Weather Underground midday recap for Saturday,March 29,2014
A cold frontal boundary extended from the central Gulf Coast to the
Mid-Atlantic on Saturday, while a separate cold front pushed across the
West Coast.
A cold front stretched from the central Gulf Coast to the Mid-Atlantic
on Saturday, as an active weather system moved across the eastern third
of the country. Severe thunderstorms warnings and tornado warnings were
issued across central Florida as a cluster of strong to severe
thunderstorms impacted the state. Brooksville, Fla., reported a midday
total of 2.81 inches of rain, while Inverness, Fla., reported a midday
total of 2.15 inches of rain. Meanwhile, a wave of low pressure trekked
northeastward across the Tennessee Valley. Flood watches and winter
weather advisories were issued across the northeastern corner of the
country as this system approached the region. Widespread rain and
thunderstorms moved over the Tennessee Valley, the southern Ohio Valley,
the Mid-Atlantic and southern New England on Saturday. Snow showers
also moved across the northern tier of the Ohio Valley and the southern
Great Lakes. Georgetown, S.C., reported a midday total of 2.17 inches of
rain, while Wilmington, N.C., reported a midday total of 2.03 inches of
rain.
A separate cold front ushered moderate to heavy rain across Washington,
Oregon and northern California on Saturday. This system also brought
snow showers to the Cascades and the Sierra Nevadas. Just to the east,
snow showers moved across the northern Rockies due to low pressure over
the Intermountain West. Conditions were mostly clear from the Southwest
to the Plains due to high pressure over the Four Corners and the
southern Plains.
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