2/14/2001 

                 Matt Gilmore, National Severe Storms Laboratory, Research Meteorologist 

                 I and others are eagerly awaiting your weather questions. Please don't hesitate to
                 ask. 

                 Precipitation: 
                 Main areas of rainfall and snow have moved from southern California yesterday
                 to central Arizona today. No flooding is expected. Mountain locations in Arizona
                 may receive up to 1 foot of snow. A few inches of snow will occur in the higher
                 elevations of northern New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. 

                 The greatest amount of rain will occur in southern Missouri, Indiana, and Illinois
                 along a frontal zone. 

                 Can you explain why the heaviest rainfall will be located in association with the
                 front? 
                   
                   

                 Temperatures: 
                 An above normal temperature will be found in the eastern US today. The
                 southeast will experience temperature in the mid to upper 70's with low 80s in
                 parts of Florida. The evening will stay remarkably warm (in the mid 60s) in the
                 southeast. A below-normal temperature will be found in the north central US
                 (Montana,Minnesota,North Dakota,South Dakota) with a temperature below
                 freezing most of the day. 

                 Can you explain why the evening/nighttime air temperature is much higher than
                 normal in parts of Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia? 

                 Matthew.Gilmore@nssl.noaa.gov 

                 2/14/2001