The Blizzard of The Midwest United States From Space

Check out this sweet shot of the blizzard currently sweeping the United States.

Major Winter Storm Takes Aim at Central U.S.

This visible image was captured by the GOES-13 satellite and shows the low pressure area bringing snowfall to the Midwest Jan. 31, 2011. Heavy snow is expected today in portions of northern Iowa, southern Minnesota and Wisconsin. Snowfall from the system extends from Michigan west to Montana, Idaho, Utah and Arizona. A mix of rain and snow also stretches into the Ohio and Tennessee valleys, and it is all moving east. This system appears to be as large as 1/3rd of the Continental U.S. The image was created on Jan. 31 at 12:45 p.m. EST (1745 UTC) by the NASA GOES Project, located at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The GOES series of satellites are operated by NOAA.


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Metrodome Roof Collapse

Snow leaks into The Vikings Metrodome causing the roof to collapse around 5 in the morning.  The game will be rescheduled for Monday night in Detroit at 7pm EST.

I thought this pic was cool..

When There is a Threat of Snow in the Chattanooga Area

When there is a threat of snow in Chattanooga, people go nuts. Supermarkets love it when there is a threat of snow, because people buy the store out thinking they are going to be stuck for weeks without food. Schools close before a snowflake even falls. We rarely have snow, but when it does snow it's mainly limited to 1 to 3 inches. The snow generally melts quickly because our precipitation comes from the gulf and is associated with a warm front. We have a chance of snow tonight and you can bet the stores are running out of milk and bread.

Forecast for Chattanooga from WTVC News Channel 9:

Today: Scattered snow/rain/sleet showers, otherwise mostly cloudy skies. High temperatures in the upper 30s to low 40s, and breezy with a SW wind around 10mph. Some light accumulation with the snow showers to begin with

Tonight: Wintry mix becoming all snow showers late. Overnight low temperatures will be falling from the upper 30s to low 30s. West wind between 5-10mph. Accumulations will be possible.