Rain Dumped On Already Soaked West Coast; South Gets Chill

Heavy rain soaked coastal areas of Washington, Oregon and northern California on Friday, and cold air chilled the South and East.

Within 24 hours, one to two inches of rain fell in Ocean Shores, Wash., and Astoria, North Bend, Brookings and Eugene in Oregon, with up to one-half inch elsewhere, including Eureka, Calif., and Seattle.

Six inches of snow fell in central Washington and over the Cascades, with one to three inches along the eastern slopes of the Cascades.

Snow spread eastward over the northern Great Basin, with a couple of inches falling along Interstate 80 from Winnemucca to Battle Mountain, Nev., while freezing rain pelted east of the Cascades across eastern Washington and Oregon.

A weak storm system over New Mexico produced scattered rain and snow showers over the Southwest and into the southern Plains.

Heavy snow was reported from the eastern foothills of Albuquerque, N.M., with totals of one to two inches.

Friday morning lows dipped to record levels at Jackson, Miss., with 18, tying the 1983 record for the date, and at Charleston, S.C., with 22, tying the record set in 1977.

Thursday marked the eighth consecutive day with high temperatures below 65 in Miami as cold air covered much of the East.

Winds gusted to 93 mph atop Mount Washington in New Hampshire, with wind chills dipping to 60 below zero.

The nation’s high was 63 at Santa Barbara, Calif., with a low of 7 below zero at Silver Bay, Minn.