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Virginia forecast: 400 degrees with a chance of Godzilla

By Scott Sistek Published: Jul 2, 2012 at 3:18 PM PDT Last Updated: Jul 2, 2012 at 4:37 PM PDT

OK, someone had waaaay too much fun in front of the weather green screen lately. Guess those 100+ degree forecasts just weren't enough.

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