National Weather Summary for March 6,2014 from weatherunderground.com

Weather Underground midday recap for Thursday,March 6,2014

A series of cold frontal boundaries moved across the West Coast on Thursday, while an area of low pressure inched across the Gulf Coast.

A strong low pressure system moved northeastward over the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday. This system drove active weather across the eastern Gulf Coast and the Southeast, as tornado warnings and tornado watches were issued in Florida. Collier, Fla., reported wind gusts of 58 mph, while Pinellas, Fla., reported a tornado around midday. Rain and thunderstorms moved across a handful of states, as Panama City, Fla., reported a midday total of 2.39 inches of rain, while Tallahassee, Fla., reported a midday total of 1.49 inches of rain.

High pressure kept the northern Plains, the upper Midwest and the Northeast clear of precipitation, although very cold arctic air lingered across the region. Saranac Lake, N.Y., recorded a morning low of -26 degrees, while Presque Isle, Maine, recorded a morning low of -23 degrees.

Meanwhile, a pair of cold frontal boundaries moved across the western third of the country. The first cold front extended from southern California to Montana, as scattered showers pushed across the upper Intermountain West. The second cold front inched over the Pacific Northwest, as moderate to heavy rain stretched from western Washington to northern California. Shelton, Wash., reported a midday total of 1.24 inches of rain.