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A winter storm swept across the Southwest and into the Great Plains on Wednesday, threatening as much as 2 feet of snow in some places and forcing the suspension of play at a pro golf tournament in Arizona.
“A busy clubhouse here in Tucson,” golfer Graeme McDowell posted on Twitter from the WGC/Accenture Match Play Championship at Dove Mountain. “Hot chocolates and teas and generally trying to warm up again.”
The storm had already left dozens of cars stranded on California roads. Treacherous weather there caused collisions that resulted in minor injuries. Part of busy Interstate 5 south of Bakersfield was closed because of ice.
As it moved east, the storm was expected to bring as much as 16 inches of snow to Flagstaff, Ariz., and high wind and blowing dust to Albuquerque, N.M., The Weather Channel reported.
In Colorado, transportation officials steeled for one of the most significant snows of the season. The western half of the state was bracing for as much as 10 inches of snow, The Weather Channel said.
The storm was expected to deliver a harder hit to the Plains. Snow was accumulating quickly Wednesday in Oklahoma, and NBC affiliate KSN reported that roads were packed with snow in southwest Kansas. Schools and churches in both states closed.
The storm picked up strength from moist air streaming up from the Gulf of Mexico and a blast of cold air delivered by an arctic high-pressure system over the Plains.
By Thursday, parts of Kansas could see 2 feet of snow, Nebraska up to a foot and a half and Iowa up to a foot. Sleet and freezing rain could snarl travel in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri, The Weather Channel reported.
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By Friday, the threat of ice will reach parts of Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky and into the Appalachian Mountains, forecasters said.
Forecasting models say parts of New England, including Boston, could be in for more snow this weekend — perhaps a foot or more in inland parts of Massachusetts and points north.
New England was hammered two weeks ago by a blizzard that dumped more than 3 feet of snow in some places, and last weekend a more moderate storm packing strong wind complicated flights there.
KCRA-TV
A woman plays with her dog in heavy snow in Northern California.
This story was originally published on Wed Feb 20, 2013 11:34 AM EST
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Yawn.. :-/
It's official, Global Warming is here to stay...
Sorry guys, that no longer exists.....and its a good thing because now we have to worry about climate change....Oh worry..oh fret...please oh please wise and powerful media make it go away ....like you did global warming.... and facts.
EEK i gotta go get more beer....oh worry...oh fret...oh whoa is me...
Dial 911 scooter and order more beer..lol
It could work, if i dialed Chicago cops.
The locals cant even be trusted to bring the right brand of cigarettes. just like Texas.
Damn cars shouldn't have been out there by themselves in the first place.I blame those nasty car OWNERS...by god if you cant take better care of your car then that you sure as hell shouldn't have one to begin with..let alone SEVERAL.....
But as always i am here to help and will adopt them.Esp those poor foreigners like, Jag, BMW, Mercedes, and such.....but fear not I will also adopt all American made "F" series.
( ya guys did notice this article didn't mention people didn't ya?)
Just steer clear of the automatics with high capacity "clips."
Dozens of cars stranded in California... sounds kinda like the average day in southern California on the freeway, to be honest. You aren't going anywhere in either case.
Haven't been to CA lately, or in the last 10 or so years, have you? It's illegal to park your car on the freeway for longer than a couple of hours, or they tow you away, then bill you.
Anyway, I live in Long Beach. It rained here for a total of, maybe, 15 minutes then it went away. No big deal.
I get a kick out of people (Gumps to be specific) who feel they have to respond when someone hints, in any context, they don't believe in global warming. Here's a clue -- they do it most of the time just to get a rise out of you, and you falls for it EVERY TIME by trying to educate the perpetrator. Got news for you, this IS NOT science class and adults are even less likely to listen to your pro-global warming doctrine than most kids listen in an actual science class. We perceive what we perceive, get over it!
dang it ray dont tell them...oh wait i forgot ....people here are not germane to reading comprehension...carry on.
Hey Scooter
To quote Buford T Justice (Jackie Gleason from Smokey and the Bandit) "what's the Germans got to do with it?"
Oh, and what part of my post would you ascribe to as being "pro-global warming doctrine"? Golly, I guess it's my bad for trying to inject a little science into an otherwise collection of political B.S. Be that as it may, the reality of the situation won't change just because you choose not to listen.
Why is it in todays' world people freak out over snowstorms? When I was a kid (40+ years ago) it snowed ALL the time EVERY winter. Now people in NEW ENGLAND of all places freak out over 6" of snow? Like Tom Hanks said in "Big"; "I don't get it...."
sometimes, a few miles can make a difference ---- here in southern oregon, we were expecting heavy rain and/or snow, bit it passed south of us.
wi ----- i don't get it either, but then.... i grew up in north dakota.
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wtf? site went nuts double and triple posts everywhere.Must be joke time.
TRUTHISM
SIMPLE TRUTH #1
Lovers help each other undress before sex.
However after sex, they always dress on their own.
Moral of the story: In life, no one helps you once you're screwed.
epic moral scooter
SkyNet screw up Scooter, nothing to worry about. Carry on.
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Joke time continued..
THE FIVE RULES TO REMEMBER IN LIFE
1. Money cannot buy happiness, but it's more comfortable to cry in a
Corvette than on a bicycle.
2. Forgive your enemy, but remember the ass-hole's name.
3. If you help someone when they're in trouble, they will remember you
when they're in trouble again.
4. Many people are alive only because it's illegal to shoot them.
5. Alcohol does not solve any problems, but then neither does milk.
Great rules ScooterTramp
Again? well ok...another quick one.
Condoms do not guarantee safe sex; a friend of mine was wearing one
when he was shot by the woman's husband!
i see you're having the same problem replying that i was having. ------ at least you had better luck editing yours ---- i had to wait on a customer.
Hi ron,
Yes i keep a few on hand just in case. But dang one would think what with all we pay to be on this site....
It must be boring in Iowa.
last one.....
A young man walked into the local welfare office to pick up his
check. He marched up to the counter and said, " Hi . You know, I just
HATE drawing welfare. I'd really rather have a job.. I don't like
taking advantage of the system, getting something for nothing."
The social worker behind the counter said "Your timing is excellent. We
just got a job opening from a very wealthy old man who wants a
chauffeur and bodyguard for his beautiful daughter.
You'll have to drive around in his 2012 Mercedes - Benz CL, and he will
supply all of your clothes." "Because of the long hours, meals will be
provided. You'll also be expected to escort the daughter on her
overseas holiday trips. This is rather awkward to say but you will also
have, as part of your job, the assignment to satisfy her sexual urges
as the daughter is in her mid-20 's and has a rather strong sex drive."
The guy, just plain wide-eyed, said, "You're bull@!$%#tin' me!"
The social worker said, "Yeah, well... You started it."
ROFLMAO
Well heres one then...
What do you get when you cross an elephant with 50 lbs of laxative?
(drum roll)
Out of the way!
Ha ha
Enough already....i give up. i shall leave you all with an oldie but goodie...
Today's Short Bible Reading from Genesis:
"And God promised men that good and obedient wives would be found in all corners of the earth".
Then he made the earth round... and he laughed and laughed and laughed!
God has a sense of humor...
Really California???? Many states see this all the time and much more. They deal with it. We barely can drive when it sprinkles. Get over it.
As the saying goes "None of us is as dumb as all of us."
Wi@!$... I don't get it either. Who said the people in New England are freaking out? We're used to winter weather up here and have been throughout time. It's the idiot media making a big deal out of this. You do "get that" don't you?
We had our rain in the Central Valley of California last night.Compared to other states this was just a sprinkle.I love hail storms but it was not to be.
Who writes these story's? One would think the world was coming to and end. We have seen winters like these before. New England used to get a whole lot more snow then it has seen for the last years. A foot or so of snow is normal. In California through the sierra Nevada's snow get very deep. Going over the grape vine between Bakersfield and L.A. it is a steep climb. Drivers are not used to Ice and snow. Even with drivers who are used to snow and ice one sees accidents on the freeway. The middle plains see Ice and snow storms every winter, some of the snow can pile up, however around Kansas city it will melt quickly. In that area they can get Snow, freezing rain and a tornado in the same day.
It is just another winter. The sky is not falling, just meteorites, nothing to get excited about.
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Global Warming? I don't think so. Just Mother Nature doing what she does every Winter. Come down South for the Summer and you night see some Hurricanes and Tropical Storms.
Obama and the Democrats have every news agency in the country screaming that this is crisis here, there and everywhere. The new norm for America. Super Sized news articles and Down Sized Sodas in New York.