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Dust storm shrouds Tokyo in haze

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Heraldsun.com - 3/10/13

 

 

 

 

A HUGE dust storm has hit Tokyo, blanketing the city with brown dust that darkened the skies and rapidly transformed what had been a clear and sunny day.

 

 Meteorologists said the phenomenon was caused by a sudden cold front, and was not linked with the suffocating pollution that hung over the Chinese capital Beijing last winter. 

 

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Another Warmer-Than-Average Winter, New Report Says

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Weather.com - 3/12/13, Nick Wiltgen

 

 

The report, which covers the recently-concluded "meteorological winter" from Dec. 1 through Feb. 28, shows that 2012-13 was the 20th-warmest winter of the past 118 for the Lower 48. It was also a relatively wet winter, placing 25th-wettest since 1895-96.

 

Only four states had "near normal" temperatures, defined as the middle one-third of the historical range, according to the NCDC report. Six states were cooler than normal, all of them in the Southwest. None of those states placed among their ten coldest winters.

 

Schools, Roads Shut Down from Winter Storm Triton

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Weather.com-3/11/13, associated press

 

Snow blankets the Old Town Stables at 22347 Woodford-Tehachapi Rd. in Golden Hills on Friday morning March 8, 2013. Photo by Rodrigo Ortega

 

LINCOLN, Neb. — Omaha public schools are shut down Monday, March 11 as Winter Storm Triton blankets the region with heavy snow.  Interstate 80 was shut down for part of Sunday after multiple car accidents littered nearly 200 miles between Nebraska and Iowa.

The Nebraska State Patrol said the westbound lanes of I-80 were closed between Lincoln and Grand Island. State Patrol spokeswoman Deb Collins said there were several reports of vehicles hitting the median or going into ditches. She said the closure was due to those reports but also as a precaution because of whiteout conditions in the area.

 

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Winter Storm Triton: Snow Aims for Denver, Plains

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Weather.com - 3/9/13, Chris Dolce

 

 

 

The storm dumped more than a foot of snow onFlagstaff, Ariz. Up to a foot of snow was also reported in the mountains of Southern California (Riverside County). 

 

Snow will continue through much of the day in the mountains of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado. A bonus for those with spring break ski trips to the West.

 

Big Story Weather – March 8, 2013

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Red Orbit.com - 3/8/13, Joshua Kelly

 

 

Big Story Weather from March 7: The storm system finally began to push away from the Northeast, however, there was still some moderate snowfall in the region. High pressure brought some cold air to Florida last night with places seeing frost. The low pressure system also began to impact the Southwest US.

 

 

Weather Outlook for March 8: A few lingering snow showers will be found over the Northeastern US today, while high pressure builds in over the Great Lakes and extends southward into the Southeast and Gulf Coast region. A new low pressure system will push into the Southwest bringing heavy rains and higher elevation snows. Below is the weather for a few select cities for today.

Winter Storm Saturn: Snowfall Totals, Storm Reports

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Weather.com - 3/8/13, Nick Wiltgen

 

 

 

Snow hit the central and northern Rockies on Sunday, March 3, and spread into North Dakota by Monday, March 4. By Tuesday, March 5, the most significant snows had shifted into the Upper Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes region. On March 6, snow took aim on the Appalachians and areas to the west of Washington, D.C.  Now, Saturn's snow is blanketing parts of New England and the Northeast.

 

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Chicago snowstorm headed toward the Mid-Atlantic

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Wunderground.com - 3/5/13, Dr. Jeff Masters

 

 

 

The snow has begun in Chicago, as what promises to be their biggest snowstorm of the season moves through. The fast-moving "Alberta Clipper" has already brought up to 10" of snow to Minnesota and North Dakota. These type of storms, so-named because they originate in Alberta and clip along at a fast forward speed, typically bring the Midwest moderate amounts of fluffy snow that is relatively easy to shovel. However, this Clipper is traversing through an atmosphere that is warmer than usual for these types of storms--close to the freezing point near the surface.

 

Freezing Temperatures for Florida, Deep South

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Accuweather.com/3/4/2013, Alex Sosnowski

 

 

 

It was cold enough across Florida that spotty reports of wet snowflakes and sleet mixed in with light rain showers occurred near Tampa late Saturday night.

 

 

Though Sunday night brought sub-freezing temperatures across the interior of the northern third of Florida, the state has seen colder temperatures at this time of the year. Record lows for the first week of March have included: Tallahassee at 20 F, Jacksonville at 23 F, Gainesville at 22 F, Tampa at 29 F, Orlando at 25 F and Fort Myers at 33 F. These records will go untouched.

 

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Extreme UK Weather Prompts Call For Action

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Extreme UK Weather Prompts Call For Action

 

The extremes of weather that Britain has experienced over the past year highlight the urgent need to plan for a changing climate, the head of the Environment Agency has warned.

Analysis by the Government agency reveals that one in every five days last year saw flooding in England and Wales, while one in four days were spent in drought.

 

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