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More rejoicing than usual as NWS says chance of rain in N. Texas Sunday at 100-percent; Heavy snow falls in Chicago area; Wintry mix hits Detroit; Balloons to help scientists clear cloudy picture; Photos of 1906 earthquake, fire deliver new perspectives, fresh aftershocks; NASA satellite ends 6-year mission; NASA postpones mission to visit asteroids; Apollo 12: Self portait

National Weather Service: 100% Chance Of Rain In N. Texas Sunday: Story: More rejoicing than usual | Resources: D/FW radar, current watches/warnings map and radar loop | Live WXnation Webcam from north Fort Worth | N. Texas weather and live webcam images

Great Lakes Snow: Heavy snow falls in Chicago area (4.1 inches at O’Hare International Airport, more totals in story), while wintry mix falls in Metro Detroit

Balloons to help scientists clear cloudy picture

Quake Wire: Photos of 1906 earthquake and fire deliver new perspectives and fresh aftershocks … a live list of current quakes is in the lower right column of this page.

Space News: NASA satellite ends 6-year mission | NASA postpones mission to visit asteroids

Astronomy Picture of the Day has Apollo 12: Self Portait

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Friday: 1. Chicago 2. Denver 3. Kansas City 4. Detroit 5. Des Moines … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page.

2 Comments » | Permalink | | Entry by: Bill Young Jr. (WXnation.com Founder) @ 5:12 pm

2 Responses to “More rejoicing than usual as NWS says chance of rain in N. Texas Sunday at 100-percent; Heavy snow falls in Chicago area; Wintry mix hits Detroit; Balloons to help scientists clear cloudy picture; Photos of 1906 earthquake, fire deliver new perspectives, fresh aftershocks; NASA satellite ends 6-year mission; NASA postpones mission to visit asteroids; Apollo 12: Self portait”

1. Julius says:

   January 22, 2006 at 2:08 am

   Glory be … it’s raining in North Texas as we speak! Oh, Lord … the Earth is soaking up the rain as fast as it falls from the heavens.

   Julius
2. Bill Young Jr. (WXnation.com Founder) says:

   January 22, 2006 at 3:04 am

   Julius,

   Well said! I think my dog is the only one not happy with the storms here tonight. One lightning strike must have been within a mile, and now he won’t leave me alone…