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NATIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY

JANUARY 2000

1st-8th...Snow fell in the Great Lakes region and the Rockies on Sunday, while
dry,
fair weather dominated much of the rest of the nation. A wintry mix fell in
extreme northern portions of the Northeast. High pressure dominating the
Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions kept conditions there fair and dry. A storm
system in the Great Lakes brought freezing rain, sleet and snow to northern
Michigan and parts of Wisconsin and Minnesota. Snow accumulations reached a few
inches, and freezing rain created some travel hazards. Light rain was scattered
across the lower Plains, and some thunderstorms were reported in eastern
Oklahoma. Snow across the higher elevations of western Colorado and Utah
accumulated up to 6 inches. Snow was reported in the central and northern
Rockies westward into the Cascades. California and most of the Southwest states
were dry.
Strong storms raked the Midwest on Monday, downing power lines and flooding
streets, while unseasonably warm temperatures dominated the Northeast. A
tornado knocked down trees in southeastern Missouri. A band of stormy weather
also produced possible tornado sightings in extreme western Kentucky, and
thunderstorms knocked out power and flooded streets in Arkansas. A storm
damaged more than 20 homes in southern Illinois. Showers were also seen from
New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts, west across most of Ohio. Monday's
60-something temperatures shattered records throughout New England. The mercury
registered 64(F at Logan International Airport in Boston, breaking the old
record for the date of 62 set in 1913. Records were also broken in Concord, NH,
Portland, Maine, Providence, RI, and Burlington, VT. Dry weather continued over
most of the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states. An upper-level disturbance over
the central Plains brought snow showers from the Dakotas, south into eastern
Colorado and Kansas Rain showers spread into Washington and Oregon in advance
of the next Pacific storm system. Snow fell over the Cascade Mountains.
Showers and thunderstorms drenched the Northeast Tuesday while rain and
snow fell on the Pacific Northwest and high winds blew through the Midwest.
Rain fell from New York state, Vermont and New Hampshire, south through the
western Carolinas, Georgia and northwestern Florida. Gusty winds were reported
in New York, and strong storms hit south-central Virginia across to western
North Carolina. Most of the snow associated with the storm system fell across
the Great Lakes, but a few stray flurries remained over northern parts of
Michigan. Strong and gusty winds up to 30 mph blew over the Great Lakes and
Ohio Valley early in the afternoon. Fair to partly cloudy skies were seen from
the Dakotas and Minnesota, south into Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas. It remained
quite cold over the region, with parts of North Dakota still below zero. Most
of North Dakota and South Dakota were either below zero or in the single digits
in the afternoon. These cold temperatures, combined with gusty northerly winds,

made it feel even colder over these areas. A storm system pushing across the
Pacific Northwest brought rain and mountain snow to Washington, Oregon, Idaho
and northern California. Precipitation spread into Montana and Nevada, with the
steadiest of it falling across Idaho.
Snow showers were scattered from the Rockies to the Northeast on Wednesday,
while the Southeast enjoyed generally clear conditions. Partly to mostly cloudy
skies and cold temperatures dominated much of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and
Northeast, with scattered flurries in New York and western Pennsylvania. High
pressure extending from the southern Plains east into the mid-Atlantic states
and Southeast brought mostly clear skies to the southern part of the country.
A cold front stretching from eastern Colorado to Minnesota produced patchy
areas of light snow and freezing rain in Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa. Skies
were clearing behind the front over the Dakotas, but winds were strong and
gusty. Light snow showers fell over the Rockies, while the West Coast and
Southwest had fair to partly cloudy skies. Light snow and rain fell on the
Northeast Friday while the Plains and Rockies had fair and dry weather and
parts of Texas had rain. Scattered light rain showers were seen across the New
England coast. Farther inland, scattered light snow showers were seen across
portions of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and Pennsylvania. Some
lingering lake-effect snow showers continued across northeastern Ohio,
northwestern Pennsylvania and northern Michigan. Scattered light rain showers
were moving off of the mid-Atlantic coast in North Carolina. High pressure
behind these rain showers brought fair and dry weather to western portions of
the mid-Atlantic region and the Southeast. Partly cloudy skies and dry
conditions were seen across the Ohio and Tennessee valleys and along the Gulf
Coast states. Fair and dry conditions
were also seen along the Mississippi Valley. A large area of high pressure
continued to dominate the central and western portions of the nation. Fair and
dry weather was seen across most of the Great Plains and westward across the
Rockies, the desert Southwest and California. An upper-level low pressure
system brought scattered rain showers across portions of Texas. These rain
showers were feeding in from southern Texas northward into central and northern
Texas.
A few light snow showers were seen across the northern Plains in eastern
North Dakota and Minnesota. Other snow showers were seen across the higher
elevations of Utah.

9th-15th...The Northeast had its first significant snowstorm of the season on
Thursday, while the nation's midsection was fair and dry. As temperatures
dropped, snow fell from southern Vermont and New Hampshire to Massachusetts,
Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania. The heaviest snow formed a band from
Williamsport, PA, across central New York state into Connecticut, Rhode Island
and Massachusetts. North Adams, Mass., had 5 inches of snow on the ground by
afternoon. In parts of eastern New York, as much as 10 inches of snow was on
the ground by noon, closing dozens of schools. Snow showers also formed
downwind of the Great Lakes, but skies were otherwise partly to mostly cloudy
in the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley regions. Rain stretched across the
mid-Atlantic states and the Southeast. High pressure brought fair and dry
weather to much of the central United States, from the Dakotas and Minnesota
south into Texas and east into
Kentucky and Tennessee. Rain and mountain snow fell in Washington, Idaho,
Oregon and Northern California.
Bitter cold prevailed in the Northeast on Friday, with wind gusting up to
40 mph and wind chill factors well below zero. Temperatures ranged from below
zero in Maine and single digits across Vermont, New Hampshire and upstate New
York to the low and mid teens over the remainder of the region. Wind chill
factors were minus 48 degrees in Greenville, Maine, -33(F in Massena, NY, and
minus nine degrees in Philadelphia, PA. In the Midwest, wind chills in the
Great Lakes region were mostly in the single digits and teens. A ridge of high
pressure near the Tennessee Valley provided fair and pleasant weather in most
of the South. Wind was strong over the western high plains of Kansas. Dodge
City, Kan., reported gusts of up to 40 mph. Skies were cloudy across the
central and southern plains across the Dakotas, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Illinois. Skies were cloudy in the Southwest and southern
Rockies. Rain and snow
fell from Montana and Idaho into Washington, Oregon and Northern California.


16th-22nd...Bitter cold gripped much of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic states
Monday with strong winds gusting through the region. Temperatures ranged from
-9(F in Massena, NY, to 14(F in New York City. Winds generally blew between 15
and 30 mph, producing dangerously cold wind chill readings. Some wind chill
values were -39(F in Blue Hill, MA., -32 below in Watertown, NY, and -44(F in
Concord, NH. A frontal boundary stretching from the Southeast Coast, north and
west across the Tennessee Valley brought an increase in clouds to parts of the
region. Very light rain showers were seen along the frontal boundary from
southwestern Georgia, north and west across western Tennessee. A warm front
pushing east across the northern Mississippi Valley continued to bring clouds
and snow showers to areas of Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois. Fair skies were seen
over the Dakotas. Partly to mostly cloudy skies were seen across much of the
central and southern Plains. Rain showers, as well as some mountain snow, fell
across California. Clouds were widespread across most of the Southwest, Great
Basin and central and southern Rockies. Fair to partly cloudy skies were seen
across the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies.
Snow fell in the Midwest on Wednesday while chilly conditions continued to
grip the Northeast. Most of the West was fair. A developing storm system spread
snow into the northern Mississippi Valley. Moderate to heavy snow fell from
central Minnesota, south into northern Missouri and southwestern Illinois. The
heaviest snowfall occurred over Iowa. Fair to partly cloudy skies and chilly
temperatures were seen over the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. Farther
south, a stationary frontal boundary stretched from Georgia, west into
Louisiana and acted as a focus for scattered showers during the afternoon.
Quiet weather was seen over most of the western United States
The Northeast remained in a deep freeze Saturday, with temperatures dropping to
-22(F along Lake Erie's eastern shore and wind chills in northern Maine hitting
-50(F. Temperatures never rose above freezing in parts of North Carolina, and
highs were in the 40's in parts of Georgia and northern Florida. Another storm
system was developing over the Mississippi Valley, dropping snow from Tennessee
to Wisconsin and Michigan. Sleet fell in northern Alabama and Georgia, and rain
fell in parts of the Carolinas and Virginia. A warm front stretching south from
Oklahoma to the Louisiana Gulf Coast left the Southwest with warmer
temperatures. Highs topped 70(F in parts of New Mexico and Arizona and reached
into the 80's in parts of Texas. In the central Plains, temperatures were in
the 40s and 50s with mostly clear skies. Clouds covered much of the West.
Scattered rain showers were reported in the lower elevations of the Pacific
Northwest, and light snow fell in the mountains of Idaho, Washington, Oregon,
Montana, Utah and Colorado.

23rd-31st...A surprisingly fast-moving storm blanketed the East Coast with up
to 2
feet of wind-blown snow Tuesday, closing airports and schools, paralyzing
the nation's capital and leaving North Carolina looking more like North Dakota.
At least four people were killed in weather-related traffic accidents in the
Carolinas, and a 5-year-old girl was missing and feared dead in Massachusetts
after falling into an icy river while walking to school in heavy snow.
The storm, known as a nor'easter, drove northward along the coast, with moist
air from the ocean colliding with cold air over the land. During the morning,
snow fell from South Carolina all the way to Maine. Fourteen inches of snow had
fallen by early afternoon at Petersburg, VA, and snow piled up in 4 to 5 foot
drifts outside Richmond. A foot had fallen at Jaffrey, NH. The
Baltimore-Washington International Airport received more than seven inches. Ten
inches had accumulated outside Philadelphia at King of Prussia, and New York
City measured 6 inches.
Snow swept across the Plains on Wednesday, forcing dozens of Oklahoma schools
to close. In the Northeast, meanwhile, many government offices were closed for
a
second day as light snow continued falling. Moist air that produced heavy rain
along the West Coast earlier in the week flowed onto the Plains on Wednesday.
The moisture combined with cold air to produce snow from the Dakotas across
Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. The snow showers in the Northeast were
remnants of the storm that spread heavy snow along the East Coast on Tuesday.
The snow was scattered across Pennsylvania and New York state and into the
New England states. Farther south, light snow fell in the Appalachians in
eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia. A lake-effect storm fueled by
moisture from Lake Michigan buried parts of northwest Indiana under as much as
1 foot of snow. Elsewhere, light moisture was scattered over the West, with
snow showers in eastern Washington, Idaho and western Montana, and other areas
of snow in southern Utah and the Colorado Rockies. Elko, NV, reported 6 inches
of snow in 12 hours. In addition to the snow, light rain showers moving across
parts of southern Nevada, Arizona, Utah and western Colorado.
Much of the nation saw snow and braced for even more, while still digging out
and trying to return to normal Thursday after the wintry punch that caught so
many people flat-footed earlier this week. A strong disturbance caused snow
from the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma into Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi.
Even in Florida, winter's reach matched its grasp. The chilly weather kept
beachgoers out of the surf at Daytona Beach, and the Volusia County Beach
Patrol sent home its part-time lifeguards because there weren't enough
swimmers.
A storm spread still more snow across the Deep South on Friday, giving
children from Arkansas to Georgia a rare chance to build snowmen but
threatening travel. The storm, which had dumped up to 17 inches of snow in
Oklahoma, dropped between an inch and a foot in Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama
and Tennessee
before stalling near the Alabama-Georgia line. The storm to was expected
to re-form and head east, hitting the Atlanta area with up to 3 inches of snow
through Super Bowl Sunday.


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