From the Weather Channel:
“Post-Christmas Travel Weather
Forecast: Delays Likely for Many This Weekend"
At a Glance
- A significant winter storm is
shaping up this weekend in the Midwest.
- Heavy snow and strong winds may
produce blizzard conditions at times in the Northern Plains.
- Some snow and ice will also
spread to parts of New England and upstate New York.
- Heavy snow has already pummeled
the mountains of the Southwest.
A powerful winter storm will
bring heavy snow, some ice and possible blizzard conditions to parts of the
Plains this weekend, before spreading snow and ice into the Great Lakes and
parts of the Northeast into early week, potentially snarling holiday travel. This
significant system has been named Winter Storm Gage by The Weather Channel.
Happening Now: Snow and
ice have spread into the Northern and Central Plains and parts of the upper
Mississippi Valley and the northern Great Lakes. Farther south, rain and
thunderstorms are moving through the Central and Southern Plains, as well as
into the mid-Mississippi Valley. A few severe thunderstorms are possible across
portions of the mid-South. A number of
winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories have been issued by the
National Weather Service from parts of the Central Plains region into the upper
Midwest. A winter storm watch has been
issued for parts of New England and eastern New York from Sunday evening
through Tuesday afternoon where ice may become a concern. In general, the worst
conditions are expected where winter storm warnings are in effect. Strong wind gusts,
blowing and drifting snow and icy conditions may make travel impossible,
especially in the Northern Plains. Mixed
precipitation could make roads slick from southeastern Colorado to northern
Michigan, including the Twin Cities, where winter weather advisories are in
effect.
Midwest Forecast:
Timing -Sunday into
Monday: Snow will linger while winds may actually increase in the Northern
Plains, with precipitation eventually changing to snow across much of the upper
Mississippi Valley. Areas of lingering light snow and gusty winds may last in
parts of the upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes Monday and Tuesday. A few
severe thunderstorms could develop Sunday afternoon and evening from eastern
Louisiana into the western Florida Panhandle northward into southern Kentucky.
Strong wind gusts and an isolated tornado are the primary threat
Sunday's Forecast: Rain, Snow
Forecast: The best chance of seeing heavy snow will be from central South
Dakota into northern Minnesota, with over a foot of snow possible in this
general area. Strong winds could lead to
blizzard conditions this weekend, perhaps lasting into at least early Monday in
the Plains. You need to make alternate plans if you have travel plans this
weekend in this area. Road closures, including stretches of interstate
highways, are Some ice accumulation is
possible from eastern South Dakota into the Upper Peninsula of Michigan that
may lead to hazardous roads, particularly overpasses, and may trigger some
power outages. Ice accumulations of 0.10 inches or less can cause travel to be
extremely dangerous but usually are not damaging to trees and power lines.
Northeast Forecast:
Timing : By Sunday, precipitation
should spread into most of the East. Warmer air on southerly winds should keep
precipitation mainly in the form of rain for most in the Northeast Sunday and
Sunday night, with the exception of northern New York and parts of New England,
where stubborn cold air will allow areas of freezing rain, sleet and snow to
coat surfaces. Monday, colder air and the potential of an area of low pressure
forming off the New England seaboard should allow precipitation to change to
snow in parts of upstate New York as well as in central and northern New
England. Monday's Forecast: Some snow will
linger in the interior Northeast into New Year's Eve (Tuesday), with rain
showers in southern New England.
Rain, Snow Forecast: The majority
of computer forecast models suggest the Interstate 95 corridor from southern
New England to Washington, D.C. should see predominantly rain, rather than ice
or snow, but impacts for central and northern New England could be significant.
Parts of northern New England and northeastern New York may pick up moderate to
locally heavy snow accumulations, while moderate to locally heavy rainfall is
possible toward the coast. In between the warmer rain to the south and the
colder snow to the north, some kind of mix of sleet, freezing rain and snow is
likely for large portions of central New England and eastern New York. Specifically, the higher terrain of eastern
New York, western and central Massachusetts and southern Vermont, there is
moderate to high potential for a significant icing. Portions of the Berkshires, Litchfield Hills
and Adirondacks seem to have to possibility of up to 1/2" of icing if the
temperature profiles in the lower levels of the atmosphere line up correctly
for ice. If warmer air becomes present, this precipitation may fall as rain.
Colder air would produce snow or sleet. This
kind of icing could lead to dangerous travel conditions, scattered power
outages and tree damage.
^ I am in the path of this storm
and am supposed to get ice and a lot of snow on tonight and through Monday and
then more snow on New Year’s Eve. ^
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