Here in D.C. we woke today to a surprise coat of snow/sleet, the first significant wintry mix of the season. Apparently, the precipitation came from a massive storm that's dumped rain and snow — and sparked tornados — over a large swath of the country. The National Weather Service has a fancy (and new to me) radar map that shows the storms size and intensity. Check it out:

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[Via my colleague, Mark Memmott]