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[December 20, 2010]  (AP)  More wet and windy weather was in store for California on Monday as a deep low pressure system spun off the Northwest coast in the eastern Pacific.

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Rich moisture was forecast to continue streaming across California, fueling widely scattered precipitation through the day. Upslope snow showers across the Sierras were expected to taper down into scattered snow showers by late Monday afternoon. Snow totals from this past weekend's storm through Monday afternoon were expected to reach up to 9 feet at elevations above 7,000 feet. Across the lower elevations, persistent rain and periods of heavy rainfall would allow flood advisories and watches to persist along the coast and across the inner valleys. Recent heavy rains may keep threats of rock slides and debris flow over the higher elevations and in recent burn areas.

Meanwhile, copious moisture over the Intermountain West was forecast to trigger areas of rain and snow through the day. Snow accumulations of 1 to 2 feet were expected in the Wasatch and western slopes of the central Rockies by Monday night.

In the Midwest, a storm system from the West was expected to move across western and central North Dakota on Monday. This system would blanket the region with swaths of 2 to possibly 8 inches of snow. Slick and snow-packed roads were expected, with reduced visibilities, making travel hazardous.

In the East, high pressure over the Ohio Valley was forecast to cause lake-effect showers to taper down across the Great Lakes. Farther east, low pressure in the western Atlantic would produce snow showers along with minor accumulation along the southeast New England coast.

Temperatures in the Lower 48 states Sunday ranged from a morning low of minus 11 degrees at Waterloo, Iowa, to a high of 78 degrees at Pecos, Texas.

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