National Weather Summary for March 20,2014 from weatherunderground.com

Weather Underground midday recap for Thursday,March 20,2014

Snowy conditions persisted in the Northeast on Thursday as a winter storm continued moving from the Great Lakes and into eastern Canada. As the low pressure system moved eastward, it pulled moisture in from the Atlantic Ocean, while at the same time cool air poured in from Canada. This allowed for more snow to spread eastward across the Northeast. Snowfall totals varied from 4 to 8 inches in parts of Maine, with up to 12 inches reported at Dexter, Maine and 13 inches reported at Sebec, Maine. The back side of this system allowed for scattered snow showers to continue across the eastern Great Lakes region with snowfall totals ranging from 2 to 4 inches across northern New York and into Vermont. High winds accompanied this system with widespread reports from 40 to 55 mph, gusting to 75 mph at Mt. Washington, New Hampshire.

Meanwhile in the West, a trough of low pressure continued moving eastward over the northern Rockies and into the northern Plains. This brought scattered rain and snow showers to the region from Montana through the Dakotas.

Elsewhere, high pressure dominated the rest of the Western states and allowed for warm and dry conditions to continue from the West Coast through the southern Plains. High fire danger warnings were issued from eastern New Mexico through Missouri due to these dry and breezy conditions.