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 since Feb. 2003
 WX - Telegraph abbreviation for weather often used with Morse code
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Tropical Depression 27 Forms: This one could become Tropical Storm Gamma on Monday. Story and 5-day track. More info can be found in the red box to the right…

1 Dead; Football Fans Flee As Tornadoes Rake Iowa: Residents find homes destroyed, belongings scattered: At least eight other towns hit

Blizzard warning for NE Montana: E. Montana weather/webcams

Snowfall expected over much of Minnesota tonight, Tuesday: Weather/webcams for International Falls | Duluth and Minneapolis/St. Paul

Drought continues in N. Texas

Severe weather pounds Ozarks

From Denver: Wind, snow hit high country, with another storm expected

After Wilma, need for affordable housing becomes increasingly urgent

Hurricane Katrina evacuee wins home

See the rare 1,400-pound meteorite discovered in Kansas

Quake Wire: Calif. may build tunnel in quake region

Space News: Astronomy Picture of the Day: Lunation animation

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Sunday: 1. New Orleans 2. Duluth 3. Vancouver 4. Toronto 5. Seattle … and on Saturday: 1. Springfield, MO 2. Dallas/Fort Worth 3. Minneapolis/St. Paul 4. Kansas City 5. New Orleans … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

Severe Storms Possible From N. Texas To Iowa Saturday: Thunderstorm forecast map | National Weather Service watches/warnings | US radars and webcam images

Senate panel mulls weather modification: A bill pending in Washington would give government sanction to efforts to modify the climate.

From Scotland: Winter sweeps in with a vengeance as winds hit 126 mph

Helping you recover from Hurricane Wilma: Specials on NBC 6 Miami and online Saturday morning. | Truckloads of supplies sitting idle

Space News: Huge meteorite found underground in Kan.

Paul McCartney croons into space

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

Nov. Tornadoes Update: Ind. tornado toll rises to 23 | Funerals begin for tornado victims

Officials say Hamilton, Ontario, hit by a tornado

Severe Storms In UK: ‘Stay at home’ warning as gales hit Britain | North set to face severe storms | Some N. UK images and forecasts can be found in our new London, England weather/webcams page

Weird News: Tropical bird blown to UK shores: Zoo curator: “It is an incredible coincidence that the bird should find its way to us here in Chester Zoo which is a major force in bird conservation”

From CapitalWeather: Weather Channel celebrity forecast: Keep your day job!

‘Category 7′: A perfect storm of cheesiness: Category 8: The Universe Implodes will be here by May | Ratings: “C7″ took a noticeable chunk of the “Desperate Housewives” audience

Space News: European Space Agency launches Venus probe

World Of Webcams: EarthCam releases 2006 megapixel robotic webcam

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

Weather News: Tornado survivors search for memories amid rubble

Severe wind storm strikes Hamilton, Ontario, school, injures several

Katrina Update: Chairman threatens subpoenas on Katrina | Katrina flood wall failures probed | Sharon Stone co-writes Katrina benefit song

Quake Wire: Bush urges help for Pakistan quake victims: Quake in South Asia has killed more than 70,000 | Quake’s first seconds may show its strength. As always, the live quake wire is in the left column of this page.

Space News: NASA telescope gets image of young stars

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

Stormy Day For Some: Severe storms are possible today in parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York State, W. Virginia and Kentucky. Current watches/warnings map | Live weather/webcam images

Deadly Tornado Update: Weather Service: Tornado packed 200 mph winds, moved quickly | Twister cut 43-mile swath of destruction | In any season, beware of twisters| Evansville runs short on building supplies

Flash flood watch issued amid threat of rainfall for Southern and Central California

High-Laughter System: Forecast funny for the Weather Channel: Cable channel adds comedian Lewis Black

Space News: Astronomy Picture of the Day: Solar prominence

Kate Bush CD Review: And, for those insterested in what I thought of the entire Kate Bush “Aerial” album I purchased at midnight last night, I’ve written a review of the CD for NBC stations: Kate Bush’s double-CD ‘Aerial’ paints perfect picture. Also, you can hear the entire album on MSN and read along with the lyrics at KateBush.com

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Tuesday: 1. Indianapolis 2. Los Angeles 3. Columbus 4. San Francisco 5. Fort Wayne … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

Tornado Outbreak Update: Officials look to ponds for bodies after tornado | November tornado not rare, but storm’s intensity was | Sirens rang out with 10-minute warnings | Tornadoes can strike Ohio Valley in any season | Churchill hit by streak of bad luck from storms | Latest News

Mid Michigan cleans up after storms: Thousands remained without power Monday

Winter storm warning issued for Northern California

Over a foot of new snow reported at Colo. ski resorts

World Of Webcams: Soldier watches twins’ birth via webcam

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Monday: 1. Los Angeles 2. San Francisco 3. New Orleans 4. New York City 5. St. Louis … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

Search For Mobile Home Park Survivors Ends After Deadly Tornado: Indiana’s deadliest tornado in 30 years kills 22 | More coverage from WFIE-TV 14, Evansville, IN and Google News

High winds, rain cause power outages in Penn.

Katrina Update: Legislature opens special session for hurricane recovery

Space News: Big meteor shower puts on show in Alaska | Nice fireball animation | Astronauts want asteroid collision plan

Not Just Another Day: Kate Bush CD Arrives: The last time I bought a new Kate Bush album was the last time one was released — on Nov. 2, 1993. Today in the UK, and tomorrow in the US, the wildly anticipated double-album “Aerial” arrives from an artist who has greatly influenced everyone from Tori Amos and Sarah McLachlan to Big Boi of Outkast and punk rocker John Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols). The album is receiving some incredible reviews on both sides of the pond, from Billboard.com; Rolling Stone (4 stars); The Times Online (5 stars); Newsday.com (Grade A-); and my favorite music site, AllMusic.com (4 stars). I suppose this is hardly the type of blog they are speaking of in this Reuters article on promoting Kate: “To reach younger fans, Columbia is actively promoting the $21.98 double album … targeting online blogs.” I do highly recommend this CD, even though I have only heard the first single — the No. 4 UK hit “King of the Mountain” [video available at KateBush.com] — and short snippets of some of the 16 tracks via excellent audio streaming from BBC radio. I normally wouldn’t take up so much space for a musical artist here, but Kate’s “Hounds of Love” has been my favorite album since I bought it 20 years ago at the age of 12, and she influenced me in my years as a songwriter. “Hounds of Love” was listed here earlier this year as my favorite meteorological album. OK, I’ll shut up about this — for now…

By the way, the “Category 7″ review is coming soon, I promise! Until then, here’s something: Could there ever be a ‘Category 7′ storm?

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Sunday: 1. Toronto 2. Indianapolis 3. New York City 4. Vancouver 5. Pittsburgh … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

Tornado Outbreak Kills At Least 21, Injures 200 In S. Indiana: Death toll climbs following Southern Indiana tornado | Streaming TV coverage from Evansville, IN: WFIE-TV 14 | WEHT-TV 25 | Coverage from WFIE-TV 14, IndyStar.com and MSNBC | Tornado reported near Cincinnati amid morning storms | Latest on Google News

Severe storms are possible today and tonight from West Virginia to northern New York State

Resources: Intellicast storm summary radar | Current watches/warnings map | Radar and weather/webcam images | Storm reports maps | D.C. area storm coverage

Weird News: Satellite spots ‘glowing’ ocean: Ship captains have written of the ocean glowing so brightly that sailors could read books on deck at midnight.

Massive UFO fleet filmed over the UK

Other Weather News: After no rain in Oct., Mississippi fire threat grows

Post-Wilma news coverage turns TV into a radio star

Look, dear — more catastrophes!

Stormy Eye Tonight: Finally, I tonight some will gather ’round their TV sets for “Category 7: The End of the World” on CBS. I was watching The Weather Channel early this morning, as they aired a commercial for tonight’s miniseries opener. Huh, I thought TWC refused to air — or pulled — the ads for “Category 6: Day of Destruction” last time around…

Cam near Texas Motor Speedway: Live WXnation Webcam 2 looks at the skies over the TMS from far north Fort Worth. The Weather Channel keeps mentioning that the TMS is in Justin, when it really is within the city limits of Fort Worth.

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Saturday: 1. St. Louis 2. Chicago 3. Vancouver 4. Toronto 5. New Orleans … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

Indy/Ohio Storms: Severe storms possible Saturday night in Indy and parts of Ohio | U.S. radar/weather and webcams; Current weather watches and warnings are in the red box to the right

Mexico coral reef set back 100 years by Wilma

Boys feared dead after being swept out to sea

Royals see storm-hit New Orleans

SoCal man pleads guilty in Hurricane Katrina scam

Multi-purpose weather watch explained at CapitalWeather.com

Quake Wire: Expert: Major earthquake could shake up Arkansas | From California: Earthquakes, yes — but floods? | Live quake wire is in the left column of this page. More in our National/International page

Space News: Astronomy Picture of the Day: Aurora from Space

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Friday: 1. New Orleans 2. Vancouver 3. Seattle 4. New York City 5. Portland, OR … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

Snow sweeps across North Dakota | Heavy snow warning issued for Cascades

Katrina Update: Brown joked in e-mail as Katrina churned: Ex-FEMA head’s correspondence shows banter, trivialities before storm | ‘Katrina cough’ lingers in wake of hurricane | Louisiana cities to get $15 million to avoid shutdowns | Guard leader wants to set the record straight on the Superdome after Katrina

Mac users: Meteorologist offers multiple weather reports

Space News: Fireball sightings | Story

NASA names new shuttle a priority

Fort Worth Sunset Images: The following images, taken Nov. 2, 2005 in far north Fort Worth, link to large versions in a new window:

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Thursday: 1. Vancouver 2. New Orleans 3. New York City 4. Seattle 5. Portland, OR … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

Rain hinders Hurricane Beta relief: Scores of towns isolated in Honduras and Nicaragua

Katrina Update: Shortcuts alleged in building New Orleans levees | Frustration grows as hurricane survivors wait for insurers | FEMA e-mails provide window on ex-director’s response | New Orleans loses 237,200 jobs to storms – survey

Weird News: Lightning kills 106 cows

Nielsen cancels TV sweeps in Miami after Hurricane Wilma cuts power

WeatherBug launches WeatherBug Labs to showcase product innovation, public collaboration

Snow blankets NW ski areas | Weather and webcam links by city, state

Caribbean reefs bleached by warm water

Weather Channel made-for-mobile video clips now on Verizon Wireless V CAST

Space News: No time off for space station 5 year celebration

Report: 3 astronauts on next China mission

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

Wilma Update: Rain causes flooding in buildings damaged by Wilma | Residents without power grow frustrated despite FPL’s progress: FPL: Power restored to 77 percent of affected customers | Wilma’s damage varies by city, is frustrating to all | Pluto launch pad damaged by Wilma | Educators concerned about missed classes after Hurricane Wilma | Hurricane make up day announced for Orange County students

Florida Flooding Fears: It was a rainy Tuesday across much of Florida, and more rain is possible today … National Weather Service closely monitoring rising lake level | Lake Harney residents brace for flooding | Current watches and warnings map zoom and Radar/links to weather/webcams

Rita Update: Texas Gov. Rick Perry criticizes FEMA

Katrina Update: Teen golf sensation donates $500,000 to Katrina relief fund

Storms soak DFW, lead to high water rescues: Drought-stricken area still needs more rain … I received almost .5 inches yesterday, but so far, since June 22, I’ve only received 2.95 inches of rain in far north Fort Worth [WXstation here].

Climate study warns of warming and losses of Arctic Tundra

Pakistan Quake Update: The Pakistani government Wednesday dramatically increased the official death toll from last month’s earthquake to 73,276 and said it could rise further. Full story | Help quake victims

Space News: Possible meteor spotted Halloween night

Astronomy Picture of the Day (And nice desktop background candidate): Epimetheus and Janus: Interchangeable moons of Saturn

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Tuesday: 1. New Orleans 2. Vancouver 3. Key West 4. Miami 5. Tampa … See the top 20 for Oct. in the right column of our home page.

October sets rainfall records in Northeast

Military wants the weather on its side: Pentagon studies ways to predict or even influence storms

Authorities assess damage from Hurricane Beta in Nicaragua, Honduras

Wilma Update: Hurricane Wilma’s latest victim is trick or treating

From Houston: Bad weather haunts those seeking treats: Gusts knock down trees and branches in area

Katrina Update: Thousands of evacuees face eviction

Police: Hurricane evacuees killed woman who befriended them

Storm brings snow to Wash. mountains | W. Wash. weather/webcams

Pakistan Quake Update: Worsening weather threatens more misery for Pakistan quake survivors

Space News: Pluto has 3 moons, Hubble images show | Russian officials set Nov. 9 launch date

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Monday: 1. Dallas/Fort Worth 2. Houston 3. Austin 4. San Antonio 5. St. Louis … See the top 20 for Oct. in the right column of our home page.