Record-low temperatures shock the Southeast U.S. while snowfall blankets parts of the Northeast

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Record-low temperatures shock the Southeast as Arctic air plunges Alabama, Florida and Georgia into freeze conditions, affecting 18 million people.

Lake-effect snow dumps up to 9 inches across Michigan and New York, marking the harshest weather so far this season for the Northeast.

California braces for an atmospheric river threatening heavy rain and mountain snow, putting more than 21 million at risk of flooding.

The first major cold spell of the season plunged parts of the southeastern U.S. into record-low temperatures Tuesday, delivering a shock for 18 million people under a freeze warning across Alabama, Florida and Georgia. Meanwhile, several inches of snow blanketed areas al