Topic - National Weather Service

• High season for tornadoes ahead, eyes on Southeast

  With the month of March looming, tornado chasers are already watching the Southeast as a nasty storm brews with the potential to spin off a batch of tornadoes.

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  Storm dumps snow on South, heads out to sea

  A winter storm that dumped several inches of snow across parts of the South, causing power outages, slippery roads and numerous accidents during the Presidents Day holiday weekend, moved out to sea Monday.

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  Spring-blossom fever starting early in D.C.

  The region's roller-coaster temperatures might be wreaking havoc with wardrobe choices, but they've done nothing to hurt or confuse the pink-and-white blooms of D.C.'s beloved cherry trees.

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  Snow to hit region this afternoon

  A winter storm is expected to hit the Washington region this afternoon, bringing light snow and potential problems during the evening commute.

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  Storm blankets Nebraska after dumping on Colorado

  A powerful winter storm that covered parts of Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow crept east across the Plains Saturday, knocking out electricity to thousands in Nebraska as the blanket of heavy, wet precipitation downed power lines and made travel treacherous.

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  Pa. groundhog 'predicts' 6 more weeks of winter

  Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair to "see" his shadow on Thursday, in the process predicting six more weeks of winter.

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  Papua New Guinea ferry sinks with up to 350 aboard

  Rescuers plucked more than 230 survivors from the sea off Papua New Guinea's east coast after a ferry sank Thursday with as many as 350 people on board, officials said.

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  Warm January good omen for February

  The shortest month of the year began nearly 30 degrees warmer than usual in the District, continuing a spell of balmy weather that kept temperatures well above - and snowfall well below - averages for January.

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  Upstate N.Y. city digs out after 32.5-in. snowfall

  The digging out continues in a central New York city that got buried in nearly three feet of snow dumped by a lingering lake-effect storm.

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  Freezing drizzle and rain, which is expected to change over into snow that could continue Monday, made roads slick across portions of the Upper Midwest.

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  Storm blankets Northeast with a few inches of snow

  A weekend storm blanketed the Northeast with a few inches of snow Saturday, just the second significant snowfall of the season for many in the region, including Philadelphia and New York City.

• Hurricane center chief to retire June 1

  National Hurricane Center Director Bill Read, who took over the forecasting agency during a time of turmoil and leaves it much calmer, announced Saturday he will retire effective June 1.

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  Snow creates slick roads for commuters

  Weather officials said the low temperatures that produced some snow across the region Monday set up a threat to roadways Tuesday morning in the form of black ice.

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  Alaska town tries to dig out from huge snow dump

  Dozens of National Guard troops have arrived in Cordova to help the Alaska fishing town dig out from massive snows that have collapsed roofs, trapped some people in homes and triggered avalanches.

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  A bomb that seriously injured two people was left beside their car in a paper bag with their names written on it, police said Sunday.

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