Sunday, March 30, 2014

National Weather Summary for March 30,2014 from weatherunderground.com

Weather Underground midday recap for Sunday,March 30,2014

A cold frontal boundary extended from the Southwest to the upper Intermountain West on Sunday, while a low pressure system trekked northeastward along the Eastern Seaboard.

A strong wave of low pressure moved across the Intermountain West on Sunday. Blizzard warnings and winter storm warnings were issued across Wyoming, Montana and the Dakotas as gusty winds and heavy precipitation accompanied the system. Beaverhead, Mont., reported a midday total of 9.0 inches of snow, while Gallatin, Mont., also reported a midday total of 9.0 inches of snow.

A separate low pressure system ushered heavy rain and snow across the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast on Sunday. Flood warnings and winter weather advisories were issued across a handful of states, while winter storm warnings were issued across Maine. Westerly, R.I., reported a midday total of 3.89 inches of rain, while New Bedford, Mass., reported a midday total of 3.85 inches of rain. The southern Mid-Atlantic and the Southeast stayed clear of precipitation due to high pressure over the area.

Along the West Coast, an onshore flow from the Pacific brought light, scattered showers to parts of Washington, Oregon and California. Conditions remained mostly clear from southern California to Texas, as temperatures ranged between the 70s and 80s across the Desert Southwest and the southern Plains. Borger, Texas, recorded a midday high of 88 degrees, while Thermal, Calif., recorded a midday high of 78 degrees. .

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