Meteorology

Schools closed down across the region and hundreds of flights were cancelled.
It's not listed on death certificates, but it's still considered "one of the great killers of our age."
States of emergency were declared in Georgia, North Carolina and Louisiana due to the severe winter weather.
The National Weather Service in Detroit confirms that the "flash and boom" were not from lightning.
Seven of the country's 10 warmest years have occurred since 2005.
Take a look at the stunning images captured by a local photographer.
Sixteen $1 billion-plus weather- and climate-related events killed at least 362 people.