Mr. Morecast Tackles the NFL Wild-Card Playoff Forecast

Football fans have been basking in unusual warmth, cheering on their favorite teams late in the regular season wearing shorts and t-shirts instead of the scarves and heavy jackets they might have ordinarily expected to break out in early winter.  Colder air is on the way, but for this first round of the NFL playoffs most fans can expect one more week of fall-like temperatures… unless you’re headed up to Minnesota, that is.  Consult the MORECAST app for the latest game day forecast details!
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Historic and Deadly Flooding Swamps the Midwest

Multiple rivers in Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky are finally cresting after several days of record flooding that began in the final days of 2015 and has spilled over into the new year. The flood waters have damaged or destroyed thousands of homes and businesses and left more than two dozen people dead, with many more forced to evacuate.
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Flooding, Tornadoes, Blizzard, and Ice Storm Hammers Central US

Severe thunderstorms across the Southern Plains and Southeast have lead to at least 43 fatalities over the course of several days. Following Christmas Day, a tornado outbreak across the Southern Plains left a path of massive damage across the region. The hardest hit area was in Garland, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, after an EF4 tornado with winds greater than 165 mph (265 km/h) left homes and buildings completely destroyed. Severe thunderstorms continued Sunday and Monday into Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi with several tornadoes causing additional damage and fatalities.

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