Weather Underground midday recap for Thursday,January 16,2014
A pair of cold frontal boundaries associated with a low pressure system
pushed across the central U.S. on Thursday, while a separate area of low
pressure inched across New England.
Blizzard warnings and high wind warnings were issued in the northern
Plains and upper Midwest on Thursday as a cold front extended from
eastern Montana to eastern Minnesota. Gusty, snowy conditions moved over
portions of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois, as Cook, Minn.,
reported a midday total of 10.0 inches of snow, and Minot Air Force
Base, N.D., recorded wind speeds of 67 mph. A separate frontal boundary
stretched from the central Rockies to the upper Mississippi Valley, as
scattered rain moved across the central Plains and the Ohio Valley. In
the Northeast, an area of low pressure pushed showers across parts of
New York and New England. The Southeast experienced relatively cold
morning temperatures on Thursday as freeze warnings were issued in
Florida.
Out west, a ridge of high pressure over the Great Basin triggered Santa
Ana winds across California. These offshore winds created very warm, dry
conditions, as red flag warnings were issued in the Sierra Nevadas and
across the southern California mountain ranges. Point Mugu, Calif.,
recorded a midday high of 87 degrees, while Palm Springs, Calif.,
recorded a midday high of 82 degrees. The Pacific Northwest also stayed
clear of precipitation on Thursday.
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