Weather Underground midday recap for Sunday,April 6,2014
An active weather system developed over the Gulf Coast on Sunday, while
scattered snow showers moved across the Intermountain West.
Widespread showers and thunderstorms developed over portions of the
southern Plains, the lower Mississippi Valley, the Gulf Coast and the
Southeast on Sunday. The strongest thunderstorms developed over the the
western Gulf Coast as severe thunderstorms warnings were issued in
eastern Texas. Walker, Texas, reported a midday total of 1.00 inches of
hail. Flash flood warnings and watches were issued from eastern Texas to
Georgia as a line of thunderstorms inched across the region.
Greenville, Ala., reported a midday total of 4.78 inches of rain, while
Vicksburg, Miss., reported a midday total of 3.42 inches of rain. Gusty
winds accompanied these thunderstorms, as Jackson Hawkins Field, Miss.,
recorded wind speeds of 43 mph. To the north, flood advisories were
issued in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota due to minor
flooding along the Souris River. High pressure kept the Ohio Valley, the
Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast clear of precipitation on Sunday.
A wave of moisture pushed across the Intermountain West, as scattered
showers and snow showers moved over Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. A
dramatic increase in temperatures began to occur across the Southwest
due to a strong ridge of high pressure over the eastern Pacific.
Temperatures ranged between the lower to upper 80s across the southern
California and Arizona Deserts.
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