THE NEXT ICE AGE - NOW!

Wow!!!  My husband and I have read Not by fire but by Ice twice, and given it to
numerous people.  So we couldn’t wait to read Magnetic Reversals and Evolutionary
Leaps. It’s great! I was especially interested in it, because I have a Bachelor of Science
degree with a major in Zoology, from Sydney University, Australia.
See Never half a feather
 

California snowpack almost double normal - "Helped by one of the wettest Decembers in history, California's mountain snowpack is 198% of normal, the state Department of Water Resources said Tuesday."  http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-1229-storm-20101230%2C0%2C6069301.story?track=rss
Thanks to Bill Sellers and Charles Harman for this link

I-95 Blizzard from New Jersey to Maine - A northward-moving strengthening storm will unleash a paralyzing blizzard along a vast swath of the I-95 Northeast corridor

The storm is no joke. Travel in parts of the coastal mid-Atlantic and much New England will become difficult to impossible as the storm slides northward, intensifying into Monday.

This article is a must-read if you live in - or are traveling to - the east.
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/43534/i95-blizzard-from-new-jersey-t-1.asp

Thanks to Tom McHart for this link

Snow in Jacksonville, FL - Snow has been confirmed as far south as Jacksonville, Fla. In Georgia, it was reported that more than 3 inches of snow is on the ground. http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/43538/east-coast-snow-causes-delays.asp  Thanks to Tom McHart for this link

Monster Storm - Snow forecasts raised - Forecasters now say that New York City could see 11 to 16 inches of snow, while Rhode Island and most of eastern Massachusetts including Boston could be buried under 15 to 20 inches of snow and the new Jersey shore could see as much as 18 inches. All of this during blizzard conditions.
 

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter declared a snow emergency as of 2 p.m. Sunday, and he urged residents to stay off the roads.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40810424/ns/weather

Piers Corbyn could be right!
Biggest blizzard in decades for Northeast USA 25-31 Dec
23 Dec 10 - See "You ain't seen nothing yet!" says astrophysicist

Blizzard for D.C., Philadelphia, NYC, Boston - The worst of this monster storm will slam Philadelphia and New York City Sunday afternoon and night, and Boston Sunday evening into Monday morning, creating a nightmare for holiday travelers, says accuweather.com. With 6-12 inches of snow, travel will become nearly impossible from Philadelphia northward.
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/43512/blizzard-looms-for-philadelphi.asp
Thanks to Tom McHart for this link

Rare Christmas Snow Blankets the South - It started with a couple of inches of snow in northern Mississippi. http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/43508/rare-christmas-snow-blanketing-1.asp Thanks to Tom McHart for this link

California snowpack double normal (2nd year in a row) - California's snowpack reached 207 percent of average as of Thursday, thanks to a very wet December, says this article in the Sacramento Bee.
 

The snowpack so far amounts to 61 percent of an entire winter's average water supply, with January and February - typically the state's wettest months - still to come. 

http://www.sacbee.com/2010/12/24/3280061/states-snowpack-reaches-207-percent.html

Thanks to Jeff Even for this link

Snowiest December EVER in the Twin Cities - More on the way - Up to 6 inches of snow fell overnight, pushing the monthly total to 33.4 inches at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and breaking the previous December record of 33.2 inches set in 1969 - and with two more weather systems in the offing, there's more on the way.

http://www.startribune.com/local/112423059.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU1yDEmP:QMDCinchO7DU
Thanks to Jeff Even for this link

One year of rain in one week - Southern California - Triggering mudslides and flooding, the rain has prompted Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to declare a state of emergency for six counties. In Laguna Beach, a wall of water four feet high poured through downtown, bringing with it a tide of mud.

Nine feet of snow and climbing - Crushing snowfall in California mountains
Officials may be forced to close the mountain passes, including I-80's Donner Pass as the snow continues to pile up.
See Nine feet of snow and climbing

5 to 10 feet of snow, Sierra Nevada, CA - 16 Dec 10 - SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON - TULARE COUNTY MTNS - PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS... WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING... HEAVIEST SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. HOURLY SNOWFALL MAY EXCEED 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...THOSE LIVING IN REMOTE...HIGHER ELEVATIONS ...COULD BE SNOWED IN FOR MULTIPLE DAYS AND SHOULD PREPARE ACCORDINGLY.
 

STRONG WINDS SAT AND SUN... GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH IN LOWER ELEVATIONS AND WINDS OF 100 MPH OR MORE OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES... BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND WIND PRONE AREAS.

SNOW VERY HEAVY AND WET... WITH STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS COULD DOWN POWER LINES AND TREES. MAY CAUSE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE SIERRA.

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS LIKELY...ROAD CLOSURES AND LENGTHY DELAYS POSSIBLE... TRAVEL INTO HIGH COUNTRY MAY BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE BY FRI EVENING.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/states.php?state=CA&map=on
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Could also affect travel on I-5 - "While the heaviest snow (in the above storm) will target the central Sierra, enough could fall along portions of I-5 through the mountains of northern California to affect travel," says accuweather.com. "Gusty winds will be an issue there as well."
 http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/43121/yard-sticks-of-snow-on-the-way.asp
Thanks to Tom McHart for this link

Freezing temps expected most of South Florida - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC MIAMI FL...FREEZE AND HARD FREEZE WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR ALL OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA -- INCLUDING COASTAL MIAMI-DADE, BROWARD, AND COLLIER... INCLUDING CITIES OF...CORAL SPRINGS... SUNRISE... DAVIE... HOLLYWOOD... PEMBROKE PINES...MIAMI...HIALEAH.
 

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 28 TO 32 DEGREE RANGE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT...AND PERSIST  THROUGH MID-MORNING TUESDAY.... FREEZE POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS REGION ONCE AGAIN.

Coldest Dec Start in Nashville since 1942 - Eighth Coldest Dec Start on Record
13 Dec 10 - Hi Robert, I am an avid reader of your blog; thought I would pass
along a statement from the local National Weather Service
 

...IF YOU WERE THINKING THAT THE WEATHER HAS BEEN UNUSUALLY COLD OVER THE LAST WEEK OR SO...YOU ARE RIGHT. IN FACT...THE COLD WEATHER DURING THE FIRST TEN DAYS OF THE MONTH MADE IT THE EIGHTH COLDEST START TO THE MONTH OF DECEMBER ON RECORD IN NASHVILLE...AND THE COLDEST START TO DECEMBER SINCE 1942. TEMPERATURES ARE AVERAGING 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL SO FAR THIS MONTH...AND WITH ANOTHER BLAST OF FRIGID AIR NOW ON OUR DOORSTEP...IT LOOKS LIKE OUR TIME IN THE DEEP FREEZE IS NOT YET OVER.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/productview.php?pil=OHXSPSOHX&version=2&max=61

I have no idea how any reasonable person could not
see that we are having a climate shift of some degree.
Matt Rosenboom

Winter shuts down Midwest - "Dozens upon dozens" of stranded motorists in northern Indiana, some for as much as 12 hours.
 See Record cold tonight for FL, GA, SC and AL

Metrodome collapses in Midwest blizzard - See video - Inflatable roof of the Minnesota Vikings' stadium collapses Sunday during one of the five biggest snowstorms in Twin Cities history. See Metrodome collapses in Midwest blizzard

Monster Storm to Strike U.S. - "Get your shovels and plows ready in Des Moines, Milwaukee, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Cleveland, Detroit, Erie, Buffalo, Rochester, Toronto and Ottawa."
 See Monster Storm to Strike U.S.

Cold Blasts Florida Farmers - Prices soar  - "In parts of Florida, hit Tuesday morning with a freeze not seen this early since 1937, some growers were already reporting severe frost burn and ruined plantings, reducing supply and driving up prices for winter vegetables," says this article in the Wall Street Journal.

With sweet corn "turning blackish green and slimy" and green beans wilting, prices have soared by up to 62 percent
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704250704576005850542957310.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection
Thanks to Benjamin Napier for this link.

One to three feet of snow WA Cascades - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC SEATTLE WA - WINTER STORM WARNING NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES... HEAVY SNOW...1 TO 3 FT POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY... HEAVIEST  AMOUNTS PROBABLY IN THE NORTH CASCADES. LIKELY TO EXCEED 12 INCHES IN 12 HOURS AND 18 INCHES IN 24 HOURS IN SOME AREAS.... SNOW LEVELS AROUND 5000 FT TODAY... 2500 FT FRIDAY MORNING.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/states.php?state=WA&map=on 

Hard Freeze into North Florida - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC JACKSONVILLE FL... INCLUDING CITIES OF...JASPER...LIVE OAK...LAKE CITY... MACCLENNY... FERNANDINA BEACH... JACKSONVILLE...LAKE BUTLER... STARKE... GREEN COVE SPRINGS...ST AUGUSTINE...TRENTON... GAINESVILLE... PALATKA... OCALA... DOUGLAS... HAZLEHURST...ALMA...BAXLEY... JESUP... PEARSON... WAYCROSS... BLACKSHEAR... NAHUNTA... BRUNSWICK... STATENVILLE... HOMERVILLE... FOLKSTON...WOODBINE... ST MARYS
 

THIS EVENING TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO LOWER 20S INLAND...  MID TO UPPER 20S ALONG COASTAL AREAS. SUB-FREEZING TEMPS EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST 8 TO 12 HOURS OVER INLAND AREAS... 4 TO 8 HOURS ALONG COASTAL AREAS.
 

COLD AIR WILL PERSIST ACROSS REGION MUCH OF THE WEEK. SUB-FREEZING TEMPS EXPECTED EACH NIGHT WEDS NIGHT THROUGH THURS NIGHT... TWO TO THREE CONSECUTIVE HARD FREEZES EXPECTED OVER INLAND AREAS

Miami breaks 113-year cold record - Miami broke a record that had remained unchallenged since 1897. Temperatures dropped to 63 degrees, two degrees lower than 113 years ago.

CBS 4 Chief Meteorologist David Bernard says Miami is in for the coldest snap since last year's record breaking winter.  A Freeze Watch is expected Tuesday night through Wednesday morning for western Miami-Dade and Broward. 
http://cbs4.com/local/cold.weather.2.2036120.html
Thanks to Thomas McHart for this link

16 - 22 inches of snow for Susitna Valley, AK - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC ANCHORAGE AK...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IN EFFECT TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... INCLUDING TALKEETNA...WILLOW... CANTWELL... 16 TO 22 INCHES EXPECTED WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...7 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS THE REST OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY. Blizzard warnings in effect for other areas of Alaska. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/states.php?state=AK&map=on 

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Spokane to set new November snow record - Today's forecast of 4 to 8 inches of snow would set a new November snow record for Spokane.

"As of Monday the weather service had measured 20.6 inches of snow this month at Spokane International Airport, making it the fifth-snowiest November since record keeping started in 1893," says the Seattle Times. "The record of 24.7 inches was set in November 1955."
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/
2013555599_apwasnowstorm1stldwritethru.html

1 to 2 ft snow - WA Cascades and Olympics - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC SEATTLE  HEAVY SNOW...OLYMPICS AND WEST SLOPES OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CASCADES TONIGHT AND TUES... 1 TO 2 FT EXPECTED ABOVE ABOUT 4000 FEET.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/states.php?state=WA&map=on
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

1 to 2 feet of snow CA mountains - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC HANFORD CA - SIERRA 
NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON... 12 TO 24 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 
7000 FT.  10 TO 16 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FT. SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER 
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK ON SAT MORNING AND SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS 
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA THROUGH SAT EVENING.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/states.php?state=CA&map=on

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link 

Fierce Record Cold Spreading over Western Two-Thirds of U.S. "The bitter, Arctic air already invaded the Northwest over the past few days, sending temperatures plummeting to record lows in Seattle and many cities across Montana.
 

New records include high temperatures of minus 10°F in Cut Bank, Mont., and minus 8°F in Lewistown, Mont., Tuesday. Punishing winds made it feel even colder.
 

Denver, Flagstaff, Wichita, Kansas City, Amarillo, Sacramento, Fresno, Palmdale, Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, and Dallas, all can expect chilling cold.
 

Record lows in California - A record low temperature of 27 was set at Redding Airport this morning. This breaks the old record of 28 set in 2007. There is a current forecast that San Francisco might see a century-old record broken tonight. - J. W. Dougherty

Utah Blizzard Tonight - "One of the nastiest storms we've seen come together in 
quite some time," says Brian McInerney with the National Weather Service. "Very 
potent." Three to six hours of heavy snow. Whiteout conditions will occur.

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/slc/wxbriefing/wxb22nov2010/player.html

Thanks to C. H. Stewart for this link

Record snow in Seattle - A record 2.5 inches of snow fell at Sea-Tac Airport yesterday, the Weather Service said. The old record for the date was 1.5 inches set in 1977.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40336486/ns/weather

More than a foot of snow forecast for Idaho  - Up to 14 inches of snow forecast for northcentral Idaho as powerful storm closes schools and shuts down sections of highways.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40336486/ns/weather

Extraordinary cold expected in North CA and south OR - NATIONAL WEATHER 
SVC MEDFORD OR... COLD AIR MASS... CLEARING SKIES AND FRESH 
SNOWFALL TO MAKE TUESDAY NIGHT EXTRAORDINARILY COLD OVER 
SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. FORECAST LOW TEMPS 
WEDS MORNING RANGE FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO EAST OF THE 
CASCADES.

FORECAST LOWS IN THE 20S FOR INLAND AREAS WEST OF THE CASCADES... 
INCLUDING ROSEBURG.  TEMPS NEAR MEDFORD AND ASHLAND WILL FALL 
NEAR RECORD LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS.

ALONG THE I-5 CORRIDOR IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...FORECAST LOWS IN 
THE LOWER TEENS...BUT MAY DIP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS.

EVEN THE COAST WILL SEE FREEZING TEMPS WEDS MORNING...FORECAST 
LOWS NEAR 30 DEGREES. SOME COASTAL VALLEYS MAY SEE LOWS IN THE 
MIDDLE TO UPPER 20S.

BEGIN PREPARATIONS FOR COLD WEATHER NOW. PROTECT EXPOSED PIPES 
AND DRAIN IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. EVEN PLANTS IN PROTECTED AREA SUCH 
AS PORCHES AND BARNS WILL BE ENDANGERED BY THESE TEMPS...SO 
ADDITIONAL PROTECTION WILL BE NECESSARY FOR THEM. 

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/ 
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link 

Freeze (perhaps a record) Coming to California Orange Groves - Temperatures over the lower part of California's San Joaquin Valley will dip into the middle 20s, challenging record lows in the region, says Accuweather.com.

The magnitude of the cold air is very unusual so early in the season.
 

Lemons will also be hit with freezing temperatures for a few hours late in the week, according to Western Weather Expert Ken Clark.

http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/41962/freeze-coming-to-california-or.asp
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Winter weather advisory for Seattle -  NATIONAL WEATHER SVC 
SEATTLE WA... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY 
EVENING... EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY- 
SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... 1 OR 2 INCHES POSSIBLE...MAINLY NORTH 
AND EAST OF SEATTLE... 1 TO 3 INCHES MONDAY... MON AFTERNOON... 
THE NORTH WIND RISING TO 20 TO 30 MPH... LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH... 
WIND CHILL TEMPS IN THE TEENS MONDAY EVENING.

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sew/

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link 

Up to 5 feet (1.5m) of snow, blizzard conditions, Sierra Mts, CA 
NATIONAL WEATHER SVC RENO... WINTER STORM WARNING... 4 PM FRI 
TO 4 PM SUN. GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-INCLUDING SOUTH LAKE 
TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE

3 TO 5 FT OF SNOW ABOVE 7000 FT... 1 TO 2 FEET BELOW 7000 FT ... UP TO 
3 FT POSSIBLE BELOW 7000 FT ALONG THE WEST SHORE... BLIZZARD 
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SAT AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ROADS 
AROUND TAHOE BASIN. ..  DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/states.php?state=CA&map=on

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link 

Snow levels to drop dramatically -Oregon Cascades and Coast Range - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC PORTLAND OR - NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS.
 

SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP DRAMATICALLY... TO BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 FEET BY THURS MORNING...AND REMAIN AROUND 1500 FT INTO SAT... 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE EACH DAY.
 

INCLUDES COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS.

ESTIMATES... 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 4500 FT... 3 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FT IN THE CASCADES... 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE HIGHEST PASSES ALONG I-5.
See lots more:

http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=pqr&wwa=special%20weather%20statement
Thanks to Bill Gannon for this link

Up to 2 feet of snow WA Cascades  - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC SEATTLE WA...A VIGOROUS FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE OLYMPICS AND NORTH AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES... SNOW LEVEL NEAR 3000 FT LATE TONIGHT...  AROUND 2000 FT WEDS NIGHT.
 

AFFECTED LOCATIONS...ALL MAJOR ROADS AND HIGHWAYS IN THE CASCADES INCLUDING MT BAKER HIGHWAY...STEVENS PASS...  SNOQUALMIE PASS...WHITE PASS...CRYSTAL MNTN HIGHWAY... AND THE ROAD TO PARADISE IN MT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK.
 

HEAVIEST SNOWFALL PROBABLY AT MT BAKER AND MT RAINIER... 18 INCHES TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE... HIGHER PASSES IN 8 TO 14-INCH RANGE. EVEN SNOQUALMIE PASS LIKELY TO RECEIVE SEVERAL INCHES.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/states.php?state=WA&map=on
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

U p to 2 feet of snow possible, WY - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC CHEYENNE WY... WINTER STORM WARNING... CENTRAL ROCKY MOUNTAINS... PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS THE SIERRA MADRE AND SNOWY RANGES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... INCLUDING CITIES OF CENTENNIAL.. ALBANY... WOODS LANDING... TOTAL SNOWFALL...12 TO 15 INCHES LIKELY TODAY... ANOTHER 12 TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE TUESDAY... VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/states.php?state=WY&map=on
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Record Snowfall in Minneapolis - St. Paul - FOX 9 News - "At least six inches of snow fell at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Saturday."
 

"According to FOX 9 Meteorologist Erik Maitland, today's snowfall breaks the previous record of four inches set back on Nov. 13th, 1997."See:
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/minnesota/record-snowfall-at-msp-nov-13-2010

Thanks to Clay Olson for this link

According to the Weather Channel, Minneapolis received 10 inches of snow, not six. However,  no mention was made of it being a record. I don't know if that was intentional or not. They did mention that Twin City residents were completely surprised and unprepared.

6 to 10 inches of snow expected, Minnesota - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC - FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW OF THE SEASON EXPECTED FOR PARTS OF SOUTH AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES METRO ALONG WITH WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... STRONG EARLY SEASON WINTER STORM... BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES... 12 INCHES POSSIBLE.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/states.php?state=MN&map=on

18-24" snow for CA mountains - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC SACRAMENTO... 
WINTER STORM WARNING... WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA... 
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 18 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET... 6 TO 10 INCHES 
ABOVE 6000 FEET... INCLUDES SONORA PASS... EBBETTS PASS... CARSON 
PASS... MAJOR PASSES ALONG HIGHWAY 50 AND I-80.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/nationalwarnings.php?map=on
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Freeze warning across Deep South - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC SHREVEPORT  LA - FREEZE WARNING... IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TONIGHT UNTIL SAT MORNING... INCLUDING CITIES  OFF...HOPE...PRESCOTT... TEXARKANA... LEWISVILLE... MAGNOLIA...EL DORADO...  SHREVEPORT... BOSSIER CITY... MINDEN... HOMER...  RUSTON...FARMERVILLE... MANSFIELD... COUSHATTA... BIENVILLE... JONESBORO... MONROE...MANY...NATCHITOCHES... WINNFIELD... COLFAX... COLUMBIA... JENA...CLARKSVILLE... MT VERNON...MT PLEASANT... PITTSBURG... DAINGERFIELD... ATLANTA...QUITMAN... GILMER... JEFFERSON... TYLER...LONGVIEW... MARSHALL...RUSK... HENDERSON... CARTHAGE... NACOGDOCHES...CENTER...LUFKIN... SAN AUGUSTINE... HEMPHILL

Accumulating snowfall expected  in Western NC - 5 Nov 10 - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC... ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER THE SPINE OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS... FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET... LOCALLY HIGHER...  FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES BELOW 3500 FEET... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE STATE LINE BETWEEN NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE.
http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&wwa=WinterStormWarning
or http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/nationalwarnings.php?map=on
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Blizzard warning for ND - 10 inches or more snow - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC BISMARCK ND... BLIZZARD WARNING... ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... EXCEPT SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... TO 1 PM WED.
 

SNOWFALL HIGHER MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER... HIGHEST SNOWFALL OVER FAR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ACROSS THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS 10 INCHES OR MORE SNOW POSSIBLE...

FROM MINOT TO HARVEY INTO CARRINGTON EXPECT 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW... 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE FROM WILLISTON TO GARRISON...BISMARCK TO JAMESTOWN AND SOUTH TO WISHEK TO ELLENDALE. 1 TO 3 INCHES LIKELY WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER...  FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER DIVIDE AND WILLIAMS COUNTIES... 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS BURKE AND MOUNTRAIL COUNTIES.
 

WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH TODAY THROUGH WEDS... VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/states.php?state=ND&map=on
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Near Blizzard conditions expected in CO mountains, up to 22" of snow - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC DENVER CO - INCLUDING... EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...GORE PASS... RABBIT EARS PASS... WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM TUES.

SNOWFALL FROM 12 TO 22 INCHES BY LATE MON NIGHT... WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH... GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH... NEAR  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER HIGHER MOUNTAINS ON MONDAY.

Numerous winter storm warnings now posted for CO, UT, WY and the WA/OR Cascades. See all the warnings here:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/states.php?state=CO&map=on
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Early season heavy snowfall WA and ID - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC SPOKANE... WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 8 INCHES... INCLUDING: NE WASHINGTON... NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE... CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS
http://www.weather.gov/alerts-beta/wwacapget.php?x=WA20101024220000OTXWinterStormWarningOTX20101026120000WA
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Major winter storm for Utah - 1 to 2 ft of snow - HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH... .A MAJOR WINTER STORM REACHED NORTHERN UTAH TODAY... WILL SPREAD SOUTH INTO CENTRAL UTAH BY LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY MON... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH TUES AFTERNOON... 1 TO 2 FEET...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE WESTERN END OF THE UINTAS AND HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.
http://www.weather.gov/alerts-beta/wwacapget.php?x=UT20101024211000SLCWinterStormWarningSLC20101027000000UT
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Up to 6 inches of snow in New York - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC BURLINGTON VT - INCLUDING CITIES OF...STAR LAKE...SARANAC LAKE... TUPPER LAKE... DANNEMORA...LAKE PLACID ...ABOVE 1500 FT ACROSS THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS... HEAVY WET SNOW ...2 TO 6 INCHES... LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS ... WILL CAUSE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES TO COME DOWN... HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=NY&prodtype=warnings
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

NY and VT - Upper teens to mid 20's tonight above 1,500 feet  - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC ALBANY NY - FREEZE WARNING...  WESTERN ADIRONDACKS... LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION...OHAWK  VALLEY..EASTERN CATSKILLS ...TACONICS... BERKSHIRES...NORTHERN LITCHFIELD COUNTY AND SOUTHERN VERMONT ... UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S EXPECTED ABOVE 1500 FEET.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/nationalwarnings.php?map=on
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

6-10 inches of snow - Southern Sierra Nevada, CA - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC HANFORD CA ... TULARE COUNTY MTNS ... WINTER STORM WARNING ... FOR HEAVY SNOW... UNTIL 11 AM TUES FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

6 TO 10 INCHES LIKELY FROM 8500 TO 9000 FT AND ABOVE... HEAVIER SNOW CONFINED TO HIGHEST PEAKS AND RIDGES ABOVE 10000 FEET.

TIOGA PASS HAS BEEN CLOSED WITH 4 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AS OF 1400 PDT... MORE SNOW EXPECTED.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/nationalwarnings.php?map=on
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Record Cold in Alaska - By meteorologist Bill Steffen - (Excerpts) -  Get a load of these low temperatures in September:  -11°F near Beaver Village, -10° near Chalkyitsik.  Chicken, Alaska was -5°.  Bettles reached ZERO on Monday, tying the coldest temperature ever recorded there in September.  Eielson AFB near Fairbanks was +3°, the coldest temperature they have ever had in any September (the average low for Fairbanks now is 28°). 

Daily records set at Eagle (0°),  Gulkana (3°), King Salmon (17°) and Cold Bay (31°)  The Alaska cold is going to meet the southern warmth over the Great Lakes this winter.  The fun should start in November.
http://blogs.woodtv.com/2010/09/29/record-cold-in-alaska/

Thanks to Craig Adkins for this link

Coldest summer in decades in Southern California - “Summer played hooky on us. We leaped from spring to fall,” said Bill Patzert, a climatologist for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Canada Flintridge.  It’s one of the coolest summers in decades.
 

LAX tied the coldest average temperature for August on record, going back to 1944, said Jamie Meier, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Oxnard.  The Santa Barbara airport also broke a record for coolest August, she said.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/09/las-summer-ends-with-a-chill-it-was-the-cold est-in-decades.html
Thanks to Craig Adkins and Steven Woodcock for this link

September snow surprise in Montana - Snow began falling in some areas of north central Montana and along the Rocky Mountain Front early on Friday, leaving some people checking their calendar to see if it is still, in fact, summer.

While snow in September is not unusual at higher elevations and in Glacier National Park, many lower elevations also received a dusting, with some areas reporting several inches of snow by mid-day on Friday.
See entire story
http://www.krtv.com/news/september-snow-surprise-in-montana/
Thanks to Craig Adkins and Brad Walton for this link

See live webcams  from Glacier National Park.

4 to 8 inches of snow in Montana - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC - GREAT FALLS MT - PERIODS OF SNOW OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ... AFFECTED LOCATIONS INCLUDE LOGAN PASS ... MARIAS PASS... GLACIER NATIONAL PARK. ... BROWNING...EAST GLACIER  PARK... ST MARYS... MANY GLACIER.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4  INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS ... 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/nationalwarnings.php?map=on
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Roads Closed in Yellowstone Due to Heavy Snow - This comes from reader Dan Thayer.  A post on Trip Advisor confirms it.

"Sylvan Pass and the east entrance road was closed. Six inches of snow and visibility near zero on the pass. We were also told that Dunraven Pass was closed. As was the Beartooth Highway."
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g60999-i481-k3921911-Snowy_Friday_morning_in_the_park-Yellowstone_National_Park_Wyoming.html

Low temperatures tie records at LAX, Oceanside - The temperature dipped to 58 degrees at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), tying a record set in 1951, and  dropped to 66 in Oceanside, tying the record set in 1914.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/09/record-low-temperatures-lax-ocenside.html
Thanks to Steven Woodcock and Mel for this link

Winter Advisory for Glacier National Park - Winter Advisory for Glacier National Park area into the Bob Marshalls until midnight tonight. Snow levels dropping to 8000 feet.  1 to 4 inches forecast. A very wet snow... but less than one inch... possible between 7000 and 8000 feet.
http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=mso&wwa=winter%20weather%20adviso ry
Thanks to Jim Glore for this link
 

California snow - In August - "The article doesn't mention where, how long, or how much, says reader Jeff Even.  "However, even at the highest elevations of the Sierra Nevada, an August dusting is pretty much unheard of." 
 

"By Saturday the high plummeted to 78 degrees, a 30-degree drop that came within a few degrees of the record-low maximum temperature of 75 degrees [for Sacramento]. 
 
"The trough that brought on Saturday's low temps and cloud cover passed with just a few showers in the mountains and snow only at the highest elevations," Peterson said.
Read more:
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/08/29/2991339/get-ready-for-normal-sacramento.html#ixzz0y6Ayci7 R 

Temperatures set to plummet across Pacific Northwest - Wet snow possible
NATIONAL WEATHER SVC PORTLAND OR ... TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO DROP BY AS MUCH AS 30 DEGREES BY THURS NIGHT AND FRIDAY...WITH PASS LEVEL HIGHS STRUGGLING TO CLIMB ABOVE THE 50S.

FREEZING LEVELS WILL FALL TO 7000 OR 8000 FEET... THERE IS EVEN AN OUTSIDE CHANCE THAT WET SNOW MAY MIX IN WITH RAIN SHOWERS AS LOW AS TIMBERLINE LODGE ... FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT ... MUCH MORE TYPICAL FOR EARLY AUTUMN THAN LATE AUGUST.
 

INCLUDING CITIES OF GOVERNMENT CAMP...DETROIT... SANTIAM PASS... MCKENZIE BRIDGE... OAKRIDGE... WILLAMETTE PASS... COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...MOUNT ST. HELENS
See entire special weather alert:
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Freeze warning - Jackson Hole, WY -  NATIONAL WEATHER SVC RIVERTON WY ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED IN WESTERN VALLEYS OF WYOMING TONIGHT...  IN SUBLETTE...LINCOLN AND TETON COUNTIES ...INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JACKSON... WILL FALL TO 25 TO 30 DEGREES.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=WY&prodtype=warnings
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Idaho Frost Advisory - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC POCATELLO ID... FROST ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM TUESDAY... UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN -LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN - INCLUDING IDAHO FALLS... REXBURG... RIGBY... CRATERS OF THE MOON...INL COMPLEX... POCATELLO... BLACKFOOT... ST. ANTHONY... MASSACRE ROCKS.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=ID&prodtype=warnings
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Oregon Freeze Watch - In mid-August - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC MEDFORD OR ...  MONDAY MORNING TEMPS EXPECTED TO FALL INTO MIDDLE  20S TO LOWER 30S ...  VEGETATION SENSITIVE TO COLD AND FROST IS LIKELY TO BE DAMAGED OR KILLED.

NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT... GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER.

http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&wwa=FreezeWatch
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Sacramento running 10 degrees below average  - "Sacramento did not have a high temp cracking 90 degrees this year until June 6, which tied the all-time record," says reader Jeff Evan.
 
"The end of July, which on average is the hottest time of the year, saw extremely cool temps and even tied some record lows.  On July 27, Sacramento tied the record low of 53.  Two days later, on July 29, the record low of 52 was tied (source: noaa.com).  High's were 10-15 degrees below normal during this stretch."
 

Daytime highs are expected to be about 10 degrees below average during the next few days.
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/08/05/2939009/cool-conditions-to-dominate-sacramento.html

Where is summer? Record cold at LAX - Los Angeles International Airport set a record low on Friday of only 67 degrees, breaking the previous record set in 1926, according to the National Weather Service.
 

In fact, so far the entire month of July has been cooler than normal.

"Instead of daytime highs approaching the mid-80s, downtown L.A. has experienced temperatures in the mid- to high 70s," says this article in the LA Times. "From June 1 to July 5, daytime and nighttime temperatures have averaged a relatively cool 69.8 degrees. "

See entire article:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/07/record-cold-at-lax-airport-as-july-gloo
m-continues-in-southern-california.html
Thanks to Steven Woodcock, Benjamin Napier and Craig Ericsson for this link
        Keep up the great work!" says Craig

Still skiing in California - Northern California's Boreal Mountain Resort will re-open its Castle Peak Quad chairlift for skiers and snowboarders this weekend to enjoy a ribbon of white leftover from this spring's record snowfall.
 

"Almost 500 inches of snow fell this winter, with several feet falling after Boreal closed (in April)," said Boreal's marketing director Jon Slaughter. "We decided since all this snow was on the mountain, it would be fun to enjoy it for a couple days in July."
 

The natural snow was bulldozed into place from other parts of the resort and groomed into a nice smooth run.

See entire article:
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/07/09/2880413/boreal-open-for-skiiing-this-weekend.html
Thanks to Jeff Even and Josh Cooley for this link

Record low temperatures in San Diego County, CA - This is July? The temperature reached only 62 degrees in Oceanside Harbor today, says the Weather Service. The record "low high" for this date is 65, set in 2002.

Escondido posted a high of 69, nine degrees below the record low-high set in 1987. The city normally averages 87 degrees in early June.
 

At San Diego's Lindbergh Field, the temperature reached 65, tying the low-high for this date set in 1912. El Cajon hit 78, trying the record low-high set in 2002. Wednesday could be another day for the record books.
See entire article:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jul/06/grsq-dreary-clouds-last-until-mid-week/
Thanks to Steven Woodcock for this link

Frozen Crops in Idaho - Potato and alfalfa crops were severely damaged after a freezing wind swept through east Idaho early yesterday. Temperatures dropped to as low as 28 degrees, freezing the crops within minutes.

Rexburg Farmer Gary Summers said the crops were green and luscious the day before. Now they're black, limp and considerably damaged. Alfalfa crops were also damaged.

http://www.localnews8.com/news/23958512/detail.html

Thanks to W. T. Sellers for this link

Unseasonably low snow levels for the Cascades  - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC PORTLAND OR ...UNSEASONABLY LOW SNOW LEVELS EXPECTED FOR THE CASCADES THROUGH WEDS... COLD ENOUGH TO BRING SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO NEAR THE CASCADE PASSES.... ACCUMULATING SNOW LIKELY ABOVE 5000 FEET...WHERE AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE.

CAMPERS...HIKERS...AND OTHERS... SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND CONDITIONS MORE TYPICAL OF EARLY SPRING.

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOVERNMENT CAMP...DETROIT... SANTIAM PASS... MCKENZIE BRIDGE...OAKRIDGE...WILLAMETTE PASS... COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...MOUNT ST. HELENS
http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=mfr&wwa=specialweatherstatement
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Five feet of snow for Wyoming - Emergency managers warned central Wyoming residents Sunday to prepare for more floods this week because of heavy snow falling in the Wind River Range. Snow totals could reach 5 feet at higher elevations.
http://cbs4denver.com/wireapnewswy/Wyoming.emergency.crews.2.1748801.html
Thanks to Darell C. Phillips for this link

Up to 3 feet of snow possible, WY - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC RIVERTON WY... .MAJOR LATE SPRING SNOWSTORM WILL IMPACT THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... ABNORMALLY STRONG LATE SEASON STORM... UNUSUALLY COLD MID JUNE TEMPS.

SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE FOOTHILLS BETWEEN 7000 FEET AND 9000 FEET BY LATE THIS EVENING WITH 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 9000 FEET. AMOUNTS UP TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE IN FAVORED LOCATIONS ABOVE 9000 TO 10000 FEET.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=WY&prodtype=warnings

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

1 to 2 feet of snow in Wyoming - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC RIVERTON WY
MAJOR LATE SPRING SNOWSTORM ... ABNORMALLY STRONG...WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GREAT BASIN FRI INTO SAT... WILL COMBINE WITH UNUSUALLY COLD MID JUNE TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOWSTORM ALONG THE EAST SLOPE OF THE WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS.

WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON... SNOW LEVEL WILL VARY BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET... NEAR 6000 FEET BY MIDNIGHT.

SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS... 1 TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 9000 FEET...TRAVEL OVER SOUTH PASS WILL BE SEVERELY HAMPERED BY HEAVY SNOW...SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK ROADS.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=WY&prodtype=warnings
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Mountain snow California and Oregon tonight - A COLD LATE SEASON STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS BELOW 7000 FEET ...THEN DOWN TO NEAR 5000 FEET BY THURS MORNING... TOTAL SNOW... IN THE 1 TO 4 INCH RANGE...HIGHEST NORTH OF MOUNT MC LOUGHLIN.
 

INCLUDING CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW... MOUNT SHASTA... DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...TENNANT...CRATER LAKE... CRESCENT LAKE... DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE... SISKIYOU SUMMIT.
http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=mfr&wwa=specialweatherstatement
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

More rain in Boise. When will it stop? When will the sun return? Where is summer? The Boise area has endured the 24th wettest spring since 1864, with 7.89 inches of rainfall accumulating at the airport since January. The average rainfall between January to May for the Boise area is 6.57 inches. This May, the Boise area got 2.3 inches of rain, but the average rainfall for the month is 1.27 inches, according to National Weather Service reports.
 

Oregon - A month's rain in 4 days - Portland, Astoria, Salem and Eugene had all surpassed their normal June rainfall totals by this morning. This after the third-wettest May ever recorded at 4.75 inches of rain. April also set a new record, with 25 measurable days of rain.
http://www.kgw.com/news/local/A-months-rain-in-4-days-for-Metro-95627354.html
Thanks to Stephanie Relfe for this link 

See also: Oregon rivers ‘just plain scary’
http://www.kval.com/news/95662384.html

Oregon - Record-setting rain damages crops - Record-setting June rains and a wetter than usual May have put farm crops at risk for disease and pushed backed the date that fruits and vegetables will be ready for market, says this article on KVAL news.
 

"It looks a lot more like March than it looks like June," said Tom Lively of Lively Organics. "We haven't been able to get in with tillers or hoes because it's so muddy that it would just clump up in the equipment."
 

"By Saturday, pretty much all the melons we had planted had root rotted and died in spots," Lively said. "We just had big rows of dead melons."
 

Meanwhile, the garlic crop isn't doing any better. A fungus - caused by the excess rain - is destroying the garlic bulbs.

See: http://www.kval.com/news/business/95580729.html
Thanks to Stephanie Relfe for this link

Idaho's capital asks, "where's summer?"- The Boise area has endured the 24th
wettest spring since 1864, with 7.89 inches of rainfall since January. The average
rainfall between January to May for the Boise area is 6.57 inches. This May, the
 Boise area got 2.3 inches of rain, but the average rainfall for the month is 1.27
inches, according to National Weather Service reports.

See: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/06/04/1217165/more-rain-in-boise-
when-will-it.html#ixzz0pv1amSvJ

Thanks to Bill Sellers for this link

May the second coldest on record for Casper, WY

TOP TEN COLDEST MAYS IN CASPER

1.  1950        46.2 (°F)
2.  2010        46.5
3.  1946        47.2
4.  1968        48.1
5.  1995        48.3
6.  1983        48.4
7.  1953        48.6
8.  1975        48.8
9.  1967        49.1
10. 1979        49.3
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=riw&storyid=53167&source=0
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

May tied for fifth coldest on record for Lander, WY
TOP TEN COLDEST MAYS IN LANDER

1.  1917        45.8 (°F)
2.  1950        45.9
3.  1935        46.3
3.  1907        46.3
5.  2010        46.8
6.  1892        46.8
7.  1909        46.9
8.  1953        47.3
9.  1916        47.7
10. 1905        48.0

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=riw&storyid=53167&source=0
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Up to 8 inches of new snow - Mt. Shasta, CA
Tonight: Snow showers. Low around 25. Wind gusts as high as 80 mph.
New snow accumulation 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow. Low around 28. Wind gusts as high as 55 mph.
New snow accumulation 3 to 5 inches possible.

Friday: Snow likely. High near 34. Wind gusts as high as 55 mph.
New snow accumulation 1 to 3 inches possible.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=41.41286565600375&lon=-122.1954345703125& amp;site=mfr&smap=1&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=text
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

           "Although they sit at 12,000 feet, that's pretty impressive for summer !"
             says Kenneth.

"Unusually" strong storm - more rain and snow for Cascades - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC SEATTLE WA... ...UNUSUALLY STRONG AND WET PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM TO IMPACT WESTERN WASHINGTON TONIGHT AND WEDS...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1.5 TO 3 INCHES IN THE CASCADES... HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR MOUNT RAINIER...1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES IN THE OLYMPICS...1 TO 2 INCHES ALONG THE COAST...AND 0.5 TO 1.5 INCHES OVER INTERIOR LOWLANDS.

SNOW LEVELS NEAR 7000 FEET THROUGH WEDS... THE HEAVY RAIN OR SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON THE CASCADE VOLCANOES.

SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-EVERETT AND VICINITY SEATTLE/ BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-OLYMPICS-EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES.

Coldest May on record for E. Idaho - Through Sunday, three all-time record lows had been set in Pocatello this month. The low on May 5 was 21, tying the all-time low for that day. On May 7, it was also 21, four degrees below the previous record of 25. Another low of 30 was set May 22, two degrees below the prior record.

The average temperature so far this May has been 48.1 degrees, a full 5 degrees below normal. Unless Sunday's and Monday's temperatures bump that up significantly, this May could go down as Pocatello’s coldest ever. The coldest May ever recorded in the Gate City was in 1953, when the month’s average temperature was 48.8 degrees.
See entire article by Sean Ellis
http://journalnet.com/news/local/article_10a69c4e-6c75-11df-b454-001cc4c002e0.html

Thanks to Bill Sellers for this link

Up to 10 inches of snow for Montana - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC GREAT FALLS MT... A LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MAKE STEADY PROGRESS INTO WESTERN MONTANA TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND GRADUALLY SPREAD OVER THE PLAINS TONIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO AROUND 4000 FEET... AROUND 2 INCHES OVER THE PLAINS AND 5 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

   Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

AGW strikes again in Incline Village!

Dear Robert,

It is almost May 26th and it is snowing again.  I couldn't convince Squaw to reopen (insurance) however, they admitted it would be No problem snow wise.  If this is the 5th warmest winter on record I am quitting science and going into divinity like the alGore!  I can't find a person who believes the AGW doofuses anymore!
 

Willy Krusell

May snow sets Utah spring record - The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City changed its assessment of snow accumulation at the Salt Lake International Airport from a trace to 0.2 inches, making Monday the latest day in Utah recorded history when a measurable amount of snow fell at the airport. The previous record was a half an inch on May 18, 1977.
 

Snow also fell in Park City and Parley's Canyon this morning, with more rain and snow expected in the afternoon.
http://www.sltrib.com/D=g/ci_15150480
Thanks to Steven Woodcock for this link

Maybe re-open for skiing ?? Up to 10 inches of snow for Southern Sierra Nevada  NATIONAL WEATHER SVC HANFORD CA ... WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 6000 FEET ... FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON... WINTER-LIKE WEATHER... WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TUES AFTERNOON REACHING THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA BY LATE TUES NIGHT... MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW... UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET AND 8 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET...  IMPACTS ALL ROADS ABOVE 6000 FEET INCLUDING TRAVEL INTO YOSEMITE PARK ALONG HIGHWAY 41 THROUGH CHINQUAPIN.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=CA&prodtype=warnings
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link.

          "Impressive for late May !," says Kenneth. "The snow on the Heavenly and
           Squaw Valley webcams still look excellent too !"

More heavy snow for Montana - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC GREAT FALLS MT  WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW... FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM TUES... INCLUDING ...BIG HOLE PASS...MONIDA PASS... KINGS HILL PASS...MACDONALD PASS...RAYNOLDS PASS... HOMESTAKE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...TARGHEE PASS... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES EXPECTED.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=MT&prodtype=warnings
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Northern California coldest in a half century - With Sacramento facing the coldest spell for this late in the season in more than a half century, Northern California matched or broke cold records from Redding to Stockton this weekend,
 

Sacramento tied it's record low temperature this morning (45 degrees set in 1960), as did Red Bluff (45 set in 1953) and Redding (42 set in 1946).
 

On Monday, look for 43 degrees in downtown Sacramento to tie the low set in 1953.
 

Redding fell to 34 degrees on Saturday, shattering the 39 degree low set in 1960. Red Bluff fell to 37 degrees, breaking the 40 degree-record set in the 1960s, while Stockton Airport never exceeded 67 degrees, two degrees lower than the coldest high for that day set in 1943. More cold is on the way.

See entire article by Loretta Kalb
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/05/23/2771182/its-not-your-imagination-coldest.html
Thanks to Jeff Even for this link

Snow in central Idaho - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC POCATELLO ID ...COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM BRINGS LATE SPRING SNOW TO CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS...  WILL BEGIN SAT MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUN MORNING. SNOW LEVELS EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR 5000 FEET. .. 3 TO 7 INCHES LIKELY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS (ABOVE 6500 FT).
http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&wwa=WinterWeatherAdvisory
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

4 - 8 inches of snow in the Cascades - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC SEATTLE WA... OLYMPICS-WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES... SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO NEAR 3000 FEET... 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW HIGHER ELEVATIONS... WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ON HIGH PASSES.  

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=WA&prodtype=warnings

 Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Snow and cold returning to Northeast, Midwest - A couple of inches of snow could accumulate in the Adirondack, Green and White mountains into Sunday.
 

Expect  a hard frost and freeze across northern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin and western upper Michigan, expanding to the mid-Atlantic's interior Sunday night. In the Appalachians, temperatures will dip into the 20s.

http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/31309/snow-frost-accompanying-colder.asp
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

6.0 inches of snow in Elcho, WI; potential for a freeze to mid-Atlantic - Snow and freezing temperatures are headed for parts of  the Northeast and Midwest this weekend.

The snow will arrive from the Upper Midwest, where snow has been falling since Friday. Elcho, Wis., measured 6.0 inches of snow from Friday evening into early this morning.
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/31309/snow-frost-accompanying-colder.asp
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Largest May Snowfall in 86 Years at Duluth - The 4.4 inches of snow yesterday in Duluth was Duluth's largest May snowfall in 86 years.  The largest single day snowfall in Duluth - 5.5 inches - occurred on May 10th, 1902.
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=dlh&storyid=52102&source=0
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Freeze warnings - MN, ND, SD, IA

Freeze Warning in MN - Anoka , Benton , Big Stone , Blue Earth , Brown , Carver , Chippewa , Chisago , Clay , Cottonwood , Dakota , Dodge , Douglas , East Becker , East Otter Tail , East Polk , Faribault , Fillmore , Freeborn , Goodhue , Grant , Hennepin , Houston , Hubbard , Isanti , Jackson , Kanabec , Kandiyohi , Lac qui Parle , Le Sueur , Lincoln , Lyon , Mahnomen , Martin , McLeod , Meeker , Mille Lacs , Morrison , Mower , Murray , Nicollet , Nobles , Norman , North Clearwater , Olmsted , Pennington , Pipestone , Pope , Ramsey , Red Lake , Redwood , Renville , Rice , Rock , Scott , Sherburne , Sibley , South Beltrami , South Clearwater , Stearns , Steele , Stevens , Swift , Todd , Traverse , Wabasha , Wadena , Waseca , Washington , Watonwan , West Becker , West Marshall , West Otter Tail , West Polk , Wilkin , Winona , Wright , Yellow Medicine

Freeze Warning in ND - Richland

Freeze Warning in SD - Brookings , Clark , Codington , Day , Deuel , Grant , Hamlin , Lake , Minnehaha , Roberts

Freeze Warning in WI - Barron , Buffalo , Chippewa , Dunn , Eau Claire , Jackson , La Crosse , Monroe , Pepin , Pierce , Polk , Rusk , St. Croix , Taylor , Trempealeau , Vernon

Freeze Warning in IA - Cerro Gordo , Dickinson , Emmet , Hancock , Kossuth , Winnebago

http://weather.wcco.com/auto/wccoV3/MN/Minneapolis.html

Snow showers in Rose, NY - National Weathers Service Buffalo NY
Saturday Night: Rain showers likely before 5am, then rain and snow showers likely. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 10am, then a chance of rain showers between 10am and noon.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?site=buf&FcstType=text&zmx=1&zmy=1&site=BUF&map.x=213&map.y=139
Thanks to Benjamin Napier for this link  

Record snow in Rapid City - Rapid City, SD  reported record snowfall yesterday. Though it measured only 0.4 inches, it still broke the record  trace of snow set in 1978. Meanwhile, the border area of North and South Dakota, reported up to 8 inches of snow in places.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/2010-05-07-
dakotas-snowstorm_N.htm

8 - 10 inches of snow for North Dakota - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC BISMARCK ND... SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT... SNOWFALL FROM 10 INCHES AT BOWMAN AND HETTINGER TO 7 INCHES AT BEACH ... TO 2 INCHES OR LESS AT WILLISTON... MINOT... AND JAMESTOWN... LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/nationalwarnings.php?map=on

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Snow invading the northern Plains - 10 -  Winter is making a comeback in the northern Plains as snow arrives from the northern Rockies tonight.

The heaviest snow will dump 6 to 12 inches on Wyoming's Big Horn Mountains, Montana's southeastern corner, and the western border of the Dakotas.

http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/31210/disruptive-snow-returning-to-t.asp
Thanks to Tom McHart for this link

More heavy snow for the Cascades - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC SEATTLE WA... WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES... ...WINTER STORM WARNING... INCLUDES STEVENS AND SNOQUALMIE PASSES... SNOWFALL... 6 TO 12 INCHES... LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS LIKELY... HEAVIEST SNOW ABOVE 3500 FT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR 5000 FOOT LEVEL OVER THE NORTH CASCADES TONIGHT... NEAR 2500 FOOT OVER ENTIRE AREA BY MID MORNING MONDAY.
http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&wwa=WinterStormWarning
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

8 to 16 inches of snow expected in Utah -  NATIONAL WEATHER SVC SALT LAKE CITY UT ... INCLUDING CITIES OF...ALTA...BRIGHTON...  WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW... THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80... SEVERAL MORE INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED  TODAY. AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 16 INCHES FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND  SUNDAY.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=UT&prodtype=warnings
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Excellent WINTER Skiing at Squaw Valley - Email from reader
Dear Robert,

While basking in the afterglow of an April the 29th fresh day I asked the grizzled vets of decades of skiing at Squaw Valley, CA if any remembered a winter day this late in spring?  The answer was Hell No! 

I savored my hot coffee at 1 PM in the base parking lot with snow falling and the mercury at 27 degrees!!!!  If the wind hadn't knocked out the upper part of the mountain the conditions would have been epic with Granite Chief receiving over 29 inches of gods own fresh stuff!
                                                               - Willy Krusell, Denier and Ph.D.

Hail, snow, black ice shut down I-5 over the Grapevine - Interstate 5 over the Grapevine (75 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles) was reopened to traffic this morning after being closed due to "abnormal" conditions.
 

"We've got icy roadway, hail, snow, black ice. You name it, it's up there," said CHP Officer Robert Rodriguez.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/04/interstate-5-closed-grapevine-wind-ice-hail. html
Thanks to Eunice Farmilant for this link

Freezing in Virginia - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC BLACKSBURG VA... COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING WIDESPREAD FROST AND FREEZING OVERNIGHT... SUBFREEZING TEMPS ACROSS MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. INCLUDING ...WEST JEFFERSON... SPARTA... BOONE... TAZEWELL...MARION... BLAND... HINTON... PEARISBURG... WYTHEVILLE... PULASKI... RADFORD... BLACKSBURG... RAINELLE INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP... TROUTDALE... VOLNEY... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON... HOT SPRINGS...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...  HIX... UNION... LEWISBURG... QUINWOOD...DUO.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=VA&prodtype=warnings

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link 

Spring Storm Drops Record Snowfall on Northeast - A late-season snowstorm has dumped up to two feet of heavy, wet snow on northern New York, Vermont and New Hampshire, cutting off power to thirty thousand and breaking records at the Burlington International Airport on both Tuesday and Wednesday.
 

Mark Breen, a meteorologist at the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium in St. Johnsbury, says 24 inches of snow was reported in Bellows Falls, Vermont on April 27, 1874. 

http://www.whsv.com/home/headlines/92321274.html

Thanks to Clay Olson for this link

"Extremely rare late April snowstorm" dumps two feet of snow on Vermont
Record snowfall in Burlington both yesterday and today
An "extremely rare late April snowstorm" dumped two feet of snow on my old stomping grounds in Vermont yesterday, and left more than 30,000 of electric customers without power across northern New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire.
 

The Burlington International Airport reported record snowfall both Tuesday and Wednesday.

     I was born and raised in Vermont, so the reports of two feet of snow in Morrisville
     and heavy snow in Calais were especially interesting to me.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/2010-04-27-northeast-spring-snowstorm_N.htm

More snow today - Southwest temps far below normal - Up to three inches of snow are forecast for the Cascades, the Intermountain West, the Great Basin, the Sierra Nevada, and the Rockies. Higher elevations in Vermont and New Hampshire could also see up to 3 inches of new snow. The American southwest is expected to remain 10-15 degrees below normal.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/forecast/2010-04-21-national-weather-forecast_N.htm

Winter storm warning for Sierra Nevada and Cascades - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC SACRAMENTO CA ...A WINTER-LIKE STORM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT ... HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND EXTREME SOUTHERN CASCADE RANGE ... SNOW EXPECTED BELOW THE MAJOR PASSES.

ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET... PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ON TUES...  SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO 5000 TO 5500 FEET ON TUES... AROUND 4500 FEET TUES EVENING.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=CA&prodtype=warnings
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Two feet of snow for the Rockies, UT, WA and OR - More than two feet of high-elevation snow is expected in the Rockies and Utah today. Meanwhile, a Pacific storm will bring  high-elevation snow to Washington and Oregon later in the day and into Saturday.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/forecast/2010-04-23-national-weather-forecast_N.htm

Snow base still increasing at Lake Tahoe - "I think we all woke up a little surprised at the caliber of this system! 10-12 inches fell overnight, meaning there’s 12-15 inches of fresh powder out there laughing at the notion that it’s Spring ! The groomers left Big Dipper ungroomed for your wide open powder turns !  Please expect possible delays as we dig out from all of this snow !"

        18" snow in the last 48 hours.
        Base depth: 84 to 122 inches

http://www.skiheavenly.com/the-mountain/snow-report/snow-report.aspx
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Up to 20 inches of snow in southern Sierra - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC... SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON... TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS... WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE.

SNOW LEVELS  NEAR 7000 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING  LOWERING TO 4000 TO 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

12 TO 20 INCHES OF NEW SNOW LIKELY BY LATE EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES  POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDS.

*IF YOU LIVE OR WORK AT OR ABOVE 5000 FEET YOU MAY  ENCOUNTER TRAVEL PROBLEMS INCLUDING ROAD CLOSURES.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=CA&prodtype=warnings
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Snow for the Northeast this Weekend - Snow, already falling over the high ground in New England, will spread to other areas in the Northeast into Saturday night, including the Mahoosuc Range in western Maine, the Adirondacks, the Catskills of eastern New York, perhaps as far south as the Poconos and Alleghenies of Pennsylvania. Depending on the amount of snow, it could bring power outages above 1,000 feet. Grassy areas in the mountains could see several inches to a foot of snow, with some slush in the higher valleys.
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/28905/a-bookend-snowstorm-for-the-no.asp
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Up to 20 inches of snow in Montana today - Through tonight, 6 to 12 inches of snow - up to 20 inches in some areas - will bury much of  Western Montana into the northern Rockies. Travelers should expect treacherous snow-covered roads, including I-90 and I-15. The storm will shift northeastward into Canada late tonight.
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/27368/storm-lets-heavy-snow-soaking.asp
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Several FEET of snow for California Mountains - Heavy snow and high winds will hammer California mountains later today into Monday, rendering travel nearly impossible in some areas. I-5 and I-80 included. Some elevations over 5,000 feet will pick up several feet of snow by Monday night.  http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/27293/storm-to-bring-whiteout-in-the.asp
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Snow continues piling up in the Tetons of Wyoming - Base depth 120 inches (10 feet). 14 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours. Ski season extended! "Due to the amazing snowfall, we have decided to extend the ski season one more week," says Grand Targhee website.
http://www.grandtarghee.com/the-mountain/conditions/index.php

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Over four feet of snow in the last week - So says the Ski Report for Vail, Colorado. "This is huge ! 19 inches of fresh powder reported this morning, and it is April 7 !  Don't miss the best Spring skiing around, get to the mountain !"

http://www.vail.com/mountain/current-conditions/snow-and-weather-report.aspx

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Wyoming - Up to 18 inches of snow by this evening - LARGE STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING TODAY... MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL  MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING .. LIGHTER IN THE BIGHORN BASIN..
 

TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS... PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW... BEFORE  TAPERING OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON...4 TO 8 INCHES SO  FAR. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 10 TO 18 INCHES  EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...  NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES ON TETON AND TOGWOTEE PASSES.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=43.79612814894592&lon=-110.94955444335938&site=riw&smap=1&marine=0&unit=0&lg=en

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Another 1½ feet of Heavy Mountain Snow in the West - More than 1½ feet of snow has piled up over some of the mountains of California, and an additional 3-6 inches could fall over the Sierra through tonight.
 

Snow has whitened unusually low elevations for this time of the year - an inch of snow at an elevation of 1,090 feet, and 4.5 inches at 2,500 feet.
 

Snow will continue falling into tonight all the way southward into the mountains of Southern California above 4,500 feet.

http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/27060/more-heavy-mountain-snow-in-th-1.asp

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Record-setting rains in New England - Flood waters have receded in Rhode Island and surrounding regions of New England, leaving hundreds of millions of dollars in damage, but no flood-related deaths.

It was the wettest March on record over most of coastal New England from New York City to Boston, and the wettest month of any kind for several stations, including Providence, Rhode Island, and Blue Hill Observatory, Massachusetts. Rainfall and  flooding in many cases exceeded the records set 55 years ago during August 1955, when hurricanes Connie and Diane hit New England within five days of each other.
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=1457

Thanks to Benjamin Napier for this link

7.2 Quake Strikes Baja, Shakes LA. - A powerful earthquake felt from Las Vegas to Los Angeles to Arizona rocked the U.S.-Mexico border region Sunday, collapsing a multi-story parking structure in Mexico and causing power outages in both countries.

The largest earthquake in the region in nearly 18 years, it was followed by aftershocks on both sides of the border.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/04/mexico-earthquake-2010-69_n_524804.html

See also: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/ci14607652.php

Shreveport, LA - 166 consecutive days of cold breaks 1924 record  NATIONAL WEATHER SVC SHREVEPORT LA...  HIGH TEMPERATURES HAVE FAILED TO REACH 80 DEGREES IN SHREVEPORT, LA SINCE OCTOBER 15TH, 2009,.. A RECORD 166 CONSECUTIVE DAYS...  SURPASSING OLD RECORD OF 165 DAYS ENDING ON MARCH 27TH, 1924.
Thanks to Joe D'Aleo for this info

Coldest start to calendar year in Jacksonville climate history - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC JACKSONVILLE FL... THROUGH TUESDAY MARCH 30TH...THE FIRST 89 CALENDAR DAYS OF THIS YEAR IS THE COLDEST START TO A NEW YEAR IN JACKSONVILLE GOING BACK THROUGH 1871. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE SO FAR THIS YEAR IS 51.1 DEGREES... ALMOST 6 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL

IN ADDITION...ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...SAINT SIMONS ISLAND AND

ALMA BOTH SET NEW RECORDS FOR CONSECUTIVE DAYS BELOW 80 DEGREES... 5 MONTHS...BREAKS OLD RECORD OF146 DAYS SET AT ALMA IN THE WINTER OF 1969-70...AND TIES OLD RECORD OF 151 DAYS AT SAINT SIMONS ISLAND SET IN 1968-69.

Thanks to Joe D'Aleo for this info

More like Christmas than Easter - It may be warm where you are, but it's snowing heavily in the northwestern United States. Up to 18 inches of snow will bury the Cascades by Saturday morning, says this article on AccuWeather.com. It will feel more like Christmas weekend than Easter weekend. A fresh foot of snow will cover the Sierra and portions of the northern Rockies.
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/26980/strong-storm-bearing-down-on-p.asp

Several feet of snow for the Cascades - The strongest storm in weeks will dump several inches of rain from California's northern coast to southwestern British Columbia tonight and Tuesday, and up to several feet of snow in the higher parts of the Cascades. Then the storm will move south and inland. This storm will disrupt travel at times, says accuweather.com, "perhaps similar in scale to that at the onset of the winter." More such storms will follow.
See entire article:
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/26787/series-of-storms-begins-to-sla.asp

Mother Nature's Tricks on April Fool's Day- Florida as cold as the northern Plains
Florida's high temperatures are way below normal for this time of year. The high in Tampa is forecast to be in the high 70s, the same as areas in the middle of the country such as Omaha, NE and St. Louis, MO. Jacksonville has recorded more than 100 consecutive days without reaching 80.
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/26706/mother-natures-tricks-on-april.asp
Thanks to Tom McHart for this link

5th  6th  Snowiest Winter in Oklahoma City
Robert - You can change your headline "6th Snowiest Winter in Oklahoma City - 19 Mar 10" to begin with "5th snowiest...".

Parts of the eastern part of the state received more than a foot of snow on March 20th, with a couple of reports of 16 inches near the Arkansas border.
 

The same link in the "6th" article has been updated by the NWS since your last update due to our "First Day of Spring" winter storm.
 

Most of the snow, however, began melting on Sunday (March 21), and temperatures soared into the 60s the following day.

C.H. (Stew) Stewart

Yet More Snow for the Rockies, Denver - A strengthening snowstorm across the central Rockies will arrive in eastern Colorado this afternoon, dropping a couple of inches of snow on Denver, three to six inches on Colorado Springs and Pueblo, and  a foot or more over the highest elevations.
 

The Wasatch Range in Utah and the northern mountains of New Mexico will also get 3-6 inches of snow.

A wintry mix of rain and snow will spread into the northern High Plains on Saturday, affecting travel on I-25, I-70, and I-76.
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/26646/disruptive-snow-returns-to-the.asp
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Snowstorm blasts Colorado - A snowstorm blasted though Colorado today, dumping about 9 inches of snow on Denver and up to 23 inches in Denver's western suburbs. The mushy snow grounded hundreds of flights, stranded thousands at Denver's airport, and boosted the mountain snowpack.
 

Most major ski areas reported 5 to 7 inches of new snow. Eldora, just west of Boulder,
reported 18 inches.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/2010-03-24-colorado-snowstorm_N.htm

Snowiest Winter On Record in Wichita Falls; 6th Snowiest in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City (Records date back to 1892-1893 winter)

• 6th Highest Total Seasonal Snowfall - 20.7"- The most since winter of 1987-88.
• Snowiest December on Record - 14.0" - breaks record of 9.0" set in 1914-15
• Record storm total snowfall - 13.5" on December 24, 2009

In order to break the seasonal snowfall record, Oklahoma City would need an additional 4.6 inches of snow. 

Wichita Falls (Records date back to January 1924)

• Highest Total Seasonal Snowfall - 15.0" - the most since records began.
• Snowiest December on Record -  9.1" -  breaks record of 8.0" set in 1942-43.
• 4th Snowiest Calendar Day on Record - 7.8" on December 24, 2009.  Highest total was 9.8" on January 18, 1925

Wichita Falls normally averages 5.5 inches of snow every winter.  http://www.srh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=oun&storyid=48077&source=0
Thanks to Chuck Clancy for this link

Accumulating snow likely across parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and much of Iowa and Wisconsin.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/forecast/2010-03-19-national-weekend-weather-forecast_N.htm

Powerful winter storm bearing down on Oklahoma - Local TV stations caution that some computer models are calling for eight to 14 inches of snow for Oklahoma City for the first day of spring!

NATIONAL WEATHER SVC NORMAN OK... SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM BEARING DOWN ON THE SOUTHERN PLAINS... POWERFUL... WILL BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO MOST OF NORTHERN... CENTRAL... AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA... BEGINNING IN NW OKLAHOMA TONIGHT THEN SPREADING EAST SAT AND SAT NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW... STRONG WINDS... AND SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO BLIZZARD OR NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS BY SAT AND SAT NIGHT. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS... THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WINTER STORM... WHICH NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY.
Thanks to Stew (C. H. Stewart) for this info

7 to12 inches of snow expected in Denver -
Up to 18 inches of snow in Crested Butte, Aspen and Vail.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/2010-03-18-colorado-snow_N.htm

Another disruptive snowstorm on the way - A snowstorm will move across the central Rockies late Thursday, spreading into northern New Mexico and the central Plains on Friday says this article on accuweather.com.
 

Six to twelve inches of snow could blanket southeastern and central Wyoming Thursday night into Friday, with around 6 inches in store for Denver.
 

On Friday night into the weekend, many places from the Texas Panhandle to northern Missouri and Iowa to upper Michigan could see 3 to 6 inches of snow; more in places.

Wichita, Chicago, St. Louis, Des Moines and Detroit could all see snow.
http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/26268/disruptive-snowstorm-looms-for.asp
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

USA - Coldest winter in 25 years - 18th coldest in 115 years.
See USA - Coldest winter in 25 years

Winter 2009-10 One of Top Ten Coldest in Florida - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC TAMPA BAY FL...THE JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2010 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ENDED UP BEING ONE OF THE TOP TEN COLDEST AT MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA... THESE COOL TEMPERATURES HELPED LOWER THE WINTER OF 2009-2010 (DEC/JA/FEB) Average temperature into the top ten coldest in many places. (Many of thes records go back to 1892.)
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/tbw/TopNews/PDF/Winter0910.pdf
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Dallas winter 8th coldest on record  - The winter of 2009-201 was the 8th coldest on record at Dallas-Fort Worth, according to the National Weather Service.

Highlights of winter extremes:

     - Record 3.0” snowfall on Dec 24th. The first measurable snow on record for the date

     - Coldest overnight low since 1996 with 13 degrees on January 9th.

     - 2nd snowiest February on record (behind 1978) with 12.6” of snow

     - 24-hour snowfall record with 12.5” on Feb 11-12, 2010

http://www.examiner.com/x-5182-Dallas-Weather-Examiner~y2010m3d1-Winter-20092010-8th-coldest-on-record-for-DallasFort-Worth-Metroplex

Thanks to David Bronzich for this link

Snowflakes, warnings from Alabama to West Virginia - Snow is falling in the north Georgia mountains and as far south as the Atlanta area, while several Southeastern states are seeing flakes or under winter storm warnings.

See entire article:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100302/ap_on_re_us/us_weather_southeast
Thanks to Tom Meyer for this link

Coldest winter three decades Tennessee - Gore Effect Comes home

http://icecap.us/images/uploads/TNUnusuallyColdWinter030110.pdf
Thanks to Joe D'Aleo for this link

Coldest winter in three decades south Florida - "Only in the winters of 1940, 1958, 1977 and 1981 did January-February average tempertures come close to what was observed in 2010." And Miami Beach saw the all-time coldest January-February on record 

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/mfl/news/Feb2010WinterSummary.pdf
Thanks to Joe D'Aleo for this link

Historic cold episode in Florida
West Palm Beach - Coldest 12-day period on record
Naples - Coldest 12-day period on record
Moore Haven - Coldest 12-day period on record
Miami - Coldest 10-day period on record
Estimated $500 million in crop losses

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/images/mfl/news/ColdEpisodeJan2010.pdf
Thanks to Joe D'Aleo for this link

Another half-a-foot of snow for the Southeast - Yet another storm is set to spread several inches of snow from Alabama to Virginia on Tuesday and Tuesday night. According to accuweather.com, northern Georgia, northwestern South Carolina and southwestern North Carolina could receive up to 6 inches of new snow.

http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/25568/storm-snowfall-forecast.asp

Record snowfall in 15 states
101 new snowfall records plus 10 tied records, for a total of 111   
AK, CO, DE, KY, MD, ME, MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TX, VA, WV
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes/records.php?ts=daily&elem=snow&month=2&day=2 6&year=2010&sts%5B%5D=US&submitted=Get+Records
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

1899 snowfall record shattered in New Jersey - 26 Feb 10 - The latest storm made February 2010 officially the snowiest month ever in New Brunswick, NJ.

As of 7 a.m. this morning, New Brunswick had received 37 inches of snow in February alone, shattering the previous one-month record of 29 inches set in February 1899.

South Jersey, NJ broke its snowfall record two weeks ago.

Blizzard warning for North Carolina - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC BLACKSBURG VA ... BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM SAT... WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM SAT TO 6 AM SUN... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON... BOONE... INDEPENDENCE... WHITETOP... TROUTDALE... VOLNEY

 NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 50
 MPH EXPECTED... WILL BRING PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...THROUGH TONIGHT.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING 12 TO 24 INCHES... MAINLY IN HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTIES... THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO.
http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=gsp&wwa=blizzardwarning

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Blizzard Warning WV - Prolonged snow event likely - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC CHARLESTON WV...BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING... WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM SUNDAY... INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS

WINDS GUSTS THROUGH THIS EVENING OF 35 TO 50 MPH EXPECTED ACROSS  LOWER ELEVATIONS...GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS HIGHEST RIDGES... WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING...

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUN MORNING OF 12 TO 18 INCHES  LIKELY...UP TO TWO FEET POSSIBLE ACROSS HIGHER NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=WV&prodtype=warnings
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

One million lose power in Northeast - An unceasing winter storm has cut power to at least one million homes and businesses in New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/2010-02-26-winter-northeast_N.htm

February Fury - Another snowstorm to hammer the east - Video 
Expect 6-10 inches of snow in Buffalo, Philadelphia and New York City,
8-12 inches in Trenton, and 10-15 inches in Elkins, WV.
http://www.weather.com/multimedia/videoplayer.html?from=email&bcpid=823425597&bclid=877032950&bctid=68577778001

Thanks to Stephanie Relfe for this link

Snow hurricane to strike much of Northeast - It will be "a powerful storm of historical proportions," says Accuweather.com. Delivering "near hurricane-force wind gusts" (up to 74 miles per hour), it will dump 1-2 feet of snow in parts of northern and western New England, Upstate New York, eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

This is on top of the snow from the Tuesday/Wednesday storm.
 

"In upstate New York and eastern and northern Pennsylvania, this may seem more like a "snow hurricane" rather than a blizzard."

http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?region=eastusnews
Thanks to Larry Cook for this link

Snow likely...central and southern Louisiana - RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW ACROSS INLAND SE TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA BY LATE TUES AFTERNOON... CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY EVENING NORTH OF US-190. AFTER MIDNIGHT... EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW NORTH OF I-10...SOME ACCUMULATIONS  ON ELEVATED SURFACES NORTH OF US 190. INCLUDING CITIES OF...LEESVILLE... ALEXANDRIA... MARKSVILLE... WOODVILLE... JASPER...NEWTON

ACCUMULATIONS ON ELEVATED SURFACES OF 2 TO 2.5 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN TYLER...JASPER...NEWTON COUNTIES IN SE TEXAS...AND NORTHERN VERNON... RAPIDES... AND AVOYELLES PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA. LESSER AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF PARISHES/COUNTIES LISTED.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=LA&prodtype=warnings
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Say it Ain't Snow Dallas... But It Is, Again - The second snow storm this month is headed for Dallas. According to a FOX 4 forecast, the storm should hit after midnight, dumping between 3 and 5 inches of a snow on southern portions of the Dallas area, including Hood, Ellis and Kaufman counties.
 

Waco could see up to 6 inches, while the immediate Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex will likely receive only 1 to 2 inches.
See entire article:
http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/weather/say-it-ain%27t-snow...-but-it-is%2C-again
Thanks tom David Bronzich for this link

Another foot of snow for Flagstaff - Dallas to be hit again - Another major winter storm. The heaviest snow will blanket the Arizona rim county today, including Flagstaff, where snowfall could approach a foot.

Several inches of snow will pile up in northern Arizona, southern Utah, Colorado and New Mexico, then move into Texas, reaching Dallas-Fort Worth on Tuesday.
http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=2
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Bitter blast of arctic air to bring major winter storm - A bitter blast of arctic air is set to plunge into the northern Plains on Tuesday. Spreading to the East Coast as the week progresses, it could help spawn a major winter storm.
http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=4
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Wild Winter Far from Over - A trend of new cross-country winter storms will begin this weekend and continue for the next several weeks, says this article on accuweather.com.
 

A storm moving through California during the first part of the weekend will spread snow to the I-40 corridor in the Southwest, to the I-20 corridor in the South Central and Southeast, and into the Midwest and the Northeast early next week, while fresh cold air invades the eastern two-thirds of the nation.  
See entire article:
http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?region=southwestusnews
Thanks to Tom Myers and Kenneth Lund for this link

Here comes another monster snowstorm - This one probably won't be as bad as the recent snowstorms, says AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist John Kocet.
 

Several inches of snow and hazardous travel conditions can be expected this weekend from Wyoming to Missouri, reaching the Ohio Valley and Northeast Sunday night and Monday.
http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?article=2

Hard Freeze Warning - North Florida - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SVC IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING... FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM THURSDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER 20S EARLY THIS MORNING. DURATIONS OF SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BE 6 TO 8 HOURS... INCLUDING CITIES OF...JASPER...LIVE OAK...LAKE CITY... MACCLENNY... LAKE BUTLER... TRENTON
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jax/
 Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Lake Erie Frozen over - First Time in 14 Years - Lake Erie's surface is virtually frozen over for the first time in about 14 years, says this article on accuweather.com.
http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=2

Thanks to Tom Meyer and Steven Woodcock for this link

Winter wallops Kentucky again - Winter-weary Kentucky was walloped by another storm Monday, with forecasters predicting half-a-foot of snow or more across the state.

With accumulations expected to reach nine inches in some areas and locally higher amounts possible, authorities in some northern Kentucky counties warned motorists that snow plows would not be able to keep up.
 

In north-central Kentucky, 4 to 6 inches of snow were predicted, while 2 to 6 inches were forecast for parts of eastern Kentucky.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/2010-02-15-kentucky-snowstorm_N.htm

Snow all the way south to SE Alabama and FL Panhandle! - 14 Feb 10 - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC TALLAHASSEE FL...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SE ALABAMA... SW GEORGIA AND PORTIONS OF THE INLAND FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

INCLUDING CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...OZARK...FORT RUCKER... DALEVILLE... HEADLAND...ABBEVILLE...GENEVA..HARTFORD..SAMSON.. SLOCOMB.. MALVERN...TAYLOR... ASHFORD... KINSEY.. COWARTS.. WEBB.. COTTONWOOD... REHOBETH... DE FUNIAK SPRINGS... HUDSON... BONIFAY... MARIANNA... GRACEVILLE...MALONE...SNEADS...GEORGETOWN... FORT GAINES... CUTHBERT... SHELLMAN...ARLINGTON...MORGAN...EDISON... LEARY...DAWSON... ALBANY... LEESBURG...SMITHVILLE...SYLVESTER... ASHBURN...TIFTON... FITZGERALD... OCILLA... DOUGLASVILLE...BLAKELY... COLQUITT...NEWTON... AMILLA... PELHAM... MOULTRIE... DONALSONVILLE... BAINBRIDGE... CAIRO...
 

COLD RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW AROUND DAYBREAK MONDAY ACROSS SE ALABAMA AND FAR INLAND LOCATIONS OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...THEN SPREAD EAST INTO SW GEORGIA THROUGH LATE MORNING... MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OVER SE ALABAMA FOR THE RAIN TO COMPLETELY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLY MONDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN AN INCH...MAINLY OVER GRASSY OR ELEVATED SURFACES.

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=FLZ011&warncounty=FLC063&firewxzone=FLZ011&local_
place1=Marianna+FL&product1=Winter+Weather+Advisory

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Winter storm warning - Heavy snow in Alabama - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC BIRMINGHAM AL... HEAVY SNOW... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA LATE SUNDAY... ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM BLOUNT SPRINGS TO JACKSONVILLE. INCLUDING CITIES OF... ONEONTA... GADSDEN... ANNISTON... CENTRE... HEFLIN... PELL CITY... MOODY...
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=AL&prodtype=warnings
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Record snow in 23 states -  9 Feb 10
265 new records plus 42 tied, for a total of 307 new snowfall records,
many of which had stood since 1933.
AK, AR, CO, DE, IA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, 
NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, VA, WV and WI

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes/records.php?ts=daily&elem=snow&month=2&day=9 &year=2010&sts%5B%5D=US&submitted=Get+Records
 

Record snow in 21 states - 10 Feb 10
250 new records plus 31 tied, for a total of 281 new snowfall records,
several going back to the 1920s.
AR, Z, CA, CT, DE, IA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, MN, MT, NJ, NY, OH,
 PA, TN, VA, WV and WI

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes/records.php?ts=daily&elem=snow&month=2&day=1 0&year=2010&sts%5B%5D=US&submitted=Get+Record

Record snow in 23 states - 11 Feb 10
117 new records plus 16 tied, for a total of 133 new snowfall records,
many of which had stood since 1933.
AR, CT, DE, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM,
NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA, and WV

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes/records.php?ts=daily&elem=snow&month=2&day=1 1&year=2010&sts%5B%5D=US&submitted=Get+Records
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for these links

Hard Freeze warning in the Sunshine State - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC... JACKSONVILLE... HARD FREEZE WARNING... FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM SUNDAY... LOWS IN MID 20S... DURATIONS OF 4 TO 8 HOURS BELOW FREEZING POSSIBLE. .. INCLUDING ..JASPER...LIVE OAK...LAKE CITY... TRENTON... OCALA... GAINESVILLE.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=FL&prodtype=warnings

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

United States Snowbound - As of Friday afternoon, at least 70 percent of the United States had snow on the ground. Such widespread snow cover rarely happen.

http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=
accuweather&traveler=0&article=4
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Dallas - 12.5 inches of snow breaks all-time 24-hour snowfall record
AT 4 AM ON FEBRUARY 12TH...DFW AIRPORT REPORTED A 24-HOUR
SNOWFALL TOTAL OF 12.5 INCHES... BREAKS PREVIOUS ALL TIME
24-HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL RECORD OF 12.1 INCHES SET JAN 15-16, 1964.

THE SNOWFALL TOTAL ON FEB 11TH IS THE GREATEST CALENDAR-DAY
SNOWFALL TOTAL ON RECORD FOR DALLAS/FORT WORTH. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 7.8 INCHES ON JANUARY 15, 1964 AND JANUARY 14, 1917.

THIS BRINGS THE SEASONAL SNOWFALL TOTAL TO 15.7 INCHES...THE 2ND HIGHEST SEASONAL TOTAL ON RECORD FOR DALLAS/FORT WORTH. THIS
IS THE SNOWIEST WINTER IN 32 SEASONS (SINCE 1977-1978) 

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/productview.php?pil=PNSFWD
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Louisiana - OMG it's not just snowing...it's a blizzard!!! - From Benjamin Napier's family in southern Louisiana
HELL DEFINITELY IS FREEZING OVER....THE SAINTS DID WIN THE SUPERBOWL ......IT'S FREAKIN SNOWING IN LOUISIANA FOR THE 2ND TIME THIS YEAR!!!!! NOW WHERE ARE THE FLYING PIGS!!!

OMG it's not just snowing...it's a blizzard!!! I'm confused, I thought it was Mardi Gras!!!

Dallas - Shatters calendar-day snowfall record - 12 Feb 10

- Greatest all-time calendar day snow on record set at Dallas Fort Worth...
- Record daily maximum snowfall for February 11th set at Dallas Fort Worth...
- Greatest all-time 24-hour snowfall total set at Dallas Fort Worth...
- Record 24-hour snow for February set at Dallas Fort Worth...

Dallas Fort Worth Airport recorded 11.2 inches of snow for Feb 11... 2010. This breaks the greatest calendar day snow on record. The old record was 7.8 inches set on Jan 15... 1964 and Jan 14... 1917.

Obviously... .this shatters the record daily maximum snowfall for Feb 11th... of 1.4 inches  set in 1988.

The greatest all-time 24 hour snowfall record was also broken from 4 am Thursday to 4 am Friday. The new record is 12.5 inches. The old record was 12.1 inches set Jan 15 through Jan 16... 1964.

This also breaks the record 24-hour snowfall for February which was 7.5 inches... set on February 17... 1978 and February 25... 1924
http://weather.cbs11tv.com/US/TX/119.html
Thanks to Steven Woodcock for this link

Mississippi Governor declares state of emergency - Gov. Haley Barbour declared a state of emergency Thursday in preparation for winter weather that could blanket parts of Mississippi with snowfall accumulations not seen during February in more than a century; since 1901.
 

Forecasters said several inches of snow could accumulate in central Mississippi by Friday afternoon with as much as 9 inches further south.

http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/02/barbour-declares-state-of-emergency/
Thanks to William Sellers for this link

6 to 8 inches of snow for Dallas/Fort Worth - Winter storm warming. After several bands of snow this morning more snow this afternoon across all of North Texas. Totals from 5"- 7" by this afternoon.  An additional 2" likely tonight for a total of 6"-8" by morning. The slush will freeze on area highways. 
http://www.wfaa.com/weather
Thanks to Jeffry Reed for this link

5 to 8 inches of snow expected in southern Mississippi - 11 Feb 10 - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM CST FRIDAY.
 

SNOW EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. .. SNOWFALL WILL STEADILY INCREASE DURING THE EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT.
 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE HIGHWAY 84 AND 98 CORRIDORS...WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES ...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ALONG INTERSTATE 20...INCLUDING THE VICKSBURG...JACKSON AND MERIDIAN AREAS... 3 TO 5 INCHES ANTICIPATED. JUST NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20...AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES.
 

ACCUMULATIONS COULD RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.  POTENTIAL OF DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...PARTICULARLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20.
 

INCLUDING ...RAYVILLE...DELHI...TALLULAH... WINNSBORO... JONESVILLE... HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH... WATERPROOF... VIDALIA... FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY... RIDGELAND... MADISON...CANTON... VICKSBURG... JACKSON... PEARL...BRANDON... RICHLAND...FOREST... MORTON... NEWTON... UNION...DECATUR... CONEHATTA...MERIDIAN...PORT GIBSON... CRYSTAL SPRINGS... HAZLEHURST...WESSON...MAGEE... MENDENHALL... TAYLORSVILLE... RALEIGH... BAY SPRINGS... HEIDELBERG... QUITMAN... STONEWALL... SHUBUTA... FAYETTE... NATCHEZ... BUDE... ROXIE...MEADVILLE... BROOKHAVEN... MONTICELLO... NEW HEBRON... PRENTISS... BASSFIELD... COLLINS...MOUNT OLIVE... LAUREL...COLUMBIA...WEST HATTIESBURG... LUMBERTON... PURVIS... HATTIESBURG

See entire warning:
http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=MSZ054&warncounty=
MSC029&firewxzone=MSZ054&local_place1=5+Miles+SSE+Crystal+Springs+
MS&product1=Winter+Storm+Warning

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Northeast Blizzard Closing Interstates, Collapsing Roofs - The worst of the "Second Blizzard of 2010" is dumping on the Northeast, says this article on accuweather.com. Snowfall from southeastern Pennsylvania to much of the New York metro area is expected to reach 12 to 18 inches.

Stretches of I-76, I-78, I-80, I-81 and I-83 in Pennsylvania, I-80 in New Jersey and I-64 in Virginia are closed, and multiple roofs were failing today in Delaware under the weight of the snow.
See entire article:
http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?region=eastusnews
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Snowing from northern Virginia to Connecticut - Whiteout conditions in Washington, D.C. Blizzard warnings for New York City and parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. Up to 12 inches of snow expected in New York City. Thousands remain without power from the last blizzard. Salt supplies in Maryland dwindling.
 

Both Washington and Philadelphia need about 9 more inches of snow to give them their snowiest winters since 1884.
 

That should be an easy target, because Washington is bracing a foot of snow or more, while as much as 20 inches could again bury both Baltimore and Philadelphia.
 

In West Virginia, Gov. Joe Manchin urged people to clear the snow from the roofs of public buildings to avoid collapse.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35281444/ns/weather/?GT1=43001

Flooding in Baltimore - Email from a reader

I just wanted to say that in 1936 we had a spell of cold and snow. The bay in Baltimore had to have air-dropped explosives to clear the ice for shipping. The next event I wanted to present to you is I believe the Johnston flood was at this time. With so many paved areas and new homes I believe we will be in for it.

Dale

USA Today calls it an "epic" storm - "It's hard to find anything in the history books of these types of storms back-to-back," said National Weather Service meteorologist Stephen Konarik.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/2010-02-09-snowstorm_N.htm

More on the way - Snowiest winter season ever - A new snowstorm will soon hit New York City, southern New England, and drop up to a foot of snow from Washington, D.C. to Philadelphia yet again, says this article on accuweather.com.

"Lower temperatures, strong winds and deep, powdery snow could make this the worst of the two storms even in areas that were hit hard with the last."

"From a meteorological standpoint the prospect of two blizzards in less than a week for the same area is absolutely amazing! Three storms delivering over a foot of snow in one season is unheard of in some areas."

The new storm "could make the 2009-2010 winter season the snowiest ever for many mid-Atlantic cities."
http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?region=eastusnews

Strong winter storm moving across central U.S. - A strong winter storm is
forecast to continue moving east through the central United States today, dumping
1 to 3 inches of snow on the upper Midwest, up to 5 inches on parts of Oklahoma,
and 3 inches on the Ohio River Valley.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/forecast/2010-02-08-national-weather-forecast_N.htm

Major snowstorm to hit New York City on Wednesday - (Video) According to meteorologist Joe Bastardi of accuweather.com, a major snowstorm will hit New
York City on Wednesday, bringing blizzard conditions and 6 to 12 inches of
snow - perhaps more.

The deep south will get hit by yet another storm later in the week.
http://www.accuweather.com/video-on-demand.asp?video=65435998001&channel=VBLOG_BASTARD I&title=NYC
Thanks to L Gardy LaRoche for this link

Record low smashed - again - in Shenandoah Valley - Old record ranged from 5F above
to -3F below depending on the particular area of the valley you reside in. Today's low according to weather.com was -8F in Waynesboro, VA.
Thanks to Robert Hoffman and Charles Patrick for this info

'Snowmageddon' knocks out power to half a million - Up to 33 inches of snow had fallen in some areas of Washington, D.C. by Saturday evening, the worst since 1922. President Barack Obama called it "snowmageddon."  
 

Other parts of Maryland got 3 feet, while northern Virginia, Delaware, New York and southern New Jersey recorded more than 2 feet.
 

The storm toppled trees and knocked out power to more than 500,000 customers across the region, says Sunday's Seattle Times.
 

Residents of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and West Virginiaalso were dealing with snow measured in feet instead of inches. Philadelphia was virtually shut down.
http://www.freep.com/article/20100207/NEWS07/2070424
Thanks to Clay Olson for this link

Multiple roof collapses in D.C. area - The weight of a tree and snow that fell on the roof of Joshua Temple Firstborn Church made the roof collapse and then the walls gave way, says D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Pete Piringer. The only thing left is the church's steeple.

Emergency workers were called to a half dozen partial collapses in D.C. on Saturday, Piringer added.

A hangar roof collapsed in Virginia, and a storage warehouse in Maryland completely collapsed.

 http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1882549
Thanks to Stephanie Relfe and Charles Patrick for this link

More Snowmageddon records - 6 Feb 10
Baltimore-Washington International Airport, Maryland -  24.8 inches of snow breaks old record for largest two-day snowfall of 24.4 inches set on Feb 16-17, 2003.
 

Wilmington, Delaware - 25.8 inches - greatest snowfall in city's history. Also brought  winter's snow total to 53.9 inches, the second snowiest season on record.
 

Washington, D.C. - This winter's snowfall now totals 44.9 inches, the city's third snowiest ever. The winter of 1898-99 ranks first with 54.4 inches.
 

Philadelphia, PA - The 28.5 inches that fell brought the season's total to 56.3 inches, making it the city's second snowiest winter on record. This is the second storm to dump more than a foot of snow on Philadelphia this winter, which has only occurred one other time in recorded history.
http://www.accuweather.com/news-summary.asp? 
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Snowfall totals as of Saturday evening - 6 Feb 10

• Frostburg, Md.: 36.0 inches
• Smith Crossroads, W. Va.: 29.5 inches
• Friendsville, Md.: 35.5 inches
• Eckhart Mines, Md.: 32.0 inches
• Laurel Summit, Pa.: 29.5 inches
• Leesburg, Va.: 34.5 inches
• Johnstown, Pa.: 28.0 inches
• Near Elkridge, Md.: 38.3 inches
• Glen Rock, Pa.: 27.0 inches
• Bayard, W. Va.: 27.0 inches
• Brookhaven, Pa.: 26.0 inches
• Claymont, Del.: 25.2 inches
• Littlestown, Pa.: 25.0 inches
• Millersville, Pa.: 24.5 inches
• Philadelphia, Pa.: 28.5 inches
• Newark, Del.: 24.3 inches
• King of Prussia, Pa.: 23.4 inches
• Washington, D.C.: 18.2 inches
• Pittsburgh, Pa.: 21.1 inches
• Quinton, N.J.: 21.5 inches
• Washington, D.C.'s Reagan National Airport: 17.8 inches
• Atlantic City, N.J.: 18.2 inches
• Dover, Del.: 22.0 inches
• Wilmington, Del.: 25.8 inches
• Economy, Ind.: 12.0 inches
• Dayton, Ohio: 11.1 inches
  
  http://www.accuweather.com/news-summary.asp? 
  Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Washington, DC Blizzard warning still in effect - (As of noon) - NATIONAL WEATHER SVC ... BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WASHINGTON DC AND EASTERN SUBURBS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ...GUSTING  TO 35 MPH... USE EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD YOU HAVE TO DRIVE... ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ... ONE TO THREE INCHES ... ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES.
 

BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...ANNE ARUNDEL...BALTIMORE...HARFORD...CALVERT... CHARLES... PRINCE GEORGES AND ST. MARYS COUNTIES.

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=DCZ001&warncounty=DCC001&firewxzone=DCZ001&local_place1=
Washington+DC&product1=Special+Weather+Statement

Thanks to Steven Woodcock for this link 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, shatters snowfall record from 1899 - Pittsburgh's 11.4 inches of snow  broke Friday's daily snowfall record of 4.7 inches set in 1899, while the city's  9.7 inches of snow on Saturday shattered the daily snowfall record of 4.3 inches set in 1911.
 

Here are a few other record-breakers, with the old records in parenthesis.

• Columbus, Ohio: 9.0 inches (3.1 inches from 1967)
• Dayton, Ohio: 7.7 inches (2.0 inches from 1998)
• Indianapolis, Indiana: 5.3 inches (3.6 inches from 1908)
• Wallops Island, Virginia: .5 inches (0.5 of an inch from 1989)

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RECORD SNOWFALL FOR BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREAS

NATIONAL WEATHER SVC ... BLIZZARD WARNING ... HEAVY SNOW... WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF 20 TO 30 INCHES... SOME LOCATIONS IN EXCESS OF 30 INCHES...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SAT EVENING... HEAVIEST SNOWFALL FROM SUNSET THROUGH SAT MORNING... FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT ACROSS REGION WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND LIFE-THREATENING.
See entire warning:

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=MDZ014&warncounty=MDC003&firewx zone=MDZ014&local_place1=Londontowne+MD&product1=Blizzard+Warning
Thanks to Kenneth Lund and Charles Patrick for this link

Biggest snowstorm in Washington, D.C. in modern history - A record 2 1/2 feet - or more! - is forecast for the nation's Capitol tonight and tomorrow, says this article on yahoo.com.
 

The storm comes less than two months after a December storm dumped more than 16 inches of snow on Washington, which has received more than a foot of snow only 13 times since 1870.
 

"The heaviest on record was 28 inches in January 1922," the article continues. "The biggest snowfall for the Washington-Baltimore area is believed to have occurred in 1772, before official records were kept, when as much as 3 feet fell in the Washington-Baltimore area, an epic event George Washington and Thomas Jefferson mentioned in their diaries."
See entire article:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_re_us/us_winter_weather

Two to four times normal snowfall - more on the way - Expect heavy snow - even blizzard conditions - from the Plains to the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic; from Indianapolis to Omaha to Chicago to North Carolina.

"Friday into Saturday, snow will spread into the southern Great Lakes, the central Appalachians, the mid-Atlantic, and the Interstate-95 corridor.

"Once again, areas from Roanoke to Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City will be in the heart of the storm. These locations have already received two to four times their normal snowfall so far this winter. (Italics added.)
http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?region=eastusnews
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Record low shattered in Shenandoah, VA
Email from a reader in Virginia.
"-3.1F ... amazing for this region," says Hoff. "Old record of 4F above." 

See: http://home.ntelos.net/~fvn001/weather/

Record snowfall in 18 states - 30 Jan 10
AR, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OK, OR, TN, TX, VA, WV
 222 new snowfall records, 24 tied, for a total of 246. Some go back to 1899,  many to the early 1900s. 
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes/records.php?ts=daily&elem=snow&month=1&day=3 0&year=2010&sts%5B%5D=US&submitted=Get+Records
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Several Feet of Snow in SW Colorado - Another roof collapses - A large part of the roof on an empty lumber store in Durango collapsed under the heavy snow yesterday, just one day after  the roof of a Durango ballroom collapsed. More than 30 inches of snow has fallen in the last week, with more forecast over the next several days.

http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/83166642.html

Thanks to Steven Woodcock for this link

Record snowfall in 17 states - 29 Jan 10
AR, CO, CT, KS, KY, MA, MI, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NM, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA
133 new snowfall records, 18 tied, for a total of 151. Many go back to the 1950s, several even further. 

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/extremes/records.php?ts=daily&elem=snow&month=1&day=2 9&year=2010&sts%5B%5D=US&submitted=Get+Records
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Record Snowfall - Park Hills, MO - Record snowfall in Parks Hills, Missouri - 7 inches. The old record for Jan 29 was 2.5 inches recorded in 1985.
http://dailyjournalonline.com/articles/2010/01/31/news/doc4b64a1dea808e271809688.txt

Thanks to Clay Olson for this link

Snow Piles Up in Kentucky - The heaviest accumulation will occur in northern Kentucky, with as much as 8 inches possible in the south. In Tennessee, total snowfall along the I-40 corridor should be between 5 and 9 inches, says the National Weather Service -- more north, less south.
http://www.wsmv.com/weather/22354342/detail.html
Thanks to Steven Woodcock for this link
 

Remember this comes on top of the record snowfall just last month.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/12/19/winter.weather/index.html
Thanks to Steven Woodcock for this link

Up to a foot of snow for the Southeast - "Forecasters said some parts of the Southeast could see up to a foot of accumulation," says this article USA Today. The heaviest snow is expected in northern Arkansas, northern Tennessee and western North Carolina.
 

"Mark Rose, a forecaster with the weather service's Nashville office, called it "a major winter storm for this part of the country — heck, for any part of it."
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/2010-01-29-southern-storm_N.htm
 

Remember this comes on top of the record snowfall just last month.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/12/19/winter.weather/index.html

Winter Storm Warning - Western Carolinas and NE Georgia - A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL BRING A WINTRY MIX ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA STARTING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW... TURNING TO MAINLY SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND I- 40 CORRIDOR THROUGH THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... MORE OF A WINTRY MIX CLOSER TO THE I-85 CORRIDOR AND SOUTH...FREEZING RAIN LIKELY PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS.
 

INCLUDING CITIES OF TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... STATESVILLE... MOCKSVILLE... HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON... GASTONIA... CHARLOTTE... CONCORD... MONROE... GREENVILLE... SPARTANBURG... GAFFNEY... ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE... LAURENS... UNION... CHESTER... GREENWOOD
 

TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET POSSIBLE... HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF I-85... ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN WITH AN INCH OR SO OF SLEET POSSIBLE SOUTH OF I-85.

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=SCZ007&warncounty=SCC083&firewx zone=SCZ007&local_place1=Spartanburg+SC&product1=Winter+Storm+Warning
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link
 

Remember this comes on top of the record snowfall just last month.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/12/19/winter.weather/index.html

This storm is FAR from over
Arkansas - Snow expected at one inch per hour, ice still building
Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama - Ice still building. 1/2 inch of ice on tree limbs and power lines as far south as Oxford, MS
Texas - I-40 closed east and west of Amarillo
Oklahoma - I-44 closed southwest of Oklahoma City, 162,000 without power

http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/winters-triple-threat-news-developments-day2_2010-01-29

Thanks to Stephanie Relfe for this link
 

Remember this comes on top of the record snowfall just last month.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/12/19/winter.weather/index.html

Winter storm blasts southern Plains - A powerful storm dumped snow, sleet and freezing rain on the southern Plains today, snapping power lines across Oklahoma and canceling flights at Oklahoma's largest airports. With forecasters predicting 14 to 16 inches of snow, more power outages are expected.
 

Portions of I-40 west of Oklahoma City are closed, and I-40 in New Mexico is closed from Tucumcari east to the Texas state line. Parts of West Texas are also seeing heavy snow and freezing precipitation.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/2010-01-27-oklahoma-storm_N.htm

Winter storm shuts down highways in Plains, Midwest
North Dakota: Portions of I-94 closed in southern part of state.
North Dakota: I-29 closed between Grand Forks and Canadian border.
South Dakota: I-29 closed from Watertown, S.D., to N.D. border.
Iowa: 80-mile stretch of I-35 closed. (Truckers can't see the fronts of their trucks.)
Nebraska: Some state highways closed in northeast.
Minnesota: Some state highways closed in south central and southwest.
See entire article:
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/2010-01-25-snowstorm-plains_N.htm

Blizzard conditions across western North Dakota - MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS  WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH ... WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS... VISIBILITIES BELOW 50 FEET AT TIMES ... SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS... EVEN MAKE TRAVEL IMPOSSIBLE.

POSSIBILITY OF PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS STRESSING ALREADY LOADED POWER LINES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN PART OF STATE.

INCLUDING CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN... WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=ND&prodtype=warnings
 Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Arizona Snowfall totals from the Storm of 2010 to date
24 Jan 10 - Excessive snowfall and rainfall totals were measured in many areas across Northern Arizona for the duration of this five day long snow storm, from Monday afternoon through Saturday morning.

Snow reports since Monday:

Sunrise Mountain - 70 Inches (almost 2 meters) (5 AM Mst Fri)
Arizona Snowbowl - 67 To 92 Inches (almost 3 meters)  (7 AM Mst Sat)
Grand Canyon N Rim - 57 Inches (almost 5 feet) (5 PM Mst Sat)
North Flagstaff - 55.6 Inches (10 AM Mst Sat)
Grand Canyon S Rim - 51 To 55 Inches (7 AM Mst Sat)
Flagstaff Airport - 54.2 Inches (11 AM Mst Sat)
Bellemont - 52.7 Inches (11 AM Mst Sat)
Munds Park - 50.0 Inches (9 AM Mst Sat)
Kachina Village - 48.0 Inches (4 feet) (9 AM Mst Sat)
Parks 12 Mi N - 43 Inches (12 PM Mst Sat)
Mcnary - 43 Inches (7 AM Mst Sat)
Tonto Village - 41 Inches (8 AM Mst Sat)
Williams - 39 To 43 Inches (10:30 AM Mst Fri)
Show Low - 32 To 36 Inches (3 feet) (12 PM Mst Sat)
Heber - 26 To 29 Inches (7 AM Mst Sat)
Payson - 11.5 Inches (12:15 PM Mst Sat)
Concho - 7.5 To 8.5 Inches (5 AM Mst Sat)

         For the period Monday through Friday, both the 5 day total snowfall and total precipitation for Flagstaff ranks 3rd highest of all time.

http://www.wmicentral.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20403233&BRD=2264&PAG=461&dept_id=505965&rfi=6
Thanks to P. Pegnam for this link

Arizona precipitation (rain or melted snow) since Monday:
Wet Bottom Creek Near Childs - 12.17 Inches (8 am Mst Sat)
Globe - 11.99 Inches (8 am Mst Sat)
Tonto Creek Fish Hatchery - 11.12 Inches (8 am Mst Sat)
Payson - 9.35 Inches (12 pm Mst Sat)
Happy Jack - 7.90 Inches (8 am Mst Sat)
Oak Creek Canyon - 7.34 Inches (8 am Mst Sat)
Pleasant Valley - 7.10 Inches (8 am Mst Sat)
Sedona - 6.99 Inches (5 am Mst Sat)
Flagstaff - 5.27 Inches (5 am Mst Sat)
Fort Valley - 4.95 Inches (7 am Mst Sat)
Bellemont - 4.66 Inches (5 am Mst Sat)
Bagdad - 3.78 Inches (5 am Mst Sat)
Heber - 3.48 Inches (8 am Mst Sat)
Prescott Airport - 3.33 Inches (5 am Mst Sat)
Window Rock - 2.81 Inches (8 am Mst Sat)
Grand Canyon Airport - 2.09 Inches (7 am Mst Sat)
Winslow - 2.00 Inches (5 am Mst Sat)

         For the period Monday through Friday, both the 5 day total snowfall and total precipitation for Flagstaff ranks 3rd highest of all time.

http://www.wmicentral.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20403233&BRD=2264&PAG=461&dept_id=505965&rfi=6
Thanks to P. Pegnam for this link

Historic snowfall in Flagstaff - Some impressive photos.  http://wintercenter.homestead.com/photojan2010g.html
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Snow in Tucson, AZ
SOUTHWEST/SOUTH TUCSON/ALTAR VALLEY...
TUCSON INTL AIRPORT...................1.77
FRANCO WASH AT SWAN RD................1.50
WILMOT RD 2 S OLD VAIL CONNECTION.....1.61
SAHUARITA RD AT SEWAGE TREATMENT......1.57
MISSION RD N OF CONTINENTAL RD........1.85
CONTINENTAL RD AT SANTA CRUZ RIVER....1.57
ELEPHANT HEAD RD AT SC RIVER..........2.05
ELEPHANT HEAD BUTTE...................2.56
FLORIDA CANYON WORK CENTER............5.31
DIAMOND BELL RANCH....................2.28
HWY 286 AT ALTAR WASH.................2.24
LAS GUIJAS MTNS NEAR ARIVACA..........3.82
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/getprod.php?wfo=twc&sid=TWC&pil=PNS 

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Roofs collapse due to weight of snow in Flagstaff, AZ - Flagstaff had already received 50.7 inches of snow through midday Friday, making it the third highest 5-day snow total there ever. Many roofs have collapsed due to the weight of the heavy snow. More roofs could collapse in the Four Corners area this weekend.

Snow will also be falling across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest today and tonight - up to a foot in some areas.

          It's interesting to note that the American Southwest was wetter than "normal"
          during the last ice age.

http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=1

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Mt. Shasta, California slammed by 6 feet of snow - Mount Shasta residents were digging out from up to 6 feet of wet snow that buckled power lines and toppled trees. Snowdrifts reached 10 feet in places.
 

Nearly 2 feet of snow fell in some areas near Mount Shasta on Wednesday night alone, while Monday and Tuesday saw record-breaking precipitation at 2.5 inches and 2.95 inches of rain.
http://www.redding.com/news/2010/jan/22/state-of-emergency-declared-in-siskiyou-county/
Thanks to Tom McHart for this link

Six feet of snow in 3 days -  ½ yearly rainfall in 4 days - CA - "The intensity of the storm now hitting the Southwest was stronger than some hurricanes with a barometric pressure under 29.00 inches of mercury," says this article on accuweather.com.

"The storms from Sunday to Wednesday dumped nearly 74 inches (6 feet) of snow on a mountain in the southern Sierra.

Palm Springs, Calif., received about 50 percent of its average annual rainfall this week alone. (As of Thursday morning.)
http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?region=westusnews
 Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Blizzard warning - Arizona mountains - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SVC IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING ABOVE 7000 FEET... THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY.

SNOW LEVELS ABOVE 8000 FEET TODAY... 7000 FEET AROUND 2AM FRIDAY AND 5500 FEET MIDDAY FRIDAY.
 

2 TO 4 FEET OR MORE OF SNOW AT MANY LOCATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET...  ABOVE 8500 FEET ... GREATER THAN 4 FEET OF SNOW EXPECTED.
 

TRAVEL ABOVE 7000 FEET EXPECTED TO BE VERY DANGEROUS.

VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO WITH SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING... THREAT OF DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES...AS WELL AS POWER  OUTAGES.

FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY... SNOW LEVELS MAY FALL BRIEFLY AS LOW AS 3000 FEET.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/view/prodsByState.php?state=AZ&prodtype=warnings

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

Major Winter Storm Friday Night Through Sunday - For all of eastern North Dakota, northwest and west central Minnesota.  A mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain will develop Friday night in eastern North Dakota... may be significant ice accumulations before changing to all snow by Sat afternoon.  The snow may become heavy at times... significant accumulations possible. Northerly winds will increase by Sunday, causing considerable blowing and drifting snow... potential for near blizzard conditions in open areas of the Red River Valley Sunday and Sunday night.  Significant snow drifts possible ... travel may become difficult to impossible this weekend. 

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=fgf&storyid=46839&source=0
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

6 to 8 feet of snow in California's Sierra Nevada - A series of storms could dump 8 to 16 inches of rain on the foothills and mountain areas around Los Angeles rain this week, and up to 6 to 8 feet of snow on the Sierra Nevada, says this article in USA Today.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/2010-01-18-California-weather_N.htm

A heckuva cold February coming, says meteorologist - (Short video) - "What has happened so far is more or less gravy," says meteorologist Joe Bastardi, who forecasts "the coldest start to an El Nino winter since the '70s." "We have a lot more coming," he adds, "a top 10-15 cold February nationwide." 
http://www.accuweather.com/video-on-demand.asp?video=61867338001&channel=VBLOG_BASTARD I&title=February%20Will%20Make%20You%20Shiver,%20with%20This%20Idea%20I%20%20Deliver
Thanks to Gardy LaRoche for this link

Worst winter on record in Jacksonville, FL
Hey Robert,

This winter has been by far the worst on record here in the Jacksonville, FL area. We have had so many record cold events it really hard to try and keep up with them all. This was only the 17th time Fl has every had snow in January since records have been kept.

As always thanks for the great site and the info it provides

David Christian 

Record low temps in Florida - Temperatures in Miami dropped to 36F, beating the record 37F set in 1938. In Key West, the mercury plunged to 42F, the second-coldest reading since 1873. Tallahassee dropped to 14F, breaking the record 15F set in 1982. Orlando tied its record of 29F, and Tampa's 25F handily beat its old record of 27.
 

Temperatures in South Florida usually hover around 68 degrees this time of year.
 

Monday was the 10th consecutive day of lows under 50 degrees in South Florida, just shy of a record of 13 days set in 1940.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/extremes/2010-01-11-florida-cold_N.htm

Central Floridians Enjoy Snow, Sleet - Local 6 viewers in Marion and Flagler counties reported light snowfall before 6 a.m. Saturday, although it did not accumulate.

http://www.clickorlando.com/weather/22184241/detail.html
 Thanks to David Christian for this link

Snow in Florida - Orlando, Florida and Volusia, Seminole, Orange and Lake counties in central Florida (around Walt Disney World), have all seen snow. The snow is such an unusual sight that Florida residents have taken to YouTube to post videos of the event.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/abraham/detail??blogid=95&entry_id=54956#ixzz0cWpvDDzo
Thanks to David Christian for this link

Some Nebraska cities cut off  - "Some Nebraska cities were cut off because highways leading in and out of town were blocked or all but impassable," says this article on MSNBC. "Snowfall was heaviest in Minnesota and parts of South Dakota, where some drifts were too big for snowplow drivers to clear."
See entire article:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34764240/ns/weather

131-year low in Key West - "Key West, Florida, the southernmost point in the continental United States, hit a 131-year low of 47 degrees Thursday and the forecast promised more of the same as icy cold swept across the Southeast," said this article on CNN. The frigid conditions - which extend into the Caribbean - are likely to stay through the weekend.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/weather/01/08/winter.weather.key.west/index.html
Thanks to John Guarino for this link

Brutal cold hits Midwest, heads South - A "rare" cold snap will dump snow and ice today from South Carolina to Louisiana. Wind chills could drop to near zero at night in some areas of the south, to minus 40 in parts of South Dakota, and to minus 27 in northeast Nebraska.

"It's brutally cold, definitely brutal," said meteorologist Tony Zaleski.

Freeze warnings covered nearly all of Florida, where freezing iguanas were spotted falling from the trees.

Iowa is bracing for another 10 inches of snow; southeast North Dakota expects another 9 inches.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/2010-01-06-cold-snap_N.htm

Freeze Warning South Florida - THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...INCLUDING ...CORAL SPRINGS... SUNRISE... DAVIE... HOLLYWOOD... PEMBROKE PINES... HIALEAH... JUPITER... WEST PALM BEACH... BOCA RATON ... ACROSS METRO SECTIONS OF BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES AND COASTAL SECTIONS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TONIGHT. http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=FLZ173&warncounty=FLC086&firewx zone=FLZ074&local_place1=Coral+Terrace+FL&product1=Freeze+Warning
Thanks to Kenneth Lund for this link

New Snowstorm on the Way - As the week progresses, "snow will accumulate in areas of the South that even rarely receive a few flurries in the winter," says accuweather.com.
http://www.accuweather.com/regional-news-story.asp?region=southwestusnews
Thanks to Charles Patrick for this link

Record low in Atlantic, Iowa - Minus 29F. Breaks old record set in 1958.
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/winter/2010-01-04-cold-snow-continues_N.htm

Arctic Cold Threatens Crops - Bitter cold across the eastern half of the United States is threatening crops and "making Charleston, S.C., feel more like New York City." "Farmers in Florida scrambled Monday to save strawberries and tomatoes."
See Arctic Cold Threatens Crops
Thanks to Tom Meyers for this link

Record cold in Orlando - Temperatures in Jacksonville, FL., fell to 26 degrees Saturday night, far below the typical 42 degrees.  Orlando was expected to slip to 27 degrees Sunday night, shattering its previous record of 31 degrees.
http://current.com/items/91831019_florida-feels-coldest-temperatures-in-9-years.htm
Thanks to Joe Herr for this link

Eastern U.S. sees 'icebox' conditions - Temperatures 15-20 degrees below normal, Atlanta sees 30s, 42 inches of snow in upstate New York, almost three feet in Vermont, and more snow in the forecast.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34687626/ns/weather

Iowa "a solid 30 degrees below normal" - "We're a solid 30 degrees below normal," said Jeff Johnson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100103/NEWS/1030352/-1/SiteMap/Feeling-cold?-We-re-at-30-below-normal
Thanks to Stephanie Relfe for this link

Record snow in Burlington, VT - Burlington set single day snow records for both Jan 2 and Jan 3, receiving 32.5 inches over the weekend. The previous record was set in 1969, when a Christmas blizzard dropped 29.8 inches on the city. (But that record was set over three days - this new record was set in only two days.) 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34687626/ns/weather

Here's a great video - wading through snow up to their waist:

http://www.necn.com/Boston/New-England/2010/01/03/Alltime-record-snowfall-in/1262573458.html

Grand Forks, ND - New record low for the day - 35 degrees below zero.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34687626/ns/weather

Coldest weather in decades for North Carolina - The coldest stretch of weather in years - if not decades - could be heading for North Carolina. With highs in the 30s and lows in the teens, forecasters say the cold snap could last up to two weeks.
http://www2.wnct.com/nct/news/local/article/once_in_a_generation_cold_snap_forecast_for_nc/91554/  

Thanks to Steven Woodcock for this link