Weather & Space News Blog
 since Feb. 2003
 WX - Telegraph abbreviation for weather often used with Morse code
 The Wire - Name once given to the telegraph

Latest Winter Storm Stories: Winter Storm Paralyzes Parts Of Midwest; 6 Dead | Blanket Of Snow, Deep Chill Clobbers U.S.: Plains, Midwest battered as travelers leave early for holidays | Midwest Storm Brings Record Snowfall: Scottsburg, Indiana, received 29 inches of snow | Storm Packs Wallop With Snow, Ice, Bitter Cold: Wednesday evening, Weather Channel forecasters expected the snow, sleet and freezing rain to stay west of the Appalachians.

Storm Coverage:

• Detroit: Plane Plows Into Snow Bank At Metro Airport: The flight hit the snow bank sometime after 11 a.m. NWA representative Thomas Becker said 124 passengers were on the plane at the time
• Indiana: It’s A Record! Evansville Gets 19.3 Inches Of Snow In One Day
• Indianapolis: Gov. Declares Disaster Emergency For Portions Of State: North Vernon, Ind. reports 21 inches of snow
• Columbus: Snow Emergencies Remain In Effect: At least 200,000 without electricity Thursday morning
• Cincinnati: Snow Bans Driving, Collapses Roofs, Cuts Power: Storm goes out with a beep, a bang and a breaker
• Louisville: Winter Storm Coats Much Of Kentucky With Snow, Ice
• Ontario: Heavy Ontario Snowfall Spells Misery For Airlines, Joy For Ski Areas

Resources:

• Live U.S. Radar | U.S. Radar (Shows snow in blue)
• Current Watches/Warnings/Advisories
• U.S. Snowfall Forecast Map
• Current Temperatures Map | Current Wind Chill Map
• FAA Airport Delays
• Weather/Webcam Images & Traffic Conditions: City Pages List

World’s Biggest Quake In Nearly 4 Years: Massive 8.1 Quake Hits Off Tasmania … The complete list of recent earthquakes is in the lower left column of this page.

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