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Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

Overview

Snow spread into the area during the afternoon hours on Saturday, December 10th, continuing into the afternoon hours of the following day (Dec.11th).  An enhanced band of snowfall developed around the Interstate 90 corridor late Saturday evening, and would gradually shift northeast to Interstate 94 early Sunday morning.

Snowfall rates of up to 1" per hour were common in this band. The snow was light and fluffy, but winds were not that strong keeping impact lower - mainly because of snow covered roads.

December 10-11 snowfall total
Snowfall total for Dec.10-11th
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