Weather Underground midday recap for Friday,January 24,2014
An extensive cold frontal boundary moved southward off of the Gulf Coast
on Friday, while a separate frontal boundary pushed over the northern
Plains and upper Midwest.
A cold front moved southward, away from the Gulf Coast states on Friday,
while freezing rain, sleet and snow lingered over several states.
Winter weather advisories and winter storm warnings were issued in
eastern Texas, southern Louisiana and southern Mississippi, as midday
temperatures ranged in the 30s. Vernon, La., reported a midday total of
3.0 inches of snow, while Tyler, Texas, reported a midday total of 2.0
inches of snow.
Meanwhile, a separate frontal boundary drove snowy weather across the
northern Plains and upper Midwest as winter weather advisories and
blizzard advisories were issued in the Dakotas and Minnesota.
Koochiching, Minn., reported a midday total of 2.0 inches of snow, while
Washburn, Wis., reported a midday total of 1.6 inches of snow. Just to
the east, an arctic air mass swept across the Northeast as cold,
blustery conditions affected the region. Watertown, N.Y., recorded a
morning low of -29 degrees with a windchill factor of -42 degrees, while
Mount Washington, N.H., recorded a morning low of -18 degrees with a
windchill factor of -51 degrees.
The West Coast continued to experience dry conditions on Friday due to a
ridge of high pressure over the eastern Pacific. Bakersfield, Calif.,
recorded a midday high of 77 degrees, while San Diego, Calif., recorded a
midday high of 75 degrees.
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