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Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >

Lawrence County, AL Damage Pictures on the Ground
Some aerial pictures of damage in the Bankhead Forest area.(Courtesy of Lawrence County archives) Some aerial pictures of damage in the Bankhead Forest
 (Courtesy of Lawrence County archives)
 

 

NASA ERTS-1 (Earth Resources Technology Satellite) Image. You can actually see the tornado tracks in this satellite imagery which are indicated by the arrows.