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  • Meteorologist Chris Sowers says a few spotty showers will continue this afternoon.
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  • Six months after Superstorm Sandy, thousands of people in New York and New Jersey remain homeless.
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  • Click play to watch the report from Action News' Nora Muchanic
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  • Firefighters, electricians and builders are raising concerns about an unseen fire hazard that may be lurking underneath damaged homes.
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  • Snow falls near the spot where five members of a backcountry snowboarder group were found dead after they were trapped by an avalanche on Loveland Pass, Colo., Saturday, April 20, 2013. According to officials from the Clear Creek County Sheriffs Office, the five were killed on the high mountain pass in Colorados White River National Forest earlier in the day. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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  • Five snowboarders were killed Saturday afternoon in a backcountry avalanche in Colorado.
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  • Communities along the Mississippi River and other rain-engorged waterways are waging feverish bids to hold back floodwaters that may soon approach record levels.
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  • A TORNADO WATCH has been issued for parts of the area as a line of severe storms moves closer.
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  • A spring storm is bringing much-needed moisture to parts of Colorado and Wyoming, but winds are raising the wildfire danger to the south.
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  • A female snowshoer has died hours after she was dug out of an avalanche by fellow hikers, and a man remained missing Sunday.
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  • A powerful spring storm unleashed tornadoes and winds strong enough to peel the roofs from homes in the Deep South and heaped snow and ice on the Midwest, killing three people and leaving thousands without power.
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  • Shuqualak, Miss. residents begin cleanup of debris from homes hit a tornado Thursday, April 11, 2013. A tornado plowed through rural sections of eastern Mississippi Thursday, killing at least one person and causing widespread damage and power outages, officials said. That and other damaging storms in the state were part of the same front that had dumped heavy, wet snow and ice in the Midwest and spawned tornadoes elsewhere. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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  • A powerful spring storm unleashed tornadoes, hail and high winds as it swept through the Midwest into the Deep South, leaving three people dead and thousands without power before heading for the Carolinas early Friday.
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  • Storms packing rain, snow and dangerous winds raked the Midwest and spawned a possible tornado near St. Louis that prompted an emergency declaration from Missouri's governor.
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  • Storms packing rain, snow and dangerous winds raked the Midwest and spawned a possible tornado outside of St. Louis that prompted an emergency declaration from Missouri's governor.
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  • Gov. Chris Christie
  • Gov. Chris Christie says New Jerseyans preparing to rebuild after Superstorm Sandy are enduring delays now because of Congress.
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  • An early spring snowstorm forced the cancellation of more than 100 flights at Denver International Airport and closed several roads Saturday as it moved eastward, dumping more than a foot of snow in some places.
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  • Winter is not over yet! Action News viewers grabbed their cameras and tweeted these photos of the snowy scene.
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  • Communities at the Jersey shore began cleaning up Thursday following the coastal storm that hit the region yesterday.
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  • Click play to watch the report from Action News' Nora Muchanic
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  • Gov. Chris Christie says the latest winter storm to hit New Jersey wasn't nearly as bad as had been feared.
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  • Click play to watch the report from Action News' Eva Pilgrim
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  • March 6, 2013: High winds brought down a line of utility poles on Stone Harbor Boulevard in Cape May Court House, N.J.
  • Click play to watch the report from Action News' Vernon Odom
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  • Click play to watch the report from Action News' Eva Pilgrim
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  • AccuWeather is tracking a combination of high winds and rain hitting our region today.
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  • A slow-moving winter storm arrived with strong winds that knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses.
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  • Click play to watch the report from Action News' Kenneth Moton
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  • Click play to watch the report from Action News' Vernon Odom
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  • A car is buried under a blanket of snow in Omaha, Neb., Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, following a large winter storm that travelled through the heartland. The snowstorm left behind varying amounts of snow and ice across the Midwest, and has caused difficult travel conditions. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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  • A winter storm marched into the Mid-Atlantic region Wednesday, dumping nearly two feet of snow in some places and knocking out power to about 250,000 homes and businesses.
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  • AccuWeather is tracking a wintry mix hitting our region today.
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  • A winter storm is expected to bring as much as a foot of snow to some parts of Pennsylvania and make for a messy morning commute across the state.
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  • Midwest storm could pose threat to Jersey shore
  • Forecasters say a gathering Midwest storm could pose a threat to Sandy recovery efforts along the New Jersey shore.
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  • A slow-moving storm that has paralyzed parts of the nation's midsection for days with heavy, wet snow that strained power lines, clogged roadways and delayed hundreds of flights, dumped at least 6 inches of snow on western Michigan early Wednesday as it churned eastward.
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  • A snowstorm dropped varying amounts of snow and ice across the Midwest, but those areas affected were united by one thing Friday morning: difficult travel conditions.
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  • Sandy Aftermath
  • A dispute between a New Jersey shore town and a towing company is escalating.
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  • Sandy Aftermath
  • New Jersey has reached another milestone in its recovery from Sandy.
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  • Blinding snow, at times accompanied by thunder and lightning, bombarded much of the nation's midsection Thursday, causing whiteout conditions, making major roadways all but impassable and shutting down schools and state legislatures.
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  • Hurricane Sandy
  • Homeowners were allowed to return to the community of Holgate on Long Beach Island nearly one month after Sandy hit.
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  • Residents shaken by a tornado that mangled homes in Mississippi were waking up Monday to a day of removing trees, patching roofs and giving thanks for their survival. More than 60 in the state were injured.
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  • The roads are pretty empty but the rush to prepare for the storm had more than just PennDOT crews running around.
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  • Two towns hit hard by Superstorm Sandy urged barrier island residents to evacuate Friday.
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  • City road crews stockpiled salt at a yard at 48th and Parkside streets on Friday.
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  • Snow Emergencies
  • The following areas have declared snow emergencies due to the Nor'easter.
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  • Friday night's storm could bring us the most significant winter weather we've seen in years. Are you happy about it?
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  • Click play to watch John Rawlins' report from Action News
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  • Click play to watch Jennifer Joyce's report from Action News
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  • Nora Muchanic reports from Atlantic City.
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  • Meteorologist Cecily Tynan says a possible historic nor'easter will clip us tomorrow before hammering New England Friday night.
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