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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

A disturbance lifting out of the southern Plains generated an area of snowfall across far southeast South Dakota, northeast Nebraska, northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota on Sunday, January 12. An initial, fairly narrow band developed Sunday morning from northeast Nebraska into northwest Iowa, and lifted north toward Interstate 90 by early afternoon. As the main system moved into the area during the afternoon, additional snowfall expanded from eastern Nebraska into northwest Iowa. The snowfall contracted into a couple of locally heavier bands, with general 1 to 3 inches of snowfall surrounding narrow zones of 4 to 7 inches.

Storm Total Snowfall from January 12
Storm Total Snowfall from January 12, 2020
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