Spring Snow in the Dakotas

In late April 2006, a spring snow storm hammered the northern Plains of the midwestern United States.

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Mid-Latitude Cyclone over the United States

Acquired September 26, 2011, this natural-color image shows a mid-latitude cyclone over the eastern United States.

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Historic Winter Storm Moves Across the U.S.

This animation shows a huge winter storm tracking across the United States between January 31 and February 2, 2011.

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Winter Storm along the U.S. East Coast

The storm that hammered New England on January 12, 2011, is a classic, comma shaped Nor’easter, as shown in this photo-like image.

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The Anatomy of a Thunderstorm

Researchers fly to the heart of a thunderstorm to find out what happens when a storm lofts surface pollutants high into the atmosphere.

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Record Snow over U.S. East

A classic nor'easter blew across the East Coast of the United States on February 11 and 12, 2006, dumping heavy snow from Virginia to Massachusetts.

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Powerful Storm hits Alaska

The hurricane-like storm that hit Alaska on November 8 and 9 spirals over the Bering Sea in this satellite image from November 8, 2011.

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Derecho Strikes the Eastern United States

Taken June 29, 2012, this photograph shows a shelf cloud on the leading edge of a violent storm system that blew across the eastern United States.

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Subtropical Storm off the Coast of Oregon

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