Temperatures on Yesterday’s post of Great Falls, Chicago and NYC are live and current. Please refer as and when.

North America experiences a storm of a lifetime from Texas to Ontario

A Special Winter Storm Post, On Weather & Climate Through the Eyes of Mark Vogan.

From the press;

Blizzard warning as Chicago area pelted by snow

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

North Texas ice lingers, impacting travel, closing schools

DALLAS MORNING NEW.

The following is a list of storm snowfall totals as of midday Tuesday.

-Oklahoma City, Okla.: 12.0"

-Tulsa, Okla.: 12.5"

-Owasso, Okla. (3 mi. E): 16.5"

-Hominy, Okla.: 17.0"

-Miami, Okla.: 13.0"

-Vinita, Okla.: 12.0"

-Eufaula, Okla.: 10.0"

-Claremore, Okla.: 9.5"

-Yukon, Okla.: 8.0"

-Bartlesville, Okla.: 8.0"

-Abilene, Texas: 5.0"

-Fort Worth, Texas: 1.0"

-Decatur, Texas: 4.0"

-Gravette, Ark.: 7.0"

-Dennis, Kan.: 10.0"

-New Bloomfield, Mo.: 9.0"

-Fair Play, Mo.: 13.0"

-Joplin, Mo." 14.5"

-Goodson, Mo.: 11.0"

More Pictorial Details on Mark's Blog...

And in theEastern Hemisphere:

Severe Cat. 5 Cyclone Yasi has hit land about 2 hrs ago near Mission Beach, Queensland.

On striking the coast, winds with gusts up to 290 km/h between Cairns and Ingham andthe adjacent ranges will extend inlandand gradually weaken.

The core. with a pressure of 930 hpa and winds at 205 kmph and in gusts of 285 kmph will pass the coast in the next 2/3 hours, and will be very destructive and violent.

Movement will be at 23 kmph in a W-SW direction now.