A viewer recently sent our weather team an email about the term "Chinook winds." She said she grew up hearing the term, and it inspired her to learn more about where it came from. For those who ...

The answer lies in the winds ... from a chinook happened in Loma, Montana, Jan. 14-15, 1972. The temperature warmed from minus 54 degrees to 49 degrees above zero in just 24 hours.

We reached 14 degrees above normal in St. Louis Tuesday with a high of 55 degrees. The effects of the Chinook winds can be even more dramatic. In fact, the biggest recorded temperature jump occurred ...

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but the much-needed January thaw is beginning to ramp up. A key factor driving this warm-up is the Chinook wind, which is common this time of year.

Sustained winds of 60 mph and more — and gusts up to 80 mph — are blowing semitrailers over on Wyoming highways Tuesday. The “classic Chinook” winds have also closed many areas to truck traffic and ...

SPEARFISH, S.D. (KOTA) - On January 22, 1943, Spearfish experienced the fastest temperature change ever recorded, driven by warm, dry wind gusts called Chinook Winds. “It was a 49-degree ...