Meteorologist Mike Umscheid of the National Weather Service office in Dodge City, Kan.
The Beijing Weather Modification Office gained fame around last year's Beijing Olympics for trying to drain clouds near the city ahead of Aug. 8 Opening Ceremonies.
Forecasters from the National Weather Service Office in Norman, Oklahoma, were very aware that the atmosphere in and around central Oklahoma had all the ingredients for significant tornadoes.
Experts say the sort of exact estimates attributed to the Beijing Weather Modification Office official by Xinhua -- 16 million tons of extra snow -- is nearly impossible to make for any individual storm, although statistics gathered painstakingly over years can enable estimates of the effectiveness of longer-term efforts.
Newly-published data from Met Office weather stations have shed light on what made July the third wettest in Scotland on record.
Monday's snowfall affected a swathe of eastern Britain from north to south, but the worst-affected areas were London and parts of southeast England, Britain's Met Office weather service said.
Met Office severe weather warnings remain in place in Wales and western parts of England and Scotland.
Environment Agency flood warnings for the Rivers Frome, Avon, and Stour remained in place, along with a Met Office yellow weather warning.
The Highways Agency is working closely with the Met Office to monitor weather conditions.
This has also meant working closely with the British Met Office on sophisticated weather routing products.
Meanwhile, other government-held data - such as the Met Office's weather records - could also be opened up under the plans.
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The Met Office said the weather is set to be mainly dry for most of the UK for the next few days.
Snowfall could reach two inches an hour Friday evening, said Gary Szatkowski, meteorologist for the National Weather Service's forecast office in Mount Holly, N.
The Met Office has severe weather warnings in place until Sunday.
The Met Office issued a weather warning for the East Midlands with some parts of the region expecting up to 10cm (4ins) of snow.
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The Met Office issued a weather warning for the East Midlands with some parts of the region getting up to 10cm (4ins) of snow.
According to the UK's national weather forecaster, the Met Office, June was the wettest since records began in 1910, and that July had continued in similar fashion.
Last week Mr Davies said advice from veterinary experts and weather forecasts from the Met Office made it clear that the derogation allowing on-farm burial was still necessary.
Weather experts at the Met Office in Bracknell, Berkshire, said people living in the north and east of England and Scotland will have the best chance of dashing through the snow on Christmas Day.
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Even those in the National Weather Center -- a building on the University of Oklahoma campus with tenants that include the National Severe Storms Laboratory and NOAA's Storm Prediction Center -- "have been urged to stay away from windows due to potential for 80-90 mph winds, " according to a tweet from weather service's Norman office, which also is based in the building.
Motorists in Herefordshire are being warned to expect more snow as the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning.
The storms in the early hours of Tuesday followed a weather warning issued by the Met Office for parts of south-east England.
John Robinson, a meteorologist in the National Weather Service's Little Rock office, said the tornado tracked from the community of Scotland to Botkinburg.
After five days of heavy rain, the Met Office has forecast dry weather, although there are concerns that floods will continue as the water drains away.
The Scottish government-owned company will use a forecasting tool provided by the Met Office to better predict weather conditions at Inverness, Stornoway, Wick John O'Groats, Kirkwall and Sumburgh.
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The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain across large parts of England.
An amber warning of severe weather has been issued by the Met Office for the South West.
The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for heavy snow across the west country on Friday.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for the North East of England for Friday.
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