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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 relatively narrow band of moderate snow developed from northern Nebraska into northwest and west central Iowa on Wednesday, February 19, 2020, producing a swath of 3 to 6 inches of snow. Fortunately, not much wind occurred with this system, so the primary travel impacts were due to reduced visibility in falling snow (as low as 1/4 to 1/2 mile at times), and slick roads due to the compacted snow and sub-freezing temperatures. The night following this snow became clear with light winds, allowing temperatures over the snow band to fall into the teens below zero in some locations.

 
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