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Heavy Rains Cause Flooding in North Georgia

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Wunderground.com - 5/19/13, Chris Dolce

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Very heavy rains caused flooding in northern Georgia on Sunday. Parts of the northeast Atlanta metro area have seen 5 to 6 inches of rainfall.

In Dawsonville, Ga., a dirt portion of Etowah River Road near the Etowah River was washed out. In addition, a mudslide was reported on Highway 53.

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Record Snow Ahead: Where Winter Won't End

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Wunderground.com - Jon Erdman, 5/17/13

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April 2013 was the coldest in over a decade for the U.S.  Then, early May featured a freak snowstorm, with accumulating snow falling as far south as Arkansas.

Fortunately, if you're not a winter fan, mid-May's higher sun angle and climatology finally shoved this cold out of the U.S.  Well...except for one state.

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Storm Damage near Shreveport

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Wunderground.com - 5/16/13

One day after devastating tornadoes ripped apart towns in North Texas, severe weather pounded Shreveport, La.

Dangerous storms pounded through the area late Thursday afternoon, spawning at least one reported tornado as well as damaging hail and blinding rain.

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Strongest Solar Flare of 2013 Erupts from Sun

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Wunderground.com - Tariq Malik, 5/13/13

This image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows a colossal X1.7-class solar flare erupting from the sun at 10:17 p.m. EDT on May 12, 2013 (Mother's Day). It is the strongest solar flare of 2013 so far. NASA/SDO

 

The sun unleashed a colossal Mother's Day solar flare on Sunday (May 12) in what has become the most powerful solar eruption of the year.

The giant solar flare, which registered as one of the largest eruptions the sun can unleash, peaked Sunday night at 10:17 p.m. EDT (and was captured on camera by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. It sparked an hour-long high-frequency radio blackout, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center overseen by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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13 Students Hurt in School Bus Crash; Fog Blamed

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Wunderground.com - 5/06/13, Nick Wiltgen

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Police and fire officials survey the aftermath of a crash involving a school bus and a semi-truck in thick fog near Battle Creek, Neb., on May 6, 2013. (Photo credit: Norfolk Daily News)

 

Dense fog is being blamed for a school bus crash that injured 13 students in northeast Nebraska early Monday morning.

According to the Norfolk Daily News, a school bus from Battle Creek, Neb., collided with a semi-truck at a fog-shrouded rural intersection along U.S. Highway 275 four miles west of Norfolk. Fourteen students were aboard the bus at the time. Officials said the drivers did not see each other because of the fog.

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Spectacular Spinning Storm (PHOTOS)

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Wunderground.com - Nick Wiltgen, 4/24/13

Near Arnett, Okla.

Photographer Roger Hill described this massive rotating thunderstorm as 'the mothership'. He photographed it over Clinton, Okla., on April 22, 2013. (Roger Hill Photography)
 

Veteran storm chaser and photographer Roger Hill captured images of a spectacular supercell thunderstorm over western Oklahoma on April 22, 2013. (See below for the individual photos.)

A supercell thunderstorm is characterized by a sustained and powerful rotating updraft. These storms originate in unstable air accompanied by a particular type of changing wind direction at various altitudes in the atmosphere; a common combination supportive of supercells is a southerly or southeasterly wind near ground level and a southwesterly or westerly wind higher up in the atmosphere.

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Winter Storm Zeus: Snow Followed by Record Cold

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Wunderground.com - Chris Dolce, 4/23/13

Tuesday's Highs

We are now a month past the official start of spring and some parts of the central United States can't shed the feeling of winter. 

Specifically, in the last two weeks we've seen three named winter storms (Walda, Xerxes, Yogi) spread significant snow in parts of the Rockies, Plains and Upper Midwest.

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Underground Explosions Carve Twin Craters on Mars

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Wunderground.com - 4/16/13Mars Twin Craters

From our partners. A color view of two craters, both roughly 50 kilometers in diameter, in the Thaumasia Planum region just south of Vallis Marineris at approximately 17°S / 296°E and have a ground resolution of approximately 25 meters per pixel. The northern (right) crater is named Arima, while the southern (left) crater is unnamed. (Courtesy European Space Agency)
 

Dramatic explosions deep under the Mars surface, possibly involving ice, are believed to have created a pair of massive craters spotted side-by-side in satellite images taken in January by the European Space Agency.

What makes the twin craters remarkable is the central pit found in each, which indicate the presence of water on or just below the surface of the red planet.

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How to See Jupiter During the Day This Weekend

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Wunderground.com - Geoff Gaherty, 4/12/13

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Have you ever seen Jupiter in daylight? This weekend, you just might get your chance.

Very few people have, but you could get an opportunity to join those elite ranks on Sunday. On that date, the moon will pass close to Jupiter, and can be used to locate the planet in the daytime sky.

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