The Bahamas took a blow from Imelda but on this date in 2015 Hurricane Joaquin slammed into the island. The Carolinas picked up over 20" of rain from this one. | WeatherNation

Feet of snow in California has greatly helped the snowpack, but it has also significantly increased avalanche danger. A very unique way of doing avalanche mitigation is with... water? Similar to what helicopters do during wildfire season, the weight of the water is used to help trigger avalanches as an alternative to traditional blasting techniques. | WeatherNation

Who's happy it's finally warmer? 🙋Kabir & Sanjay, elephants of the Cincinnati Zoo were gleefully trotting around in the warmer weather earlier this week as the Ohio Valley & Northeast have finally broken out of their bitter cold spell! They'll be even happier to know that 60s may be in the forecast next week for Cincinnati! 🎉 | WeatherNation

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