![]() The storm will be tapping into warmer, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico to its south, raising the risk of severe storms, including a few strong tornadoes and damaging winds, and flooding rainfall near the Gulf Coast.Ī Level 2 of 5 risk for severe storms is already in place for Monday and Tuesday, stretching from southeast Texas to the Carolinas.Ī Level 2 of 4 risk for flooding rainfall hugs the coasts of Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle for the storms that will cross the area Monday. The second storm will begin to strengthen rapidly Monday as it cuts through the Central US toward the Great Lakes, delivering snow and potential blizzard conditions to colder areas to its north along its path.Įxactly where and how much snow falls will likely change with the storm’s track, which is still uncertain, but the highest chances for heavy snow are in parts of the Plains, the Great Lakes and interior Northeast. Winter storm watches and warnings are in effect from western North Carolina to western Virginia beginning Friday evening and lasting through Saturday afternoon. That may not live up to Boston’s notorious snowstorm past, but it could still be the city’s biggest snow from a single storm since Februwhen 8 inches fell.Īnd if the 8 inches forecast in Hartford, Connecticut, comes to pass it would be the city’s biggest snowstorm since February 1, 2021, when 11 inches fell.įurther south, areas of the Appalachians could see up to two inches of snowfall and ice accumulations as thick as 0.25 inches. Four to 6 inches of snow are forecast in Boston. None was forecast in Baltimore, DC or Philadelphia Friday, so their nearly two-year long significant snowless streaks seemed like they would continue.īut other cities, especially in New England, have higher snow chances. It appears there won’t be sufficient cold air to churn out much, if any, snow in the snow-starved I-95 corridor. Travel in these regions could be treacherous, especially in hilly and mountainous terrain, as ice sticks to surfaces. Potentially damaging ice could accumulate in the southern Appalachians Friday night into Saturday morning as the storm starts to work its way into colder air. The system will continue to track through the Southeast and into the mid-Atlantic Friday into Saturday, delivering heavy rain and even the threat of a few severe storms along the Gulf Coast. On Friday, the storm spat out rain in parts of the South lighter snow to the north in parts of the Plains and Midwest. Most of the major cities along the Northeast’s I-95 corridor appear set to miss out on heavy snow, but by the time the storm exits the coast, it could have wrung out as much as 12 inches of snow and as much as 0.25 inches of ice across the eastern US. ![]() Interactive: Check to see if you’re under a winter weather alert here. Here’s the latest on these developing storms:Īround 40 million people are under winter storm alerts from the mid-Atlantic to the Appalachians and into southern Maine, with the storm’s worst expected Saturday to Sunday in parts of the Appalachians and the interior Northeast and New England, including just to the west of Boston. through the middle of the week,” the Weather Prediction Center said. ![]() “Confidence continues to increase for a highly impactful event spanning from Texas to the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. Up first, a winter storm is on track to deal a blow of heavy snow and treacherous ice to the Northeast and mid-Atlantic this weekend.Īnother bigger and more potent storm will follow hot on its heels through midweek with all hazards: snow, ice, strong winds, tornadoes and flooding rainfall. A one-two punch of winter storms and the first Arctic cold outbreak of the season are poised to affect millions of Americans through next week. Winter is about to kick into overdrive in the US.
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