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Heavy Precipitation in the West; Wintry Mix in the North; Fire Weather in the High Plains

Pacific moisture will continue to bring locally heavy coastal/lower elevation rain and heavy mountain snow to the West Coast and portions of the Intermountain West through Monday. A wintry mix will create hazardous travel across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest into early Monday. Dry, gusty winds are resulting in elevated to critical fire weather in the south/central High Plains. Read More >

Overview

A stalled frontal boundary and southerly winds transporting ample moisture into the region, led to widespread precipitation crossing the region from late Wednesday (February 10th)  into Thursday (February 11th).   Cold air, related to the surge of arctic air over the central and northern plains was present at the surface, while warm air surged northward just above the ground.  This led to widespread freezing rain across east Kentucky.  Many locations saw 0.25-0.50" of ice from this event.  Along with difficult travel conditions, power outages were reported due to falling trees on powerlines.