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Weekend snowstorm, freeze-up eyes St. Louis, Chicago
January 8, 2016; 3:27 AM ET
Slippery travel from snow and a freeze-up will grip the Midwest.
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Relentless rain, mountain snow to inundate flood-weary California into the weekend
January 8, 2016; 4:56 AM ET
As El Nino-enhanced storms continue to push onto the West Coast, additional rounds of rain and mountain snow will aggravate flooding and hinder cleanup efforts across California this weekend.
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NFL Wild Card Weekend: Seahawks and Vikings to square off in brutal cold
January 8, 2016; 4:54 AM ET
For the opening round of the NFL playoffs, frigid weather may make the Seahawks vs. Vikings matchup rank as one of the coldest NFL games in history and the coldest ever for the Seattle Seahawks.
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Polar vortex to usher widespread cold, snow chances into US during mid-January
January 8, 2016; 4:52 AM ET
A glancing blow from the polar vortex will direct cold air southward and could raise the chance of snow in the central and eastern United States toward the middle of January.
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Tropics spring to life: Pali forms in Pacific; Atlantic system could develop
January 8, 2016; 4:50 AM ET
A storm with some tropical characteristics will continue to track northeast of the Bahamas and across Bermuda prior to the end of the week. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Pali has formed in the central Pacific.
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Blizzard of 1996: Over 150 killed in devastating eastern US storm
January 8, 2016; 4:47 AM ET
The first weeks of January 1996 were brutal in the Northeast, not only because of the blizzard but also from a subsequent warmup along with heavy rain that triggered major flooding.
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Germany: Weekend to end on a damp note for many
January 8, 2016; 4:44 AM ET
The weekend is set to start on a dry note for much of Germany, but it will end with showers as a new unsettled weather pattern unfolds.
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Rainy spells, fewer wind storms to dominate UK for remainder of January
January 8, 2016; 4:40 AM ET
The United Kingdom will remain unsettled with rainy spells into the end of the month, but a repeat of the frequent onslaught of flooding rain and strong winds from December is not expected.
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PHOTOS: California flooding, mudslides wash over 101 Freeway, I-5
January 8, 2016; 4:35 AM ET
Waves of heavy rain in California caused widespread flooding across the state, forcing major highways to shut down.
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Persistent rain in France to elevate flood risk this weekend
January 8, 2016; 4:33 AM ET
Wet weather will once again dampen France on Saturday and Sunday, and rain may be heavy enough to cause flooding issues by next week.
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Late December blizzard strikes devastating blow to Texas dairy industry
January 8, 2016; 4:30 AM ET
The powerful storm system that blasted a large swath of the southern Plains and central United States with a blizzard, tornadoes and heavy rainfall during the final days of 2015 dealt a significant loss to the Texas dairy industry.
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Charleston, WV (1990)
Snow falling at rate of 2" per hour.
Southeast (1993)
Torrential rains across parts of Georgia and
Florida (from 7th to 8th). Rainfall amounts:
Havana, FL 11.70"
Centerville, GA 6.80"
Tallahassee, FL 5.37"
Kodiak, AZ (1997)
Thunder accompanied falling snow. (Kodiak averages
a thunderstorm once every 5 years).
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