First significant tornado of the year, CES show in Las Vegas!

After a couple of tornadoes in SE TX this week (rated EF-1, EF-0), the first significant tornado (EF-2 or greater) occurred on January 11th, near Ellenboro, NC and was rated an EF-2.  Unfortunately, there were several reports of injuries, one serious, and people trapped in homes.  Just a day before, in Texas City, TX, and EF-1 impacted the mall, but thankfully, no injuries were reported.

This same system, dumped over 10 inches of snow in Midland, TX where they shattered an all-time record for total snowfall in a year with over 20 inches, set in 1947!  It eventually dumped snow in portions of IL, IN, WI and MI, where much needed snow was welcomed across the area.  It has been an unseasonably mild winter and that looks to be the same for the next 10 days across much of the nation, thanks to a strong La Nina in place.

Chris Chittick and Dustin Feldman attended the 2012 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas this past week, where they were exploring all of the new technology being shown off for 2012!  It's one of the largest shows Las Vegas has, where over 150,000 people were expected to attend with over 2,000 vendors! Here is a photo from their trip!