Arizona once had to dig out of 100 inches of snow. It paralyzed Flagstaff and buried the White Mountains in almost 9 feet of snow.

January of 2025 started out to be a tough month across much of Canada the U.S. east of the Rockies. It was the coldest January across most of North America in about 10 years.

A fourth major December windstorm blasted Mat-Su with hurricane-force gusts, toppling trucks and downing fences.

The year started with an unusual winter storm bringing snow, ice, and freezing temperatures to much of the Gulf Coast on January 20-22.

Experts say that it’s too early to tell what will happen during the rest of the state’s rainy season, but that extreme drought is unlikely.

In this week's look at the WDBJ7 Archive, we consider one winter season, when a record December snowfall ushered in a series of impactful storms.

First, instead of moving storms quickly eastward, the sluggish jet stream stalled storm systems in place, causing prolonged downpours and flash flooding.