There was snow in the Midwest today, and from the sound of this story, it seems really bad. Roads and businesses were closed and the National Weather Service posted blizzard warnings and winter storm warnings for wide areas of North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. Meanwhile, all three states reported school closings, even North Dakota State University.
North Dakota officials closed Interstate 29 from the Canadian border to the South Dakota state line. Earlier, Minnesota and North Dakota authorities shut down a 130-mile stretch of Interstate 94 from Jamestown, N.D., to Fergus Falls, Minn. The NWS said wind was blowing at 30 mph at Fargo, with gusts to 40 mph. The late afternoon temperature was zero with a wind chill factor of 24 below
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This past week has been HUGE (From A Meteorological Point of View). The upcoming week should bring nice weather with highs in the low to mid 80s, and lows in the mid 50s to low 60s; with mostly sunny weather expected each day.
To start the week off, there was snow in the Southeast! (Amazing, isn't it)
The snow blanketed parts of Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and many areas had the largest snowfall they've seen in years. More Info: 1 2
Earthquake Strikes Australia
An earthquake struck Melbourne, Australia on Friday. The USGS said the 4.7 magnitude quake struck about 96 kilometres (59 miles) southeast of Melbourne shortly before 9.00 pm (1000 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometres. More info
Telescope blasts into space to find other Earths
Last night, a NASA telescope was launched, embarking on what will be at the least a 3.5 year mission to find other planets like Earth. The goal is to find, if they exist, Earth-like planets circling stars in the so-called habitable zone — orbits where liquid water could be present on the surface of the planets.
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There is a possibility of rain next Saturday, but don't trust what is forecast too early, as the models are never 100% accurate. This what the GFS is saying for next Saturday:
***UPDATE ON NFL PLAYERS***
According to the Coast Guard, the boat belonging to Marquis Cooper has been found, along with former University of South Florida player Nick Schuyler, who was hanging on to the side of the boat. The Coast Guard says Cooper, Detroit Lions free agent Corey Smith and another former USF player, William Bleakley, remain missing. TV showed Schuyler being helped from a Coast Guard helicopter at Tampa General Hospital. He appeared conscious.
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There was snowfall in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee over the weekend, and today most of the East Coast will see snow.
***NO NWS REPORPTS OF SNOWFALL YET IN GEORGIA AND ALABAMA, I WILL UPDATE WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE***
State-by-State Snow Reports
Tennessee:
COUNTY... CITY (MILES)... AMOUNT OF SNOW IN INCHES...
WAYNE WAYNESBORO 3.0
CANNON WOODBURY 3.0
WARREN MCMINNVILLE 3.0
HICKMAN CENTERVILLE 3.5
LEWIS 5 W OF HOHENWALD 3.5
RUTHERFORD MURFREESBORO 4.0
COFFEE MANCHESTER 4.0
COFFEE TULLAHOMA 4.5
MARSHALL 10 S OF CHAPEL HILL 4.8
LAWRENCE LAWRENCEBURG 6.0
GILES PULASKI 7.0
PERRY 5 SW OF LINDEN 7.0
MAURY 10 SE OF COLUMBIA 8.0
MARSHALL 3 WSW CHAPEL HILL 8.5
MARSHALL 3 SW OF LEWISBURG 9.0
BEDFORD 12 NW OF SHELBYVILLE 9.0
BEDFORD WARTRACE 10.0
Mississippi:
Columbus, MS AFB: 3.0"
5 NE Scooba, MS: 3.0"
East Starkville, MS: 2.5"
Starkville, MS: 2.5"
Grenada, MS: 2.0"
Macon, MS: 2.0"
2.3 SSE Starkvile, MS: 2.0"
2 S Starkville, MS: 1.8"
2 N Starkville, MS: 1.8"
4.9 W Ackerman, MS: 1.5"
Greenwood, MS: 1.5"
Cleveland, MS: 1.3"
1 SSE West Point, MS: 1.3"
Vaiden, MS: 1.0"
3.3 WSW Noxapater, MS: 1.0"
Jackson, MS: 0.5"
Meridian, Ms: 0.5"
North Kosciusko, MS: 0.5"
4.3 SSE West, MS: 0.5"
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Two NFL Players Missing At Sea After Bad Weather
Two NFL Players went missing yesterday after leaving for a fishing trip on Saturday. The two players, Corey Smith and Marquis Cooper, as well as former University of South Florida players Will Bleakley and Nick Schuyler were onboard. Weather conditions worsened through the day and the men did not return as expected in the evening.
A relative reported them missing, and the Coast Guard searched a wide area west of Clearwater Pass but were hampered by rough seas and weather.
By Monday, the harsh conditions were starting to subside. Waves were 6 to 8 feet, still enough for a small craft advisory, but considerably smaller than the 15-foot waves Sunday, National Weather Service meteorologist Todd Barron said.
Coast Guard Capt. Timothy M. Close said at least one of the men was an experienced boater, and relatives provided the Coast Guard with GPS coordinates from previous fishing expeditions.
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More info on East Coast snow either tonight or tommorow.
Georgia and Alabama Snowfall Info Is Below:
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