Weather and Climate News

183 Amtrak passengers rescued after 36 hours stranded in Oregon amid heavy snow
Crews succeeded in clearing the tracks and a locomotive was pulling the train toward Eugene by Tuesday morning after a day-and-a-half standstill, a spokesman for the rail line owner told NPR.
Family members reported the anglers missing on Tuesday morning, saying they hadn't heard from them since Friday. By early Tuesday afternoon, the Lake of the Woods sheriff said the party was now accounted for.
I-35, I-90 reopen in southern Minnesota; stranded travelers head home
More than 100 travelers were still at the Owatonna armory on Tuesday morning after spending another night there, but some were starting to get back on the road after word that the interstates had reopened.