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

For the second time in 7 days a winter storm impacted much of central and eastern Kansas. This storm brought widespread 1 to 3 inch snow amounts to the region with much of it falling during the Monday morning commute. This resulted in dozens of accidents.

Through November 13th, this has been the snowiest start to a winter season since 1951. The 2 inches of snow in Wichita on Monday November 12th, set a new daily snowfall record for the date.

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		2.5” as of 9:30 in Hays with snow still coming down #kswx @1LightningRod @CatTaylorKAKE @NWSDodgeCity @KSNNews @KWCH12 @KAKEnews pic.twitter.com/AI3GvUiV37 — Brooks Barber (@BrooksWx) November 12, 2018	TRAFFIC ALERT. Vehicles spinning out on WB-Kellogg, near Hillside. 2 cars facing oncoming traffic & folks are driving real fast by them. People in vehicles appear OK. @WichitaPolice on scene. Pay attention, please, & slow down.#KAKENews #kswx pic.twitter.com/s2Iq5VYHeB — Annette Lawless KAKE News ðŸŒ» (@AnnetteLawless) November 12, 2018
12:30am...Moderate snow now at the NWS Office in southwest Wichita. Flakes continue to get bigger. #kswx pic.twitter.com/UTmzu0bnE7 — NWS Wichita (@NWSWichita) November 12, 2018	The roads in SW Sedgwick county are a sheet of ice! Good news is not many people are taking the chance on them #KSwx pic.twitter.com/Tk0LV0bi0v — Bryan Ramsdale (@BryanRamsdale) November 12, 2018	Linda Billings reports 2" in Winfield and it is still falling. #KSwx #KSSnow pic.twitter.com/JlVaKiAFUl — Frank Waugh KAKE Weather (@FWaughKAKE) November 12, 2018	MON NOV 12: Allow extra time for your commute this AM. Varying levels of snow fell along much of the Turnpike, more S than N. #KSWX pic.twitter.com/ZTd4wBSBKQ — Kansas Turnpike (@KansasTurnpike) November 12, 2018