Powerful Storm in the Western U.S.; Heavy Rain and Flooding Threat Across the Central Gulf Coast

A powerful storm system will continue to bring heavy mountain snow, rain, and high winds to the Pacific Northwest and northern California through midweek. Heavy rain and flash flooding potential exists across the central Gulf Coast over the next few days, including the Florida Panhandle. A Slight Risk (level 2 of 4) of excessive rainfall is in effect Tuesday. Read More >

Here's a snowfall map of reports we received at the NWS for the storm of the 8th of Dec, 2013.

See this map on: https://www.erh.noaa.gov/ctp/pnsmaps/snow/archive/snowfall_12082013.php

The tight gradient along the Mason-Dixon Line was due to a very intense west-to-east band of snow which set up during the morning and early afternoon, producing 1-2" per hour rates. Those rates are quite unusual. As a note, the 7.5 inch report in West York is highly suspect, though, as a meteorologist from West York also sent a report of less than 5 inches.

snow map from public and spotter reports for 8Dec2013