NATIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY

FEBRUARY 2017

1-4: A new Pacific system advanced towards the Coast and spread precipitation into the West. Precipitation was light. A weal system moving across the lower Mid-Atlantic caused light precipitation. A cold front moving across the lakes caused lake effect
snow. Temperatures were in the 50s and 60s in the South and single digits to the 30s across the north. The coldest temperatures were across the northern Rockies into the upper Mississippi Valley. Temperatures ranged from 91F at Cotulla, TX to -25F at
Estcourt Station, ME.

High pressure kept the east-central states mostly fair and dry on Friday. Scattered snow showers fell across the Great Lakes into the Northeast. A system approaching the West caused rain and snow. Temperatures were in the 20s and 30s in the Northeast,
60s and 70s in the South. Teens to the 30s in the Plains and 50s and 60s along the West Coast.
Temperatures ranged from a high of 88F at McAllen, TX to 36F at Lamar Ranger Station, WY.

5-11: A weather system in the West caused heavy precipitation across to the West Coast. Light snow fell across New England. Temperatures were in the single digits across the northern Rockies and Plains. Temperatures were in the 50s to the 70s from the
Southwest into the Southeast. Temperatures ranged from 88F at Alice, TX to -11F at Mount Washington, NH.

A weather system in the West on Wednesday and brought precipitation to the region. Amounts ranged from two hundreds of an inch to .87 of an inch. High pressure caused fair and cold conditions to the Plains. Temperatures were in the single digits across
the northern Plains and 30s to the south. The East was unsettled with rain and storms to the south and snow to the south. The heaviest precipitation fell across the South with amounts from fourteen hundreds of an inch to almost 2 inches. Temperatures
ranged from -29F at Hallock, MN to 96F at Cotulla, TX.

A deep surface low caused heavy snow across the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast on Thursday with near or blizzard conditions. In addition to the heavy snow, the rapidly deepening surface low was causing Strong winds across much of the eastern Mid-Atlantic
and the Northeast regions, with gusts in excess of 30 miles per hour, especially along the coast. Rain fell along the West Coast into the Intermountain West. High pressure kept the Plains into the Midwest fair, dry and cold. Temperatures ranged from -
24F at Hallock, MN to 96F at Cotulla, TX.

A warm front lifting north caused light snow across the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic caused light snow. A system moving into the West caused heavy precipitation along parts of the West Coast. Temperatures warmest across most of the nations.
Temperatures were in the 30s and 40s across the West with a few 20s in colder spots. Temperatures were cold in the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic with single digits to the north to 30s south. Temperatures were in the 50s to the 70s in the Plains.
Temperatures ranged from -23F at Mount Washington, NH to 94F at Rio Grande Village, TX.

12-18: An intense low off the Northeast Coast caused heavy snow in the Northeast. Heavy snow fell across New York State and New England on Monday, closing schools and government offices, snarling roads and canceling flights. The storm brought blizzard
conditions across eastern Maine, with strong winds, heavy snow and visibility reduced to one-eighth of a mile in some areas. The Maine Department of Transportation was forced to pull its plows off the roads in portions of the state early Monday afternoon.
High pressure kept the West and the East dry. A weak disturbance in the East caused some light snow. Temperatures were in the 50s along the West Coast and 30s and 40s in the Intermountain West. Temperatures ranged from -9F at Big Piney, WY to 91F at
Hebbronville, TX.

A weather system moving into the West caused heavy precipitation on Friday. Reports of mudslides and power outages were widespread along the California coast, where inches of rain were expected to cause major travel problems. High pressure over the
Rockies caused fair and dry but milder conditions with temperatures in the 30s and 40s. High pressure across the Northeast caused fair, dry and cold temperatures with temperatures in the 20s. Temperatures were in the 70s and 80s across the South. Rain
and storms occurred across the Gulf Coast. Temperatures ranged from -4F at Mount Washington, NH to 89F at McAllen, TX.

19-28: An intense low off the Northeast Coast caused heavy snow in the Northeast. Heavy snow fell across New York State and New England on Monday, closing schools and government offices, snarling roads and canceling flights. The storm brought blizzard
conditions across eastern Maine, with strong winds, heavy snow and visibility reduced to one-eighth of a mile in some areas. An upper low and surface low pressure caused rain and storms along the gulf coast. A frontal boundary brought rain to the upper
Mississippi Valley. High pressure brought cooler air to the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic. Temperatures ranged from, the 30s to 50s across the area. Elsewhere, temperatures were in eth 60s and 70s across the Plains to the Southeast and the 40s in the
northern areas of eth West Coast to the 60s south. Temperatures ranged from 93F at McAllen, TX to 5F at Mount Washington, NH.

An upper low and surface low brought rain and storms to area of the Gulf Coast on Wednesday. Rainfall amounts were heavy across parts of Alabama and Florida. Amounts ranged from 1.00 inch to a little over an inch and a quarter. Precipitation also fell
along parts of eth West Coast. Amounts ranged from a.50 of an inch to almost an inch and a quarter in Oregon. High pressure sliding off the East Coast caused fair and dry conditions.
Colder air moved into the Rockies and the Plains. Some areas were more than 10F colder than yesterday. Temperatures ranged from 6F at Stanley, ID to 98F at McAllen, TX.

High pressure covered the Rockies with temperatures in the 30s and 20s. High pressure off the East Coast caused fair, dry and unseasonably mild temperatures with highs in the 70s to the low 80s on Friday. Low pressure over the Great Lakes and its
trailing cold front caused rain and storms. The heaviest amounts fell around the lakes. Snow fell on the back side of the system. Temperatures ranged from 95F at McAllen, TX to -4F at Aspen Springs, CO.

Rain fell across portions of eth Southwest on Monday Rainfall amounts ranged between 1 and 2 inches. A stationary front across the Southeast caused rain and storms. Light precipitation fell in parts of the East. Temperatures were in eth 70s and 80s
across the South. Twenties and 30s were reported in the Rockies. Temperatures ranged from -12F at Wakefield, MI to -12F at Wakefield, MI.

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NATIONAL STORM SUMMARY

FEBRUARY 1017

1-4: A system approaching the West caused rain and snow. Precipitation was mainly light in the Northwest. Heavy precipitation fell across California. Amounts were near a tenth of an inch to almost 2 inches.

5-11: A weather system in the West caused heavy precipitation across to the West Coast on Monday. Amounts ranged from a hundredth of an inch at NFG to 1.59 inches at SBP. Amounts were over 2 inches in Oregon. Heavy precipitation fell across the South
with amounts from a trace to over an inch. Light snow fell across New England.

At least seven confirmed tornadoes hit southeast Louisiana Tuesday, causing major damage as a wave of severe thunderstorms swept through the region. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said at a news conference at least seven confirmed tornadoes touched down
in the state, including two in Livingston Parish, and one in six other parishes. He declared a state of emergency in the wake of the storms. Edwards said while there was a wide range of destruction, "the Lord has blessed us with not a single fatality at
this time." There are at least 20 people reported injured statewide, according to Edwards. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said the city suffered "a terrible blow," and that the tornado that struck the east side of the city traveled around two miles
and affected a half-mile swath of land. "I want to think we've been through many things together, and we will get through this together with prayers," he told reporters. The large tornado in New Orleans touched down northeast of downtown along
Interstate 10 and Chef Menteur Highway, Fox 8 reported. Over 15,000 customers are without power in several areas of the city and surrounding area, according to Fox 8. Laci Blondell, the school director at Schaumburg Elementary School in New Orleans told
Fox News even though the building sustained some damage, all the students were safe. "Luckily because of an amazing staff that we have and all the practice procedures that we've had previous to today," she said. "All of our students are accounted for and
safe as well as our staff members. And it was truly truly a blessing to have everybody." James Thomas, a resident of Eastern New Orleans, told the Associated Press his his whole neighborhood shows storm damage, but his house escaped the tornado. "It's
bad. I've never seen it this bad," he said. "As far as I can see, treetops are off, power lines down." Thomas said he saw the twister coming, grabbed his motorcycle helmet and ran into his bathroom. The room then went pitch-black, he heard hail on the
window, and came outside afterward to see a damage trail or about 20 to 40 feet from his house. NASA said in a series of tweets the tornado in Eastern New Orleans impacted the Michoud Facility, but only minor injuries were reported and personnel are
being accounted for. Yoshekia Brown, who lost everything to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, lost everything again on Tuesday when three-quarters of her home in New Orleans East collapsed in the storm. Brown told the AP she was at work when she got a weather
alert on her phone, looked at a weather map and realized it was affecting her neighborhood. She then drove home to check when her brother called to say, "Sister, your house is gone." "I lived in between two blighted properties. One of those would have
been gone before my house," Brown said. "It wasn't real until I walked up. I can see into my living room. I can see into my front bedroom. It's just gone. Like the movie Twister." Her 2-year-old son and three dogs survived the storm, and her home was
insured. Brown said she's not sure what to do next, but "something good has to come from this." Tornado watches covered large parts of Louisiana and Mississippi and the line of severe storms prompted multiple tornado warnings. At least seven homes were
damaged in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, located northwest of New Orleans, according to Deputy Emergency Management Director Brandi Janes. "Two of them are completely gone... all the way to the ground," she told the AP. Janes said she knows of two
injuries in the parish, both minor, but didn't immediately have any information on whether the homes that were destroyed were occupied when the storm struck. The tornadoes are part of storm system moving across the Deep South that lit up radar monitors
and prompting multiple tornado warnings from Louisiana to Alabama as the system brought hail, high winds and twisters to the New Orleans area. One of the warnings described a "large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly" twister south of Hammond,
Louisiana. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer told reporters President Trump plans to contact officials in the hardest-hit areas. The National Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, said 2.7 million people in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi
and Alabama would be at the highest risk of severe weather on Tuesday. Fox News' Willie Inman and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
A weather system in the West on Wednesday and brought precipitation to the region. Amounts ranged from two hundreds of an inch to .87 of an inch. The East was unsettled with rain and storms to the south and snow to the south. The heaviest precipitation
fell across the South with amounts from fourteen hundreds of an inch to almost 2 inches.

A deep surface low caused heavy snow across the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast on Thursday with near or blizzard conditions. In addition to the heavy snow, the rapidly deepening surface low was causing Strong winds across much of the eastern Mid-Atlantic
and the Northeast regions, with gusts in excess of 30 miles per hour, especially along the coast. Amounts ranged from 2 inches at Rochester Vermont to 18 inches at Ludlow Massachusetts. At least one person is dead and snow emergencies have been declared
in two major Northeast metro areas as Winter Storm Niko brings blizzard conditions and rapid accumulation to the region. Officials in Boston declared snow emergency Wednesday. Philadelphia authorities also declared an emergency Wednesday, but it was
lifted Thursday afternoon. New York Mayor Bill DeBlasio is urging city residents not to venture out into the streets if at all possible. Governors in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts are also urging people to stay off the roads, the Associated
Press reports, to keep them clear for plows and emergency vehicles. In New Jersey, State Police officials told the AP that troopers have responded to 300 crashes and 350 calls to assist motorists since midnight. The speed has been reduced to 35 mph
Thursday along the 122-mile length of the New Jersey Turnpike.

A warm front lifting north caused light snow across the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic caused light snow. A system moving into the West caused heavy precipitation along parts of the West Coast. About where as high as 3.28 inches at Emigrant Gap, Ca. and
3.15 inches at Truckee, Ca.

12-18: An intense low off the Northeast Coast caused heavy snow in the Northeast. Heavy snow fell across New York State and New England on Monday, closing schools and government offices, snarling roads and canceling flights. The storm brought blizzard
conditions across eastern Maine, with strong winds, heavy snow and visibility reduced to one-eighth of a mile in some areas. The Maine Department of Transportation was forced to pull its plows off the roads in portions of the state early Monday afternoon.
"We are urging all citizens to stay off roads unless absolutely necessary," the Maine State Police said. "The roads are treacherous and visibility is reduced down to only a couple hundred yards at best." The deepest snowfall totals by state as reported
to the National Weather Service included: Amounts were 10-17 inches in New Hampshire, 4-20 inches in New York, 7-17 inches in Vermont and up to 26 inches in Cary, Maine.

A weather system moving into the West caused heavy precipitation on Friday. At least one person was killed by a strong Pacific storm in Sherman Oaks around noon according to the Los Angeles Fire Department and the Associated Press. A tree was pushed onto
power lines, which snapped and electrocuted a 55-year-old man. The patient was transported to the hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. Reports of mudslides and power outages were widespread along the California coast, where inches of rain were
expected to cause major travel problems. Four people were injured in Salinas' Chinatown Friday afternoon after strong winds brought down a tree, KION-TV reported. The extent of those injuries was not immediately known. In Los Angeles, 16 college students
were evacuated from an apartment complex near UCLA after a large tree fell on the building. No one was injured in the incident, according to The Los Angeles Times. Mudslides became a major concern Friday afternoon, and along U.S. Route 101, one such
slide closed the northbound lanes of the mud-covered freeway north of Ventura, according to the California Highway Patrol. Another mudslide closed Highway 154 at Painted Cave and Gibraltar. The city of Duarte, in the foothills of the San Gabriel
Mountains east of Los Angeles, ordered the evacuation of more than 200 homes below a burn scar by 7 a.m. Friday, according to the Associated Press. In several areas across the state, burn scars from recent wildfires left the land unstable, and residents
were asked to move away from those locations as the rain arrived. Voluntary evacuation orders were issued for parts of Camarillo Springs, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office of Emergency Services. The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department
issued an evacuation warning for the greater Sherpa fire burn area. The County Office of Emergency Management issued also issued an evacuation warning for parts of Solvang west of Santa Barbara. More than 50,000 Southern California Edison customers were
without power at 2 p.m. PST Friday afternoon. Several crashes were reported in the San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties and power outages have been reported in Cayucos, Santa Margarita, San Luis Obispo, Arroyo Grande, Nipomo, Santa Maria, Orcutt,
Vandenberg Village, Los Alamos, and Buellton, according to KSBY.com. Powerful winds brought down trees crushed cars at Morro Bay High School and forced rangers to evacuate campers at Morro Bay State Park. Students were put on lockdown at the high school
after several trees fell on campus, crushing two cars and the school’s solar panels. Precipitation amounts were moderate across California bit precipitation over an inch were observed across Washington and Oregon.

19-28: Downpours swelled creeks and rivers Monday in Northern California, threatening to cause even more flooding in the already soggy region. In the San Joaquin Valley, residents were patrolling levees for signs of danger, reviewing evacuation plans and
filling hundreds of sand bags after the San Joaquin River kept rising. "Our community is pulling together like real champs," said San Joaquin River Club resident Paula Martin, who is helping coordinate emergency plans for the private neighborhood of 800
homes. Martin said the neighborhood has sirens in a clubhouse and church that can warn residents of impending flooding.
The National Weather Service issued flood, snow and wind advisories, including a flash flood warning for the Soberanes burn area in Monterey County. Winds could reach 60 mph in the San Francisco Bay Area. Santa Cruz County had seen 2.8 inches of rain in
24 hours and could see up to 8 inches before the storm passes Tuesday. Marin County got 2.3 inches of rain while close to an inch fell in San Francisco. Forecasters said rainfall in San Francisco has already surpassed the normal annual amount for the wet
season that begins in October.
The city has logged 24.50 inches of rain since Oct. 1, said National Weather Service forecaster Bob Benjamin. The average rainfall for the year ending Sept. 30 is 23.65 inches.
The San Joaquin River was approaching the top of levees and could remain at that level for four days, said Tim Daly, a spokesman with the San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services. Elsewhere, high water was receding in the farm community of
Maxwell, about 70 miles north of Sacramento, where dozens of people sought higher ground Friday after creeks topped their banks and inundated houses. "We're not seeing anything like we did the other day," said Colusa County Assistant Sheriff Jim Saso.
About 60 miles east, the water level also kept falling at Oroville Dam, where a damaged spillway had raised major flood concerns and prompted the evacuation of 188,000 people a week ago. An upper low and surface low pressure caused rain and storms along
the gulf coast.

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