Chris Novy - WA9V <AXVSCCN%UICVMC.bitnet@ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca> (02/07/90)
ZCZC MKCNWX1 ABUS1 KWBC 062100 NATIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MO 3 PM CST TUE FEB 06 1990 Winter in the northwest. Winter weather and threats of winter weather extended west of a cold front that...at noon...reached from central Idaho across the central coast of California. Winter storm warnings were posted for today across the Washington Cascades and Olympics...and the northern coastal mountains of Oregon. About 14 inches of snow fell since monday morning over Stevens Pass WA...and 13 inches of snow fell at Snoqualmie Pass WA during the past 24 hours. As much as 4 inches of new snow fell overnight across the mountains that lie along the northern coast of Oregon. Advisories for snow today and tonight were posted over portions of Oregon including the Cascades...the central coast...the interior southwest and the Willamette Valley /above 400 feet elevation/. An advisory for snow today was posted over the western slopes of the California Sierra Nevada...south of Lake Tahoe. Four inches of new snow covered Donner Summit at 9 am. A winter storm watch has been posted for tonight and Wednesday over western Wyoming. Cold winter temperatures continued across interior Alaska. There has been little change since the cold snap began...on January 26. temperatures have been 15 to 20 degrees colder than normal for early February. No record breakers...but lows range from 30 below zero to 50 below zero. Rainshowers...snowshowers and occasional thundershowers remained along the northern Pacific Coast. Rain extended from the northern coast of California through central California...with rain changing to snow in the mountains and extending across northern Utah...Idaho...northwest Wyoming and western Montana. Snow was also scattered over northeast New York State into west central New England. Rainshowers reached from southern Mississippi across southern Louisiana and the upper Texas Gulf Coast. Light rain extended from eastern Kansas and southeast Nebraska across northern and west central Missouri. Snowfall during the 6 hours ending at noon included 1 inch at Astoria OR and Quillayute WA. Heavier rainfall included about one third of an inch at New Orleans LA(.39). High temperature records for this date broken or tied included City Today Record was Devils Lake ND. 44 43 in 1925 Harrisburg PA. 60 tied 60 in 1938 Roanoke VA. 64 63 in 1963 Williamsport PA. 53 52 in 1909 No complaints...but the average daily temperature at La Crosse WI has been nearly 13 degrees above normal since December 26. Low temperature for the nation this morning was 8 degrees below zero at both Hibbing MN and International Falls MN. Temperatures around the nation at 2 pm CST ranged from 22 degrees at Yellowstone WY to 78 degrees at Key West FL...Fort Myers FL and Miami FL. Harry Gordon National Severe Storms Forecast Center --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Novy - WA9V BITNET: axvsccn@uicvmc Southern Illinois Univ. Internet: axvsccn@uicvmc.aiss.uiuc.edu Morris Library - Systems Packet: wa9v@wd9ebq FAX: (618) 453-8109 Carbondale, IL 62901-6632 Phone: (618) 453-1683 or (618) 457-6149 ICBM: 37.43N 89.12W ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chris Novy - WA9V <AXVSCCN%UICVMC.bitnet@ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca> (02/08/90)
ZCZC MKCNWX1
ABUS1 KWBC 072100
NATIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MO
3 PM CST WED FEB 07 1990
Western winter weather warnings.
Winter storm warnings were posted through the afternoon over the
northern Oregon Coast and northern Utah.
Advisories for snow today have been posted over the Washington
Cascades and Olympics...the Oregon Cascades and central coastal
mountain range...the Willamette Valley of Oregon...the southern
mountains of Utah...and the west central through the north
central mountains of Wyoming.
An advisory for snow and blowing snow tonight was posted over the
Montana mountains and passes near the Continental Divide.
>From 4 to 8 inches of snow fell overnight across the mountains of
northern and northwest Wyoming.
Overnight snowfalls across Utah included 7 to 8 inches over the
Cache Valley...6 inches at Brigham City...5 inches at Ogden...3
inches at Farmington...2 to 3 inches around the Salt Lake Valley
...about an inch in Utah County...8 inches at Heber...and 6 to 12
inches across the Wasatch Mountains.
At noon rain and snow extended over western portions of Oregon
and Washington...and the northwest corner of California. Snow
was falling from central Nevada across the northwest third of
Utah and Wyoming. Rain was scattered over the Virginia Coast.
Snowfall during the 6 hours ending at noon CST included 3 inches
at Ely NV and Salt Lake City UT...2 inches at Sheridan WY...and 1
inch at Quillayute WA. Heavier rainfall during the same 6 hours
included almost one third of an inch at North Bend OR(.31).
New York City JFK Airport reached 56 degrees on Tuesday and broke
their high temperature record for the date...which was 54 degrees
in 1960.
High temperature records for February 7 broken or tied included
City Today Record was
Baltimore MD. 57 54 in 1965 /airport/
International Falls MN. 43 tied 43 in 1987
Neguanee MI. 42 41 in 1970/1987
Philadelphia PA. 59 58 in 1884
Williamsport PA. 49 tied 49 in 1953
Redding CA cooled to 25 degrees this morning and broke their low
temperature record for February 7 of 26 degrees in 1949.
Anchorage AK reached 23 degrees below zero this morning and set a
record low for February 7. That record was 21 degrees below zero
in 1950.
There was slight relief from the cold in Alaska on Tuesday...
some afternoon temperatures along the Alaska Highway climbed
above 30 degrees below zero.
Today marks the 14th day of bitter cold over interior Alaska.
morning temperatures included 42 below zero at Fairbanks...48
below zero at Nenana...and 54 below zero at Bettles.
A break in the continued cold across Alaska will arrive about
next Tuesday.
Low temperature for the contiguous united states this morning was
18 below zero at Truckee CA.
Temperatures around the nation at 2 pm CST ranged from 12 degrees
at Yellowstone WY to 84 degrees at Fort Myers FL.
Harry Gordon
National Severe Storms Forecast Center
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Chris Novy - WA9V <AXVSCCN%UICVMC.bitnet@ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca> (02/09/90)
ZCZC MKCNWX1 ABUS1 KWBC 092100 NATIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MO 3 PM CST FRI FEB 9 1990 Thunderstorms and gusty winds. A tornado watch has been posted until 9 PM CST over portions of western Tennessee...southern and eastern Arkansas...northern Mississippi...and northern Louisiana. A severe thunderstorm watch was posted until 6 PM CST over portions of eastern Texas. Afternoon thunderstorms produced three quarter inch diameter hail at Waxahachee TX and Granview TX...as well as one inch diameter hail at Ferris TX and Peoria TX. High wind warnings were posted for this afternoon and tonight over the eastern slopes of the northwest mountains of Wyoming... as well as across the upper Yellowstone Valley of Montana. Winds gusted to 45 MPH north of Cheyenne WY...58 MPH at Livingston MT and 62 MPH at Cody WY. Warnings of gale force winds have been posted for today along the northern coast of Oregon...also for this afternoon and tonight over the coastal waters of Washington state. Two high temperature records for February 9 were tied during the pre dawn hours...and temperatures have been falling since then. Lansing MI reached 53 degrees. There was no mention of the year in which the record was set. South bend in reached 56 degrees ...and their record was set in 1956. Other high temperature records for February 9 broken or tied included City Today Record was Baltimore MD. 65 62 in 1960 /airport/ Beckley WV. 64 51 in 1965 Boston MA. 60 59 in 1925 /airport/ Bridgeport CT. 54 53 in 1960 Cape Hatteras NC. 72 71 in 1931 Charleston WV. 69 68 in 1957 Hartford CT. 58 53 in 1949 Mansfield OH. 54 53 in 1966 New York NY. 63 60 in 1949 /central park/ Philadelphia PA. 64 63 in 1949 /airport/ Portland ME. 55 52 in 1949 /jetport/ Raleigh/Durham NC.72 tied 72 in 1965 Richmond VA. 72 71 in 1941 /airport/ Roanoke VA. 68 66 in 1984 Wilmington DE. 64 tied 64 in 1949 Youngstown OH. 54 53 in 1957 Noon rainshowers and thunderstorms extended from west central Texas across northern Texas...the southeast two thirds of Oklahoma...northern Arkansas and southwest Missouri. Rainshowers reached over northeast Louisiana...also from eastern Mississippi across northern Alabama...northern Georgia...northwestern South Carolina...Tennessee...Kentucky...West Virginia...northern Virginia...Ohio...western Pennsylvania...western New York state ...eastern New York state and Vermont. Rain reached over the northern Pacific Coast...changing to snow in the higher elevations and extending into the northern half of the Rockies. Heavier rainfall during the 6 hours ending at noon included an inch and a quarter at Quillayute WA(1.22)...also about three quarters of an inch at Louisville KY(.71)...Tuscaloosa AL(.70) ...Meridian MS(.65) and Astoria OR(.60). There were no reports of measurable snowfall during the same 6 hours. The overnight low temperature for Alaska was 58 degrees below zero at Fort Yukon...and afternoon high temperatures across inland Alaska will reach 15 degrees below zero to 25 degrees below zero. Today is the fifteenth day of the cold snap...and Monday is the earliest chance for relief from the unusually cold temperatures. Low temperature for the contiguous nation this morning was 12 below zero at Gunnison CO. Temperatures around the nation at 2 PM CST ranged from 13 degrees at Warroad MN to 84 degrees at Fort Myers FL. Harry Gordon National Severe Storms Forecast Center --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Novy - WA9V BITNET: axvsccn@uicvmc Southern Illinois Univ. Internet: axvsccn@uicvmc.aiss.uiuc.edu Morris Library - Systems Packet: wa9v@wd9ebq FAX: (618) 453-8109 Carbondale, IL 62901-6632 Phone: (618) 453-1683 or (618) 457-6149 ICBM: 37.43N 89.12W ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chris Novy - WA9V <AXVSCCN%UICVMC.bitnet@ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca> (02/13/90)
ZCZC MKCNWX1 ABUS1 KWBC 122100 NATIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MO 3 PM CST MON FEB 12 1990 Cold Alaskan air heading south Mother nature's Christmas gift to much of the continental U.S. was a prolonged spell of mild weather which has prevailed since the last week of December. Alaska...meanwhile...has been experiencing severe cold the past couple of weeks...and a change in the weather pattern across the northern hemisphere has that cold air in Alaska shifting toward the forty-eight states. Strong northerly winds have begun to usher sharply colder air into the north central and northwestern U.S...with snow in the Pacific Northwest. A heavy snow warning is in effect this afternoon and tonight for elevations above 500 feet in the coastal mountains of western Oregon. Snow advisories are in effect through tonight for the Cascade Mountains and the Williamette Valley. Snow advisories are also in effect today for Cascade Mountains ...coastal regions and southwestern interior sections of Washington state. Advisories for snow and blowing snow have been posted for tonight for the mountains passes of Montana west of the Continental Divide. A high wind warning is in effect for the mountainous areas of southeastern Wyoming where wind gusts to 60 MPH are possible this afternoon. A winter storm watch has been posted for Tuesday for the Nebraska Panhandle. The arctic cold front crossing the northwestern U.S. is expected to bring windy conditions to southern California. A wind advisory is in effect this afternoon and tonight for the mountains and northern deserts of southern California. A high wind watch has been posted for Tuesday for the mountains and northern deserts...while a wind advisory has been issued for Tuesday for the southern deserts. A frost advisory has been posted for Wednesday night for the agricultural areas around San Diego CA. While strong and gusty north winds were ushering cold air into the north central U.S...strong and gusty south winds prevailed from the southern plains to the middle Mississippi Valley. Temperatures were in the 70s early this afternoon across the southern plains region and the lower Mississippi Valley...and were in the 60s as far north as Iowa. Several cities have already broken previous record high temperatures for the date. Temperatures were also in the 60s in the southeastern U.S...with 70s across the Florida Peninsula. Temperatures were warming into the 60s and 70s in southern California and southern Arizona. Readings were still only in the 20s this afternoon across parts of Minnesota...Wisconsin and Michigan. Temperatures were dropping during the daylight hours in the northern plains region and the northern Rockies...due to the invasion of arctic air. At midday...Cutbank MT was reporting a temperature of just 3 degrees above zero...and strong northerly winds were producing a wind chill reading 39 degrees below zero. Parts of Alaska were experiencing rapid warming as the cold air over the state began to slide down Canada toward the U.S. Nome AK experienced a temperature rise of 19 degrees in twenty-one minutes this morning...from 25 degrees below zero to 6 degrees below zero between 811 am and 832 AM. Temperatures remained above freezing last night over California and southern Arizona...and from the High Plains region to the southern and middle Atlantic Coast. Morning lows were in the 50s in southern California and parts of southern Arizona...and in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Morning lows in southern Florida were in the 50s and lower 60s. Temperatures dipped into the teens and single numbers across parts of Minnesota...Wisconsin and Michigan...and across northern New England and upstate New York. Subzero readings were confined to northern Maine. The low for the nation this morning was 5 degrees below zero at Caribou ME. Showers and thunderstorms produced record rains in Florida on Sunday. Rainfall totals of 1.22 inches at Melbourne FL and 0.84 inches at Orlando FL established new records for February 11th. Sunday marked a record forty-seven straight days of above normal temperatures for La Crosse WI. Since the 27th of december temperatures at La cross have been averaging 11 degrees above normal. On this date in 1899...Texas and the eastern plains experienced their coldest morning of modern record. The mercury dipped to 8 degress below zero at Fort Worth TX...and to 22 below zero at Kansas City MO. The temperature at Camp Clarke NE plunged to 47 degrees below zero to establish a state record. In the eastern U.S...Washington D.C. hit 15 degrees below zero...and Charleston SC was blanketed with a record four inches of snow. Hugh Crowther National Severe Storms Forecast Center --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Novy - WA9V BITNET: axvsccn@uicvmc Southern Illinois Univ. Internet: axvsccn@uicvmc.aiss.uiuc.edu Morris Library - Systems Packet: wa9v@wd9ebq FAX: (618) 453-8109 Carbondale, IL 62901-6632 Phone: (618) 453-1683 or (618) 457-6149 ICBM: 37.43N 89.12W ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chris Novy - WA9V <AXVSCCN%UICVMC.bitnet@ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca> (02/13/90)
ZCZC MKCNWX1 ABUS1 KWBC 132100 NATIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MO 3 PM CST TUE FEB 13 1990 Heavy Snow in Wyoming An invasion of arctic air has brought snow to the north central U.S. Snow extended from the northern and central Rockies to the central High Plains early this afternoon. Heavy snow fell across Wyoming late Monday and early today. Heavier snowfall totals included 15 inches at Big Horn... 11 inches at Rawlins...and 10 inches at Casper and Dayton. A snow advisory remains in effect for the northwest corner of Wyoming. Heavy snow has also fallen across parts of western South Dakota ...with up to 9 inches reported in the Black Hills area. A winter storm warning is in effect for the Black Hills of South Dakota. A snow advisory is in effect for the rest of southwestern South Dakota. A snow advisory continues in effect this afternoon for the Uintah Basin of Utah...and for the mountains of northeastern Utah. A snow advisory is in effect this afternoon and tonight for the Nebraska Panhandle. Advisories for snow and blowing snow are in effect this afternoon and tonight for the northern and central mountains and northwest Plateau of Colorado. Snow was also falling across parts of the northwestern U.S... with snow reported at elevations near sea level as far south as northern California. Snow was reported at Arcata and Redding late this morning. Newport...on the central coast of Oregon... received two inches of snow overnight. Strong northerly winds were ushering the arctic air into the north central U.S. A wind chill advisory is in effect for Missoula County of west central Montana where strong easterly winds have been aproducing dangerous wind chill readings...particularily in the Hellgate Canyon east of Missoula. Livingston MT was reporting a wind chill reading of 44 degrees early this afternoon...and Duluth MN was reporting a wind chill reading of 43 degrees below zero. An advisory for blowing snow and dangerous wind chill readings has been posted for tonight for the upper Snake Highlands of Idaho. Strong and gusty winds were also ushering cold air into the southwestern U.S. A high wind warning is in effect this afternoon and evening for south central and extreme southern Nevada where wind gusts to 65 MPH are possible. Wind advisories are in effect for the mountains and northern deserts of southern California. A wind advisory is also in effect for the southern deserts...and the northern coastal and valley areas of southern California. A high wind watch has been posted for this afternoon and tonight for the northern mountains and northern deserts of southern California. Snow is expected in northern Arizona by Wednesday. A wind advisory is in effect today and tonight for northern Arizona ...and a winter storm watch has been posted for Wednesday for the higher elevations of northern Arizona. Strong southerly winds prevailed ahead of the arctic cold front ...from the southern plains region and the lower Mississippi Valley to the northeastern U.S. A high wind warning is in effect for the Champlain Valley of Vermont and New York state where wind gusts to 60 MPH are possible this afternoon. Winds gusted to 54 MPH at Burlington VT late this morning. Very strong winds were also over parts of Pennsylvania. Late this morning winds gusted to 52 MPH at Erie PA. Light snow...developing ahead of a warm front...was over parts of northern New England and upstate New York. Strong westerly winds were blowing through the high mountain passes of extreme southwest Texas. Guadalupe Pass were reported winds to 56 MPH early this afternoon...with gusts to 69 MPH. Temperatures were still in the 60s and 70s early this afternoon in the south central and southeastern U.S. Readings were still in the 50s and 60s in the Ohio Valley and the middle Atlantic Coast region. ...Record high temperatures for February 13th... City New record Old record/year Green Bay WI 43 tied 43 in 1984 Mansfield OH 56 55 in 1984 Temperatures were below freezing at midday from the northern and central High Plains to Upper Michigan and northern Lower Michigan. Temperatures were below zero across parts of Montana ...North Dakota and Minnesota. Temperatures remained above freezing last night in California and southern Arizona... and from the Gulf Coast states and the southern Atlantic Coast region to Lower Michigan. Morning lows were in the 50s in the southwestern deserts... and across much of the southern plains region and the lower Mississippi Valley. Morning lows were in the 60s in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Lows were in the 50s and 60s across southern Florida. Temperatures were still in the 50s around sunrise this morning as far north as the middle Mississippi Valley and the lower Ohio Valley. Temperatures dipped into the teens and single in numbers in northern New England...and across the northern central U.S. subzero readings were reported in North Dakota...northern Montana ...northern Minnesota...and northern Maine. The low for the nation this morning was 14 degrees below zero at Caribou ME. ...Record low temperatures for February 13th... City New record Old record/year Redding CA 26 tied 26 in 1980 On this date in 1899...it was the coldest morning of modern record along the Gulf Coast. The temperature dipped to 7 above at New Orleans LA and Pensacola FL...and plunged to one below zero at Mobile AL. The mercury dipped to 2 degrees below zero at Tallahassee FL...the coldest record of record for the state of Florida. Hugh Crowther National Severe Storms Forecast Center --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Novy - WA9V BITNET: axvsccn@uicvmc Southern Illinois Univ. Internet: axvsccn@uicvmc.aiss.uiuc.edu Morris Library - Systems Packet: wa9v@wd9ebq FAX: (618) 453-8109 Carbondale, IL 62901-6632 Phone: (618) 453-1683 or (618) 457-6149 ICBM: 37.43N 89.12W ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chris Novy - WA9V <AXVSCCN@UICVMC.bitnet> (02/24/90)
ZCZC MKCNWX1 ABUS1 KWBC 232100 NATIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY MO 3 PM CST FRI FEB 23 1990 SNOW MOVED INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST. An advisory for snow this afternoon and evening has been posted over the western half of Wisconsin. After the snow ends tonight ..skies across Wisconsin will clear for the week end... temperatures will drop...and winds will become northerly 15 and 30 MPH. High temperatures in the single numbers and strong winds will bring unpleasant wind chills. A heavy snow watch was posted for tonight and Saturday across northeast and north central Upper Michigan. A heavy snow watch for Saturday has been posted over northeastern Upper Michigan. The most recent storm crossed southwestern Lower Michigan on Thursday night...and left 6 to 10 inch snowfalls. Grand Rapids has had almost 17 inches of snow this month (16.7)...and near 78 inches of snow this winter (77.7). The average total for February is 11 inches (11.0) and 71 inches for the season (71.3). Illinois is getting ready for north winds and much colder temperatures across extreme northern and northeast portions of the state during this evening. A high wind warning has been posted for Bethel AK today. Winds gusted to 40 MPH during the morning. Rising temperatures will bring the wind chill from the 70 degrees below zero during the early morning to 55 below zero during the afternoon. A blizzard warning remained through this evening for St. Paul Island AK with wind chills to 35 below zero during the afternoon. Northwest winds 35 gusting to 45 MPH will diminish to 30 MPH overnight...but temperatures will lower and wind chills near 35 below zero will continue. The blizzard warning at cold Bay AK has expired. Winds gusted to near 50 MPH during the storm and several aircraft were stranded at cold bay because of bad weather. Snowfall during the 6 hours ending at noon included 3 inches at St. Cloud MN...2 inches at Minneapolis/St Paul MN...also 1 inch at Duluth MN...Fargo ND...Grand Forks ND...Hibbing MN...Mt Clemens MI and Niagara Falls NY. Heavier rainfall during the same 6 hours included an inch and a half at Tampa FL(1.46)...an inch at Melbourne FL(.90)...three quarters of an inch at Vero Beach FL(.74) and two thirds of an inch at Cocoa Beach FL(.68). At noon snow was falling over north central and eastern North Dakota...northern Minnesota...western Upper Michigan...northern Wisconsin...northern ohio and western New York state. Rain and occasional thunderstorms extended from south central New York state across western Pennsylvania into northern West Virginia... the central half of the Florida Peninsula...as well as scattered along the North Carolina and South Carolina coast. Temperatures at noon ranged from near 60 degrees over northern New England to near 20 degrees over the northern plains...in the 40s along the eastern slopes of the northern Rockies...in the 40s along the northern Pacific Coast...in the 60s and 70s across the southern Pacific Coast...the 60s over the Texas Gulf Coast...and the 80s over southeast Florida. Low temperature for the nation this morning was 2 degrees above zero at Gunnison CO...and Truckee CA. Portland ME reached 55 degrees during the morning to tie their high temperature record for February 23...set in 1984. Then... their temperature began to fall. Boston MA/Logan Airport/ reached 65 degrees during the early afternoon and broke their record high temperature for this date ..which was 63 degrees set in 1943. Temperatures around the nation at 2 pm CST ranged from 13 degrees at Devils Lake ND to 84 degrees at Key West FL. Harry Gordon National Severe Storms Forecast Center --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Novy - WA9V BITNET: axvsccn@uicvmc Southern Illinois Univ. Internet: axvsccn@uicvmc.aiss.uiuc.edu Morris Library - Systems Packet: wa9v@wd9ebq FAX: (618) 453-8109 Carbondale, IL 62901-6632 Phone: (618) 453-1683 or (618) 457-6149 ICBM: 37.43N 89.12W ---------------------------------------------------------------------------