AP – Chilean authorities say flooding from heavy rains dislodged anti-personnel and anti-tank mines, floating two of the explosive devices onto the Pan-American Highway near the border with Peru.
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Flood dislodges land mines, closing Chile highway (AP)
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Cold winter kills at least 40 in Afghanistan (AP)
AP – More than 40 people, most of them children, have frozen to death in what has been Afghanistan’s coldest winter in years, an Afghan health official said Monday.
Melting ice on Danube damages boats, restaurants (AP)
AP – Giant chunks of melting ice broke free on the Danube River on Monday, crashing hundreds of boats into each other, sweeping away several barges and sinking one of Belgrade’s trademark floating nightclubs.
…Heavy Snow for the Central Mid-Atlantic and Central Appalachians…
Heavy snow is now falling across portions of the central Appalachians as the storm system that brought severe weather to the south yesterday lifts northeast. Precipitation from this fast moving event will likely continue over the Mid-Atlantic coast through very early Monday morning. However, in the wake of the storm, sunny skies will prevail for much of Monday.
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AP – The wintry precipitation event in the Mid-Atlantic will wind down on Monday as the system pushes offshore.
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…Fire Weather Danger in the Southern Plains Ahead of Next System…
The storm system moving through the center of the country has brought windy conditions and widespread snow to the Rockies. Ahead of the cold front, winds will pick up across the southern plains on Monday. Dry conditions combined with sustained wind speeds of 20-40 mph, gusts to 60mph, will cause blowing dust and elevated fire weather conditions. Should a fire start in this area, it has the potential to spread quickly.
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Storm dumps snow on South, heads out to sea (AP)
AP – A winter storm that dumped several inches of snow across parts of the South, causing power outages, slippery roads and numerous accidents during the Presidents Day holiday weekend, moved out to sea Monday.
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AP – Severe weather will sweep across parts of the South, while snow and rain continue in the West on Sunday.
Joplin High School Demolition Begins Amid Tornado Tourism Controversy (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork – KOAM-TV reports demolition of Joplin High School began Friday nearly nine months after a deadly EF5 tornado swept through the city of 50,000 people. The building will be torn down to make way for a new school to be constructed at the same site beginning in May. The building’s demolition comes at a time when the Joplin Convention and Visitors Bureau is under fire for a tourist map that has citizens upset over “tornado tourism.”
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NWS: Storm to bring snow to parts of South (AP)
AP – Forecasters say wintry weather will be bringing snow to parts of the Southeast this holiday weekend after what has so far been a mild season.
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