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Dry weather stretched from the Upper Midwest to much of the Atlantic
Seaboard this afternoon There were several areas of precipitation
from the Pacific Northwest to the Florida Peninsula. A storm brewing
over Mexico was sending rain into South Texas, while an old frontal
zone was setting off a few showers over Florida. As a weak storm was
moving out of the central Rockies, spotty rain and some snow was
falling over part of the central Plains to the central Rockies. A
large storm over the Pacific Ocean was sending the rain well to the
east into western Washington and through the Columbia Gorge. High
pressure was bringing dry weather to much of California and into the
interior Southwest. An arctic front was poised to push southward into
the Great Lakes and Northeast in the coming days. Concern continues
for a spin-up coastal snowstorm in the Northeast Friday night into
Saturday.
SPECIAL WEATHER
Anniversary of the Mayor Lindsay Storm...
On February 9, 1969, a major snowstorm clobbered areas from the New York City metro area to New England. The storm brought 15.3 inches of
snow to New York City with from 9 to 25 inches across Nassau,
Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties in New York. Close to three
feet of snow fell on parts of Connecticut. Portland, Maine received
21.5 inches with 11.1 inches falling on Boston. Eight hundred cars
became stranded on the Tappen-Zee Bridge in NYC. High winds pushed
drifts as high as 20 feet in some areas. Thousands of homes and
businesses lost power. The storm was named for then NYC's mayor
Lindsey's failure to clear the secondary streets after the storm.
WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS BY ACCU WEATHER
Surf's Up Dude! Big Waves Rolling Ashore in Southern California...
Lifeguards were reporting seven-foot sets at Solona Beach in San Diego.
Lifeguards at Huntington Beach in Orange County were reporting wave sets to 10 feet.
Snowfall (Inches) Totals, as of 11 P.M. EST Wednesday:
-Boswell, Pa.: 3.0 -Clarks Summit, Pa.: 0.3
-Atlantic City, N.J.: 0.3 -Friedens, Pa.: 3.0
-Wilkes-Barre, Pa.: 0..3 -Wilmington, Del.: 0.3
-Stormstown, Pa.: 2.3 -Lake Ariel, Pa.: 0.3
-Bear, Del.: 0.3 -Kutztown, Pa.: 1.9
-Philadelphia AP, Pa.: 0.3 -Manchester, Md.: 2.1
-State College, Pa.: 1.8 -Bethlehem, Pa.: 1.0
-Damascus, Md.: 1.0 -Quakertown, Pa.: 1.5
-Howell Township, N.J.: 1.8 -Marshall, Va.: 0.6
-Freehold, N.J.: 1.3 -Freehold, N.J.: 1.5
-Hagerstown, Md.: 1.0
Recent Snowfall (Inches) as of Midday Thursday...
Monarch Pass, Colo. 3.0
Whitefish, Mont. 2.0
(Near) Bigfork, Mont. 3.0
Swan Lake, Mont. 1.0
(Near) Kalispell, Mont. 2.3
Red Mountain Pass, Colo. 10.0
Recent Rainfall (Inches) (Past 48 Hours) as of Midday
Centralia, Wash. 1.21
Shelton, Wash. 0.99
Quillayute, Wash. 0.87
Hoquiam, Wash. 0.61
Bremerton, Wash. 0.57
Harlingen, Texas 1.77
Weslaco, Texas 1.68
Mc Allen, Texas 1.60
Port Isabel, Texas 0.96
Edinburg, Texas 0.85
Brownsville, Texas 0.74
Bartlesville, Okla. 0.10
Fort Lauderdale, Okla. 0.22
Pompano Beach, Fla. 0.12
DAILY EXTREMES
National High Today (through 3 p.m.) 81 at Palm Springs, California
National Low Today (through 3 p.m.) 1 at Presque Isle, Maine
International High (last 24 hours) 108 at Abu Naama, Sudan
International Low (last 24 hours) -69 at Oymyakon, Russia
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