FARGO, ND - MARCH 28: Just inside a sandbag levee, Jonathan Robbins clears ice from a pump intake which is removing flood water seepage from the Red River March 28, 2009 in Fargo, North Dakota. The National Weather Service today reported the river is at or near its anticipated crest. Getty Images logo Getty Images 8 months ago

FARGO, ND - MARCH 28: Just inside a sandbag levee, Jonathan Robbins clears ice from a pump intake which is removing flood water seepage from the Red River March 28, 2009 in Fargo, North Dakota. The National Weather Service today reported the river is at or near its anticipated crest.

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  14. Julia Lang sticks her tongue out to taste the falling snow in Houston on Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. National Weather Service meteorologist Charles Roeseler says it's the earliest snow in Houston's history. Snow is rare for the nation's fourth largest city. In the past 15 years, it has snowed four times, including Friday.
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