60% of population under winter weather warnings, as hurricane-force winds and icy temperatures bring airports to a halt, bring down power grids across country

Minister vows emergency forces will be ready for 'challenges and surprises' ahead of Monday's expected landfall; outdoor school activities canceled, travelers told to avoid parks

Israel’s most daring wind and kitesurfers battle 7-meter waves and winds gusting over 80 kph during Storm Rider competition in Haifa

Storm, with a wall of wind reaching around 100 mph, causes widespread damage and leaves hundreds of thousands without power from Nebraska to Illinois

Nearly 90,000 without electricity in Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Georgia as severe weather leaves trail of destruction