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See pictures of more than an inch of snow that has fallen across Dallas-Fort Worth and north Texas (Opens in new window)

Here are news stories on the Texas snow from The Fort Worth Star-Telegram and KXAS-TV.

Live radar image:

More on the snow via live webcams and radars at the DFW page and in the entry below:

White Dallas-Fort Worth in the making??? From The National Weather Service at 9 p.m.: Tonight: Periods of snow, mainly after midnight. Chance for precipitation is 80%. Cloudy, with a low near 29. North wind between 3 and 6 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Saturday: Periods of snow, mainly before noon. Chance for precipitation is 90%. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly sunny, with a high near 37. North northwest wind between 3 and 9 mph. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

It could be the biggest snowfall at DFW International Airport in 19 years.

See wintry mix and snow on the Wunderground radar and live radar at KXAS-TV. Go to DFW’s page for much more on this rare snowstorm, which is also hitting Austin.

NOTE: Some things may look very funny on the site for a few days as WXnation.com is in the process of moving to a new web host. The Weblog, webcams and search engine may be affected at times. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thanks for your patience!

Logitech Video Technology Will Enable Video Communication Between U.S. Troops in Iraq and Families at Home

Texas Weather: More rain or snow Friday. Get your latest forecast in your nearest city

Another amazing pic — this time of moon Coronas — on SpaceWeather.com

Sky watchers should be alert for auroras on Feb 12th when Earth encounters a solar wind stream flowing from a coronal hole on the sun. Details at SpaceWeather.com.

New IBM supercomputer to help with weather modeling

Buffalo: When the Blizzard of ’77 hit, we were all blindsided by the storm, including local weather forecasters. Details from WIVB-TV.

And an update from Indianapolis: Republicans Seek More Details Of Webcam Vote

Meteorology is one of those unfortunate fields that attract a lot of criticism and jokes: Weather forecasting — They call ‘em

They are the Weather women

Weather: Ever Wondered Where Weather Forecasters Get Their Weather Information?

Webcam News: State Republicans Seething Over Web Cam Vote

WristNet turns watch into online data source, appointment manager

All signs point to the end of one of the better-written and cast shows of our era (IMHO), NBC’s Ed (The executive producer of the series was David Letterman). The show may have ended with Ed and Carol’s wedding Friday night, but you can still play the Stucky Bowl bowling game online.

And (drumroll, please) the alliteration headline of the day goes to: A February Friday filled with flakes

Meanwhile, in MA: Lots of skidding, few flakes

Finally, the WXnation.com webcam (actually, now there are two) archive for Jan. 2004 is online, and now you can click on an image to open a double-sized 640×480 image.

A couple included there:

Cold Weather Heating Up Morning Ratings

Students turn to Web sites for weather updates, delays

I use a Logitech webcam for the site, and others are using them as well: Logitech Third-Quarter Profit Jumps

Wanna talk about cold? Remember this is from Canada, and that -38 degrees is Celsius

Looking for new computer wallpaper? Try this aurora picture from Alberta, Canada on the SpaceWeather.com Web site

Want to relive the good ol’ days of radio? Be sure to check out Reel Radio’s airchecks in RealAudio. Included: David Letterman at Ball State University in 1969, Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 from 1972 and 1973, Rick Dees at a N.C. station in 1971, the original broadcast of the JFK assassination in 1963, and a crazy DJ I used to listen to back in the summer of 1985 at then-WGCL FM 98.5 in Cleveland, Dancin’ Danny Wright… I had this posted before in late December 2003, but it was lost in a server crash…

So many questions here today! Some schools in Nebraska had questions too: Schools Make Tough Call In Wintry Weather

It’s a wintry day across much of Oklahoma. KXAS-TV Meteorologist Rebecca Miller pointed out to me this morning a webcam she discovered in WXnation’s Oklahoma City page that features many birds feeding in the snow: Pat’s Backyard Birdcam, which refreshes every 30 seconds.

A crew from The Weather Channel arrive in Montana in search of snow ghosts. Details here

Connecticut braces for Winter weather

Texas Weather: Rainy, snowy Wednesday

More on last weekend’s storms from NOAA

Oscar winner Michael Caine has reportedly joined the cast of The Weather Man. Details

Phil sees shadow

Washington, D.C.: Expect Icy, Wet Roads Tuesday

North Texas has a slight chance of freezing rain or snow Thursday night in areas north of I-20, with best chances in the west. As of Monday evening, the National Weather service forecasts: Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. This is a few days out and subject to change…

Winter storm blankets north-central Kansas | Storm dumps several inches of snow in southeastern Minnesota

From SpaceWeather.com: Step outside Monday night after sunset and, facing east, look for the nearly full Moon. That bright yellow star right beside it is the planet Saturn.

The National Weather Service has upgraded central Iowa to a Winter Storm Warning for all of Central Iowa Sunday night into Monday. Details here.

Snow total may reach 12-inches by Monday night in metro Minneapolis/St. Paul area

USA can expect a messy week

Storm may bring seven inches of snow to Denver area

NY area endures second-snowiest month ever

The Super Bowl is over and cams link taken off… Something else was taken off that is generating much more buzz (CBS article on that here).