▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁another ▁low - press ure ▁area ▁just ▁off ▁the ▁Texas ▁coast ▁on ▁February   7 . ▁Track ing ▁east ward , ▁the ▁system ▁produced ▁isolated ▁severe ▁weather ▁across ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁G ulf ▁Coast . ▁Near ing ▁no on ▁that ▁day , ▁the ▁cy clone ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁Florida ▁Pan handle . ▁By ▁February   8 , ▁the ▁low - press ure ▁system ▁had ▁moved ▁into ▁Georgia . ▁Both ▁the ▁system ▁in ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Mexico ▁and ▁the ▁system ▁in ▁the ▁Mid western ▁United ▁States ▁were ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁short wave ▁tr ough . ▁Due ▁to ▁blocking ▁ste ering ▁patterns , ▁both ▁storm s ▁began ▁to ▁grav itate ▁towards ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Se ab o ard . ▁ ▁The ▁H PC ▁began ▁issu ing ▁periodic ▁storm ▁summary ▁bullet ins ▁on ▁the ▁two ▁low - press ure ▁areas ▁at ▁ 0 3 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁February   8 . ▁Their ▁forec asts ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁system ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁subt rop ical ▁jet ▁stream ▁would ▁rapidly ▁intens ify ▁near ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁East ▁Coast , ▁later ▁absor bing ▁the ▁system ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁polar ▁jet ▁stream . ▁A ▁few ▁hours ▁later , ▁the ▁southern ▁disturb ance ▁began ▁a ▁phase ▁of ▁bar ometric ▁deep ening ▁as ▁it ▁track ed ▁n ortheast ward ▁off ▁the ▁Out er ▁B anks , ▁while ▁the ▁northern ▁system ▁maintained ▁an ▁e aster ly ▁course ▁into ▁north western ▁Ohio . ▁Begin ning ▁at ▁ 0 0 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁February  