2/28/2001
 

Matt Gilmore, National Severe Storms Laboratory, Ph.D. Research Meteorologist
 

Precipitation:
Greatest rainfall in the United States (US) will total about 1 inch by the end of the day along the Gulf coast in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida.    Snowfall will be seen today in  Colorado, New Mexico, Western Oklahoma, and North Texas.  The greatest snowfall in the US will be between 6 and 12 inches in SE Colorado.     Sleet and freezing rain will occur in north central Texas and across Oklahoma.   Isolated severe thunderstorms could occur along the Gulf Coast.
 

Temperature:
Temperature is quite cold across much of the US today.  The cold front has pushed all the way to the Gulf Coast and most of the US is dominated by high pressure.  More mild temperature will be found along the California coast and Gulf coast states.
 
 

Matthew.Gilmore@nssl.noaa.gov

2/28/2001