A cold storm was expected to hit San Diego County late Thursday, bringing a chance of snow to the mountains and showers everywhere else, forecasters said.
According to the National Weather Service, a cold low pressure system moving southward along the west coast will bring much cooler weather today through Saturday.
"Snow levels could lower to near 4,000 feet for late Friday through early Saturday," the agency advised.
The Weather Service also advised that there was a slight chance of showers today but a greater chance of rain late Friday through early Saturday, along with a slight chance of thunderstorms as the coldest mid-level air moves across Southern California.
Rainfall totals from the storm were expected to be from up to a half-inch at the coast to about an inch on coastal mountains slopes.
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The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a winter storm warning for heavy snow from noon Thursday to 3 p.m. on Friday.
Rain and snow showers Thursday morning are expected to become more widespread and change to snow by this afternoon. Snow, which will be heavy at times, will continue overnight and early Friday, then decrease Friday afternoon.
Driving conditions could become difficult along Interstate 90 and Highway 89, the weather service said. Heavy wet snow also may cause falling power lines and endanger young livestock.
A winter storm warning means a significant amount of snow is expected or occurring. Strong winds also are possible.
The high temperature for Billings will be about 44 degrees Thursday with a low of 29 degrees. Friday's high is forecast to be 37 degrees while the low will be about 27 degrees.
Rain and snow showers Thursday morning are expected to become more widespread and change to snow by this afternoon. Snow, which will be heavy at times, will continue overnight and early Friday, then decrease Friday afternoon.
Driving conditions could become difficult along Interstate 90 and Highway 89, the weather service said. Heavy wet snow also may cause falling power lines and endanger young livestock.
A winter storm warning means a significant amount of snow is expected or occurring. Strong winds also are possible.
The high temperature for Billings will be about 44 degrees Thursday with a low of 29 degrees. Friday's high is forecast to be 37 degrees while the low will be about 27 degrees.
Storms associated to a weak cold front caused strong winds and heavy rains in the western region of Cuba particularly in the north coast.
Gusts higher than 100 Km/H were reported in different sites, according to Jose Ramon Palacios, Shift Supervisor at the Weather Forecast Center of the Cuban Institute of Meteorology (INSMET).
Palacios told Juventud Rebelde the phenomenon was produced by a line of thunder storms associated to a weak cold front.
The storms lashed the north coast along the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Mayabeque, Artemisa and Havana, said the specialist.
Gusts higher than 100 Km/H were reported in different sites, according to Jose Ramon Palacios, Shift Supervisor at the Weather Forecast Center of the Cuban Institute of Meteorology (INSMET).
Palacios told Juventud Rebelde the phenomenon was produced by a line of thunder storms associated to a weak cold front.
The storms lashed the north coast along the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Mayabeque, Artemisa and Havana, said the specialist.
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An overnight storm April 5 knocked down a 160-year-old tree at Augusta National, one of the 61 magnolias lining the drive from Washington Road to the clubhouse's circular driveway.
An overnight storm April 5 knocked down a 160-year-old tree at Augusta National, one of the 61 magnolias lining the drive from Washington Road to the clubhouse's circular driveway.
Early Tuesday morning, though, Augusta National's famed Magnolia Lane sprang a leak.
"I guess it has 60 magnolia trees now, instead of 61," Phil Mickelson said.
An overnight storm knocked down a 160-year-old tree whose canopy helped create an essential element of Masters tradition -- the drive from Washington to the clubhouse, which beckons in gleaming white at the end of the roughly 330-yard drive. Tuesday, a sunny patch about halfway down the lane broke up the eastern row of magnolias like a gap tooth. By 10 a.m., much of the tree, which fell away from the road, had been removed.
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A tree knocked down during Monday's storms blocks the entrance to an apartment building on the 700 block of West Main Street in Franklin
A tree knocked down during Monday's storms blocks the entrance to an apartment building on the 700 block of West Main Street in Franklin
On Monday, three EF-1 tornadoes touched down, with one striking in southern Davidson County and skipping into La Vergne, said Trevor Boucher of the National Weather Service in Nashville.
It went along the northern Williamson County and Davidson County lines, striking in La Vergne before sputtering out in Smyrna, he said.
That tornado was estimated to have winds of up to 100 miles per hour. An EF-1 category tornado can be 86 to 110 mph. The other two tornadoes hit Waverly and Dickson County.
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, Wash. - Residents in Western Washington's Convergence Zone received a winter's flashback Wednesday morning.
Snow and hail fell in several locations, catching many by surprise.
"We got two inches," said Kelvin Lawrence of Granite Falls. The city cooled off enough to see snow fall and stick around throughout the afternoon until the sun began to melt things.
"Not a pretty thing to wake up to in April," said Michelle Stetka. "I'm ready for spring."
A winter storm warning remained in effect for the Olympics and Cascade Range Wednesday morning.
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Lake Stevens, Wash. April snow
Lake Stevens, Wash. April snow
Snow and hail fell in several locations, catching many by surprise.
"We got two inches," said Kelvin Lawrence of Granite Falls. The city cooled off enough to see snow fall and stick around throughout the afternoon until the sun began to melt things.
"Not a pretty thing to wake up to in April," said Michelle Stetka. "I'm ready for spring."
A winter storm warning remained in effect for the Olympics and Cascade Range Wednesday morning.
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Trees blocked the road and knocked down power lines along Cantley Drive in Fort Hill after Monday evening's storm ripped through the area. Six large trees fell across the road, knocking down power lines.
Trees blocked the road and knocked down power lines along Cantley Drive in Fort Hill after Monday evening's storm ripped through the area. Six large trees fell across the road, knocking down power lines.
While homeowners were busy with cleanup, insurance agents began assessing damage so repairs could begin.
Jill Bentz, president of the West Virginia Insurance Foundation - which represents several property and casualty insurers in the area - said it's still too early to estimate how much property damage was sustained in Monday's storm.
"Companies are just overwhelmed with the volume and they just need some extra time to respond responsibly and accurately to their customers' claims," she said.
"We just can't estimate the damage sustained right now."
But the damage does seem to be concentrated within the valley.
"Mostly what we've seen is trees are down because of wind," she said. "A lot of the claims we've received today have been isolated to the St. Albans-Charleston area, and some have been slightly north of Charleston."
Fred Martin Jr. gestures at damage to a machinery storage building and hay barn severely damaged by Tuesday’s storm. His father estimated the damage would top $1 million.
In the Dyers Store area in eastern Henry County, Fred Martin Sr. initially estimated the damage at his Martin Stables at between $600,000 and $800,000 but later raised that to "way more than $1 million," considering all the vehicles that were damaged.
A machinery storage building, hay barn and half a cinderblock building were destroyed, left in a pile of rubble in the storm that hit around 2 a.m. Tuesday. Some of the buildings had been there for 40 to 50 years, Martin said.
His son, Fred Martin Jr., said the company's machinery lay beneath the rubble. Martin Sr. said the vehicles that were licensed for road use and his home nearby were insured; the buildings at the stables were self-insured. One furniture van alone was worth $60,000, he said, adding that one building held 12 farm tractors.
The United Nations says 62 people have been killed and thousands forced from their homes since the start of the year by flooding in northern Namibia.
In a statement Wednesday, the U.N. children's fund says the numbers could "dramatically increase" soon.
U.N. officials in Namibia say a new wave of water is expected from Angola, and the forecast is for more rains in northern Namibia in the coming days.
UNICEF says northern Namibia is already vulnerable. It is among the most densely populated and poorest parts of the country, with a high number of people carrying the AIDS virus. UNICEF says one in every fifteen children dies before reaching the age of five in the region.
In a statement Wednesday, the U.N. children's fund says the numbers could "dramatically increase" soon.
U.N. officials in Namibia say a new wave of water is expected from Angola, and the forecast is for more rains in northern Namibia in the coming days.
UNICEF says northern Namibia is already vulnerable. It is among the most densely populated and poorest parts of the country, with a high number of people carrying the AIDS virus. UNICEF says one in every fifteen children dies before reaching the age of five in the region.
Atlanta - Fast-moving spring storms packing high winds, hail and lightning blew through the Southeast, uprooting trees, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands and leaving at least seven people dead.
The strongest storms walloping the region carried with them dangerous wind gusts and the possibility of isolated tornadoes.
More than 125,000 people were without power early Tuesday around Atlanta and 147,000 across Georgia, according to Georgia Power.
The storms were moving across the Carolinas early Tuesday, knocking down trees and causing power outages.
Forecasters predicted the storms would move off the coast by mid-morning but that they would linger over central and southern Florida.
The Weather Channel also said a line of thunderstorms was heading to large parts of the mid-Atlantic region, from New Jersey to Virginia, where there was also the possibility of damaging winds and isolated tornadoes in the strongest sections of the storm.
The strongest storms walloping the region carried with them dangerous wind gusts and the possibility of isolated tornadoes.
More than 125,000 people were without power early Tuesday around Atlanta and 147,000 across Georgia, according to Georgia Power.
The storms were moving across the Carolinas early Tuesday, knocking down trees and causing power outages.
Forecasters predicted the storms would move off the coast by mid-morning but that they would linger over central and southern Florida.
The Weather Channel also said a line of thunderstorms was heading to large parts of the mid-Atlantic region, from New Jersey to Virginia, where there was also the possibility of damaging winds and isolated tornadoes in the strongest sections of the storm.
Comment: Remember also the Nashville flood of last year:
What took US media so long to report this? Nashville Tennessee Flood 2010