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Reporter: AP

A strong winter storm continues moving across the nation on Monday, bringing more snow to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes with rain showers expected from the Northeast through the Eastern Valleys. A low pressure system will continue moving northeastward from the Midwest and over the Great Lakes, reaching into eastern Canada late on Monday. Cooler temperatures to the north and west of this system will bring more snow showers to the Upper Midwest from Iowa through Wisconsin and into Michigan. Expect another 1 to 3 inches of snow in these areas by Monday night. At the same time, the system will continue pushing a cold front eastward, which will move from the Mississippi River Valley and over the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys. The system will obtain moisture and energy from the Gulf of Mexico, which will allow for more showers and thunderstorms to develop along and ahead of this frontal boundary. Expect heaviest rainfall and strongest storms to develop in the South, from Mississippi through Tennessee. There is a slight chance that storms in these areas will turn severe with damaging wind gusts and periods of heavy rainfall. Rainfall from this system is not expected to reach the East Coast until late Monday night.
Meanwhile, In the West, a trough of low pressure that brought a few scattered showers to Washington will slide southeastward over the Intermountain West and through the Northern Rockies. This system will bring a few scattered snow showers to these areas throughout the day, but heavy precipitation is not anticipated. At the same time, another stronger system will move onshore, bringing more rain to western Washington.
SUNDAY'S WEATHER EXTREMES:
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)............85 McAllen, Texas
HIGHEST HEAT INDEX (DEGREES F).......85 Keahole Point, Hawaii
LOWEST TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F).........-7 Yellowstone, Wyo.
LOWEST WIND CHILL (DEGREES F)..................-27 Tin City, Alaska
HIGHEST WIND GUST (MPH)..............................78 Tin City, Alaska
HIGHEST PRECIPITATION (INCHES).......................2.03 Mena, Ark.
ON THIS DATE
An intense cold wave swept across the Midwest on this date in 1948. Record low temperatures for the month were recorded in Oberlin, Healy, and Quinter, KS as all of these towns recorded lows of -25 degrees. Kansas City, MS reported a low of -3 degrees to mark that city's latest yearly subzero reading on record.

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