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10:30 p.m. CDT Update: Tornado warning north of New Orleans (St. Tammany Parish) | Radar loop | Weather and webcams for New Orleans area

Weather News: Storms bring rain, hail, up to 100 mph wind gust to North Texas

Houston area under tornado watch | NWS watches/warnings map and live weather and webcam images

More storms today, this time in E. Texas and to the north and east, says AccuWeather and weather.com

Rain chances to continue across Oklahoma

An NHC alert that Tropical Depression 1 had formed in the Caribbean was mistakenly issued Friday afternoon and reported in some local media. Details

Rain delays drought declaration in S.C.

InPhonic, WeatherBug sign agreement

World Of Webcams: Webcam records birth of B.C. eagle chick

Space News: NASA cloud satellites blast off

Discovery will fly without additional fuel-tank changes

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Skylab over earth

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Friday: 1. Dallas/Fort Worth 2. Oklahoma City 3. Austin 4. San Antonio 5. Kansas City … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page

11:45 p.m. CDT Update: Tornado Warnings Leave Dallas/Fort Worth Area, Watches Remain: More storms moving into North Texas overnight: Watches/warnings map and text list | Regional radar and NWS radar loop | Severe storms drop baseball-sized hail (Live streaming radar inside story) | weather from KXAS-TV 5, DFW | Weather and webcams for Dallas/Fort Worth

Severe Storms In C. Texas: Severe weather possible in Texas, Oklahoma today, tonight, then moving east. | Radar loop and watches/warnings map | C. Texas watches/warnings map | Weather and webcams for Austin | San Antonio | Oklahoma City | Tulsa | All major cities

Drought Buster: NWS: Rains bring end to drought for now in Central Illinois

Continued Drought Elsewhere: NOAA: Drought predicted to persist in South, Southwest through July

Other Weather News: 3 New Orleans pumps burned up in light rainstorm

Businesses stock up on generators before hurricane season

Forest fires in Alberta, Canada

World Of Webcams: Webcams are the new ‘vast wasteland,’ however charming: I try to keep this site as wasteland-free as possible, which isn’t always easy…

Space News: NASA: Removing roadkill aids astronauts

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Thursday: 1. Charlotte 2. Dallas/Fort Worth 3. Los Angeles 4. Orlando 5. San Antonio … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page

Weather News: Tornadoes in South | Severe weather in South Carolina Wed.

Rain in SoCal, Southwest Thursday may lead to severe weather potential in Texas Friday night and over the weekend

Senate panel recommends abolishing FEMA

Weather Channel debuting first national weather radio network for Spanish listeners

Space News: Sensor glitch prevents launch of NASA’s CloudSat, CALIPSO satellites

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

Severe South: Gulf Coast states target for severe weather | Current watches/warnings | Weather and webcam images

Severe Weather Updates: Southwest Missouri eyes water conservation as drought continues

More than 300 mobile homes to aid tornado victims

More tornado videos, some from stormchasers, Monday in Oklahoma

In Stillwater, Okla., union used for shelter

Tornado damage beyond downtown Iowa City

Severe weather rolls through Triangle

Tropical News: Experts debate beefing up future hurricane warnings | He thinks Reuters was wrong | Hurricane sales tax holiday approved

Katrina/Rita Updates: Popular nightlife spot still a ghost town after Hurricane Katrina | PGA Tour returns to New Orleans | Man gets life prison term over Rita looting

Other Weather News: Weather system might bring another round of showers to SoCal

WISN-TV, Milwaukee, launches next generation of weather radar technology

Space News: NASA chief eyes 2011 for new spacecraft

ACE measurements of the solar wind flowing past Earth are crucial to space weather forecasts, and there is no plan to replace ACE when the craft ceases to function. NOAA is seeking public comment on this state of affairs.

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Tuesday: 1. Dallas/Fort Worth 2. Houston 3. San Antonio 4. Memphis 5. Austin … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page

Oklahoma Tornadoes; TV News Chopper Captures One: TV news chopper catches Oklahoma tornado at El Reno Airport (Video inside) | Images from KFOR-TV 4, OKC | Tornadoes touch down in central Oklahoma | Power out in Tulsa area | Current watches and warnings and radar loop | Weather and webcams for Tulsa area

Storms possible early Tuesday across North Texas: Radar loop and Watches, warnings | Weather and live webcam images for Dallas/Fort Worth

More S.D. Snow: More Black Hills snow causing travel problems: 7 to 11 inches of new snow reported

Cyclone Monica Update: Weakened cyclone missing Darwin

Northeast Rain: Rain helps relieve drought in Washington D.C. area

Record-breaking rain hits Albany, NY and Long Island

Maine could face heightened risk of coastal flooding

Space News: NASA improves hurricane forecasting

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Monday (Storms kept it very regional today): 1. Oklahoma City 2. Tulsa 3. Wichita 4. Kansas City 5. Springfield, MO … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page

Image above courtesy NOAA. Cyclone Monica from Monday, 00:33 UTC. Image links to larger version, details

Major Cyclone Nears Darwin: Northern Territory Island evacuated as Monica nears land … Cyclone’s wind gusts to 220 mph. Resources: Latest news: News.com.au and Google News | Weather and warnings | Forecast Track | Radar loop | Satellite: Weather.com | AccuWeather | Conditions in Darwin: Australian government | At airport | Weather.com | World Weather | AccuWeather | Bulletins | Discussion: Wunder Blog | Much more coverage from BrendanLoy.com

Other Weather News: Post-storm fuel may remain scarce in 2006 hurricane season

Heavy rain floods out Hotel Marcel in NYC

Heavy rains cause flooding in Conn., baby dies in Merritt accident

Stormy weather ignites blazes throughout Raleigh area

Storms possible from North Texas/SE Kansas to Tennessee Valley Monday into Tuesday: Storm Prediction Center outlooks | NWS watches/warnings map | Weather and live webcam images

Strong storms near Kansas City: Radar loop and Watches, warnings. KC weather and live webcam images

Space News: NASA delays launch of 3-D cloud satellites

Astronomy Picture of the Day: The solar spectrum

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Sunday: 1. Kansas City 2. Wichita 3. St. Louis 4. New York City 5. Springfield, MO … and on Saturday: 1. Charlotte 2. Atlanta 3. Washington, D.C. 4. Detroit 5. Louisville …See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page

Category 5 Cyclone Monica to hit Northern Territory, Australia: Radar images, loop and more resources

New Orleans Votes: Nagin, Landrieu in runoff | Battered New Orleans votes | Online streaming coverage tonight from these New Orleans stations: WDSU-TV and WWL-TV

La. Drought: Drought in southern Louisiana worse than most realize

Northeast Rain: Wet weekend for the Northeast … Radar loop. Weather and webcams by state — listed in the left column

N.C. Storms: Thunderstorm Watch In effect for eastern, central North Carolina

Warmer temps will bring snow melt, potential flooding after major S.D. snow

Similar flooding possible in Utah

Boise River remains at flood stage level

Broken levee causes massive flooding in California

Other Weather News: New homes designed to withstand tornadoes, fire

Tip From CapitalWeather.com: Bob Dylan’s debut as a DJ on XM Satellite Radio on May 3 will feature an hour of weather-related music

From the U.K.: Drought goes on despite rainfall

Space News: 90-minute movie of solar prominence

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Z is for Mars

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Friday: 1. Houston 2. Atlanta 3. New Orleans 4. Dallas/Fort Worth 5. San Antonio … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page

Before Hurricane Katrina hit, The Weather Channel series “It Could Happen Tomorrow” was producing an episode about New Orleans flooding in a major hurricane. Then, it happened — before the show got off the ground.

On tomorrow night’s episode of “Tomorrow,” Hurricane Katrina’s floods become the example for a similar scenario in California’s capital, Sacramento.

The city, which sits in the previously flooded Central Valley, has a massive levee system where major rivers converge in the area.

After looking back at the failure of the levees in New Orleans, the show explains how the Sacramento levee system could fail, leaving some homes under more than 15 feet of water.

One of the experts interviewed said that a major flood sparked by heavy snow and heavy tropical rain from the “Pineapple Express” could leave the Central Valley under water, which would stretch 100 miles by 20 miles.

The episode finishes with evacuations and survival tips, which could have gone into more detail with a list of most important survival kit items. One way to increase the odds of survival — have an inflatable raft at the ready, as one couple does should it happen tomorrow.

The episode airs Sunday at 9:30 p.m. EDT on The Weather Channel.

Up To 5 Feet Of Snow In S.D.: Spring snow brought up to 5 feet to Plains | Weather and live webcams for SW S.D.

Stormy Texas, Night No. 2: Severe weather to develop overnight across Central Texas | Power outages down from North Texas storms | Storms, flooding possible through Friday

Storm Prediction Center: Chance of severe storms moves east Friday

Resources: Radar image | Watches, warnings map | Storm total precipitation | Video stream from KXAS-TV, Weather Plus | Weather and live webcam images for DFW and Austin

Images From N. Texas Storms, Night No. 1:

The following video stills were taken of severe storms that brought wind gusts to 77 mph early Thursday morning in far north Fort Worth. The first one was taken just after midnight in the middle of a lightning strike:

And here’s a bonus image … of a North Texas sunset from Interstate 35W in Fort Worth, taken on April 14. It links to a large version in a new window:

Other Weather News: FEMA re-evaluating evacuees ruled ineligible for assistance

Brush fire conditions persist across New Hampshire

Strong storms roll through Arkansas

Quake Wire: 7.7 magnitude quake jolts Russian Far East

Space News: Lyrids meteor alert for April 22: 2 a.m. to sunrise

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

Northwestern Plains Snowstorm Leaves 4 Dead, Power Out: The Black Hills get 2 feet of snow | Weather and live webcams for SW S.D. | Spring snow causes calving woes in N.D.

Storms, Heavy Rain Move Into North Texas: NWS watches/warnings map: Flash flood watches across area | Radar image and loop with storm tracks | Storm total precipitation: Also, WXnation Weather Station in N. Fort Worth | Video stream from KXAS-TV, Weather Plus | More severe storms possible early next week | All weather and live webcam images

It always seems to rain on Fort Worth’s arts festival

Severe weather rolls through Central Texas Tues. night

Stormy Night In Alabama: NWS watches/warnings map

Record Breaker?: Thursday’s Iowa City tornado may be a ‘record breaker’ | Tornadoes damaged more than 1,000 buildings

Other Weather News: All streets around storm-damaged tower in Indianapolis reopened

Weather radar improvements under development

World Weather: Heavy dust storm forces Chinese to produce rain | More than 6,000 flee flooding in Romania: Thousands more prepare to evacuate | Second cyclone hits Australia’s northeast coast | Newfoundland communities assess damage after flooding

Quake Wire: USGS releases online Calif. quake maps | USGS geologic map of Bay Area | Poll: Californians not worried about the ‘big one’

Space News: NASA honors Neil Armstrong with Moon Rock award | NASA OKs atmospheric satellites launch

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Wednesday: 1. Atlanta 2. Rapid City 3. Dallas/Fort Worth 4. St. Louis 5. Birmingham … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page