Weather Underground midday recap for Wednesday,November 20,2013
A cold frontal boundary stretched across California, Nevada and Idaho on
Wednesday, while a separate cold front pushed southward over the
central U.S.
Winter storm warnings were issued across the Intermountain West and
northern Plains on Wednesday as a cold frontal boundary moved over the
region. Temperatures were very cold throughout the morning and early
afternoon, while moderate snow showers pushed across Idaho, Montana and
North Dakota. Gallatin, Mont., recorded a midday total of 8.0 inches of
snow, while Watford City, N.D., recorded a midday total of 6.75 inches
of snow. Conditions were blustery across the northern Plains and upper
Midwest, as Crosby, N.D. reported a morning low of 6 degrees, and
Williston, N.D., recorded a morning low of 10 degrees.
A separate cold front pushed showers and thunderstorms across northern
California, while light snow showers fell in the Sierra Nevadas and
parts of the Great Basin. Meanwhile, the Pacific Northwest stayed clear
of wet weather on Wednesday due to a high pressure system off of the
coast of northern Washington.
Parts of the Mississippi Valley and upper Midwest also experienced
thunderstorms on Wednesday as a cold air mass associated with a cold
front interacted with a warm, southerly flow from the Gulf of Mexico.
Lamoni, Iowa, recorded a midday total of 0.86 inches of rain. The
majority of the East Coast stayed clear of precipitation, with the
exception to that being Florida, where thunderstorms formed as a result
of a lingering frontal boundary.
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