National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

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 strong spring low pressure system brought a narrow band of heavy, wet snow from north central Iowa and south central Minnesota northeast to central Wisconsin. Strong winds as high as 59 mph also occurred, with whiteout conditions occuring at times west of the Mississippi River. Snowfall totals generally ranged from 2 to 10 inches. 

Image
Event Radar
nws logo Media use of NWS Web News Stories is encouraged!
Please acknowledge the NWS as the source of any news information accessed from this site.
nws logo