Weather Underground midday recap for Thursday,April 3,2014
A cold frontal boundary extended from the southern Plains to the
Mid-Atlantic on Thursday, while a separate cold front approached the
West Coast.
A cold front stretched from northern Texas to Virginia on Thursday,
which triggered severe weather across the Mississippi Valley. Tornado
watches were issued across eastern Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas,
southern Illinois and western Kentucky as a low pressure system ushered
strong showers and thunderstorms across the region. A tornado warning
was also issued just north of Springfield, Mo., while quarter sized hail
also accompanied these strong thunderstorms. Heavy rain impacted a
handful of states across the region, as Whiteman AFB, Mo., reported a
midday total of 4.47 inches of rain, while Peru, Ind., reported a midday
total of 3.00 inches of rain. Snow showers moved across the central
Rockies, the central and northern Plains, the upper Midwest and the
Great Lakes as a result of this low pressure system. Teller, Colo.,
reported a midday total of 9.0 inches of snow, while Lake, Minn.,
reported a midday total of 3.0 inches of snow. The East Coast stayed
mostly clear of precipitation on Thursday.
Meanwhile, a weaker cold front approached the West Coast. This system
ushered rainy weather across Washington, while spottier showers pushed
across parts of Oregon and northern California. High pressure along the
coast of southern California kept conditions mostly clear across the
Southwest.
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