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It’s been 241 years since the ‘shot heard around the world’ rang out on April 19, 1775 in Concord, Massachusetts, setting off the American Revolution. The armed rebellion that pitted angry colonists against the ruling British Empire would continue for the next eight years. When the smoke settled, the colonies had their independence from Britain, and the United States of America was born. But the U.S. almost never came to existence. Not only were there strategic blunders made by the Americans, but there was also the weather. In fact, there were several winters that almost destroyed the American’s Continental Army. MORECAST recaps the critical moments where colonists had to battle both the British and the elements.

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With the Boston Marathon now underway, Mr. MORECAST dusts off the old running shoes and looks into how weather has affected previous races, as well as what you can expect to see for the rest of this year’s run.

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Hail in excess of 2 inches in diameter was produced by storms in western Texas Saturday. High winds and even a couple of tornadoes were reported as well. Sunday’s severe weather shifts into central and eastern Texas, where similar threats and flash flooding look likely.

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After a brief taste of some spring-like weather earlier in the week, temperatures will drop quickly as we head into the weekend. The colder temperatures will be the least of residents’ worries as a slow moving system in the upper atmosphere will bring heavy snow to much of Colorado, southern Wyoming and portions of the High Plains, dropping up to 2 feet of snow in some areas. Major travel delays, dangerous roads and power outages will impact major cities across the Plains and the Rockies, such as Denver, Colorado Springs, and Cheyenne. MORECAST provides an up-to-date forecast for the winter storm with details on who can expect the worst of the storm this weekend.

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