WEATHER BY THE NUMBERS--Short Version

* 94 was the high in Wink, Tex., today, the national high

* 10 below zero was the coldest in the Lower 48 at Saranac lake, N.Y.

* 44 below zero was the wind chill in Point Hope, Alaska at 9 tonight (CST)

* 12 is the number of Severe Thunderstorm Warnings so far late today and tonight mainly in Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska

* 2 to 5 is how many inches of snow will accumulate in NE Minnesota tonight

* 6 to 10 inches is how much snow is expected in the mountains of Western Colorado and SE Utah

* 140 days in a row is how long it has been with not a drop of rain in Phoenix

Posted by Derek  
on March 7, 2006, 10:10 pm
Apparently they're having their severe weather awareness week in a few of the states to our north, so that explains the tornado warnings. I thought it was a little strange that there would be tornado warnings up for those areas today. :) It will be good practice for the upcoming month I'm afraid.

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Posted by John T.  
on March 7, 2006, 10:13 pm
I was starting to get concerned where and what happened to you JB ...good to see you and " the numbers" back !

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