Weather Underground midday recap for Tuesday,March 25,2014
A strong low pressure system pushed north northeastward along the
Eastern Seaboard on Tuesday, while a cold frontal boundary moved over
the West Coast.
A strong low pressure system developed along the Eastern Seaboard on
Tuesday. Winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories were issued
across portions of the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast, while blizzard
warnings were issued in eastern Maine. This system brought heavy rain to
the southern Mid-Atlantic, while snow showers developed over the
central Appalachians and the northern Mid-Atlantic. Hilton Head Island,
S.C., reported a midday total of 0.73 inches of rain, while Bedford,
Va., reported a midday total of 4.50 inches of snow. To the south,
thunderstorms formed over central Florida as a cold frontal boundary
moved across the state. Key West NAF, Fla., reported a midday total of
2.12 inches of rain, while Miami, Fla., reported a midday total of 1.63
inches of rain.
The central portion of the country stayed mostly clear of precipitation
due to a ridge of high pressure across the region. Temperatures remained
20 to 30 degrees below normal across the northern Plains and the upper
Midwest, as Waskish, Minn., recorded a morning low of -11 degrees.
Meanwhile, a cold frontal boundary inched eastward over the West Coast.
This system brought rainy weather to Washington, Oregon and northern
California. Winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories were
issued across the Sierra Nevadas on Tuesday as this frontal boundary
approached the area. .
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