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What is an Alberta Clipper?

January 13th, 2009 · No Comments

An Alberta Clipper is a storm that originates in western Canada typically in or near the province of Alberta during the winter. These storms are driven southeastward by the jet stream through Montana, the Dakotas and Minnesota before they turn across the Great Lakes basin headed toward the Atlantic Coast. This track keeps a clipper [...]

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Bracing for Dangerous Bone Chilling Cold

January 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Cold air is on the march southward, for the past several week this cold arctic air has been bottled up in northern Canada and in Alaska. Now that there has been a change in the jet stream this cold air is on the move and will impact the eastern United States and even reach as [...]

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