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

Weather Underground midday recap for Saturday,March 1,2014

A cold frontal boundary extended from the central Plains to the Great Lakes on Saturday, while a separate cold front stretched across the Southwest and the Intermountain West.

A cold frontal boundary drew an arctic air mass across the Intermountain West, the Plains and the Midwest on Saturday. Temperatures plummeted 30 to 50 degrees below normal across the upper Intermountain West, the northern Plains and the upper Midwest as wind chill warnings were issued across Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota. Minot Air Force Base, N.D., recorded a morning low of -25 degrees with a wind chill factor of -55 degrees, while Thief River Falls, Minn., recorded a morning low of -25 degrees with a wind chill factor of -48 degrees. Snow showers moved over the parts of Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan. Meanwhile, warm, sunny conditions lingered over the southern Plains and the Gulf Coast, as Coleman, Texas, recorded a midday high of 88 degrees.

High pressure kept the majority of the Eastern Seaboard clear of precipitation, although spotty snow showers moved across portions of the Northeast.

Along the West Coast, an area of low pressure moved southeastward along the coast of California, as coastal flood warnings were issued across southern California. San Diego, Calif., reported a midday total of 1.06 inches of rain, while Monterey, Calif., reported a midday total of 0.87 inches of rain. To the north, low pressure ushered snow showers across the Cascades, as winter weather advisories were issued in Washington and Oregon. .