Archive · 10 Dec 2025
Severe Weather Hits US
The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for parts of Texas, where temperatures dropped to around 30°F.
Meanwhile, heavy rain is expected in Washington and Oregon due to an atmospheric river, with flood watches in place.
In the northern Rockies, over a foot of snow is likely.
An Arctic air mass is bringing very cold temperatures to the East Coast, with wind chills as low as 20 below in Chicago and 45 below in the Dakotas.
Additionally, a series of Alberta clippers will bring significant snowfall and strong winds to the northern Plains and Great Lakes region, with up to 15 inches of snow in some areas.
Travel conditions are expected to be slippery, and strong winds will affect large parts of the northern US.
Meteorologists warn that some of the coldest temperatures globally will cover the central and eastern US over the weekend, but this cold blast is expected to be relatively short-lived, with a return to more typical wintry temperatures later in the month.
Freeze warning in effect for south-central Texas until 9 AM CST with temperatures near 30°F.
Heavy rain and flood watches for western Washington and northwestern Oregon due to an atmospheric river.
Over a foot of snow expected in the northern Rockies, especially northwestern Wyoming.
Arctic air mass bringing temperatures into the teens as far south as North Carolina, with wind chills as low as 20 below in Chicago and 45 below in the Dakotas.
Alberta clippers bringing 3–12 inches of snow and strong winds to the northern Plains and Great Lakes.
- Who
- National Weather Service (NWS), AccuWeather, Ryan Maue, Judah Cohen
- What
- Freeze warnings, heavy rain, snow, strong winds, and extreme cold temperatures
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday, with extreme cold over the weekend and into early next week
- Where
- Texas, Washington, Oregon, northern Rockies, northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast, central and eastern US
- Why
- Weather systems including freeze warnings, atmospheric rivers, Alberta clippers, and a polar vortex
- Freeze Warning
- South-central Texas until 9 AM CST
- Temperatures
- Near or below 30°F in Texas
- Heavy Rain
- Western Washington and Oregon
- Snowfall
- 3–12 inches in northern US
- Wind Gusts
- 40–70 mph in northern US
- Flood Watches
- Coastal areas and Cascades
- Arctic Air
- Teens as far south as North Carolina
- Wind Chills
- 20 below in Chicago, 45 below in Dakotas
Sources
Freeze warning in effect for Texas; temperatures drop to 30°F, says NWS
Millions in the US brace for freezing temperatures and snow as weakened polar vortex drives Arctic cold
Weather update: Parts of US may experience ‘some of the coldest’ temperatures — ‘like a wrecking ball’
