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NWS Radar Mosaic - Lower Mississippi Valley Sector -- May 10, 2013

Thunder, lightning, booming through South

I sure hope you didn’t want to sleep-in this morning in Louisiana, Mississippi or Tennessee -- because man, it is loud!

A strong line of booming thunderstorms is riding along the leading edge of a low-level jet stream this morning around the Gulf Coast.

Summit fire burns behind homes in California

California wildfire threatens 2,000 homes

Pillars of smoke, ash in the air and thousands of homes are directly in the line of the Summit fire burning in California.

HLN’s Robin Meade reports.

 	It may be spring for the rest of the country but it was still winter in Boulder, Colorado where they got a late snow shower Wednesday May 1, 2013. As much as 5 inches or more of snow fell across Colorado from Cheyenne south to Denver.

MAY DAY! Spring snow slams the Rockies, Plains

It was 80 degrees on Monday, but there will be half a foot or more of snow Wednesday: Denver in spring is shaping up to have more wild twists than a soap opera!

A powerful cold front is driving eastward Wednesday, switching heavy rain over to snow from Colorado and Wyoming to Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. There are winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories for most of the region. The bull's eye of snow looks to be north and west of Denver where the east-facing slopes could get 10 to 20 inches. Another bull's eye will be around Minneapolis, where locals could see 5 to 10 inches of snow.

Octavio Castillo paddles a boat down a flooded street to reach the home of his cousin in Des Plaines, Illinois.

No relief for flooded folks in Midwest

Millions of people across the Midwest who are dealing with major flooding cannot get a break.

Water has been pouring into some areas since Sunday, and HLN meteorologist Bob Van Dillen says more rain and snow are on the way.

An historic McDonald's restaurant is surrounded by floodwater April 19, 2013 in Des Plaines, Illinois. The restaurant is located on the site of the first McDonald's franchise opened by founder Ray Kroc on April 15, 1955. The suburban Chicago town is battling rising floodwater from the Des Plaines River

Heavy rain, flash floods swamp Midwest

Six states were hit with flash flooding over the weekend. 

So far the high water has been blamed for at least three deaths, and more rain is in the forecast. 

Snow, Tornadoes, hail -- what a hump day!

Snow, Tornadoes, hail -- what a hump day!

Meteorologist Bonnie Schneider is filling in for Bob Van Dillen on Morning Express with Robin Meade today. Get prepared for any kind of conditions with her book "Extreme Weather."

More than 34 million Americans may be impacted by severe weather Wednesday. This includes the potential for tornadoes to develop as well as large hail.

Tornado topples tree, cuts house in half

Tornado topples tree, cuts house in half

Deadly tornadoes tore a path of destruction across the Midwest and Southeast Thursday. HLN's Natasha Curry reports.

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Spring storm spins off twisters, snow

Spring storm spins off twisters, snow

The strong early Spring storm continues to plow eastward through the Mississippi Valley and into the South and East. Heavy rain is marching out of the Gulf of Mexico through New Orleans into Memphis, Nashville, Louisville, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Detroit. The back side has heavy freezing rain, sleet and snow near Minneapolis, Green Bay and northern Michigan.

Warm air is ahead of this storm system, with broken heat records in Washington DC and Baltimore yesterday. Both cities hit 91 degrees!

Tornado damage in Old Botkinburg, Arkansas

Tornadoes tear through Missouri, Arkansas

Tornadoes ripped apart homes and knocked down trees in at least two states on Wednesday, but the threat of severe weather is far from over.

There was damage all over the St. Louis, Missouri, area. A tornado damaged at least 24 homes and left thousands of people in the dark in the suburb of Hazelwood.

Spring? What spring???

Spring? What spring???

A late-season snowmaker is moving eastward this morning.

The parent storm center is over the Ohio Valley and the energy is starting to transfer to the storm off the Virginia/North Carolina coast. A big snow burst dumped on the D.C./Baltimore area just before sunrise, and the whole thing is moving into Philly and NYC.

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