February 2006 National Weather Summary
- From: "james.munley@xxxxxxxxxxx" <james.munley@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 9 Mar 2006 10:18:47 -0800
NATIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY
FEBRUARY 2006
1st-4th...Rain drenched much of the Northwest and upper Midwest
Wednesday, while mild to moderate temperatures prevailed in much of the
rest of the nation.
A strong storm brought rain to southern Oregon and northern California.
Rain and high-elevation snow showers persisted in western Washington.
Parts of Texas also saw heavy rain, and light rain and snow moved
through the Great Lakes region. Temperatures rose into the 70s in the
southern Plains. The northeast Plains, upper Midwest and the Northeast
saw temperatures in the 30s and 40s.
Heavy rain soaked much of the Southeast and the Ohio Valley on
Thursday, while clouds spread over the Northwest. In the early morning,
severe storms passed through Louisiana and caused serious damage to New
Orleans suburbs and the Louis Armstrong International Airport. At the
airport, a 20-by-8-foot window and its frame were sucked from the
building. Rain drenched the Ohio Valley as a cold front swept through
the area. Behind the front, temperatures were 5 to 10 degrees cooler,
but still well above freezing, precluding snow. Cloudy skies prevailed
in the Northwest and Rocky Mountain region. The Rockies saw light rain
and some high-elevation snow.
Heavy rain fell across the Ohio Valley and the Northeast on Friday. The
storm also brought unseasonably warm temperatures to New England,
aiding the region's extremely warm winter. A very strong storm will
slam into the Northwest coast Saturday Feb. 4, 2006, ushering in
significant rain and high elevation snow down to Central California.
Strong winds will accompany this storm. In the East, another storm will
bring significant rain to the East Coast. Elsewhere, a low began to
develop along the Gulf Coast and produced heavy rainfall, thunderstorms
and reports of damaging hail in northwest Louisiana, eastern
Mississippi, and southern Arkansas. Extremely moist flow over central
Florida fired up severe thunderstorms and triggered tornado warnings
for a couple counties along the southwest coast of the state. Showers
gradually diminished through the West as high pressure built in the
region.
5th-11th...Rain fell Monday in the lower Mississippi Valley and much of
the Southeast, while snow showers crossed the Plains. The rain in the
South was mostly light to moderate and accompanied by isolated
thunderstorms. Heavy rains drenched northern Alabama and Georgia. Most
of the snowfall in the Plains was light. Cold wind flowing over the
warm Great Lakes brought snow showers to that region and parts of the
Northeast. The rest of the nation was dry and tranquil.
Temperatures in the 80s warmed Southern California and the Southwest on
Wednesday, while Canadian high pressure brought cool weather to the
northern Plains and the upper Midwest. Temperatures in those regions
stayed in the teens and 20s. Light rain dampened the middle Mississippi
Valley while lake-effect snow dusted western New England and the Ohio
Valley. Western Washington and the Idaho panhandle also saw light
precipitation.
12th-18th...A major winter storm socked the Northeast on Sunday, while
the West was sunny and warm. A record of amount of snow fell in New
York's Central Park, with 26.9 inches _ the most since record-keeping
started in 1869. The old record
was 26.4 inches in December 1947. Some nearby areas reported more than
16 inches. A more manageable 6 or 7 inches fell from New Hampshire to
Virginia.
Warm, sunny weather continued across the West.
Snow fell Monday in the Rockies and from the Great Lakes region into
the Ohio Valley. Some of the heaviest accumulation was along the
eastern shores of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. Snow showers were
scattered in the Appalachians and eastern Tennessee Valley. Out West, a
cold front dropped into the Pacific Northwest, bringing coastal rain
and higher elevation snow to much of the region. Heavy snow fell in the
Northern Rockies.
The nation was mostly precipitation-free Wednesday, with the East Coast
experiencing unseasonably warm weather. Skies were mostly clear from
northern Florida to Maine, except for a few high clouds in the
mid-Atlantic region. Temperatures hit the mid-50s as far north as
Maine. Meanwhile, the West Coast was cooling down. In the northern
Plains, cold air from Canada kept high temperatures there in the single
digits in places. The only significant precipitation consisted of a few
areas of light rain and snow in the nation's middle.
Snow and strong winds blew into the Northeast and heavy rain fell on
the Southeast on Friday, while behind the system numbing-cold air
settled over parts of the Plains and the West. The Ohio Valley and
Upper Midwest dried out as the system moved on to drench the Southeast
in the late morning. Temperatures began dropping in the Northeast, and
wind damage was reported in New England. Farther west, brisk winds
helped produce wind chills in the minus 40s across the Plains. On the
West Coast, cold rain showers and mountain snow fell.
19th-25th...Heavy snow fell across the eastern shores of Lakes Erie and
Ontario on Monday as cold air continued to blow across the Great Lakes
region. Temperatures struggled to get out of the 30s for yet another
day as far south as Louisiana and North Carolina. The South experienced
dense cloud cover with scattered showers. South Carolina had some of
the heaviest rainfall. Elsewhere, clear skies were seen over most of
California, with high cloud cover moving into the Northwest. Some parts
of Wyoming remained in subzero temperatures.
Rain, some of it heavy, spread Wednesday from the Gulf Coast into
Arkansas and the Tennessee Valley. Rain and snow also pushed through
the Mid-Atlantic region, and light snow dusted the northern Plains and
Montana. The West stayed mostly dry, with some light rain in the
Northwest.
Snow fell across much of the nation's northern half Friday, while rain
and thunder were scattered across the southern half. Light to moderate
snow fell in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, with some locally heavy
snow on the shores of lakes Erie and Ontario. By late afternoon, most
of the snow there had ended. Snow also fell across the northern Plains
and Upper Midwest as a system pushed out of the northern Rockies. Parts
of the Southwest through Texas and the Lower Mississippi Valley saw
widely scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. West Texas
experienced heavy rains.
washingtonpost.com <http://www.washingtonpost.com/?nav=globaltop>
26th-28th...Steady rain fell Monday on the West Coast states, while the
South basked in sunshine and snow continued in the northern middle of
the nation. In the West, some of the heaviest rain was in northern
California, with 1 to 3 inches reported in the Sacramento Valley. Light
to moderate snow fell in the northern Cascades and parts of the
Northern Rockies. It also snowed in the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes
region, eastern Ohio Valley and the Appalachians.
The sun in the South and Southwest sent afternoon highs into the 70s
and 80s.
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