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Severe Space Weather; Severe Weather and Heavy Rain across the Plains on Monday

Moderate to Severe geomagnetic storm conditions will remain possible into early Monday. Heavy rain potential will pose a flooding threat across areas of central to southern Florida over the next few days. On Monday, scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe gusts, large hail, and heavy rain across portions of the central and southern High Plains into the northern Great Plains. Read More >

Overview

A powerful mid latitude cyclone made landfall over the western United States and eventually made its way into the central and northern Plains over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend. Freezing drizzle and some light snow began to fall across parts of western and central North Dakota on Thanksgiving evening, continuing through much of the day on Friday. As the brunt of the storm continued to slowly push north and east, snowfall rates increased across the south on Friday evening, with heavy snow developing across most of the southern half of the state late Friday night and through much of the day on Saturday. Further north and west, the atmosphere was slower to saturate and a prolonged period of light freezing rain and freezing drizzle continued through much of the event. When all was said and done, much of the south saw 6 to 15 inches of snowfall accumulation while portions of the west and north saw ice accumulations of over a quarter inch.

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Analyzed Snowfall Totals

 

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