Weather Underground midday recap for Monday,December 9,2013
A cold frontal boundary extended from the Southeast to the eastern
portion of the Great Lakes on Monday, while an arctic air mass continued
to linger over the Intermountain West, the northern Plains and the
upper Midwest.
A cold front drove showers and thunderstorms across a handful of states
in the Southeast and the Mid-Atlantic on Monday as the front interacted
with a warm air mass along the Gulf of Mexico. The strongest showers and
thunderstorms impacted Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina
and Virginia. Franklin, N.C., reported a midday total of 1.92 inches of
rain, while Cartersville, G.A., reported a midday total of 1.72 inches
of rain. Meanwhile, snow fell across parts of New England due to a low
pressure system off of the coast of Massachusetts. Millinocket, Maine,
reported a midday total of 1.50 inches of snow, while Bridgton, Maine,
reported a midday total of 1.30 inches of snow.
An arctic air mass continued to funnel southward across the upper
Midwest, the northern Plains and the Intermountain West as wind chill
advisories were issued across several states. Yellowstone, Wyo.,
recorded a morning low of -27 degrees with a windchill factor of -39,
while Driggs, Idaho, recorded a morning low of -27 with a windchill
factor of -43.
A ridge of high pressure kept the West Coast clear of precipitation on
Monday, while cold temperatures triggered hard freeze warnings across
the Central Valley of California and the desert Southwest.
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