A series of storm systems started impacting California Friday, and will continue through Tuesday. The following are rainfall totals through 3 p.m. PST Saturday:
San Francisco, CA: Around 1”
Sacramento, CA: Received between 1-1.25”
Fresno, CA: Received around .30”
A series of storm systems starting Friday and continuing into Tuesday will bring rain and snow to the western half of the country. As a strong jet stream drives in moisture rich air into the western United States, several areas of California, Oregon and Washington will see heavy rain and snow.
On March 5, the annual Iditarod Race in Alaska will pit a team of dogs and their musher on a 1,000-mile race through some of nature’s cruelest conditions. MORECAST takes a look at some history behind the event, typical weather facing the competitors, and the forecast for the first day.
Two disturbances moving in from the Ohio Valley and Southeast U.S. will combine to bring light to moderate snow from eastern Ohio to the mid-Atlantic coast, including the major I-95 metros from Richmond, Virgina to New York City. The heaviest band of snow is expected to set up after midnight around Richmond up into central Virginia, where 2-4″ is expected by the middle of Friday morning, with some locally higher amounts up to 6″ possible. A strengthening coastal storm will also dump 1-3″ of heavy rain across southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina, making for a soggy Friday morning commute for places like Raleigh, Norfolk and Virginia Beach. Coastal areas of North Carolina will also experience strong winds, with gusts up to 50 mph.
