Winter Storm Across the South South - Snow is likely from east-central Texas to North Carolina Tuesday. - A wintry mix of rain, sleet, freezing rain and snow stretches from southeast Texas along the Gulf Coast to the western Florida Panhandle then northeast through southern Georgia to the eastern Carolinas during the day Tuesday. - All rain is expected in far south Georgia and northeast Florida. - Tuesday night snow is likely from extreme south Mississippi northeast to North Carolina with a wintry mix from far southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle northeast to eastern North Carolina. - The wintry precipitation pushes offshore during the first half of Wednesday. - Snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are possible from south-central Louisiana and southern Mississippi northeastward to central North Carolina. - Accumulations of 3 to 5 inches are possible from central Georgia to eastern parts of North Carolina. - Snowfall of 5 to 8 inches with spotty amounts to 10 or 12 inches could occur in northeast South Carolina and eastern North Carolina from I-95 to the northern Outer Banks. - Snowfall of 1 to 3 inches is possible in Baton Rouge, Montgomery, Atlanta, Spartanburg, and Charlotte. - Cities that may see 3 to 5 inches include Macon, Columbia, Myrtle Beach and Wilmington. - Accumulations of 5 to 8 inches may fall in Raleigh-Durham and Fayetteville in North Carolina. - Significant icing is possible in southeast Georgia and extreme eastern South Carolina. - Power outages are possible due to the ice and heavy wet snow from central and south Georgia into the eastern Carolinas. - Highs in the 20s and 30s extend from Oklahoma and northern Texas through the Southeast. - Milder highs 40s and 50s are possible in southwest and south Texas, north Florida and extreme south Georgia. - Warm 70s and 80s continue in central and south Florida. Northeast - Much of the region will be dry and cold Tuesday. - Lake-effect snow showers continue to the east of Lake Ontario and off the northeast tip of Lake Erie in western New York. - Additional accumulations generally 1 to 4 inches, except for 6 to 10 inches in the Tug Hill Plateau east of Lake Ontario. - No significant accumulations are expected in southwest New York. - Snow moves north reaching southeast Virginia and the southern part of the Delmarva Peninsula Tuesday. - Tuesday night the snow streaks into southern New Jersey, Long Island and southeast Massachusetts. - Snow accumulations of 5 to 8 inches are possible in southeast Virginia with 1 to 5 inches from south-central Virginia to southern Delaware. - No significant accumulations are expected in southern New Jersey, Long Island and southeast Massachusetts at this time. - It will be cold with highs in the single digits and teens over the interior and the upper 10s and lower 20s along the coastal plain. Midwest - Dry and very cold across much of the region again Tuesday. - High temperatures remain below zero in eastern North Dakota, northeast South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and parts of Michigan. - The mercury struggles to reach the single digits above zero from central North Dakota and southeast South Dakota to the Ohio Valley. - Elsewhere highs hold in the 10s and 20s. West - The big blocking ridge finally breaks down over the next few days. - Tuesday the weakening of the ridge allows a storm to spread rain, mountain snow and some patchy freezing rain into the Northwest, northern California and parts of northern Nevada. - Through midweek the storminess continues to increase in the Northwest, northern and central Rockies, northern and central California, northern Nevada and northern Utah. - It remains dry in the Southwest at least through the end of the week, but with the blocking ridge gone from the coast chances of storms getting into the region will be higher into next week. - Chilly highs in the 20s and 30s are forecast in eastern Montana, Wyoming, much of Idaho and Colorado. - Milder 40s and 50s stretch from the Northwest to New Mexico. - Still warm with potential record highs in the 60s and 70s from California to southern Arizona.
Posted on: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:28:04 +0000
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