A blizzard is a couple of giant steps above a winter storm. According to the National Weather Service, a storm officially qualifies as a blizzard when winds reach or exceed 35 mph and when the visibility drops to only a quarter mile or less. These conditions need to stay active for at least 3 hours.

The number of trees which came down across Cornwall in Storm Goretti may never be known but it is estimated to be in the thousands, a councillor has said.

AccuWeather's lead hurricane expert said such a storm has never formed in the Eastern Pacific during the month of January.

Some areas of metro Detroit got more than 6 inches of snow, while some communities in southwest Michigan saw more than 16 inches of total accumulation, according to the National Weather Service.

Nokaen was a tropical storm in the Philippine Sea Friday evening Philippine Time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory.

"It looks like a bomb has hit the place," says Darren "Badger" Edge as he surveys damage to the retreat he set up for veterans. Like many in Cornwall, the former soldier is taking stock of what remains after Storm Goretti left a trail of destruction across the county.

The first monster storm of 2026 is roaring across the United States, rapidly intensifying into a coast‑to‑coast system that is already disrupting travel, power and daily life for millions. Forecasters say the sprawling winter blast is sweeping from the Northwest into the Plains,