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Tracking Atmospheric River for California; Record Temperatures Further East

An atmospheric river will bring gusty to high winds, moderate to heavy rainfall, and potential flooding to California today through Saturday. Heavy snow will be possible over the Sierra Nevada mountains into Friday associated with this atmospheric river. East of these impacts dozens of record high maximum and high minimum temperatures may be broken or tied today and Friday. Read More >

Overview

A winter storm brought snow to the region starting late Friday morning, persisting into the overnight hours. Mostly "light and fluffy", 1" per hour snowfall rates were common. A narrow swath of heavy snow fell across far northern Iowa  and southern Minnesota into southwest Wisconsin with 7 to 14 inches occurring in this band. Lower amounts were observed to the north and south of the heavy snow band.  

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24-hr snowfall ending at 6 am, January 19, 2019
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