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Weather Radar Captures Impressive Snow Swirl Over Northern Plains

Dennis Mersereau · 01/24/15 12:27PM

If you happened to check the weather radar out of Aberdeen, South Dakota before sunrise last Wednesday (who didn't?), you saw an incredible and unusual sight: a small, spiraling cyclone of snow racing southeast. The swirl almost looks like a small tropical cyclone, with an eye and everything. Here's a look at how the impressive feature formed.