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 strong late-season storm system brought rain, a few thunderstorms, gusty winds and snow to the region on March 19, 2020, which happened to be the 1st day of Spring this year! The heaviest rainfall occurred over northwest Iowa, where several locations reported 1-1.5 inches of rain and/or melted snow. This includes a new daily record precipitation in Sioux City for March 19th. Overall snowfall amounts were in the 1-4 inch range, with a couple of embedded heavier bands with isolated amounts of 4-6 inches.

Regional Radar Loop
4am March 19 through 6am March 20, 2020

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Radar Loop 4am-10am Note the white dots, indicating detected lightning strikes	Radar Loop 10am-4pm The transition to snow begins in northwest portions of the region.	Radar Loop 4pm-10pm Most areas change over to snow during this time period.	Radar Loop 10pm Thursday-4am Friday Transition to snow works into far southeast portions of the region before precipitation moves east of the area.