Wednesday, January 1, 2014

National Weather Summary for January 1,2014 from weatherunderground.com

Weather Underground midday recap for Wednesday,January 1,2014

A cold frontal boundary extended from the central Rockies to the Mississippi Valley on Wednesday, while a ridge of high pressure continued to build along the eastern Pacific.

Winter weather advisories were issued across the Mississippi Valley, the Ohio Valley and into the Northeast on Wednesday as snowy conditions accompanied a cold front. The heaviest snow associated with this system impacted Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania and New York. Van Buren, Mich., reported a midday total of 5.50 inches of snow, while Kalamazoo, Mich., reported a midday total of 4.0 inches of snow. The northern Plains and upper Midwest continued to experience below normal temperatures due to a high pressure system over the area. Cook, Minn., recorded a morning low of -34 degrees, while Bigfork, Minn., recorded a morning low of -32 degrees.

A separate frontal boundary stretched across the Gulf of Mexico, just south of the Gulf Coast, and across Florida on Friday. This system triggered widespread showers and thunderstorms across a handful of southeastern states. Vero Beach, Fla., reported a midday total of 0.46 inches of rain.

Meanwhile out west, wet weather approached the the coast of Washington. The remainder of the West Coast stayed clear of precipitation as a ridge of high pressure continued to build over the eastern Pacific.

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