Weather Underground midday recap for Friday,January 31,2014
A cold front stretched across parts of the Southwest and the
Intermountain West on Friday, while a separate frontal boundary extended
from the southern Plains to the Great Lakes.
Winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories were issued across
parts of the central Plains, the Middle Mississippi Valley and the upper
Midwest on Friday as a swath of snow showers pushed over several
states. Light to moderate snow fell in portions of Missouri, Iowa,
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan, as Hillsdale, Mich., reported a
midday total of 1.0 inches of snow. The northern Plains and upper
Midwest avoided precipitation as a high pressure system dominated the
region. Very cold, blustery conditions swept across several states due
to an arctic air mass over the area, as Pine River, Minn., recorded a
morning low of -27 degrees, while Hibbing, Minn., recorded a morning low
of -26 degrees. The southern Plains and the Gulf Coast stayed warm and
sunny on Friday, as Breckenridge, Texas recorded a midday high of 81
degrees.
Along the Eastern Seaboard, light snow fell in parts of the Northeast,
while a frontal boundary triggered showers and thunderstorms over
Florida. Melbourne, Fla., reported a midday total of 1.98 inches of
rain, while Fort Lauderdale, Fla., reported a midday total of 1.31
inches of rain.
Out west, a separate frontal boundary produced heavy snow showers over
the central Rockies as winter storm warnings were issued in eastern
Utah, Colorado and northern New Mexico. Gunnison, Colo., reported a
midday total of 15.0 inches of snow. The West Coast stayed mostly clear
of rain and snow, although light rain moved across parts of the Pacific
Northwest.
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