Have you ever noticed how peaceful and quiet things seem when snow is falling ?It's not your imagination, it really is quieter out when it's snowing. Snow flakes absorb soundwaves as they fall and ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The world seems to quiet down after a fresh snowfall. This happens when an inch or more of snow falls. This works the best right after the snow ends or even during the ...

A blizzard warning is in effect this morning for parts of the Cascades in Washington. When will Puget Sound/Seattle get snow?

When a snowstorm is in progress, falling snow greatly diminishes the distance that sound waves will carry. Snowflakes absorb and block the sound waves. Heavy rain has a similar effect. When the ground ...

I moved a little bit inland, away from the Maine coast, because I got tired of the ocean’s moderating effect; we would have rain along the coast, but not so many miles inland there would be feet of ...

Have you ever stepped outside while a light snow was falling or went out to shovel the driveway shortly after snow had fallen? You may have noticed it was quieter than normal. There is a scientific ...

SEATTLE -- The first real snowfall of the season was moving through a swath of Western Washington Thursday, the first of at least a pair of winter storms forecast to move through the region through ...

Flood watches and warnings remain in effect as heavy rain continues to pummel western Washington. by Shannon O'Donnell, KOMO News Meteorologist WASHINGTON — Sometimes when we have lowland snow on the ...

A goal of clearing all city streets within 24 hours of each snowfall sounds too ambitious for some Pittsburghers who have experienced hellacious waits for snow removal in the past. “I just don’t think ...