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Dangerous Cold Weather for Most of the Country; Rare Winter Storm for the South; Fire Weather Concerns for Southern California

Arctic air will filter south and east through early this week. As this cold air moves across the South, a rare winter storm is forecast to develop from Texas, Gulf Coast States into the Southeast through early this week. Several new daily record low temperatures are expected, including new record-low maximum temperatures. For Southern California, fire weather concerns increase this week. Read More >

Overview

On January 12-13, a strong low pressure system impacted the area with heavy snow, heavy rain, strong gusty winds in excess of 50 mph, and impacts to travel. Many roads becoming slick and snow covered for the Friday evening commute. A flash freeze and patchy blowing snow further degraded road conditions Saturday morning. All in all, snow amounts of 2" to 4", with one reported 6" total, were recorded on January 12th. Lake effect snow continued through the 14th, especially for Berrien and Cass counties in Michigan. Arctic air followed the winter storm, with wind chills as low as -15 to -25 degrees for several days. 

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