Lake Effect Snow through Friday; Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms and Mountain Snow in California

Periods of moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue through Friday downwind of Lake Erie and Ontario. Several additional inches of accumulating snow are expected. A Pacific storm will bring heavy rain and mountain snow across California, the Southwest and Intermountain West today. Isolated severe thunderstorms and scattered flash flooding is possible across parts of southern California. Read More >

FEBRUARY 12 2008 SEVERE WEATHER

Overview

A strong to severe line of thunderstorms, associated with a strong cold front, moved from northwest to southeast across Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana during the late morning and afternoon hours on February 12, 2008. These thunderstorms produced numerous reports of large hail ranging from pea-size up to golf-ball size, with a few reports of high winds and minor wind damage. In addition, two weak landspout tornadoes occurred in South-Central Louisiana near the New Iberia airport and St. Martinville, and a large gustnado was caught on film south of New Iberia.

Local Storm Reports

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February 12 2008 Google Earth KML data file