Snow present in 49 of the 50 U.S. states

USA - After big snow and ice events in the Southeast, Plains, and Midwest, 49 out of the 50 states currently have snow on the ground - yes, even Hawaii, where snow falls in Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea all winter. The only state that has avoided this icy blast is Florida. This is extremely unusual, though it’s hard to put a date on when this last happened because records aren’t kept on this kind of event.  More…

Colored snow falls in Russia

Russia - An unusual colored snowfall settled on several areas of the southeastern Russian city of Samara, officials said. A spokesman for the Emergencies Ministry said the grey and beige colored snow is not a health threat to the city’s residents. Experts say they believe the colored snow was a result of sandstorms in Kazakhstan mixing sand and clay into the falling snow.  More…

Cops: Thieves swipe Twinkies, leave tracks in snow

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) -- It was a Zinger of a theft in Tennessee. It also included cupcakes, Twinkies and other snack cakes from the Merita Bread Company. The Kingsport Times-News cites a report from the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office in reporting 34-year-old James M. Denoon and 18-year-old Anthony Stout were found hiding under a truck at the bakery late Friday night..
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