Artic Air Follows Storm…
- Computer Model Temperature Chart, Image: Unisys Weather
A massive storm system that has dumped snow from California to New York and created severe weather across the South is now pulling an artic air mass toward the Central Plains. Looking at the computer model image above, places like Bismarck, North Dakota can expect highs in the “single” digits and minus-7 degree overnight lows. The frigid airmass is stretching as far south as Amarillo, Texas. Here’s a link to an Associated Press article on the impacts of this storm as it moved across the country this week.
Winter Storms Blast West, Rockies
National Weather Warnings, Image: NOAA (Image is OLD!)
Click for the latest weather warnings across the US.
A large and potent storm begins its march across the US this week.
Parts of southeast Utah, southwest Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico are under blizzard warning this Monday as a large winter storm envelopes the Southwestern United States. This large and potent storm system could dump up to 3′ of snow in resort areas such as Crested Butte, Colorado.
National Satellite Map, Image: NOAA (Image is OLD!)
Click for the latest satellite image.
These warnings will continue through Tuesday until the storm system begins to move East, dumping heavy rain and snow in parts of Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee before landing in the Northeast. By the time the storm system makes it to D.C., South Jersey, and New York it will most likely be a heavy rainmaker.
-Dawn Brown
Blizzard Warnings in Colorado
Rocky Mountain Snow, Image: Unisys Weather
A heavy snow is expected to blanket the Rocky Mountains near Telluride, Colorado this week. The computer model forecast above is for Monday afternoon. It shows a low pressure system developing across the Southwest, and heavy rain falling across portions of Southern California, and snow across the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range
National Snow Depth, Image: NOAA
A storm system that left light accumulations of snow across the Gulf South, then headed toward the Northeast. You can see the trail of snow from Tennessee to Maine on the map above.
For more information on snow depths across the country, click here.
-Dawn Brown