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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 >

WFO Huntsville Celebrates One Year of Operations

The National Weather Service office in Huntsville celebrated its first anniversary of operations on January 14, 2004. Staff members at the office and their families commemorated the event by gathering together for a special luncheon on the 13th. U.S. Rep. Bud Cramer (D-AL) joined the festivities as well, noting how much had changed at the office in just 12 months (pictures of our first day are available in the About Us section).

Happy Birthday, WFO HUN

The staff poses with U.S. Rep. Cramer.
The staff of WFO Huntsville gathers together for a group picture with U.S. Rep. Bud Cramer.

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Forecaster Priscilla Bridenstine [right] receives an award from WFO Huntsville Meteorologist-in-Charge (MIC) John Gordon [left] as U.S. Rep. Bud Cramer [center] looks on.

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WFO Huntsville MIC John Gordon [right] and forecaster Michael Richter [center] demonstrate the Graphical Forecast Editor and updated AWIPS workstations for U.S. Rep. Bud Cramer [left].

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MIC John Gordon [left] and U.S. Rep. Bud Cramer [right] examine satellite imagery in the updated Collaborative Research Area.