Weather Underground midday recap for Sunday,April 13,2014
A cold frontal boundary extended from the Four Corners to the central
Great Lakes on Sunday, while a ridge of high pressure continued to build
over the eastern Pacific.
An active weather system moved across the central third of the country
on Sunday as a cold frontal boundary stretched from Arizona to Michigan.
A cold air mass pushed southward over the Intermountain West, the
Plains and the upper Midwest, while a warm, muggy air mass surged
northward from the Gulf of Mexico. As these two air masses collided,
strong to severe thunderstorms developed across the southern Plains, the
Mississippi Valley and the upper Midwest. Tornado watches and severe
thunderstorm watches were issued over several states, as Cowley, Kan.,
reported a midday total of 1.50 inches of hail, while Osceola Municipal,
Iowa, reported a midday total of 2.22 inches of rain. Meanwhile, a
mixture of rain and snow pushed across the central Rockies and the
central Plains as an area of low pressure deepened over the area. Winter
storm warnings were issued in Wyoming and Colorado, while freeze
warnings were issued in western Oklahoma and southwestern Kansas. Crook,
Wyo., reported a midday total of 4.0 inches of snow.
A mixture of rain and snow also moved across Maine on Sunday, while the
remainder of the Eastern Seaboard experienced warm, sunny conditions.
Kendall, Fla., recorded a midday high of 86 degrees, while Point
Pleasant, W. Va., recorded a midday high of 87 degrees.
High pressure also kept conditions clear across the West Coast, as
temperatures ranged between the 80s and 90s across the Desert Southwest.
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