National Weather Summary for January 15,2014 from weatherunderground.com

Weather Underground midday recap for Wednesday,January 15,2014

Cold temperatures continued to pour across the Eastern states on Wednesday, while snow showers persisted for the upper Midwest. A strong low pressure system moved eastward from the northern Plains and toward the Great Lakes region, bringing heavy snowfall to Minnesota and Wisconsin. The tail end of a cold front associated with this system brought rainy conditions to South Dakota and into the central Plains. Snowfall totals ranged from 1 to 4 inches for most areas of Wisconsin and Minnesota, with the heaviest snow reported in Minnesota City, Minnesota with a midday total of 7.0 inches of snow. Meanwhile in the East, a strong low pressure system moved over the Great Lakes and created a cold front that stretched down the East Coast. This system was limited in moisture, however, the southern side of this system pulled moisture in from the Gulf of Mexico, which allowed for some heavy showers to develop along the Gulf states. Rainfall totals remained less than an inch for the region by midday Wednesday. Scattered showers developed to the north as this system stretched over the Mid-Atlantic states and into New York state. A rush of cold air poured in behind this system with temperatures ranging from 10 to 20 degrees below normal for the Eastern Valleys. Daytime high temperatures only reached into the lower 30s for the Tennessee Valley and the mid-20s for parts of the Midwest and Ohio River Valley.