TIME U.S. weather

Deep Freeze Blankets U.S. as Arctic Weather Takes Aim at East Coast

Heavy fog blankets lower Manhattan in New York, including One World Trade Center, center, in this view across the Hudson River from Hoboken, N.J., Nov. 12, 2014.
Heavy fog blankets lower Manhattan in New York, including One World Trade Center, center, in this view across the Hudson River from Hoboken, N.J., Nov. 12, 2014. Julio Cortez—AP

Cold air will blanket two-thirds of the U.S. on Thursday, with arctic air expected to take aim at the East Coast after ripping through the rest of the county. The National Weather Service said temperatures will plummet to 25 to 40 degrees below normal across much of the northern and central U.S. New England is expected to experience light snow, but up to a foot of snow is expected to fall in the Great Lakes region.

The polar invasion is expected to linger through the middle of next week, according to The Weather Channel. It tore through the Plains and Midwest earlier this week, sending temperatures plummeting and shattering record lows…

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TIME Tech Security

Chinese Hackers Breached National Weather Websites

The breach wasn't acknowledged until after several probes

Officials announced Wednesday that Chinese hackers had gained access to Federal weather data as early as September.

The hack occurred in late September, but was not acknowledged by the the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration until Oct. 20, the Washington Post reports. As a result of the hack, some national weather websites were unavailable for as many as two days, including the National Ice Center website. And those sites being offline impacted some long-term forecasts.

NOAA also lagged in its response to the breach. The Post reports the the administration “did not say its systems were compromised” when the problem was first acknowledged on Oct. 20. When NOAA admitted Wednesday that there had been a cyber security breach, they did not say who was responsible either. That information came from Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.), who disclosed that the attack had come from China. Wolf blasted the agency saying, “They had an obligation to tell the truth. They covered it up.”

Read more at the Washington Post.

TIME U.S. Know Right Now

Watch: What You Need to Know Right Now In Less Than 2 Minutes

These are today's top trending stories

In today’s trending stories, China and the U.S. have agreed to lower carbon emissions by 2030, which the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions calls an “extremely hopeful sign.”

Some 20,000 nurses in California are going on a two-day strike to protest the lack of protection in hospitals when it comes to Ebola treatment. Eighty-eight hospitals — 86 of which are owned by Kaiser Permanente — are to be affected.

And it may be November, but the midwest is facing an early bout of winter. Other parts of the U.S. can soon expect the same.

Finally, director Quentin Tarantino announced he may retire after his 10th film. Currently, he’s working on his eighth, titled The Hateful Eighth.

Watch today’s Know Right Now to find out more.

TIME U.S. weather

First Winter Storm of the Season Kills 4 in Minnesota

Wintry Weather
Truck driver Vicky Stich plows snow and lays down sand and salt on Olson Highway Service Road in Minneapolis on Nov. 11, 2014 Leila Navidi—AP

Cold weather blew through the American Midwest

At least four people had been killed in crashes on ice-slicked roads in Minnesota, and some parts of the Upper Midwest were buried under two feet of snow Tuesday as an unusually early winter blast socked large parts of the country, authorities said.

Lac du Flambeau in north-central Wisconsin had 23.7 inches of snow on the ground Tuesday afternoon, while 24.5 inches had fallen on Ishpeming in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, said the National Weather Service, which reported that numerous other locations in the north-central Upper Peninsula had seen more than 18 inches of snowfall…

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TIME U.S. weather

Winter is Here: See the First Major Snow Storm of the Season

An arctic blast slammed most of the midwest on Monday, ushering in the much-dreaded winter season

TIME U.S. weather

Arctic Blast Takes Aim at Millions of Americans

Parts of the Upper Midwest were waking up to almost a foot and a half of snow Tuesday after a winter blast that caused havoc at airports and on roads.

The mid-winter scenes from Montana to Michigan were accompanied by a blanket of sub-zero temperatures that crept south and reached as far as Dallas. Minnesota was hardest hit by the snow with Cambridge and St. Augusta both receiving 16.5 inches by 8:10 p.m. local time Monday (9:10 p.m. ET), according to The Weather Channel. Spooner and Glidden in northwest Wisconsin and Montana’s Whitefish Ski Resort each received 14 inches…

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TIME U.S. weather

Millions Brace for Snowstorm Ahead of Arctic Blast

NOAA West
This satellite image taken on Nov. 10, 2014 at 01:00 AM EST shows frontal boundaries across the Northern Plains, Northern Rockies and Pacific Northwest. NOAA/AP

Seven million people were under winter storm warnings from Montana to Michigan early Monday ahead of a blast of freezing temperatures that will reach the East Coast later this week.

Six inches or more of snow is possible in a wide swath from the Dakotas to Minnesota and northern Wisconsin and Michigan. Forecasters say the snow will taper off in the Rockies and Plains by Monday evening but will continue to fall in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan through Tuesday.

In Minneapolis, which could get a foot or more of wind-whipped snow, residents braced for a hellish evening commute and rushed out to buy shovels…

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TIME U.S. weather

Winter Arriving in U.S. Ahead of Schedule Next Week

The remnants of Typhoon Nuri from the GOES satellite on Nov. 7, 2014.
The remnants of Typhoon Nuri from the GOES satellite on Nov. 7, 2014. NOAA/Reuters

A typhoon in Alaska will bring snow and freezing temperatures to central and eastern U.S.

Thanks to a typhoon that’s hitting Alaska, much of the rest of the U.S. could get very cold in the coming days.

Typhoon Nuri is bringing 50-foot waves and and hurricane-strength winds to the Aleutian Islands, likely causing cold and icy air to descend into the central and eastern parts of the U.S., according to the National Weather Service. The temperatures will feel more like January than November.

“When a typhoon curves away from Asia, it causes the jet stream farther to the east across the Pacific and into North America to buckle days later,” AccuWeather meteorologist Brett Anderson told USA Today.

Snow will hit the northern parts of the Midwest, the Plains and the Rockies. Cities such as Chicago and St. Louis will see temperatures reach highs in the 30s. And while the East Coast and the South could get their fair share of cold temperatures, too, this weather pattern will bring some bursts of warm air to the West.

TIME U.S. weather

Storm Stronger Than Sandy Heads for Alaska, Will Chill Much of U.S.

Super Typhoon Nuri weakens as it approaches mainland Japan
Super Typhoon Nuri. NASA

Expected to reach Alaska's western Aleutian Islands over the weekend

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An explosive storm surpassing the intensity of 2012′s Superstorm Sandy is expected to reach Alaska’s western Aleutian Islands over the weekend and bring unseasonably frigid temperatures to much of the U.S. next week, weather forecasters said Thursday. What remains of Typhoon Nuri is moving northeast from off the Japanese coast and is mixing with cold air and the jet stream, which will give it the power to produce hurricane-force winds and waves 50 feet high. It could arrive late Friday or Saturday before weakening in the Bering Sea, the National Weather Service said.

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Snow and Storm Winds Slam New England With Early Winter Blast

New England Patriots fans sit in seats coated by a light morning snow before an NFL football game between the Patriots and the Denver Broncos on Nov. 2, 2014, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.
New England Patriots fans sit in seats coated by a light morning snow before an NFL football game between the Patriots and the Denver Broncos on Nov. 2, 2014, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. Elise Amendola—AP

A wintry storm blasted New England on Sunday, dumping nearly two feet of snow in parts of Maine and knocking out power across the region. Cary, Maine, near the border with Canada, was blanketed by 21 inches of snow by Sunday evening, while Bangor reported nearly 15 inches, according to Weather.com, and the area could get more.

Maine’s governor declared a limited emergency after about 120,000 properties lost power, according to NBC station New England Cable News. Most of the state was under a winter storm warning, and Northern New England could expect snowfall well into the night, according to…

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