Residents across western Washington are being warned to brace themselves, as severe flooding is expected to get significantly worse. New video shows how heavy rain has already surged into neighborhoods, with mudslides and flooding shutting down dozens of roads. Watch this for the latest as a second round of rain from an atmospheric river hits the region.

If you think it’s cold now, just wait! Bone-chilling arctic air will plunge into the Northern Plains Friday and then spill south and east into the Ohio Valley and Northeast this weekend. Temperatures are forecast to drop below zero in places like Minneapolis, Omaha, Sioux Falls and Chicago. When you factor in the wind, wind chills could drop as low as -30 across parts of the Dakotas and Minnesota. Click here to find out how cold it will be in your city.

The Midwest clipper is moving across the Great Lakes and will move into the Northeast Wednesday. A swath of 3-5 inches looks likely for many with some of the higher elevations in upstate New York forecast to see over 1 foot of snow. On top of that, it will be windy, especially in the Appalachians where blizzard warnings are in effect. If you must travel, make sure you have a winter emergency kit with you at all times. Check your hour-by-hour forecast here.

A significant atmospheric river is slamming into parts of Idaho, Montana and Washington. While some of these can be beneficial, this one could bring record flooding for some, landslides and avalanches. Here's the latest forecast.

The earth is collapsing without warning across huge swaths of Turkey. Stunning video shows the enormous craters blamed on extreme heat and drought spawned by climate change as well as overuse of groundwater for agriculture. While the scenes look like something from another planet, this crisis is now threatening communities.