The island has dozens of mountains of over 2,000 metres and, in winter, sirocco winds sweep in from Africa, picking up moisture over the Libyan Sea and blanketing their upper slopes in deep snow.

After several days of bitterly cold weather with very little snow at lower elevations, temperatures will moderate through the weekend. There is a chance of the western and northwestern Adirondacks ...

A well-predicted and historic winter storm impacted the Deep South this week ... a few lessons sprinkled into the mix too. 8 inches of snow fell in New Orleans with this storm.

For the latest updates on the snow, follow USA TODAY's coverage for Wednesday, Jan. 22. LAFAYETTE, La. − A wide swath of the South was targeted by a major winter storm Tuesday as brutally cold ...

HOUSTON – A winter storm that is expected to begin over Texas and work its way eastward is forecast to produce potentially record amounts of ice and snow for some communities that do not often ...

tropical air—resulting in the perfect ingredients for a major winter storm. Unfortunately, municipalities and counties in the Deep South do not have the necessary equipment to clear the snow. This ...

Icicles hang from a sign pointing the way to Houston during an icy winter storm on Tuesday ... Midwest and the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze. The heavy snow and ice grounded hundreds of flights ...

Millions of people across the northern Gulf Coast braced Tuesday for a rare winter storm that’s expected to scatter heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain around the Deep South as a blast of Arctic ...

The amount of snow was more typical of what northern latitudes see during the winter, but because of its ... a small plastic baby which is hidden deep inside. The person who finds the plastic ...

Tallahassee now appears on the cusp of a historic winter storm that could bring more snow – and possibly ice ... a very rare occurrence in the Deep South," according to the National Weather ...