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Currently its 1:51 AM its 49F, dp 44F, hum 87%, prs 1025mb, wnd lgt, 100% stratus, prc none. I'm pretty sure that Shawn and Qdog had a blast last night. In Shawn's away message it said that he was hurtin...hehe. Right now I'm talking to Q and shes sayin that they're both still huring 24 hours post partying. Anwway..to the weather. NEPA (Northeast Pennsylvania) had another cloudy day with occasional drizzle and light rain. There wasn't any more than a tenth or 2 tenths of an inch of rain that fell. In other parts of the country it was a completely different story. Portions of Minnesota ended up with 28 inches of snow and 7 foot drifts from the strong wrap around winds. Several snowfall records were set in South Dakota where they blew away old totals. Also, moderate to heavy snow/ice fell today from Texas to Missouri. Cold air has made it clear down to the Texas/Mexico border. This set the stage for the wintry precipitation today. The low pressure causing the precip was moving due Northieast headed up the Appalachians. This could bring some well-needed rainfall to the Mid-Atlantic which is well into a drought now. Some locations are 10+ inches short of their normal rainfall. Thankfully, this drought is occuring during the late fall and early winter rather than the summer. Since the sun is at a lower angle and the days are cooler, less water evaporates into the air and homes don't need as much electricity to power airconditioners or heaters. There would be a much more dangerous situation in the summer with water shortages and greater fire dangers. Although, there have been numerous wildfires this fall in the Appalachians. The last that I heard was down in the North Carolina region.