Weather Underground midday recap for Thursday,December 26,2013
An area of low pressure ushered an active weather system across the
Northeast on Thursday, while a ridge of high pressure kept the West
Coast clear of wet weather.
A low pressure system along the coast of New England brought a mixture
of rain, freezing rain and snow to several states. The heaviest snow
fell in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, while rainy weather
developed along the coasts of Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Marlborough, N.H., reported a midday total of 2.50 inches of snow, while
Greenfield, Mass., reported a midday total of 1.0 inches of snow.
Meanwhile, winter weather advisories were issued along western Michigan
as a separate area of low pressure pushed snow across the Great Lakes.
The heaviest snow occurred downwind of the Great Lakes, especially in
western New York and into Pennsylvania. A cold frontal boundary
associated with this low pressure extended from the central Great Lakes
to the northern Plains, as cold, blustery conditions swept across the
northern tier of the country. International Falls, Minn., recorded a
morning low of -24 degrees, while Cook, Minn., recorded a morning low of
-23 degrees.
To the south, an onshore flow from the Atlantic triggered spotty showers
across southern Florida on Thursday. The same type of system occurred
along southern Texas, where an onshore flow from the Gulf of Mexico
initiated showers and thunderstorms over the region. Miami, Fla.,
reported a midday total of 3.54 inches of rain, while Zapata, Texas,
reported a midday total of 0.52 inches of rain.
The West Coast stayed clear of wet weather on Thursday as a ridge of high pressure continued to build along the eastern Pacific.
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