http://www.newsvine.com/weatherNewsvine - weatheren-usCopyright 2013Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:04:48 +0000Fri, 24 May 2013 02:30:33 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17777289-colorado-digs-out-as-another-snowstorm-approacheshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17777289-colorado-digs-out-as-another-snowstorm-approachesusweathercoloradous-newsfront-rangeTue, 16 Apr 2013 00:04:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>New York Mets pitcher LaTroy Hawkins poses in the snow before a scheduled baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Monday, April 15, 2013, in Denver. The game has been canceled. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)</p><p>A statue of Branch Rickey is covered in snow outside of Coors Field before a baseball game between the New York Mets and the Colorado Rockies, Monday, April 15, 2013, in Denver. The game has been postponed by a heavy spring snowstorm. The teams will play a split-doubleheader Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17666927-storm-closes-wyo-highways-delays-denver-flightshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17666927-storm-closes-wyo-highways-delays-denver-flightsusweatherwesterndenver-international-airportus-newsTue, 9 Apr 2013 08:12:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Tourists watch from the top of South Mountain as gusty winds envelop Phoenix in a dusty haze Monday, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) </p><p>Traffic crawls past an overturned big rig on Interstate 10 near Buckeye, Ariz., west of Phoenix, Monday, April 8, 2013. Gusty winds produced by a cold front swept through Arizona, enveloping Phoenix in a dusty haze, closing a stretch of Interstate 40 in the northern part of the state and causing several traffic accidents. (AP Photo/John Nicholson)</p><p>High winds create a dust haze around a new community, Monday, April 8, 2013 in Gilbert, Ariz. The National Weather Service has issued high wind and blowing dust advisories with wind gusts as high as 60 mph this afternoon and into the early evening. (AP Photo/Matt York)</p><p>High winds stretch palm trees and the Arizona state flag, Monday, April 8, 2013 in Chandler, Ariz. The National Weather Service has issued high wind and blowing dust advisories with wind gusts as high as 60 mph this afternoon and into the early evening. (AP Photo/Matt York)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17519781-nws-expands-severe-weather-warningshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17519781-nws-expands-severe-weather-warningsusweatherus-newswarningssevere-weatherFri, 29 Mar 2013 19:40:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this March 3, 2012 file photo, Jackson Hambree cleans up debris after a tornado struck in Marysville, Ind. Aiming to get people to safety sooner as a big storm approaches, the National Weather Service will expand that re-tooled severe weather warning system, from Kansas and Missouri to 12 more Midwestern states. Starting Monday, April 1, 2013, it will provide media outlets and emergency services with more detail about the strength of a brewing tornado or thunderstorm, what it may hit and when. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17361773-southern-states-clean-up-after-fierce-hail-stormshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17361773-southern-states-clean-up-after-fierce-hail-stormsusweathersouthsevereus-newsMon, 18 Mar 2013 22:22:02 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The National Weather Service in Jackson says there were a few super cells in central Mississippi and reports of hail up to baseball size in Clinton and quarter sized like these that fell in downtown Jackson, Miss., Monday March 18, 2013. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency says severe weather has caused damage in at least 10 counties as a storms move through parts of the state. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)</p><p>A downtown Jackson, Miss., worker runs along the covered sidewalk to avoid the late afternoon hailstorm, Monday, March 18, 2013. The National Weather Service in Jackson says there were a few super cells in central Mississippi and reports of hail up to baseball size in Clinton. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency says severe weather has caused damage in at least 10 counties as storms move through parts of the state. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)</p><p>Hail of varying sizes accumulates along this planters trim in downtown Jackson, Miss., Monday afternoon, March 18, 2013. The National Weather Service in Jackson says there were a few super cells in central Mississippi and reports of hail up to baseball size in Clinton. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency says severe weather has caused damage in at least 10 counties as the storms move through parts of the state. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)</p><p>A car is pelted during a hail storm in downtown Jackson, Miss., Monday, March 18, 2013. The National Weather Service in Jackson says there were a few super cells in central Mississippi and reports of hail up to baseball size in Clinton. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency says severe weather has caused damage in at least 10 counties as a storms move through parts of the state. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)</p><p>A woman walks through a heavy rain as others wait for the rain to stop at a grocery store in Montgomery, Ala., Monday, March 18, 2013. A line of severe thunderstorms crossed the state, bringing heavy rain and high winds. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)</p><p>Lightning steaks across the sky behind the Young Meadows Presbyterian Church in Montgomery, Ala., Monday, March 18, 2013. Strong storms moved across much of Alabama on Monday, bringing hail, high winds, and heavy rainfall as a cold front passed through the state. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)</p><p>Andrew Stamps and his wife Valorie cover their shattered rear window of her 2009 Toyota Avalon in Pearl, Miss., Monday, March 18, 2013, following a hailstorm that hit communities throughout central Mississippi. The National Weather Service in Jackson says there were a few super cells in central Mississippi and reports of hail up to baseball size in Clinton, golf ball and tennis ball sized in Pearl and Brandon and quarter sized in downtown Jackson, Miss. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency says severe weather has caused damage in at least 10 counties as the storms moved through parts of the state. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)</p><p>Lightning steaks across the sky behind the Young Meadows Presbyterian Church in Montgomery, Ala., Monday, March 18, 2013. Strong storms moved across much of Alabama on Monday, bringing hail, high winds, and heavy rainfall as a cold front passed through the state. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)</p><p>David McCullars, and son David Jr. survey the damage to their 36x48x16 RV shed destroyed by high winds on Ridgetop Lane in Clay, Ala., Monday, March 18, 2013. A severe line of thunderstorms moved through central Alabama just after 3:30 p.m. snapping trees and knocking out power making travel hazardous. Trees fell on power lines that crossed the road on Old Springville Road and Clayton Road. (AP Photo/AL.com, Joe Songer)</p><p>David McCullars, wife Kay and son David Jr. survey the damage to their 36x48x16 RV shed destroyed by high winds on Ridgetop Lane in Clay, Ala., Monday, March 18, 2013. A severe line of thunderstorms moved through central Alabama just after 3:30 p.m. snapping trees and knocking out power making travel hazardous. Trees fell on power lines that crossed the road on Old Springville Road and Clayton Road. (AP Photo/AL.com, Joe Songer)</p><p>Golfball sized hail litter the ground by Andrew Stamps and his wife Valorie as they prepare to cover their shattered rear window of her 2009 Toyota Avalon in Pearl, Miss., Monday, March 18, 2013, following a hailstorm that hit communities throughout central Mississippi. The National Weather Service in Jackson says there were a few super cells in central Mississippi and reports of hail up to baseball size in Clinton, golf ball and tennis ball sized in Pearl and Brandon and quarter sized in downtown Jackson, Miss. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency says severe weather has caused damage in at least 10 counties as the storms moved through parts of the state. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17213555-nfl-cma-among-those-at-okla-weather-conferencehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17213555-nfl-cma-among-those-at-okla-weather-conferenceusweathersevereoutdoorus-newseventssevere-weatherWed, 6 Mar 2013 23:26:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2011 file photo, Indiana State Police and authorities survey the collapsed rigging and Sugarland stage on the infield at the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis. The stage collapse before a Sugarland concert was a late wake-up call for people who manage large public venues like concert grounds and football stadiums. Venue managers gathered in Norman, Okla., Tuesday and Wednesday, March 5-6, with weather forecasters and revealed there have been many close calls. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17212060-curiosity-sleeps-as-solar-blast-races-toward-marshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17212060-curiosity-sleeps-as-solar-blast-races-toward-marsusweatherspacemarssciencescimars-spacespace-weatherWed, 6 Mar 2013 19:55:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This image provided by NASA shows an image captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory of a blast of plasma streaming from the sun in August 2012. Scientists say a solar eruption was detected on March 5, 2013 and was headed toward Mars. NASA’s Curiosity rover will postpone some activities but other Mars missions will operate normally.(AP Photo/NASA)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17184015-more-than-50-vehicles-in-crashes-on-i-70-in-colohttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/04/17184015-more-than-50-vehicles-in-crashes-on-i-70-in-colousweathercoloradous-newsMon, 4 Mar 2013 23:19:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/24/17075435-overcast-skies-loom-at-daytona-500http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/24/17075435-overcast-skies-loom-at-daytona-500sportsweathernascarblogdaytona-500Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:43:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/19/17020890-chance-of-snow-at-match-play-championshiphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/19/17020890-chance-of-snow-at-match-play-championshipsportsweathergolfplaytiger-woodsmatch-playmatch-play-championshipTue, 19 Feb 2013 23:01:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Tiger Woods smiles during a news conference before playing a practice round for the Match Play Championship golf tournament, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, in Marana, Ariz. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)</p><p>Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits an approach shot off the 11th fairway during a practice round for the Match Play Championship golf tournament, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, in Marana, Ariz. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/07/16887026-blizzard-expert-to-run-national-weather-servicehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/07/16887026-blizzard-expert-to-run-national-weather-serviceusweatherchiefsciencenew-englandThu, 7 Feb 2013 18:24:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This undated handout photo provided by NOAA shows Louis Uccellini. The federal government Thursday selected Uccellini, an expert in winter storms to be the next director of the National Weather Service, just as a massive blizzard threatens New England. (AP Photo/NOAA)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16701141-decimated-ga-plant-a-symbol-of-storms-powerhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16701141-decimated-ga-plant-a-symbol-of-storms-powerusweatherwintereast-coastus-newskandi-cashFri, 25 Jan 2013 21:24:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Debbie Dukes scrapes the ice off her daughter's sport utility vehicle Friday morning, Jan. 25, 2013 in Owensboro, Ky. Wide swaths of Kentucky were glazed with ice early Friday that caused numerous wrecks, including a 10-vehicle pileup and a Greyhound bus that slid off a slick interstate. (AP Photo/The Messenger-Inquirer, John Dunham) </p><p>An overturned fire engine rests alongside Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Michael Slagle's cruiser after the vehicles slid off an icy road Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, in Knoxville, Tenn. Slagle died at the scene of the wreck from what appears to be natural causes according to the Tennessee Department of Safety. (AP Photo/The Knoxville News Sentinel, Michael Patrick)</p><p>Marlowe Whittaker removes ice from her car Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee has declared a state of emergency as a precautionary measure to get emergency operations under way as the eastern portion of the state continues to see significant icing. (AP Photo/The Knoxville News Sentinel, J. Miles Cary)</p><p>Choco the llama is adorned with ice while peering from a pasture Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, in Knoxville, Tenn. The llama belongs to veterinarian Trish Harrop who says Choco's thick coat insulates him from the cold. Tennessee has declared a state of emergency as a precautionary measure to get emergency operations under way as the eastern portion of the state continues to see significant icing. (AP Photo/The Knoxville News Sentinel, J. Miles Cary)</p><p>Brian Jenkins scrapes ice off of his truck windows in front of his Bowling Green, Ky. home Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 after ice blanketed the region. Wide swaths of Kentucky were glazed with ice early Friday that caused numerous wrecks, including a 10-vehicle pileup and a Greyhound bus that slid off a slick interstate. (AP Photo/Daily News, Miranda Pederson)</p><p>A lone jogger makes his way along Lake Michigan in unseasonably warm temperatures at Chicago's North Ave. Beach Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, in Chicago. Unseasonably warm temperatures broke records in the Chicago area with thunderstorm expected to usher in freezing temperatures and snow Wednesday. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)</p><p>Caitlin Checkeroski walks her dog, Oscar, a Border Collie mix, in unseasonably warm temperatures along Lake Michigan Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, in Chicago. Unseasonably warm temperatures broke records in the Chicago area with thunderstorm expected to usher in freezing temperatures and snow Wednesday. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)</p><p>Despite unseasonably warm temperatures two men ice fish in Chicago's Belmont Harbor along Lake Michigan Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, in Chicago. Unseasonably warm temperatures broke records in the Chicago area with thunderstorm expected to usher in freezing temperatures and snow Wednesday. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)</p><p>Despite unseasonably warm temperatures, Don Skaiicki ice fishes in Chicago's Belmont Harbor along Lake Michigan Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, in Chicago. Unseasonably warm temperatures broke records in the Chicago area with thunderstorm expected to usher in freezing temperatures and snow Wednesday. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)</p><p>In this image made from video and released by WSB TV in Atlanta, a tornado moves through the town of Adairsville, Ga. on Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013. A fire chief says a storm that roared across northwest Georgia has left overturned vehicles on Interstate 75 northwest of Atlanta, and crews are responding to reports of people trapped in storm-damaged residential and commercial buildings. (AP Photo/WSB TV) MANDATORY CREDIT</p><p>In this image made from video and released by WSB TV in Atlanta, a tornado moves through the town of Adairsville, Ga. on Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013. A fire chief says a storm that roared across northwest Georgia has left overturned vehicles on Interstate 75 northwest of Atlanta, and crews are responding to reports of people trapped in storm-damaged residential and commercial buildings. (AP Photo/WSB TV) MANDATORY CREDIT</p><p>Thomas Ivey carries section of a tree he cut up after it was blown over by tornado that hit the corner of his friend's house Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in Ashland City, Tenn. Around 25 homes in Ashland City had minor damage. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)</p><p>Harold Grant tries to repair his front door awning before cutting up a tree that broke in his front yard after a tornado touched down, damaging 25 homes and knocking out power Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in Ashland City, Tenn. Around 25 homes in Ashland City had minor damage. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)</p><p>A vehicle lies on a road after a tornado moved through Adairsville, Ga. on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. A fierce storm system that roared across northwest Georgia has left at least one person dead and a trail of damage that included demolished buildings in downtown Adairsville and vehicles overturned on Interstate 75 northwest of Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>Debris lies on yard after a tornado moved through Adairsville, Ga. Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. A fierce storm system that roared across northwest Georgia has left at least one person dead and a trail of damage that included demolished buildings in downtown Adairsville and vehicles overturned on Interstate 75 northwest of Atlanta. A tornado touched down in Adairsville, and authorities confirmed that at least one person was killed in the town about 60 miles northwest of Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>Workers look for personal belongings following a tornado at the Daiki plant, a metal fabrication company, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in Adairsville, Ga. A fierce storm system that roared across Georgia has left at least one person dead after it demolished buildings and flipped vehicles on Interstate 75 northwest of Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>Nathan Varnes, of Cartersville, Ga., helps search a destroyed home for a dog after a tornado struck, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in Adairsville, Ga. A fierce storm system that roared across Georgia has left at least one person dead after it demolished buildings and flipped vehicles on Interstate 75 northwest of Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>An overturned tractor trailer sits in a parking lot following a tornado, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in Adairsville, Ga. A fierce storm system that roared across Georgia has left at least one person dead after it demolished buildings and flipped vehicles on Interstate 75 northwest of Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>Will Carter, 15, wraps himself up in a towel he found while searching debris for the family dog, a pit bull named Niko, upon arriving to his damaged home from school following a tornado, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in Adairsville, Ga. A fierce storm system that roared across Georgia has left at least one person dead after it demolished buildings and flipped vehicles on Interstate 75 northwest of Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>Fanyumi Lopez, 38, covers up with a towel and hugs her 4-year-old daughter Rucelmi looking out her window as the family waits for help after a tree fell on and destroyed half their mobile home in Jack Craig's Trailer Park in Adairsville, Ga. in an apparent tornado on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. Lopez said " I prayed everything will come back to normal and at the end a door will open" during the storm. She was alone when the storm hit. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Curtis Compton ) </p><p>Pam Parker sifts through debris while looking for any personal belongings in the area where she was sitting at her desk when a tornado struck the Daiki plant, a metal fabrication company where she works in accounts payable, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, in Adairsville, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>Residents work to clear debris from a subdivision in Calhoun, Ga. that was destroyed by a tornado Thursday Jan. 31 2013. The storm killed one person and left extensive damage in the Bartow and Gordon county area Wednesday. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT )</p><p>Members from the Dalton Fire Dept continue to check homes in a subdivision in Calhoun, Ga. that was destroyed by a tornado Thursday Jan. 31 2013. The storm killed one person and left extensive damage in the Bartow and Gordon county area Wednesday. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT )</p><p>Residents work to clear debris from a subdivision in Calhoun, Ga. that was destroyed by a tornado Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. The storm killed one person and left extensive damage in the Bartow and Gordon county area Wednesday. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Kent D. Johnson) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT )</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16583809-snow-forces-heathrow-to-briefly-close-a-runwayhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16583809-snow-forces-heathrow-to-briefly-close-a-runwayeuweatherbritainworld-newsheathrow-airportFri, 18 Jan 2013 13:10:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A snow plough clears snow from Heathrow Airport, London Friday Jan. 18, 2013. Heathrow Airport briefly shut a runway and cancelled dozens of flights as a snowstorm caused widespread travel disruption across Britain. Heathrow’s northern runway re-opened Friday after being shut down briefly for de-icing and snow clearing. Some 180 flights were cancelled by midday. Rail traffic was disrupted and roads were forced to close amid plunging temperatures and icy conditions. (AP Photo/Steve Parsons/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE </p><p>A woman walks along a snowy path in Bristol, western England as snow shut roads and disrupted train travel Friday Jan. 18, 2013. Snow is expected to fall over a large part of Britain on Friday. (AP Photo/Ben Birchall/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE</p><p>A man looks at icicles at Gibson's Cave in Teesdale northeastern England Friday Jan. 18. 2013. Britain's could be hit heavy snow which is expected hit larger areas of Britain and travel companies have warned of widespread disruptions. (AP Photo/Owen Humphreys/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE</p><p>A cyclist uses a snow covered cycle path in Bristol, western England as snow shut roads and disrupted train travel Friday Jan. 18, 2013. Snow is expected to fall over a large part of England on Friday. (AP Photo/Ben Birchall/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16567607-latest-inaugural-forecast-bit-warmer-than-in-2009http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16567607-latest-inaugural-forecast-bit-warmer-than-in-2009usweatherdcpoliticssciencebarack-obamainaugurationinauguration-dayThu, 17 Jan 2013 17:57:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Jan. 20, 2009 file photo shows bundled-up members the San Francisco Boys Chorus and the San Francisco Girls Chorus singing on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the start of the swearing-in ceremony for Barack Obama. It will be the first up or down fact check of a Barack Obama campaign pledge for his second term: Promised warmer Inauguration Day weather. Will he &#8212; or Mother Nature &#8212; deliver? It's looking like an uncomfortably close call &#8212; the emphasis on the word uncomfortable for people who will be outside on what's predicted to be a downright chilly day. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)</p><p>Chart shows temperatures for January inaugurals</p><p>FILE - This Jan. 20, 2009 file photo shows people keeping warm near a steam vent on the National Mall in Washington prior to the start of then-President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration. It will be the first up or down fact check of a Barack Obama campaign pledge for his second term: Promised warmer Inauguration Day weather. Will he &#8212; or Mother Nature &#8212; deliver? It's looking like an uncomfortably close call &#8212; the emphasis on the word uncomfortable for people who will be outside on what's predicted to be a downright chilly day. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)</p><p>FILE - This Jan. 20, 1961 black-and-white file photo showsPresident John F. Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy walk outside the White House during inauguration ceremonies, just as the parade began. An 8-inch snowfall on the eve of John F. Kennedy's inauguration in 1961 left hundreds of cars marooned and thousands more abandoned. It will be the first up or down fact check of a Barack Obama campaign pledge for his second term: Promised warmer Inauguration Day weather. Will he &#8212; or Mother Nature &#8212; deliver? It's looking like an uncomfortably close call &#8212; the emphasis on the word uncomfortable for people who will be outside on what's predicted to be a downright chilly day. (AP Photo, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16561435-change-in-air-for-blizzard-of-winter-weather-termshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16561435-change-in-air-for-blizzard-of-winter-weather-termsusweathersciencejargonThu, 17 Jan 2013 10:35:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In a Jan. 10, 2013 photo, Richard Emanuel, a National Weather Service forecaster in Cheyenne, Wyo., looks at radar images of a storm as it dumps heavy snow on the western plains and Black Hills. This winter, the Weather Service is trying out simple, descriptive language to possibly replace its 14 watches, advisories and warnings for wintry weather &#8212; from ice storms to blizzards, wind chill to lake-effect snow. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)</p><p>In a Jan. 10, 2013 photo, Richard Emanuel, left, and Rob Cox, National Weather Service forecasters in Cheyenne, Wyo., discuss the forecast as a storm dumped heavy snow on the western plains and Black Hills.This winter, the Weather Service is trying out simple, descriptive language to possibly replace its 14 watches, advisories and warnings for wintry weather &#8212; from ice storms to blizzards, wind chill to lake-effect snow. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/15/16530506-warm-temps-low-snow-complicates-iditarod-traininghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/15/16530506-warm-temps-low-snow-complicates-iditarod-trainingweatherus-newsiditarodiditarod-trail-sled-dog-racewarm-weatherTue, 15 Jan 2013 22:09:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/15/16529439-ala-highway-jammed-as-snow-storm-crosses-southhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/15/16529439-ala-highway-jammed-as-snow-storm-crosses-southusweathersouthwinterus-newswinter-weathernational-weather-serviceTue, 15 Jan 2013 20:42:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Cars in this car dealer's lot in Flowood, Miss., show the accumulation of snow early Thursday morning Jan. 17, 2013, in Flowood, Miss. The National Weather Service says central Mississippi could get from 2 to 4 inches of snow from midnight through midmorning Thursday. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)</p><p>A Mississippi Department of Transportation employee checks ice on this bridge in Flowood, Miss., Thursday morning Jan. 17, 2013. The National Weather Service says central Mississippi could get from 2 to 4 inches of snow from midnight through midmorning Thursday. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)</p><p>Only a few tire tracks can be seen in the windswept snowfall early Thursday morning, Jan. 17, 2013 on Lakeland Drive, usually a busy street in Flowood, Miss. The National Weather Service says central Mississippi could get from 2 to 4 inches of snow from midnight through midmorning Thursday. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)</p><p>Students walk to class across the Quad in the snow on the University of Alabama campus, Tuscaloosa, Ala., Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. Heavy snow fell across Tuscaloosa County Thursday. (AP Photo/Tuscaloosa News, Michelle Lepianka Carter)</p><p>Ember Pedersen, 6, left, Lani Pedersen and their dog Tucker walk along Main Ave. in historic downtown Northport, Ala. Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. A wet blanket of snow covered much of West Alabama Thursday morning. (AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News,Dusty Compton ) </p><p>A snowplow scrapes route 144, Peppers Ferry Blvd near New River Valley Mall in Christiansburg, Via. Thursday Jan. 17, 2013. A winter storm was making its way across the Southeast on Thursday, dumping 4 inches of snow in Mississippi and playing a role in a traffic fatality there, with the system expected to spread across northern Georgia and into the Washington, D.C., area, according to the National Weather Service. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Matt Gentry) LOCAL TV OUT; SALEM TIMES REGISTER OUT; FINCASTLE HERALD OUT; CHRISTIANBURG NEWS MESSENGER OUT; RADFORD NEWS JOURNAL OUT; ROANOKE STAR SENTINEL OUT </p><p>Vehicles move along Hwy 86 in Carrollton, Ala. Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. A wet blanket of snow covered much of West Alabama Thursday morning. (AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News, Dusty Compton) </p><p>City of Huntsville workers set up road blocks on Green Mountain Road while a salt truck clears the road during a brief winter storm which brought light snow and icy roads to north Alabama Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 in Huntsville, Ala. A winter storm made its way across the Southeast on Thursday, dumping snow in states recovering from days of rain, playing a role in at least one fatality, and leaving thousands without power. (AP Photo/AL.com, Eric Schultz)</p><p>City of Huntsville workers set up road blocks on Green Mountain Road while a salt truck clears the road during a brief winter storm which brought light snow and icy roads to north Alabama Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 in Huntsville, Ala. A winter storm made its way across the Southeast on Thursday, dumping snow in states recovering from days of rain, playing a role in at least one fatality, and leaving thousands without power. (AP Photo/AL.com, Eric Schultz)</p><p>Motorists slide off the road along Garst Mill Road in Roanoke County, Va. during a snow storm on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. Icy roads remain a concern Friday morning and some school systems decided to open late. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Don Petersen)</p><p>A lone student works down University Boulevard as snow falls in a thick wave, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, Ala. A winter storm made its way across the Southeast on Thursday, dumping snow in states recovering from days of rain, playing a role in at least one fatality, and leaving thousands without power. (AP Photo/AL.com, Vasha Hunt) MAGS OUT </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/14/16507015-weather-medium-suspends-deal-with-rio-city-hallhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/14/16507015-weather-medium-suspends-deal-with-rio-city-hallweatherbrazilworld-newsmediumltMon, 14 Jan 2013 16:27:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/12/16481713-broncos-ravens-brace-for-frigid-playoff-in-denverhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/12/16481713-broncos-ravens-brace-for-frigid-playoff-in-denvernflbroncossportsweatherravenspeyton-manningus-newsdenver-broncos'Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:17:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Denver Broncos wide receivers Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker stretch at football practice at the team's training facility in Englewood, Colo., on Wednesday, Jan.9, 2013. The Broncos are scheduled to play the Baltimore Ravens in an NFL playoff game on Saturday. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)</p><p>Denver Broncos head coach John Fox watches as players warmup at football practice at the team's training facility in Englewood, Colo., on Thursday, Jan.10, 2013. The Broncos are scheduled to play the Baltimore Ravens in an NFL playoff game on Saturday. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)</p><p>Denver Broncos head coach John Fox talks with quarterback Peyton Manning (18) at football practice at the team's training facility in Englewood, Colo., on Wednesday, Jan.9, 2013. The Broncos are scheduled to play the Baltimore Ravens in an NFL playoff game on Saturday. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)</p><p>Denver Broncos head coach John Fox instructs players at football practice at the team's training facility in Englewood, Colo., on Wednesday, Jan.9, 2013. The Broncos are scheduled to play the Baltimore Ravens in an NFL playoff game on Saturday. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)</p><p>Denver Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler warms up in seven degree Fahrenheit temperatures before playing the Baltimore Ravens in an AFC divisional playoff NFL football game, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey) </p><p>A Baltimore Ravens fan watches warm-ups before an AFC divisional playoff NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey) </p><p>Denver Broncos wide receiver Trindon Holliday (11) returns a punt 90 yards for a touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens in the first quarter of an AFC divisional playoff NFL football game, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Denver. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski) </p><p>Denver Broncos wide receiver Trindon Holliday is greeted by Denver Broncos coach John Fox after running a punt return back 90 yards for a touch down against the Baltimore Ravens in the first quarter of an AFC divisional playoff NFL football game, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, in Denver. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/09/16425978-storm-leaves-gaza-man-dead-jerusalem-snowed-inhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/09/16425978-storm-leaves-gaza-man-dead-jerusalem-snowed-inweathermideastwest-banksuez-canalworld-newsmlWed, 9 Jan 2013 08:42:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A Palestinian woman passes keys to a person on the other side of a flooded road in the West Bank of Jenin, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Stormy weather, including high winds and heavy rainfall, lashed Israel and the Palestinian territories, downing power-lines and trees. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)</p><p>Syrian refugees walk on water and mud, at Zaatari Syrian refugee camp, near the Syrian border in Mafraq, Jordan, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Syrian refugees in a Jordanian camp attacked aid workers with sticks and stones on Tuesday, frustrated after cold, howling winds swept away their tents and torrential rains flooded muddy streets overnight. Police said seven aid workers were injured. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)</p><p>Syrian refugees stand under electricity cables outside their tents, at a temporary refugee camp, in the eastern Lebanese Town of Al-Faour near the border with Syria, Lebanon Tuesday Jan. 8, 2013. Two Syrian refugee encampments in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa valley were completely immersed in water Tuesday after the Litani river flooded and the water came pouring into their tents. The flood forced dozens of Syrian refugees to leave in search for alternative shelter along with their water-soaked and muddied belongings. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)</p><p>A Syrian refugee boy makes his way through water and mud, next to a UNICEF school at Zaatari Syrian refugee camp, near the Syrian border in Mafraq, Jordan, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Syrian refugees in a Jordanian camp attacked aid workers with sticks and stones on Tuesday, frustrated after cold, howling winds swept away their tents and torrential rains flooded muddy streets overnight. Police said seven aid workers were injured. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)</p><p>A Syrian refugee removes water and mud around his tent, at Zaatari Syrian refugee camp, near the Syrian border in Mafraq, Jordan, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Syrian refugees in a Jordanian camp attacked aid workers with sticks and stones on Tuesday, frustrated after cold, howling winds swept away their tents and torrential rains flooded muddy streets overnight. Police said seven aid workers were injured. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)</p><p>A Syrian refugee boy makes his way through flooded water at a temporary refugee camp, in the eastern Lebanese Town of Al-Faour near the border with Syria, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Two Syrian refugee encampments in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa valley were completely immersed in water Tuesday after the Litani river flooded and the water came pouring into their tents. The flood forced dozens of Syrian refugees to leave in search for alternative shelter along with their water-soaked and muddied belongings. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)</p><p>Hiam al-Hussein, 23, from Syria’s war ravaged Homs district of Baba Amr, stands in flooded water at a temporary refugee camp, in the eastern Lebanese Town of Al-Faour near the border with Syria, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Two Syrian refugee encampments in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa valley were completely immersed in water Tuesday after the Litani river flooded and the water came pouring into their tents. The flood forced dozens of Syrian refugees to leave in search for alternative shelter along with their water-soaked and muddied belongings. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)</p><p>A Syrian refugee man, right, gestures as he stands in flooded water at a temporary refugee camp, in the eastern Lebanese Town of Al-Faour near the border with Syria, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Two Syrian refugee encampments in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa valley were completely immersed in water Tuesday after the Litani river flooded and the water came pouring into their tents. The flood forced dozens of Syrian refugees to leave in search for alternative shelter along with their water-soaked and muddied belongings. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)</p><p>A Syrian refugee man carries his baby as he makes his way through flooded water at a temporary refugee camp, in the eastern Lebanese Town of Al-Faour near the border with Syria, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Two Syrian refugee encampments in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa valley were completely immersed in water Tuesday after the Litani river flooded and the water came pouring into their tents. The flood forced dozens of Syrian refugees to leave in search for alternative shelter along with their water-soaked and muddied belongings. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)</p><p>Palestinians help a man on their donkey cart to make their way in flooded water in Rafah? southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. In Gaza, civil defense spokesman Mohammed al-Haj Yousef said storms have cut electricity powering thousands of homes and rescuers were sent to evacuate dozens of people. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)</p><p>A Palestinian rescue worker helps a boy cross a flooded street in Rafah southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. In Gaza, civil defense spokesman Mohammed al-Haj Yousef said storms have cut electricity powering thousands of homes and rescuers were sent to evacuate dozens of people. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)</p><p>Palestinians cross a road flooded and swept away by heavy rains in the northern West Bank village of Kabatyeh, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. A Palestinian official says the fiercest storm to hit the area in a decade has claimed the lives of two West Bank women who drowned after their car was caught in a flash flood unleashed by torrential rains. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)</p><p>Palestinians cross a road flooded and swept away by heavy rains in the northern West Bank village of Kabatyeh, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. A Palestinian official says the fiercest storm to hit the area in a decade has claimed the lives of two West Bank women who drowned after their car was caught in a flash flood unleashed by torrential rains. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)</p><p>A Palestinian carries empty containers to a fuel station in preparation for in the southern West Bank village of Halhoul, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. A Palestinian official says the fiercest storm to hit the area in a decade has claimed the lives of two West Bank women who drowned after their car was caught in a flash flood unleashed by torrential rains. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)</p><p>Pakistani Anwar Ali, 13, center, and his brother Hamad, 8, sit around a fire to warm themselves from the cold, while waiting for customers to pose for a picture next to a snow statue they built on a roadside, in Murree, near Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)</p><p>Residences clean mud next to a pile of cars after a flood by torrential rains that hit the village of Bat Hefer, central Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. About 200 homes were flooded and tens of cars were damaged by the flood. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>Pakistani schoolchildren, walk to their school during a cold and foggy morning in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)</p><p>Palestinians enjoy a snowball fight in the southern West Bank village of Halhoul, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. A Palestinian official says the fiercest storm to hit the area in a decade has claimed the lives of two West Bank women who drowned after their car was caught in a flash flood unleashed by torrential rains. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)</p><p>A doll covered with mud lies on the floor after a flood hit the village of Bat Hefer, central Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. About 200 homes were flooded and tens of cars were damaged by the flood. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>Palestinian firefighters prepare to remove a tree blocking a road in the West Bank city of Nablus, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. A Palestinian official says the fiercest storm to hit the area in a decade has claimed the lives of two West Bank women who drowned after their car was caught in a flash flood unleashed by torrential rains. (AP Photo / Nasser Ishtayeh)</p><p>Syrian refugee children have a snowball fight at the mountain town of Bhamdoun, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. The fiercest winter storm to hit the Middle East in years has unleashed flash flooding, strong winds and a snowstorm that killed six people in the past few days, according to the Lebanese Red Cross. The Lebanese mountains have been covered with record snow fall that has brought traffic to a standstill and shut down mountain passes across the country. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)</p><p>A doll covered with mud lies on the floor after a flood from torrential rain hit the village of Bat Hefer, central Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. About 200 homes were flooded and tens of cars were damaged by the flash flood. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>A Lebanese man clears snow in front of his shop at the mountain town of Bhamdoun, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. The fiercest winter storm to hit the Middle East in years has unleashed flash flooding, strong winds and a snowstorm that killed six people in the past few days, according to the Lebanese Red Cross. The Lebanese mountains have been covered with record snow fall that has brought traffic to a standstill and shut down mountain passes across the country. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)</p><p>A man walks on snow covered streets in the mountain town of Bhamdoun, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. The fiercest winter storm to hit the Middle East in years has unleashed flash flooding, strong winds and a snowstorm that killed six people in the past few days, according to the Lebanese Red Cross. The Lebanese mountains have been covered with record snow fall that has brought traffic to a standstill and shut down mountain passes across the country. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/08/16415958-main-roads-flooded-in-fierce-israel-rainstormhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/08/16415958-main-roads-flooded-in-fierce-israel-rainstormweatherisraelworld-newsmlTue, 8 Jan 2013 19:21:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A person crosses the blocked and flooded Ayalon freeway in Tel Aviv, Israel,Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Heavy rains flooded Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>A woman crosses a road next to the blocked and flooded Ayalon freeway in Tel Aviv, Israel,Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Heavy rains flooded Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>Israeli Police officers block the flooded Ayalon freeway in Tel Aviv, Israel,Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Heavy rains flooded Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>A person crosses the blocked Ayalon freeway in Tel Aviv, Israel,Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Heavy rains flooded Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)</p><p>Palestinians drive on the main beach road along the Mediterranean sea on a winter day in Gaza City, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)</p><p>A Palestinian woman passes keys to a person on the other side of a flooded road in the West Bank of Jenin, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Stormy weather, including high winds and heavy rainfall, lashed Israel and the Palestinian territories, downing power-lines and trees. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/27/16183627-storm-leaves-up-to-foot-of-snow-in-new-englandhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/27/16183627-storm-leaves-up-to-foot-of-snow-in-new-englandusweatherwinternew-englandus-newschristmas-dayentergy-arkansasThu, 27 Dec 2012 09:21:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Ian Rone, 12, surprises Alena Byrn. 16, with a face full of flakes while snowball fighting at the Overton Shell, Wednesday Dec. 26, 2012 in Memphis, Tenn. Memphis managed to avoid the heavy snow that blanketed much of Arkansas, but Overton park was bustling with kids taking advantage of an almost white Christmas. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Jim Weber) </p><p>A tree service employee trims the broken branches of this tree in McNeill, Miss., Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. More than 25 people were injured and at least 70 homes were damaged in Mississippi by the severe storms that pushed across the South on Christmas Day, authorities said Wednesday. Hundreds of trees were damaged or destroyed, many with broken branches overhanging homes or property. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)</p><p>A person pushes a cart to spread salt on a snowy sidewalk at Military Park in downtown Newark, N.J. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)</p><p>Audrey Boykin salvages personal items from the caved in home of Dorothy Dixon in Centreville, Miss. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. A tree fell into the home, but no one was home at the time the tree fell on Dixon's home, except for Dixon's dogs who were unharmed. More than 25 people were injured and at least 70 homes were damaged in Mississippi by the severe storms that pushed across the South on Christmas Day, authorities said Wednesday. (AP Photo/The Enterprise-Journal, Philip Hall)</p><p>Strong winds and heavy snow continue in the Upper Northeast as a potent winter storm lifts from the Gulf of Maine to Nova Scotia. Meanwhile, developing low pressure brings thunderstorms to the Gulf Coast States, while snow returns to the Midwest. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)</p><p>Michael Donaldson, left, and Michael Lane work on clearing away damage done to the home of John Templeton in Centreville, Miss. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Templeton said there were four people at home at the time of the storm, all were unharmed after seeking shelter in the basement. More than 25 people were injured and at least 70 homes were damaged in Mississippi by the severe storms that pushed across the South on Christmas Day, authorities said Wednesday. (AP Photo/The Enterprise-Journal, Philip Hall)</p><p>A Coast Electric Power Association lineman grounds a line on a replacement pole in McNeill, Miss., Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. The Christmas day storms downed both telephone and electric power lines and poles throughout the state in addition to extensive private property damage. More than 25 people were injured and at least 70 homes were damaged in Mississippi by the severe storms that pushed across the South on Christmas Day, authorities said Wednesday. Damages have been reported in 10 counties and officials continue to assess the situation. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)</p><p>A truck parks on the side of the Ohio Turnpike in North Ridgeville, Ohio during the start of a major winter storm Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. The National Weather Service posted blizzard warnings for a swath of Ohio from the Indiana border stretching northeast to the Lake Erie region. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)</p><p>Cars make their way slowly on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 696 near Central Park Boulevard in Southfield, Mich., Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 26, 2012 (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Guralnick)</p><p>People sit near their luggage at Newark Liberty International Airport, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 in Newark, N.J. An overnight storm caused some delays at the airport. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)</p><p>In this Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 photo, a man talks on his cellphone, as he walks along Main Street during a snowstorm late Wednesday night. The winter storm brought snow to inland parts of the Northeast and driving rain and wind to areas along the coast Thursday, a day after it swept through the nation's middle, dumping a record snowfall in Arkansas and wrecking post-holiday plans for thousands of travelers. (AP Photo/The Telegram & Gazette, Steve Lanava)</p><p>Large metal awnings sit ripped apart at Q's Car Wash in Centreville, Miss. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. More than 25 people were injured and at least 70 homes were damaged in Mississippi by the severe storms that pushed across the South on Christmas Day, authorities said Wednesday. (AP Photo/The Enterprise-Journal, Philip Hall)</p><p>Luna, a black Lab mix, frolics in fresh snow in East Derry, New Hampshire, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. The southern N.H. area received about eight inches of snow from the winter storm. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)</p><p>A delivery man loses his cargo trying to negotiate snow and slush along West Sixth St. in downtown Cleveland Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. Ohioans picked their way around snow and slush left from the winter's biggest storm so far, with one major interstate still closed for commuters after an evening accident. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)</p><p>Pedestrians walk down St. Clair Ave. in downtown Cleveland Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. Ohioans picked their way around snow and slush left from the winter's biggest storm so far, with one major interstate still closed for commuters after an evening accident. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)</p><p>A passer-by walks past a snow-covered stairway at Worcester City Hall, in Worcester, Mass., Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. Areas in the north and west of the state have received a blanket of heavy, wet snow. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)</p><p>Workers remove snow from an ice skating rink near Worcester City Hall, in Worcester, Mass., Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. Areas in the north and west of the state have received a blanket of heavy, wet snow. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)</p><p>A plane, left, lands at Newark Liberty International Airport as another plane taxis, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 in Newark, N.J. An overnight storm caused minor delays at the airport. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)</p><p>A vehicle stands abandoned facing in the wrong direction with floodwaters surrounding it on Route 35 in Keyport, N.J., where an overnight storm caused coastal flooding, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)</p><p>A vehicle stands abandoned facing in the wrong direction as traffic flows around floodwaters on Route 35 in Keyport, N.J., where an overnight storm caused coastal flooding, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)</p><p>A lone cyclist navigates the bike path through a snow storm at Chicago's North Ave. beach Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. A muted version of the deadly winter storm that has killed more than a dozen across the eastern half of the country reached the Northeast on Thursday, limiting most of its wrath to travel headaches as Christmas revelers tried to return home. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)</p><p>People walk in the snow at Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Buffalo, N.Y., Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. A mild but widespread winter storm has developed over the Northeast and the upper Ohio River Valley, the second in less than a week for the regions. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)</p><p>People walk in the snow at Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Buffalo, N.Y., Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. A mild but widespread winter storm has developed over the Northeast and the upper Ohio River Valley, the second in less than a week for the regions. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)</p><p>A person walks in a snowfall at Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Buffalo, N.Y., Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. A mild but widespread winter storm has developed over the Northeast and the upper Ohio River Valley, the second in less than a week for the regions. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)</p><p>Worker Steve Rizzo carries materials in a snowfall at a new hotel construction in Buffalo, N.Y., Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. A mild but widespread winter storm has developed over the Northeast and the upper Ohio River Valley, the second in less than a week for the regions. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)</p><p>People walk in the snow in Buffalo, N.Y., Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012. A mild but widespread winter storm has developed over the Northeast and the upper Ohio River Valley, the second in less than a week for the regions. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)</p><p>Cindi Ding, of Toronto, pushes her sister Karolynn Ding in a snowfall at Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Buffalo, N.Y., Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, as they arrive for a flight to Miami. A mild but widespread winter storm has developed over the Northeast and the upper Ohio River Valley, the second in less than a week for the regions. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/26/16165136-officials-4-killed-in-iraq-due-to-heavy-rainhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/26/16165136-officials-4-killed-in-iraq-due-to-heavy-rainiraqweatherworld-newsmlWed, 26 Dec 2012 13:58:52 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>An Iraqi woman carries her child as wades through flood water, after heavy rain fell in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)</p><p>An Iraqi family make their way through flood water, after heavy rain fell in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)</p><p>Iraqis make their way through flooded streets after heavy rain fell in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/24/16130170-storms-high-winds-snow-sleet-lash-northeasthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/24/16130170-storms-high-winds-snow-sleet-lash-northeastusweathergulf-coastchristmasus-newsdeep-southchristmas-dayMon, 24 Dec 2012 20:54:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This NOAA satellite image taken Monday, Dec. 24, 2012 at 01:45 AM EST shows a low pressure system over eastern Canada with a cold front stretching across the central Atlantic Ocean. A low pressure system is moving across the Mississippi Valley into the southeastern United States with areas of rain and scattered thunderstorms. Father north, snow showers are seen over the Mid-West. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)</p><p>Roger McCreight, a hardware store employee, brings up the remaining bags of rock salt from the basement inventory to stock in the store for customers Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, in Maplewood, Mo., in anticipation of wintry weather. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Laurie Skrivan) EDWARDSVILLE OUT ALTON OUT</p><p>This NOAA satellite image taken Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at 10:45 AM EST shows a low pressure system over the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley moving into the Southeast with rain and thunderstorms. Snow and snow showers over the Central Plains and Mid Mississippi Valley. Farther north, snow showers are seen over northern New England. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)</p><p>Al Horne looks up at the rain falling on homeless people waiting in line to receive a Christmas meal by The Extended Aftercare Alumni volunteers on Christmas morning, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, in downtown Houston. Volunteers distributed a holiday meal, clothes, and hygiene gift packages on Christmas morning in a holiday tradition started to give people new to recovery from drug and alcohol addiction an opportunity to be of service. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)</p><p>Shoppers line-up to check out at the Sureway Eastgate, in Henderson, Ky., as people stock up on essentials before the forecasted blizzard late Christmas evening, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/The Gleaner, Mike Lawrence)</p><p>A house in Tioga, La., is severely damaged after an apparent tornado tore through the area Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/The Daily Town Talk, Melinda Martinez) NO SALES</p><p>Members of the Alpine Volunteer Fire Department and the VA Fire Department clear debris from U.S. 71 in the Tioga, La. area, after an apparent tornado tore through the area Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/The Daily Town Talk, Melinda Martinez) NO SALES</p><p>Debris sits on the frontage road near I-49 in downtown Alexandria, La., after an apparent tornado tore through the area Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/The Daily Town Talk, Melinda Martinez) NO SALES</p><p>Geraldine Pedersen and her dog Marlow were in her car traveling down U.S. 71 in the Tioga, Louisiana area when a tree fell down in front of the car and a wind knocked her car into a yard, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. A tornado through the Central Louisiana area. (AP Photo/The Town Talk, Melinda Martinez)</p><p>A house in the Midtown section of Mobile, Ala. is damaged after a tornado touched down Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. A Christmas Day twister outbreak left damage across the Deep South while holiday travelers in the nation's much colder midsection battled sometimes treacherous driving conditions from freezing rain and blizzard conditions. (AP Photo/AL.com, Mike Kittrell) MAGS OUT</p><p>In this image from video provided by WALA-TV in Mobile, Ala. a tornado touches down in Mobile on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. The tornado hit some areas of downtown Mobile Tuesday, causing severe damage in the area before moving north, officials said. (AP Photo/WALA-TV) MANDATORY CREDIT: WALA-TV</p><p>A home is damaged and its lawn is covered with debris after a tornado touched down Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 in Mobile, Ala. A Christmas Day twister outbreak left damage across the Deep South while holiday travelers in the nation's much colder midsection battled sometimes treacherous driving conditions from freezing rain and blizzard conditions. (AP Photo/G.M. Andrews)</p><p>A home in the Midtown section of Mobile, Ala. is damaged after a tornado touched down Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. A Christmas Day twister outbreak left damage across the Deep South while holiday travelers in the nation's much colder midsection battled sometimes treacherous driving conditions from freezing rain and blizzard conditions. (AP Photo/AL.com, Mike Kittrell) MAGS OUT</p><p>The front wall of the parish hall at Trinity Episcopal Church on Dauphin Street in Mobile, Ala. was torn off by a tornado on Christmas Day, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 in Mobile, Ala. The tornado hit midtown Mobile causing extensive damage to the church as well as Murphy High School. (AP Photo/AL.com, Bill Starling) MAGS OUT</p><p>Matthew Patterson and Jenetta McGee work to tape plastic over the window of McGee's car after a tree smashed it Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. The tree, which is laying across South Carlen St. over a downed power line, was uprooted and knocked down by a tornado which hit midtown Mobile Christmas Day. (AP Photo/AL.com, Bill Starling) MAGS OUT</p><p>Lightning flashes as another line of thunderstorms approaches a severely damaged home near McNeill, Miss. on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. A Christmas Day twister outbreak left damage across the Deep South while holiday travelers in the nation's much colder midsection battled sometimes treacherous driving conditions from freezing rain and blizzard conditions. (AP Photo/Hattiesburg American, Ryan Moore)</p><p>Dauphin Street at North Carlen Street in the Midtown section of Mobile, Ala. is impassable after a tornado touched down Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. A Christmas Day twister outbreak left damage across the Deep South while holiday travelers in the nation's much colder midsection battled sometimes treacherous driving conditions from freezing rain and blizzard conditions. (AP Photo/AL.com, Mike Kittrell) MAGS OUT</p><p>Motorists travel slowly on a snow-covered Interstate 24 during a winter storm Wednesday, December 26, 2012, in Paducah, Ky. The storm dumped several inches of snow making travel hazardous. (AP Photo/Stephen Lance Dennee)</p><p>A street sign is bent at a severe angle from a Christmas Day tornado as residents clean up and assess the damage Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Mobile, Ala. With only a handful of injuries and no deaths reported statewide from the storms, the head of the state's emergency response said it was difficult to fathom how the toll wasn't worse. (AP Photo/G.M. Andrews)</p><p>Murphy High School teacher Leland Howard tries to salvage items where his algebra classroom once stood in a temporary building at Murphy High School as residents clean up and assess the damage from a Christmas Day tornado Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Mobile, Ala. With only a handful of injuries and no deaths reported statewide from the storms, the head of the state's emergency response said it was difficult to fathom how the toll wasn't worse. (AP Photo/G.M. Andrews)</p><p>Residents and clean-up crews clear damaged trees and other debris left behind by a Christmas Day tornado Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Mobile, Ala. With only a handful of injuries and no deaths reported statewide from the storms, the head of the state's emergency response said it was difficult to fathom how the toll wasn't worse. (AP Photo/G.M. Andrews)</p><p>A street sign is bent at a severe angle from a Christmas Day tornado as residents clean up and assess the damage Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Mobile, Ala. With only a handful of injuries and no deaths reported statewide from the storms, the head of the state's emergency response said it was difficult to fathom how the toll wasn't worse. (AP Photo/G.M. Andrews)</p><p>An uprooted tree sits in the home of Dorothy Dixon in Centreville, Miss. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. No one was home at the time the tree fell on Dixon's home, except for Dixon's dogs who were unharmed. More than 25 people were injured and at least 70 homes were damaged in Mississippi by the severe storms that pushed across the South on Christmas Day, authorities said Wednesday. (AP Photo/The Enterprise-Journal, Philip Hall)</p><p>Traffic moves in the U.S. 41 By-Pass in Henderson, Ky., Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 as a snow storm moves through the area making travel treacherous. (AP Photo/The Gleaner, Mike Lawrence)</p><p>A tree blown over by a storm sits in the home of Martha Cavin in Centreville, Miss. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. According to Centreville Police Chief Jimmy Ray Reese, Cavin had to be cut out from her home. She was taken by ambulance to the hospital to treat a gash to her head. More than 25 people were injured and at least 70 homes were damaged in Mississippi by the severe storms that pushed across the South on Christmas Day, authorities said Wednesday. (AP Photo/The Enterprise-Journal, Philip Hall)</p><p>Ian Rone, 12, surprises Alena Byrn. 16, with a face full of flakes while snowball fighting at the Overton Shell, Wednesday Dec. 26, 2012 in Memphis, Tenn. Memphis managed to avoid the heavy snow that blanketed much of Arkansas, but Overton park was bustling with kids taking advantage of an almost white Christmas. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Jim Weber) </p><p>A tree service employee trims the broken branches of this tree in McNeill, Miss., Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. More than 25 people were injured and at least 70 homes were damaged in Mississippi by the severe storms that pushed across the South on Christmas Day, authorities said Wednesday. Hundreds of trees were damaged or destroyed, many with broken branches overhanging homes or property. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. 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