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Weather forecasting is getting a high-speed makeover

Powerful computing, with some help from smartphones, promises to make weather predictions hyperlocal

A storm brewing

STORM TECH  Forecasters hope to get a better handle on when storms will strike and where snow will fall.

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By Thomas Sumner

- More than 2 years ago

In late January, a massive snowstorm drifted toward New York City. Meteorologists warned that a historic blizzard could soon cripple the Big Apple, potentially burying the city under 60 centimeters of snow overnight.