Stranded Motorists

A late-winter blizzard pounded US Rocky Mountain and Plains states on Wednesday, unleashing a "bomb cyclone" of high winds and drifting snow that stranded motorists, cancelled airline flights and forced government offices, schools and businesses to close.

The heaviest rains in 38 years have turned roads into virtual rivers in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, stranding motorists and leaving at least six people dead, an official said on Tuesday.

A winter storm reaching from Texas to New England closed schools, canceled nearly 4,000 flights and stranded hundreds of drivers overnight in Kentucky, where as much as 21.5 inches (55 cm) of snow fell.

This week's California storms dumped up to three inches (7.6 cm)of rain on the parched state and more wet weather is on the way, but it is too soon to know whether there will be enough precipitation this winter to remedy three years of drought, forecasters said.

A "historic" storm dumped more than five feet of snow, stranding scores of motorists, canceling flights and killing at least eight people in the northeastern United States, officials said on Wednesday.

A massive snowstorm stranded motorists, cancelled flights and left at least seven people dead in the northeastern United States, five of them in the Buffalo area, officials said Wednesday.

A ferocious storm dumped massive piles of snow on parts of upstate New York, trapping residents in their homes and stranding motorists on roadways, as temperatures in all 50 U.S. states fell to freezing or below.

A huge lake-effect snow storm paralyzed the upstate city of Buffalo on Tuesday, forcing state police on snowmobiles to deliver blankets to stranded motorists on the main highway across New York state on a wintry day when temperatures fell to freezing or below in all 50 states.

Warmer weather was set to thaw the U.S. South on Thursday, bringing relief after a rare ice storm paralyzed much of the region, stranding motorists and school children, blocking highways and leading to deaths in several states.

Rare torrential downpours unleashed flash flooding in Colorado that killed at least three people, left one missing and forced thousands to flee to higher ground on Thursday as rising water toppled buildings and stranded motorists, officials said.

Britain was hit by unseasonable blizzards that left hundreds of people stuck in their cars overnight and disrupted Eurostar services to the continent on Tuesday.

Australian police Monday warned motorists about using the map system on new Apple iPhones after rescuing several people left stranded in the wilderness.

Snow and ice closed the main highway between Southern and Central California, stranding many motorists, as the first storm of the year brought freezing weather and treacherous roads.The California Highway Patrol shut the Grapevine area of Interstate 5 shortly after 12:30 am (08:30 GMT) on Monday because of blowing snow and it remained closed six ho...

A late-winter blizzard pounded US Rocky Mountain and Plains states on Wednesday, unleashing a "bomb cyclone" of high winds and drifting snow that stranded motorists, cancelled airline flights and forced government offices, schools and businesses to close.

The heaviest rains in 38 years have turned roads into virtual rivers in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, stranding motorists and leaving at least six people dead, an official said on Tuesday.

A winter storm reaching from Texas to New England closed schools, canceled nearly 4,000 flights and stranded hundreds of drivers overnight in Kentucky, where as much as 21.5 inches (55 cm) of snow fell.

This week's California storms dumped up to three inches (7.6 cm)of rain on the parched state and more wet weather is on the way, but it is too soon to know whether there will be enough precipitation this winter to remedy three years of drought, forecasters said.

A "historic" storm dumped more than five feet of snow, stranding scores of motorists, canceling flights and killing at least eight people in the northeastern United States, officials said on Wednesday.

A massive snowstorm stranded motorists, cancelled flights and left at least seven people dead in the northeastern United States, five of them in the Buffalo area, officials said Wednesday.

A ferocious storm dumped massive piles of snow on parts of upstate New York, trapping residents in their homes and stranding motorists on roadways, as temperatures in all 50 U.S. states fell to freezing or below.

A huge lake-effect snow storm paralyzed the upstate city of Buffalo on Tuesday, forcing state police on snowmobiles to deliver blankets to stranded motorists on the main highway across New York state on a wintry day when temperatures fell to freezing or below in all 50 states.

Warmer weather was set to thaw the U.S. South on Thursday, bringing relief after a rare ice storm paralyzed much of the region, stranding motorists and school children, blocking highways and leading to deaths in several states.

Rare torrential downpours unleashed flash flooding in Colorado that killed at least three people, left one missing and forced thousands to flee to higher ground on Thursday as rising water toppled buildings and stranded motorists, officials said.

Britain was hit by unseasonable blizzards that left hundreds of people stuck in their cars overnight and disrupted Eurostar services to the continent on Tuesday.

Australian police Monday warned motorists about using the map system on new Apple iPhones after rescuing several people left stranded in the wilderness.

Snow and ice closed the main highway between Southern and Central California, stranding many motorists, as the first storm of the year brought freezing weather and treacherous roads.The California Highway Patrol shut the Grapevine area of Interstate 5 shortly after 12:30 am (08:30 GMT) on Monday because of blowing snow and it remained closed six ho...