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 since Feb. 2003
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Heavy Rain For Mother’s Day In Northeast: Rain, rain, more rain expected in New England on Mother’s Day | Radar loop and current watches and warnings map for U.S. and New England | Weather and live webcam images for Boston and all other cities (City list by state in left column)

Plane Carrying Kennedy Hit By Lightning

Severe Storm Chances: Slight chance of severe storms from Dallas/Fort Worth to Atlanta this weekend

Texas Tornadoes Update: Gyms show importance of engineering: Tornado destroys one building at Childress school, leaves other standing | Cleanup underway: Crews, residents remove debris left by tornadoes | Areas in North Texas hit by tornadoes declared disaster

Other Weather News: Kansas town missing its tornado siren

The battle for the North Pole

Rock chunk falls from Mount St. Helens

Hurricane Update: New Orleans has a real estate boom after hurricane | New hurricane forecast map style coming | National Weather Service develops worst case storm surge maps

Quake Wire: Study details quake at San Andreas fault

World Weather: Ferry sinks in Philippines storm; 21 dead

World Of Webcams: Wildlife webcams on perch of reality

Space News: Space shuttle rolls closer to launch

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

Weather News: Spring snow, strong winds pummel Wisconsin

A new tornado scale

Katrina helps New Orleans fight fire ants

Experts don’t expect repeat of ’98 fires

World Weather: Storms blamed for balloon crash

Space News: Satellite program over budget, delayed

60 fragments of dying comet racing toward Earth

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

Severe Storms Update: Storms leave damage across Arkansas

Rough weather rips through S. Indiana

F-2 tornado tears through Childress, Texas

3 twisters reported in Southeastern Oklahoma | Storms leave damage in NE Okla. | Rains cause flooding in east Oklahoma, but drought lingers in west

Hurricane Update: Hurricane Center chief: Technology is good | Hurricane-global warming link questioned

Other Weather News: Snow melt prompts flood concerns in Yosemite

Florida brush fires force closure on I-95

World Weather: Freak tornado hits northern Philippines, 1 dead

Hot, dry summer predicted for almost all of Canada

Posted at 7:16 p.m. EDT: Tornado Warnings In 5 States This Evening: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Ohio Valley: Radar loop | All watches/warnings | Weather and live webcam images interactive map (List by state in left column) | Storms in forecast for Southeast, Mid-Atlantic

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

Tornadoes Kill At Least 3 In N. Texas: Police: 3 dead after tornadoes strike: Several homes damaged (slideshows, video, weather stream inside) | Resources: Radar loop | D/FW weather and live webcam images

More Stormy Weather: Severe storms possible Wednesday in Indiana, into Thursday for parts of Gulf Coast

Hurricane Update: New York warned to prepare for hurricanes

Study: Hurricanes linked with mental ills

Hurricane victims accused of trashing donated house

Predictions … First tropical storm of 2006?

Other Weather News: First-person account: Hours after Waco tornado eerie but reassuring

Northeast heavy rain in forecast

Rain comes, goes, may return to Tampa

Sections of KS, OK, TX get drought relief | Idaho still in drought?

Smoke from Fla. fires blamed in 4 deaths

Heavy rain brings flood threat to Minneapolis/St. Paul

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

Severe Storms Update: Clouds, rain expected for most of Texas Tuesday: Some storms may become severe | Resources: Radar loops for U.S., North Texas and Central Texas | Streaming radar loop and weather from KXAS-TV, DFW | Watches/warnings map for N. Texas and Central Texas | Live weather and webcam images for D/FW | Austin | San Antonio | All cities

Power still out from weekend storms at Waco apartments and earlier Monday in Austin

Severe storms in Kansas

Storms dump rain and hail in S. Mississippi

‘Can You Forecast It Now?’: Cell phone’s failure is meteorologists’ boon

Other Weather News: Summit County, Colo., bracing for spring flooding

Church rebuilds after tornado

Florida wildfire that threatened hundreds of homes ‘contained’

Watch out Art Bell, Tropical Storm 02W is forecast to strike the Philippines as a typhoon on Friday

Space News: Japan to talk with NASA on supersonic jet

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Rock slab growing at Mt. St. Helens

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

Lightning strike (left) taken late Friday in N. Fort Worth, Texas: Image links to a large version in a new window. More images are in the WXphotos Gallery.

Severe Storms Update: Parts of Waco declared disaster by mayor after tornado

Warmer weather expected across Texas, some storms

Severe storms slice across SC

Severe weather most likely from Texas to Great Lakes and Southeast on Wednesday and Thursday

All Hail Weather Modification: Weather modification program attempts to prevent hail in Kansas

Other Weather News: Iowa State researchers study ways to diminish tornado damage

Survivors of November tornado struggle six months after storm

1,000 people evacuated in Florida as brush fire nears homes

Canadian, U.S. forecasters predict another turbulent hurricane season in Atlantic

Special needs, pets mean more hurricane preparation

Utah’s growth leading to landslide risks

UK says UFOs caused by natural forces

Space Image: Nice aurora picture posted at SpaceWeather.com

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

Texas Storms Leave Damage: Storms pound parts of Texas | Waco cleaning up after damaging early-morning storm

Storms to move into the Southeast

Severe storms may hit a large part of the U.S. May 9-11 | Storm Prediction Center outlooks

Other Weather News: Man dies in SW Missouri flooding

Storms cause flooding in Arkansas

Broken Arrow, Okla., residents cleaning up after flooding

New brush fires ignite in Central Fla.

Hurricane News: Katrina fresh in mind, Alabama prepares for next hurricane season | Katrina-size hurricane would devastate South Florida, scientists say

Space News: Prototype Mars space suit unveiled in N.D.

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

Storms Still Battering Texas: Watches/warnings | Central Texas tornado watch | Resources: Radar loops for U.S., North Texas and Central Texas | Streaming radar loop and weather from KXAS-TV, DFW | Watches/warnings map for N. Texas and Central Texas | Live weather and webcam images for D/FW | Austin | San Antonio | All cities

Austin storms knock out power | Overnight storms sock San Antonio

Hurricane News: Good news for the ’06 hurricane season? Yes. | Katrina whips up data storm | Military plans quicker hurricane response

Other Weather News: Divers search for Iowa Dairy Queen sign blown away by tornado

Colo. snowpack melts faster than usual

Giant rock fin forms on Mount St. Helens

World Of Webcams: Second eagle-cam egg proves a dud in B.C. nest

Space News: NASA sponsors lunar rocket challenge

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

Severe Storms Possible In Texas Tonight, Friday: From Fort Worth: Mayfest organizers say they’re prepared for severe weather (1995 hail storm images inside) | Spring storms continue rolling through region

Wild spring weather erupts in Ozarks

May 3, 1999 tornadoes spawn new era of online weather coverage

FEMA to close last N.O. office: Agency transferring responsibilities to city

Bob Dylan the DJ proves he has just the voice for radio

Amateur radio operators keep eyes on skies

Global warming cited in wind shift

Space News: Report says NASA lacks research money | Meteor shower this Saturday

Wednesday Morning Heat Burst In Fort Worth, Texas: Between 2:45 a.m. and 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, a heat burst left behind wind damage and power outages in Fort Worth and Arlington. The WXnation Station was on the northern edge of the heat burst, which in some places led to a temperature increase of almost 10 degrees. The data below is from the WXnation Station in far north Fort Worth (5 miles SSE of Fort Worth Alliance Airport) and shows how the temperature rose from 72.7 degrees at 2:30 a.m. to 77.9 degrees at 3:35 a.m. and then fell to 67.9 degrees an hour later. Also, the dewpoint dropped to 46.5 degrees before jumping back into the 60s.

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

Quake Rocks Tonga: Massive earthquake in the South Pacific triggers brief tsunami warning

Tornado warnings near Springfield, Mo. | SW Mo. weather and live webcams

Severe Storms Move Through Texas: Another round tonight after high winds cause damage around Fort Worth | Stormy night in Texas | NWS watches/warnings map and text list | Regional radar and NWS radar loop | Live streaming D/FW radar | Streaming video from KXAS-TV 5, D/FW | Weather and webcams for Dallas/Fort Worth

New England rain

Hurricane Updates: New Orleans’ plan for the next hurricane: Everybody leave | New Orleans’ hurricane protection plan flawed, engineers say | Massive drill to test Texas’ hurricane readiness

Relief & Continued Drought: Rain boosts Oklahoma lake levels and helps farmers | Drought having big effect on Kansas wildlife

World Weather: Plane crashes amid bad weather in Russia with 112 aboard

World Of Webcams: 25 million pixel weathercam calls the shots

Space News: NASA picks next crew for space station | European space agency finishes space lab

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

Stormy Night/Morning: Severe storms possible early Tuesday in Central Plains and Mississippi, Ohio valleys | Thunderstorm warnings in North Texas | Strong storm south of Dallas/Fort Worth (More rounds of severe weather are possible for North Texas through the week) | Watches/warnings map and Radar loop | Weather and webcam images: Interactive map, or by state in left column of this page

Image (left) taken the evening of May 1, looking west from north Fort Worth. Image links to a large version in a new window. More images are in the WXphotos Gallery

Hurricanes Katrina, Rita Updates: Debris, misery pile up for New Orleans | Hurricane authors compare Camille, Katrina | Hurricanes destroyed 113 petro platforms but Storms’ floods killed fire ants

Florida Hurricanes: Miami-Dade leaders urge residents to prepare for hurricane season | Man still living in car since Hurricane Wilma

Other Weather News: Help arrives after Texas tornado strike, but some still waiting

Brush fires burn across Mass.

Boys, 10 and 12, charged with setting Florida brushfires

World Of Webcams: B.C. eagle egg given ‘slender’ chance of survival

Space News: Astronaut Eileen Collins leaves NASA

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Monday: 1. Dallas/Fort Worth 2. St. Louis 3. Chicago 4. Los Angeles 5. Indianapolis … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page

Weather News: Tornadoes touch down east of Houston: Weather system also brings record rainfall to the area

Baylor’s equestrian team loses horses in tornado

Severe storms spawn reports of tornadoes, waterspouts in SE La.

Strong storms leave little damage in New Orleans area

Storm chances continue in Plains, Midwest, Tennessee Valley this week

Rain could continue in Oklahoma as temperatures rise

Three years after tornadoes hit East Jackson, it’s still a case of grass-roots recovery

Quake Wire: Chile struck by magnitude 6.4 earthquake, USGS says

Top 5 WXnation.com city weather and webcam pages visited on Sunday: 1. St. Louis 2. Birmingham 3. Chicago 4. New Orleans 5. Kansas City … on Saturday: 1. Houston 2. Dallas/Fort Worth 3. Oklahoma City 4. New Orleans 5. Lafayette … See the top 20 so far this month in the center column of our home page