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An intensifying winter storm has moved off the coast of Virginia this morning, and will bring heavy rain and snow, strong winds, and coastal flooding to most of the Mid-Atlantic and New England coast over the next two days. Rain is mixing with snow in the Washington D.C. area, where 4 - 8" of snow is expected today, down from earlier forecasts of 8 - 12". According to The Capital Weather Gang, today's snowstorm needs at least 6.6" of accumulation to crack the top-te...<br /><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog...">Read More</a>

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The snow has begun in Chicago, as what promises to be their biggest snowstorm of the season moves through. The fast-moving "Alberta Clipper" has already brought up to 10" of snow to Minnesota and North Dakota. These type of storms, so-named because they originate in Alberta and clip along at a fast forward speed, typically bring the Midwest moderate amounts of fluffy snow that is relatively easy to shovel. However, this Clipper is traversing through an atmosphere th...<br /><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog...">Read More</a>

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The flakes are flying in Minnesota and North Dakota, where up to 10" of snow has fallen from an "Alberta Clipper" that is barreling southeastwards across the U.S. These type of storms, so-named because they originate in Alberta and clip along at a fast forward speed, typically bring the Midwest moderate amounts of fluffy snow that is relatively easy to shovel. The storm, dubbed Winter Storm Saturn by The Weather Channel and "Snowquester" by The Washington Post's Cap...<br /><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog...">Read More</a>

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The historic summer of 2012 - 2013 is now in the books in Australia as the hottest summer on record, beating the previous mark set in 1997 - 1998 by more than 0.1°C. Australia also roasted through its hottest month on record this summer, with January 2013 topping out as Australia's warmest month since record keeping began in 1910. The oceans surrounding Australia were at their second warmest levels on record during January, contributing to the exceptional heat over...<br /><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog...">Read More</a>

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Abundant moisture from heavy rains and snows that fell during two major Midwest storms in late February put only a slight dent in the great Midwest drought of 2012 - 2013. According to the February 28, 2013 Drought Monitor, the percentage area of the contiguous U.S. suffering moderate or greater drought shrank from 56% to 54%, and the area in the worst category of drought--exceptional drought--fell from 6.7% to 5.4% over the past week. These are the largest 1-week i...<br /><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog...">Read More</a>

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Tropical Cyclone Rusty rumbled ashore over the coast of northwest Australia near 06 UTC (1 am EST) on Wednesday near the small town of Pardoo, about 110 km east of the largest city in the region, Port Hedland. Rusty peaked at Category 2 strength with 110 mph winds about 12 hours before landfall, but weakened to a Category 1 storm with 90 mph winds as it approached the coast, due to interaction with land. Sustained winds as high as 55 mph, gusting to 74 mph, were obs...<br /><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog...">Read More</a>

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Tropical Cyclone Rusty is intensifying as it remains nearly stationary off the coast of northwest Australia, and poses a dangerous heavy rainfall threat to the coast. Rusty peaked at Category 1 strength with 85 mph winds on Monday at 18 UTC, then weakened to 75 mph by 06 UTC on Tuesday, due to a combination of dry wrapping into the center, interaction with land, and the storm's slow movement allowing it to upwell cooler waters from down deep. However, recent satelli...<br /><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog...">Read More</a>

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