Tuesday,  April 9, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 264 • 25 of 45 •  Other Editions

Strong Storm System to Bring Snow to Rockies & Northern Plains, and Severe Weather Farther South

A potent storm system moving through the Mountain West will bring a variety of weather hazards to parts of the central U.S. through midweek. Strong winds and heavy snow are forecast across the Great Basin, Rockies and northern Plains, with some blizzard conditions. Severe thunderstorms, and even isolated tornadoes, are possible across the central & southern Plains to the mid &

Yesterday's Weather
High:  38.5°F at 12:54 PM
Low: 22.7°F at 11:51 PM
High Gust: 31 mph 10:05 PM
Precip: 0.00

Record High: 91° in 1977
Record Low:  8° in 1997
Average High: 54°F
Average Low: 29°F
Average Precip in April.:  0.37
Precip to date in April.: 0.00
Average Precip to date: 2.55
Precip Year to Date: 2.42
Sunset Tonight: 8:13 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 6:57 a.m.

lower Miss. Valley.
• Early This Morning: Windy...snow. Areas of blowing snow. Little or no new snow accumulation. North winds 20 to 30 mph.
• Today: Breezy...snow. Areas of blowing snow. Snow may be heavy at times in the morning. Snow accumulation up to 4 inches. Highs in the lower 20s. North winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the morning.
• Tonight: Areas of blowing snow in the evening. Snow. Snow accumulation of 1 to 4 inches. Lows in the lower 20s. North winds 10 to 20 mph.
• Wednesday: Snow. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch. Highs in the upper 20s. North winds 10 to 20 mph.
• Wednesday Night: Cloudy. Snow likely in the evening...then a chance of light snow after midnight. Accumulations possible. Lows in the lower 20s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of light snow. Highs in the lower 30s. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
• Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.
• Friday: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
• Friday Night: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light snow. Lows around 20.
• Saturday: Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of light rain. Highs around 40.

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