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Fire Weather in the Central and Southern Plains; Pacific Storms Impacting the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains into Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain, and heavy mountain snow. 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.