A fast-moving storm system turned a mild winter day into a tragedy. Here's why the timing made all the difference.

I realize the importance of that experience because this was something the pioneers experienced. I realize the importance of ...

Old Man Winter finally broke the streak of 700-plus days last week without an appreciable snowstorm when the white stuff fell, clogging roads, closing schools and making life semi-miserable for those ...

The Schoolchildren's Blizzard of 1888, which killed an estimated 235 people, was one of the most deadly disasters. But the ...

Before you get too excited about spring being just around the corner, remember that from March 11 to March 14, 1888, one of the most intense blizzards in American history buried New York City under ...

Take a look at some of the major snowstorms and blizzards that have blasted Nebraska. A sudden, fierce blizzard slashed across Nebraska 137 years ago today. Sheritha Jones, World-Herald historian ...

Piano maker William Steinway woke up on March 12, 1888, and discovered "the most fearful snowstorm . . . I ever experienced" had buried New York City. Before the day had ended, he wrote in his diary, ...

The Daily Gazette is reprinting excerpts of the late Larry Hart’s long-running column, “Tales of Old Dorp.” A relatively snow-free February does not mean spectacular snows of winter are over. Today, ...