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Widespread Precipitation and Gusty Winds in the West; Snow from the Great Lakes to the Northeast

A Pacific storm system is expected to bring strong winds and more precipitation to the western U.S., along with the likelihood of snowfall into the Sierra Nevada. Accumulating snow will develop downwind from the Great Lakes into parts of the Northeast through Saturday. Polar air will surge into the eastern half of the country this weekend. Read More >

Overview

A cold front moved through southeast Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks on Thursday bringing a shallow cold air mass to the area. The freezing line made it to the Missouri/Arkansas border. Freezing rain moved into the area late Thursday night from the south. Minor icing occurred along the Arkansas border due to warm temperatures hovering around 32 degrees. Heavier icing occurred north of a line from near Joplin to just north of Springfield, to near Salem, where ¼ to ½ inch of ice accretion was common on elevated objects, with some local ¾ inch amounts. This was in area where temperatures remained in the upper 20s. Several other waves of rain/freezing rain brought more icing to the region Saturday and again early Sunday morning.

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