers and fog are pestering post-holiday travelers in the Midwest, while the Northeast is gearing up for its first major snowstorm of the season.

A major snowstorm in the Midwest and Great Lakes is affecting Thanksgiving travelers.

A powerful atmospheric river had mostly moved through California after causing at least six deaths and dousing much of the state, but lingering thunderstorms brought the risk of mudslides in areas of Los Angeles County that were recently ravaged by wildfire.

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg confirmed that an EF1 tornado touched down in Halifax County during storms that occurred in the area on Thursday.

Massive walls of dust and debris called haboobs that roll through the U.S. Southwest can be awe-inspiring and terrifying, especially for motorists caught in their path.

More than 4 inches of rain fell across Roanoke in less than two hours Thursday night, flooding streets, apartments, and businesses.

A dangerous heat wave has descended on much of California and the U.S. Southwest, with triple-digit temperatures expected along with a higher risk of wildfires.

Firefighters with air support are scrambling to control a fast-moving wildfire that erupted in hills along Interstate 5 in northwestern Los Angeles County.

Rising temperatures pose new challenges for firefighters who have made incremental progress against a massive wildfire in central California that has injured four people as it has become the biggest blaze in the state so far this year.

The Department of Defense now says it will continue sharing key data collected by three sophisticated weather satellites that help forecasters track hurricanes.

The National Weather Service has preliminarily classified overnight storms from the Upper Plains to the Midwest as a derecho.

Residents in the Southeast U.S. are no strangers to hot weather in the summertime.

Two tropical cyclones are swirling across the ocean southeast of Hawaii but forecasters don't expect them to cause any issues for the islands.

The National Weather Service has issued heat advisories for the southeastern United States.

A weather system moving across Florida wasn’t even a tropical something but it has the potential to develop into a tropical depression as it moves across the Gulf later in the week.

Rain chances are on the rise through the weekend for Southwest and Central Virginia, with hot and humid weather sticking around according to 10 News's meteorologist. Recent days have brought big differences in rainfall, and more storms could be on the way.

Catastrophic floods often bring with them loss of power, cuts to key emergency communications and sudden hazardous situations that leave victims with only minutes or seconds to seek higher ground and stay safe.

Most U.S. adults who've experienced major flooding in the past five years think climate change was at least a partial cause.

Officials in Texas are facing questions about whether they did enough to get people out of harm’s way before a flash flood swept down the Guadalupe River and killed at least 120 people, including more than two dozen children and counselors at an all-girls Christian camp.

The Guadalupe River has a history of terrible, fatal floods.

Flash floods swept through parts of Southwest Virginia on Thursday, soaking communities from Radford to Botetourt County and leaving behind a mess city crews are still cleaning up.

Six people died over the weekend when tornadoes wreaked havoc in New York and North Dakota.

Three people are dead and a regional airport has been heavily damaged after powerful winds including a tornado swept across the upper U.S. Midwest.

Experts say planning before a tornado threatens is key for staying safe.

Severe storms across parts of the U.S. Midwest and South have left at least 27 people dead.

A 3.0 magnitude earthquake occurred between Dilwyn and Famville Virginia, on Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

Forecasters are warning of low humidity and gusty wind increased the risk fire could spread across parts of New Jersey, Philadelphia and its suburbs and Delaware as firefighters continued to battled a vast wildfire in the Pine Barrens.

The National Weather Service will resume translating its products for non-English speakers.

The National Weather Service is no longer providing translations of its products after its contract with an artificial intelligence company was allowed to lapse.

Rivers rose and flooding worsened across the U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already waterlogged and badly damaged by days of heavy rain and storms that killed at least 23 people.

Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding has come for parts of the South and Midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that also spawned some deadly tornadoes.

Data obtained by The Associated Press shows that close to half of the local National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates as severe weather chugs across the nation’s heartland.

Parts of the Midwest and South have been battered by torrential rains and life-threatening flash floods.

Tornadoes and violent storms have struck parts of the South and Midwest, killing at least one person, knocking down power lines and trees, ripping roofs off of homes and shooting debris thousands of feet into the air.

Three people who died in Michigan after a tree struck their vehicle were children.

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a warning due to critical fire conditions today, March 23.

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a warning due to critical fire conditions today, March 22.

With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations.

Another storm system is affecting millions of people in the middle of the U.S. Parts of the Midwest and Great Plains faced blizzard conditions Wednesday and a broad swath of neighboring states are at risk of high winds and wildfires.

A sprawling storm system crossing the U.S. has caused deadly crashes, damaged buildings and fanned more than 100 wildfires in several central states, prompting evacuation orders in some communities.

More than 100 million people in the U.S. are in the path of an expected massive March storm starting Friday.

Virginia’s statewide tornado drill is Tuesday.

High wind warnings and advisories are up

Powerful storms have killed two people in Mississippi, torn the roofs off an apartment building and a nursing home in Oklahoma and threatened communities across the nation.

The U.S. National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for many counties and cities in our area on Saturday.

Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary status have been fired, lawmakers and weather experts says.

Arctic air gripping the Plains has broken cold-weather records in North Dakota.

Get the latest updates on snow forecasts and temperatures from WSLS's meteorologist. Stay informed with our weather alerts.

A watch means to prepare for possible severe weather. Take action when warnings are issued.

At least nine people have died in the most recent round of harsh weather to pummel the U.S., including eight people in Kentucky.

Much of the Eastern U.S. braced for a renewed round of harsh, soggy weather on Saturday, with thunderstorms and melting snow combining to pound the Ohio and Tennessee valleys.

Heavy rain is falling across Southern California, creating deluges of water and mud on roads at the bottom of hillsides left barren by recent wildfires.

Stay updated with the latest winter weather advisory for the region, including forecasts and current conditions.

Stay updated with the latest weather forecast, including wind alerts and rising temperatures over the next few days.

A winter storm sweeping through the U.S. South on Tuesday was dumping snow at levels millions of residents haven’t seen before.

Millions of Southern Californians were on edge as winds began picking up during a final round of dangerous fire weather forecast for the region where two massive blazes have killed at least 25 and destroyed thousands of homes.

Easing winds have delivered a brief but much-needed reprieve to firefighters as they battle two massive blazes in the Los Angeles area.

The National Weather Service’s Los Angeles page screams ‘Particularly Dangerous Situation’ in hot pink letters against a gray background.

Dangerously high winds have forced President Joe Biden to cancel a trip to the Eastern Coachella Valley to announce the creation of two new national monuments.

A strong storm system is threatening to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast, a day after severe weather claimed at least two lives as twisters touched down in Texas and Mississippi.

Parts of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas are under severe weather watches as the National Weather Service predicts a storm system in the Gulf of Mexico could bring high winds, hail and possible tornadoes to the region.

Severe thunderstorms are firing up in parts of Texas and could trigger high winds, hail and potential tornadoes.

California has been hit hard by extreme weather over the past several weeks.

Persistent high surf and flooding threats along California's coast have residents on high alert a day after a major storm was blamed for one man's death and the partial collapse of a pier.

A major ice storm has created treacherous driving conditions across Iowa and eastern Nebraska and prompted temporary closures of Interstate 80 after numerous cars and trucks slid off the road.

A storm that swept up the East Coast that brought torrents of rain and high winds caused some misery for New England ski resort operators.

A rare and brief tsunami warning tested city and county responses in Northern California after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook part of the state.

Forecasters in the U.S. have warned of another round of wintry weather that could complicate travel leading up to Thanksgiving.

One of the strongest storms on the West Coast in decades knocked out power for thousands of people and unleashed strong winds that toppled trees and left two dead in Washington before making its way through Oregon to Northern California.

What is expected to be one of the strongest storms in the northwest U.S. in decades has arrived.

New York’s mayor is urging residents to take shorter showers, fix leaky faucets and otherwise conserve water.

Hurricane Milton is bringing powerful winds, a storm surge and flooding to much of Florida after making landfall along the Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm.

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg will be hosting its first Open House in 6 years on Saturday.

Former President Donald Trump is criticizing the Biden administration’s response to widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, even as his supporters call for cuts to federal agencies that warn of weather disasters and deliver relief to hard-hit communities.

Meteorologists with the National Weather Service are making their rounds in locations hit hard by the effects of helene. Their goal is to use this data to help with storm warnings in the future.

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a tornado warning for Botetourt County and another portion of Bedford County.

One person is dead and two others are injured after winds blew over a barn and a large tree Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for City of Danville, Pittsylvania County and Northwestern Caswell County in north central North Carolina.

This tornado warning has expired.

This tornado warning has expired.

Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall on Florida’s northwestern coast and then continue on to torment parts of Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee with heavy rain, flash floods and gusty winds.

The National Weather Service says a tropical system in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico was expected to strengthen this week into a tropical storm and dump heavy rains onto Mexico and Texas before reaching the U.S. as a potential hurricane.

As a heat wave stretched into a second day this week, residents in more than half a dozen states are looking for ways to beat the heat amid hot soupy temperatures approaching triple digits.

Visitors to the Minnesota State Fair are seeking relief from water misters because of soaring late summer temperatures that also prompted some Midwestern schools to let out early or cancel sports practices.

Hone passed south of Hawaii and weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm, dumping so much rain that the National Weather Service called off its red flag warnings that strong winds could lead to wildfires.

The West Coast’s summer has been interrupted by an unusually cold system from the Gulf of Alaska that dropped down through the Pacific Northwest into Northern California.

Ernesto has regained hurricane status as the storm churns away from Bermuda and heads farther out into the northeastern Atlantic Ocean.

Hurricane Ernesto was being felt this weekend along much of the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, even with the storm hundreds of miles offshore and crossing Bermuda.

Though no longer a tropical storm, Debby continues lashing the East Coast with heavy rain and flooding as rivers overflow their banks and authorities call on the National Guard to help with high water rescues.

10 News Reporter Connor Dietrich was in Danville Thursday covering the effects of Tropical Depression Debby on the area.

Governor Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency for the Commonwealth of Virginia based on National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center forecasts that indicate a tropical storm with significant rainfall and flooding across the entire Commonwealth.

Meteorologists from the NWS in Blacksburg have concluded that an EF-1 tornado occurred in Halifax Co. Wednesday night.

Despite a record 46-day streak of triple digit feels-like temperatures, Miami’s unprecented brutal summer last year wasn’t that deadly, contrasting with the rest of the nation where federal records show heat fatalities nationally spiked to a 45-year high.

Hundreds of Europeans touring the American West and adventurers from around the U.S. are still being drawn to Death Valley National Park.

After Hurricane Beryl slammed into Texas, knocking out power to nearly 3 million homes and businesses and killing at least three people it moved east and weakened to a tropical depression.

Roughly 130 million people are under threat from a long-running heat wave that already has broken records with dangerously high temperatures and is expected to shatter more inot next week from the Pacific Northwest to the Mid-Alantic states and the Northeast.

Temperatures will cool off slightly as we progress throughout the week.

The National Weather Service says that around 134 million people in the U.S. are under alerts as an extremely dangerous and record-breaking heat wave broils much of the country.

A heat wave is moving closer to the breaking point from the Midwest to New England, but there's no immediate relief in sight for much of the rest of the country.