Weather Underground midday recap for Tuesday,February 11,2014
A cold frontal boundary extended across the Gulf of Mexico and Florida
on Tuesday, while an onshore flow persisted over the Pacific Northwest.
Winter storm warnings and freezing rain advisories were issued across
the Gulf Coast, the Southeast and the Mid-Atlantic on Tuesday as an
active weather system moved across the region. Cold air interacted with a
warm, muggy air mass along a frontal boundary to trigger freezing rain,
sleet and snow over the southern Plains and the western portion of the
Gulf of Mexico. Wise, Texas, reported a midday total of 0.10 of an inch
of freezing rain, while Woods, Okla., reported a midday total of 6.5
inches of snow. A mixture of rain and snow also impacted parts of the
Southeast and the Mid-Atlantic, as Camden, S.C., reported a midday total
of 2.53 inches of rain. The Northeast stayed mostly clear of
precipitation.
Meanwhile, a cold front skimmed across the upper Intermountain West and
the northern Plains on Tuesday, as moderate to heavy snow moved over
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and North Dakota. High wind watches were issued
in Montana and Wyoming, as Livingston, Mont., recorded wind speeds of 61
mph.
The Pacific Northwest continued to experience rainy weather on Tuesday
due to an onshore flow from the Pacific. Newport Airport, Ore., reported
a midday total of 0.53 inches of rain. The Southwest avoided wet
weather as a ridge of high pressure continued to build along the
southern California coast.
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