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Weather News: High winds slam into North Iowa

Hail, bad visibility wreak havoc throughout Chicagoland: Drivers forced to pull off I-65

St. Louis-area has their own tornado alley

Utah snow pack approaching all-time records

Snow triggers avalanche in Colorado

Earthquake/Tsunami Updates: Quake’s movement behind lack of tsunami | Scientists re-examine December earthquake: Study by seismologists at Northwestern University increases intensity of the Dec. 26 earthquake from magnitude 9.0 to magnitude 9.3, about three times more powerful than initial estimates…

U.N. study: Earth’s health deteriorating

Yep, that’s our Earth

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Wednesday: 1. Chicago 2. Indianapolis 3. Milwaukee 4. Minneapolis/St. Paul 5. Vancouver … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

Weather News: From Seattle: Wind, snow and rain hit state and from Denver: Wind, snow, rain, thunderstorms pound portions of Colo. One more “Wind, snow, rain…” headline, and someone goes home a jackpot winner!

CapitalWeather.com suggests Washington D.C.’s official weather station be moved and provides a Top 10 list of possible locations.

Meanwhile, over at WeatherBug’s Chief Chirp Blog, Stephanie reveals whether it is safe to talk on a cell phone during a lightning storm.

Quake Update: Indonesians in mourning, as rescuers press on: Earthquake toll may hit 2,000 | Tsunami warning system helped spread word | Latest earthquakes surprise seismologists (Live list of quakes in left column; Tsunami aid in top right)

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Tuesday: 1. Vancouver 2. New York City 3. Sacramento 4. Seattle 5. Dallas-Fort Worth … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

Deadly Indonesia Earthquake Update: Death toll in magnitude-8.7 quake may rise dramatically: Indonesia disaster center reports 1,000 dead on Nias island

Scientists puzzled no tsunami after quake … Quake resources can be found in yesterday’s entry below.

Flooding reported Monday in the NYC area and Central Virginia

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Monday: 1. New York City 2. Los Angeles 3. Washington, D.C. 4. Miami 5. Baltimore … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

Hundreds Die In 8.7-Magnitude Quake: Police: Hundreds Killed In Indonesia Quake: 8.7-magnitude earthquake reported off Indonesian Island | MSNBC: 296 reported dead … Resources: Live earthquake list is in the left column of this page, and quake maps and other resources are in our National/International page. Tsunami aid link is at the top right of this page…

Tornadoes Then & Now: Just in time for the 5th anniversary of tornadoes that hit downtown Fort Worth, Arlington and Grand Prairie, Texas on March 28, 2000, [400 photos and more on that here], Scientific American re-posts What makes Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma so prone to tornadoes?

Strong storms hit Alabama: Tornado touches down in Montgomery

Expert: Hurricane Ivan caused sand loss

Space News & View: The news: Space station astronauts take spacewalk

The view: Great photo of the sun, birds and a telephone poll/wire posted at SpaceWeather.com

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Sunday: 1. Atlanta 2. Dallas-Fort Worth 3. Birmingham 4. Nashville 5. Jacksonville … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

White Easter in North Texas! Snow has been coming down this morning just west and southwest of Dallas-Fort Worth, from Willow Park, Benbrook, and Mansfield all the way out to Abilene … As I type this, the temperature in Fort Worth is 39 degrees. Happy Easter!

Storm brings snow, wrecks to Snoqualmie Pass

Severe Weather: Tornado watch issued for North Florida this morning … Resource: Live weather/webcam images

Showers, storms expected Sunday in Central Florida … Resource: Weather/webcams

Severe weather blows through Alabama

Space News: NASA announces live TV coverage for spacewalk: NASA TV is carrying the event live beginning at midnight EST, March 27. Hatch opening is expected at about 1:25 a.m. EST, March 28.

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Saturday: 1. Dallas-Fort Worth 2. Orlando 3. Austin 4. Atlanta 5. Panama City … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

Storm Chaser Captures Incredible Tornado Images: Story from KWTX-TV, Waco, Texas: “… something happened in Falls County late Monday afternoon that has severe storm researchers buzzing!” Direct link to the photos by Bill Purcell. I have to say, these are amazing images that are definitely worth a look!

Stormy Weather: Strong storms possible in Alabama and in Central Florida … Resources: Wunderground radar image | National Weather Service Watches/Warnings Map | Weather/live webcam images for your nearest city (city list also in right column)

Stormy Weather = A Real Pain: Stormy weather may mean agony for migraine sufferers

Snow in Utah

Headline of the day: Hippity, hoppity, ho, Crested Butte has Easter snow

Central U.S. Quakes: Two earthquake experts: A devastating quake could occur in the Central U.S. … Be sure to check out the current list of earthquakes in the left column of this page!

Space News: NASA’s comet-busting spacecraft on course

Which space tourists have ‘the right stuff’?: Medical experts debate standards for future high fliers

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Friday: 1. Orlando 2. Dallas-Fort Worth 3. Jacksonville 4. Austin 5. West Palm Beach … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

N.Y. Snow: Snow blamed for crash that killed N.Y. woman | Springtime snow blankets upstate N.Y. anew: Up to 11 inches of snow reported

Storm Chasing: WeatherBug’s Storm Chase 2005 begins (and, had I attended their first planning meeting, I would have said, “Diet Coke trumps Diet Pepsi every time!”)

CapitalWeather has interesting info and links for virtual storm chasing

Tuesday’s storms in Georgia confirmed as tornadoes

MSNBC: Get ready, it’s tornado season

Back To Snow: Rain, snow in Denver Friday: Southwestern Colorado sees 1.5 feet of snow

Storm drops foot of snow in western Wyoming

Weather guru backed off snow forecast two days in advance on his weather blog from Maryland

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Thursday: 1. Los Angeles 2. Boston 3. Houston 4. New York City 5. Orlando … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

Put spring on hold; snowfall hits Boston-area: forecasters called for up to a foot of heavy, wet snow in the Boston area by noon today. More from TheBostonChannel.com … Boston-area weather and live webcam images

Also, snow in NYC … NYC weather and webcams

Meanwhile, a lack of snow this winter concerns farmers in central South Dakota

Back to the Northeast… Storm dumps almost 2 inches of rain in Delaware

From Out West: Wild weather not strangers: On average, 6 tornadoes hit state each year

Northern California buffeted by storms for third consecutive day

Heavy rain expected Thursday in San Diego-area … San Diego weather/webcam images

From the U.K.: Weather girl gets the boot

From Paris (Texas): Weather service: Two twisters touched down … See live video of the tornadoes

Weather service to keep hurricane ‘line’

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Wednesday: 1. Boston 2. New York City 3. Los Angeles 4. Orlando 5. Tampa … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

Spring Snow For Northeast: 4 to 8 inches in parts of Mass. possible through Thursday … Boston-area weather and webcam images

Southeast Storms Update: One dead after stormy weather hits south Georgia | Storms lash Southeast, Gulf

L.A.-Area Quake: 3.4 earthquake rattles through Southland

Space Image: On APoD … Dust devil on Mars

75! And, finally, a big Happy Birthday to my Dad, Maj. Billy J. Young, who is 75 today!!! Only 25 years away from a mention by Willard Scott on “The Today Show”! Love from the wife and I in Texas…

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Tuesday: 1. Los Angeles 2. Atlanta 3. Panama City 4. Birmingham 5. Memphis … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.