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NATIONAL SUMMARY

As the latest powerful storm to hit the Pacific Northwest quickly
advanced eastward across the Canadian Prairies Friday night into
early Saturday, its associated wind, rain and snow started easing up
across the West. Heavy mountain snow in the Cascades and Sierra
lightened up or tapered off this morning, while some leftover snow
showers lingered in the northern Rockies. Most of the rain that had
spread through the lower elevations of the Pacific Northwest and
northern and central California came to an end overnight, though a
few rain showers persisted in western Washington and northwestern
Oregon. Meanwhile, strong winds that blasted parts of Nevada and
Oregon Friday shifted eastward overnight. Gusts between 60 and 80 mph
were measured in Utah into the early morning hours today. Meanwhile,
the storm system that dumped up to 10 inches or more of flooding rain
in southern and eastern Texas Friday moved northeastward through the
western Gulf of Mexico overnight into this morning. The storm's
heaviest rain spread through Louisiana and into southern Mississippi
by midday. A few showers were also spread farther north through
Arkansas and farther east across southern parts of Alabama and
Georgia. Much of the rest of the country remained dry through this
morning.


SPECIAL WEATHER

Major Snowstorm Wallops Great Lakes and Rockies
Today is the anniversary of a powerful winter storm that brought
heavy snow, high winds and extreme cold to parts of the Great Lakes
and Rockies. In Cut Bank, Mont, up to 10 inches of snow fell, while
the temperature plummeted to 3 degrees above zero by midnight.
Farther west, blowing and drifting snow hampered travel in eastern
Washington and northern Oregon. Meanwhile farther east, high winds in
western New York caused window breakage and widespread power outages.
One person in the Buffalo area was hospitalized after being struck by
an uprooted tree. Wind-driven waves from Lake Erie spilled onto Route
5 in Athol. Seneca Falls was without power for 2 hours.


WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS BY ACCU WEATHER

Strong, Damaging Winds in the West Friday:
-Strong winds blew a tree over onto a house just west of Bend, Ore.
The tree was 40 inches in diameter and was 60-70 feet tall.
Fortunately, no one was injured when the tree crashed into the house.
-Nevada Highway Patrol reported a large accident along I-80 between
Fernley and Lovelock with one fatality and six injuries. The accident
involved four tractor-trailers and two pickup trucks. Strong winds
were blowing dust in the area, reducing the visibility to zero at the
time of the crash.
-Gusty winds stirred dust, reducing the visibility to a quarter of a
mile near Fallon, Nev.
-Large tree limbs were downed, shingles were blown off houses, flags
were torn and power outages resulted from downed power lines in
Fallon, Nev.
-Power lines were downed behind Sharkeys Casino in Gardnerville,
Nev., starting a small fire.
-A wind gust of 122 mph was recorded on top of Virginia Peak at an
elevation of 8,299 feet southwest of Nixon, Nev.
-The wind gusted to 82 mph at the Reno, Nev., National Weather
Service office.
Snow Reports in the Intermountain West on Friday:
-Heavy falling and blowing snow at Alpine Meadows reduced the
visibility to 500 feet during the afternoon. Three inches fell at
Alpine Meadows, but there were one-foot snow drifts.
-Heavy snow was falling at Tennant, Calif., with rates of 2-3 inches
per hour. Visibility was 300 feet.
48-Hour Rainfall Totals as of Storm Snowfall Totals as of
Peak Wind Gusts Friday into
11 a.m. EST Sat. (inches): 6 p.m. PST Friday (inches):
Friday Night (mph):

Rockport, Texas 10.25


Corpus Christi, Texas 4.27


Cleburne, Texas 3.92


Victoria, Texas 3.19


Ingleside, Texas 3.17


Galveston, Texas 3.00


Quillayute, Wash. 2.92


Muskogee, Okla. 2.62


Tahoe City, Calif. 4.0


Cisco, Calif. (5 mi. ENE) 7.5



DAILY EXTREMES

National High Today (through 3 p.m.) 85 at Tamiami, Florida
National Low Today (through 3 p.m.) -45 at Bettles, Alaska
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