Powerful snow storm stretching from Wyoming to New Mexico sweeps eastward

Denver is gearing for its first significant snowstorm of the year, and it could be one of the biggest storms the city has ever seen -- up to two feet of snow is expected. CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker reports.

After 31 straight weeks of drought nearly 60 percent of Texas is bone dry. Anna Werner visited the town of Spicewood Beach where the situation is more desperate than anywhere else in the state.

U.S. Drought Monitor reclassified cities as first metropolitan Texas area out of drought; Water restrictions expected to be eased

On this Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow. With only six more weeks of winter, some are questioning: Where's all the snow? Michelle Miller reports.

Lakefront community of Spicewood Beach comes close to running out of drinking water

8,000-gallon water delivery helps see Spicewood through as wells run nearly dry

After being ravaged by tornadoes, central Alabama is now dealing with flooding. Erica Hill reports.

Alabama home again to deadly tornados as 2 die and more than 100 injured after two twisters touch down

There are storm warnings out in Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama after a powerful storm system hit parts of the South and the Midwest. Erica Hill reports.

Falling trees from heavy snow have caused major power outages in the Pacific Northwest. Betty Nguyen reports.

A man has admitted he accidentally touched off what became a huge wildfire in Nevada.

After a relatively mild start to winter in many parts of the country, snow and ice are back in many regions -- in some spots, with a vengeance. Manual Gallegus reports.

Firefighters near Reno, Nevada, have half of a massive wildfire - which forced more than 10,000 people to evacuate - under control. John Blackstone speaks with some of the evacuees.

Fire crews are still putting out hotspots from a wildfire that raced across more than 3,000 acres south of Reno, Nev., where over 20 homes were destroyed. CBS News correspondent John Blackstone reports.

Winds pushed a fast-moving brush fire through a valley, burning several homes and forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate

Winds pushed a fast-moving brush fire south of Reno, burning several homes and forcing 4,000 to evacuate

Heaviest snow misses Seattle, but hits Olympia area; City could break its record of 14 inches of snow in 24 hours

Yong Chun Kim, who was lost in a blizzard for 2 days on Mt. Rainier, said he burned his $1 and $5 bills to keep warm

The nations weatherCBS NewsA Winter Weather Advisory will remain in effect for the Central Rockies through Monday evening. Behind this system, chilly, below normal temperatures will persist in much of the West. Another disturbance will move across Wash...

Big storm ends string of relatively snow-free weeks, causing travel headaches for some, but making others happy

Anchorage had 88 inches fall as of Thursday -- more than twice the average snowfall of 30.1 inches for the same time period

Airlines' increasing reliance on small, cheap-to-run planes over Atlantic mean headwinds can divert non-stop flights

Manufacturer promises shipment of new shovels for Cordova as fishing town struggles to keep pace with relentless pileup

The southern Alaska coast has been buried under 300 inches of snow so far this winter and residents there were forced to rely upon the National Guard to help dig them out. Ben Tracy reports.

More than 18 feet of snow has buried the town of Cordova, Alaska with forecasts expecting more to come. Heather Hintze reports on how residents are bearing the storm.

State suffered its worst single-year drought, and hottest summer in U.S. history, with no relief in sight

Lack of snow nationwide is costing tens of millions of dollars in winter recreation, lodging and sporting goods sales

Multi-car pileups are piling-up across the U.S. because of snowy weather. Debbye Turner Bell reports on pileups in Kentucky and central Indiana.

Scores of vehicles in crashes in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Indiana that result in numerous injuries but no deaths