Weather Underground midday recap for Wednesday,March 19,2014
A winter storm brought snow to the Great Lakes region on Wednesday,
while a cold front moved into the Pacific Northwest and triggered rain
and mountain snow showers. A low pressure system moved over the Great
Lakes and pulled moisture in from the east. This allowed for scattered
snow showers to develop over the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, northern
New York state, and across southeastern Canada. The rest of the region
saw rain showers as temperatures remained above freezing. Rain showers
have developed across southern Michigan and eastward through
Pennsylvania. Rainfall totals ranged from a half of an inch to an inch,
while snowfall totals reached over 5 inches in some parts of northern
Michigan. Ironwood, Michigan reported 7.9 inches of snow on Wednesday.
Meanwhile out West, a low pressure system spinning in the Gulf of Alaska
pushed a cold front into the Pacific Northwest. This allowed for
scattered rain and snow showers to develop across Washington. Snowfall
totals ranged from 6 to 8 inches above 3,000 feet, while rainfall totals
varied around a half of an inch. The rest of the Western states and the
Plains remained dry on Wednesday as high pressure dominated.
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