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 since Feb. 2003
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A foot of snow sounds like a lot to many. How about more than 6 in upstate New York? Upstate Towns Buried Under 6 Feet of Snow. There are some webcams in the area … check out the Syracuse page for a list.

It was soooo cold that the Winter Carnival Ice Palace in St. Paul, MN closed up for a few hours to protect sightseers and volunteer workers from the bitter chill. More details here. At 10 a.m. Friday, it was minus 22 degrees. Monitor the hour-by-hour temperatures here…

Heavy rain raises flooding fears in Washington State, and in Portland, OR, Coastal, Valley Rivers Push Toward Flood Stage. Check out webcams and radars in the Seattle and Portland, OR pages.

From the UK: Bad weather boosts webcam visitor figures

Fargo is frozen. It was minus 34 degrees at 8 a.m. and, by late Friday, was at minus 26, with a wind chill factor of minus 41. Track the hourly observations here.

In South Dakota: Wide temperature shifts likely to continue. Check out the incredibly cold temperatures in Sioux Falls hour-by-hour in the Sioux Falls page. As of this afternoon, the temperature has rebounded from minus 12 to minus 7 degrees.

The Super Bowl nears: Don’t forget to check out the Super Bowl cams link, which is also posted at the WXnation National/International page and Houston page.

Temperatures in Indiana will range from zero to five below on Friday and Saturday mornings, the National Weather Service said. And the wind chill factor: minus 20 degrees… Details here

From 5 to 33 degrees in 3 hours: Weather around Billings moves all over charts

Yet another great aurora pic saved at SpaceWeather.com’s gallery, and how about this: a Fogbow. More details at SpaceWeather.com

Space news from Space.com: Spirit on the Mend: But Despite Delicate Surgery, Far From Fixed | NASA Chief: Hubble Decision Under Review

Europe’s Mars Express satellite has started returning detailed color images of the red planet. It’s the astronomy picture of the day

At least 52 deaths have been blamed on snow, ice and cold | ABC News reports 56 deaths

Temperatures plunged to more than 30 below zero over North Dakota early Wednesday — with wind chill factors of more than 60 below in the eastern part of the state. Details here

Some other stories on the winter storms:

Taking a brief break from weather, check out this nice picture of Mars from the Opportunity rover

Weather knocks out cell phones in Hawaii

Stormy Weather Causes Dozens Of Crashes In Central Florida

Weather.com Response Time Falls With Flakes

Be on the lookout for auroras on Jan. 31

And finally, strange news: Top dog in the British army allegedly exposes army secrets and himself on webcam

Some new winter storm news stories:

At Least 25 dead as winter storm continues…

The stories keep on comin’, here are some of the latest winter storm stories as of this evening…

Some winter weather updates as of this afternoon:

News story updates on snow and ice storms from this morning: Winter Storm Dumps Snow On Central Ohio | Hoosiers Dig Out From Winter Storm

More on the snow in yesterday’s entry below…

Snow Blankets U.S.: Looking at the Intellicast national radar, one might say that snow is falling over nearly half of the U.S. population. Click on the following links for news stories: Washington, D.C. may see 8 inches of the white stuff; Indianapolis: 4 inches; North Carolina: A threat of freezing rain, same for Detroit; Philly: up to 4 inches of snow, and on and on… Weather.com snowfall forecast… Also, check on your area by clicking on a radar region here (here’s the northeast region), or check other radars, webcams, and school closings in your nearest city from the WXnation.com U.S. map

NASA’s Opportunity rover has safely landed on Mars. Details, including a link to live video from NASA-TV here. Also, more from SpaceDaily.com, plus Space.com and more on Opportunity and Spirit from Google News

3-6 Inches Of Snow Possible In Ohio

Icy weather in Missouri and all the way across to North Carolina

Rough weather threatens parts of Texas

Spirit Not Working Right, But Problems Not Clear. The original headline was: “Spirit Sends Data For 10 Minutes,” which is one minute longer than the length of a snooze on an alarm clock. Who came up with 9 minutes for snoozing? Thanks to that person, I know my multiples of 9 very well!

And… European Orbiter Finds Evidence Of Water On Mars, Scientists Say

Cold, Flurries in Detroit. At Metro Airport, the high only reached 12 degrees, with a wind chill around zero.

It’s getting cold in the Tampa, Florida area, where the wind chill is expected to dip into the 20’s

How’s this for cold? The mercury dipped to 25 below in northern Wisconsin (wind chill in one location: 43 below)

Federal wildfire managers say the Southwest is so dry this winter that fire season could start sooner and be as bad or worse than in 2002, when millions of acres burned. Details

Trouble on the Red Planet: Mars Rover Stops Sending Data

SpaceWeather.com has some interesting images right now, including this one of solar activity on Jan. 21

It’s cold in Ironwood, MI, where wind chills fell to -40 degrees F. Some schools were closed due to chilly wind in mid-Michigan. Other areas are in a deep freeze…