Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:30:00 EST
A strong storm over the Southern Plains will track eastward to the Tennessee Valley by Saturday evening. The system will pull moisture out of the Gulf of Mexico, producing showers and thunderstorms over parts of the Central/Southern Plains moving to the Tennessee Valley/central Gulf Coast by Saturday. On the northwest side of the storm, temperatures will be cold enough for a region of moderate snow to develop over portions of the central High Plains/Rockies that will move onto the Central Plains before tapering off over parts of the Lower Missouri Valley by Saturday evening. High pressure over the central Appalachians will move off the Mid-Atlantic coast by Saturday. High pressure off the coast of California will also aid in producing strong winds over parts of southern California on Friday.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:00:09 EST
Snow totals have already exceeded 6 inches across portions of the Colorado foothills early this morning. Very heavy snowfall is expected within the I-25/I-70/I-76 and I-80 corridors of Colorado, southeast Wyoming, southwest Nebraska, and northwest Kansas today. Even the another 8 to 12 inches over the Colorado foothills today could easily push storm total amounts reach 15 to 20+ inches, accompanied by widespread blizzard conditions. Farther east, snowfall potential will exxpand across portions of Central Plains, primarily the southern half of Nebraska, tonight into Saturday. In addition to the snow over Colorado, a large swath of 6 to 12+ inches total snowfall is expected through Sunday morning across much of southern Nebraska, and far northwest Kansas.
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Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:05:21 EST
There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms today across parts of central and eastern Oklahoma southward through much of central Texas.
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Satellites aid in the rescue of 207 people in 2011Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:59:58 -0500
In 2011, NOAA satellites were critical in the rescues of 207 people from life-threatening situations throughout the United States and its surrounding waters.
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