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    Rivers rise after winter storms

    Rising water trapped an elderly couple in their car Sunday night on a road north of Sanford. Rivers across North Carolina are rising after storms systems that have dropped heavy rain and snow since late January.

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    Government shut down as DC, region dig out of snow

    Federal workers and school children got a day off Monday as the Mid-Atlantic region dug out from as much as 3 feet of snow that made travel nearly impossible and knocked out power to tens of thousands of people.

    1. Updated at 4:04 p.m.
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  3. Maggie Valley mudslide evacuees urged to stay away for weeks
    1. Updated at 3:25 p.m.
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  4. Philly snow record on tap with new storm this week
    1. Posted at 1:50 p.m.
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  5. L.A.-area cleans up from storms, new round coming
    1. Updated at 8:51 a.m.
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Question: What is it called when ice crystals float on a sunny day? It looks like a big snow globe.

Answer: You may be thinking of "diamond dust." That is a term for slowly falling ice crystals that form in the lower atmosphere at very cold temperatures (around -40 Celsius) in the presence of sufficient humidity. They often form under apparently clear skies and sparkle brightly in sunshine or moonlight. While this is a common phenomenon in arctic and antarctic regions, it is extremely rare for the right combination of temperature and humidity to occur in our region.

 
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