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Yahweh welcomes America to the first day of the Climate Summit in Copenhagen.

Record snow... record cold temperatures... blizzards... across the entire heartland of America...

Is anybody paying attention?

Fury of the storm set to unleash
Tom Moore, Lead Meteorologist, The Weather Channel
Dec. 7, 2009 8:18 pm ET

A major winter storm will quickly develop around the Oklahoma Panhandle by early Tuesday and track northeastward from there. The storm will produce heavy rain, heavy snow, severe thunderstorms, blizzard conditions, strong winds, and some icing to much of the country along its path.

Meanwhile, this weather system is unloading over parts of Southern Calfornia and the Southwest. Flooding and some mudslides are possible, especially in the burn areas, as the heavy rain passes through.

Above 3,000 feet heavy snow is likely with over a foot of accumulation expected. Snow should accumulate on parts of I-5 and I-15 north and northeast of Los Angeles and even on parts of I-10 east of Riverside overnight.

The storm will then track through southern Nevada, southern Utah and southern Colorado bringing heavy rain to the deserts and heavy mountain snow above 5,000 feet. Heavy rain flooding are likely across the deserts overnight.

Snowfall of 2 to 4 feet accompanied by winds of 20 to 40 mph and gusts to 60 mph brings blizzard conditions to the mountains of the Southwest through Tuesday. Blizzard warnings have been posted over parts of southwest Colorado, southeast Utah, eastern Arizona and western New Mexico through Tuesday afternoon. Flagstaff, Ariz., has already picked up around a foot of snow.

Look for significant snowfall to the Plains, parts of the Midwest and parts of the Great Lakes Tuesday through Wednesday. Some areas from northern Kansas and southern Nebraska through Iowa and southern Wisconsin to northern Michigan may pick up over a foot of snow by the time the storm ends. A few locations may see up to 18 inches with 6 yo 8 foot drifts. Chicago should see snow by late Tuesday then mixing with rain overnight and fianlly back to snow on Wednesday morning. Gusts to 40 mph can be expected there, as well....