Atmospheric Administrationnote News Today

Powerful winds of up to 130 m.p.h. struck Bollinger County, meteorologists said. Officials said that at least two communities suffered widespread damage.

A powerful storm has brought snow up and down the West Coast. “It’s not a weekend for the beach,” one Los Angeles County official said.

Officials have warned residents to prepare for dangerous weather through the weekend.

Nearly all of the United States is experiencing some form of notable weather this week — ice, snow or unseasonably warm temperatures.

Maps show the precipitation so far, and the forecast for more.

Tornadoes leveled communities across 260 miles. Survivors tell the tale.