The 10 US cities that get the most thunderstorms, ranked by annual count. Fort Myers leads with 89. Florida dominates 8 of 10 slots. NCDC data.
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The Blizzard of ’88, also known as “the Great White Hurricane,” gripped the Atlantic seaboard from the Chesapeake Bay northward to Canada’s Maritime Provinces, and is considered one of the worst snowstorm in U.S. history. We take a look back.
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What's the coldest place on Earth? The answer may surprise you!
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