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Pacific Storm Moves Inland; Clipper System for the Northeast; Strong Storm Impacting Alaska

In Alaska, a powerful storm will bring dangerous seas, blizzard conditions, strong winds and bitterly cold across the state through mid-week. Meanwhile, Pacific storm will move inland across California with lower elevation rain and accumulating mountain snow; Strong winds will affect the central Great Basin. A clipper system to bring snow and gusty winds for the Northeast corridor into Wednesday. Read More >

Shenandoah County - Mount Jackson Tornado - April 28, 2002
Mount Jackson tornado

A Tornado (seen in the picture above) touches down near Mount Jackson, VA, in Shenandoah County. As it crossed I-81, it turned over a tractor-trailer.