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Flooding Threat Along the Gulf Coast, Southern Rockies and High Plains; Cooler Weather in the Central and Eastern U.S.

Strong thunderstorms may bring excessive rainfall and flooding over parts of the northern Gulf Coast today and over parts of the southern Rockies into the High Plains today through the weekend. A refreshingly cool and dry air mass will continue to produce below average temperatures across the central and eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Overview

A Colorado Low brought heavy snow to portions of the area starting early Monday morning (December 12th) and persisting through Thursday night, December 15-16th.

Blizzard conditions impacted southeast Montana, especially on Thursday, which included strong and gusty winds along with the visibility being reduced to 1/4 mile or less at times. Portions of I-90 were closed for a prolonged period of time due to the blizzard.

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Storm total snowfall.
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