Stormy Setup for New Year’s Eve
Gulf Low Develops, Image: Unisys Weather
Happy Holidays Everyone! I hope you enjoyed your Christmas. It was a stormy Christmas across the Midwest. The weather has finally quieted this Sunday.
Look at the computer model forecast for the storm setup this Thursday. Another low pressure system will develop in the Gulf of Mexico. Tuesday, coastal Texas will be doused with heavy rain. The thunderstorms will then move to Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. On Thursday, Georgia and the Carolinas will be feeling the brunt of the storm.
What happens next is a long way off, but the East Coast may be preparing for a stormy New Year’s Eve.
Low Develops off East Coast, Image: Unisys Weather
Currently, the main thunderstorm activity will be off the coast, but by Friday and Saturday, the low tries to redevelop just off the coast of New Jersey, and it could be another snowmaker for parts of the Northeast next weekend.
-Dawn Brown
Gulf Storm Advances to Carolinas
Precipitation Forecast, Image: NOAA
A low pressure system that dumped heavy rain in Texas and Louisiana is now advancing to the Mid-Atlantic region. Parts of Georgia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas can expect heavy rain before the low tracks off the coast of the United States. Rain / higher elevation snow storms continue to roll into the Pacific Northwest. Coastal areas of Washington and Oregon continue to see rain and high winds, whereas the Cascades continue to pile up snow.
Sky Cover, Image: NOAA
This map shows the National Weather Service’s forecast for the percentage of sky cover across the United States. You can see the Southwest, Big Mountain West and portions of the Mid-West and New England are sunny today.
The Thanksgiving forecast still looks pretty rough for the Mid-West and Great Lakes region. Check out your local TV forecast for the latest on the midweek storms. You can get those forecasts by clicking on the GET YOUR LOCAL TV FORECAST! link on the bottom right hand side of this website.
-Dawn Brown
Remnants of Ida Flooding East Coast
National Forecast, Image: NOAA
Heavy rain continues to pound the Northeast as the remnants of Ida continue to drench Virginia, Maryland, D.C., Delaware and New Jersey. It doesn’t look like it’s going to let up until late Friday into Saturday.
Northeast Radar, Image: NOAA (Old)
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Precipitation Forecast, Image: NOAA
The Hydrometeorological Prediction Center is predicting at least 5 inches of rain through Sunday for coastal areas from North Carolina to Northern New Jersey. Here’s a complete list of rainfall totals from the remnants of Ida:
...ALABAMA... OPELIKA 11.0 S 9.83 CENTREVILLE 6SW 6.35 WARRIOR LOCK AND DAM 6.15 CLANTON 5.69 SMITHS 5NW 5.54 BREWTON 3SSE 5.50 DEMOPOLIS LOCK & DAM 5.46 ATMORE 12N 5.41 WADLEY 1WNW 5.33 BREWTON 3ENE 5.20 LAFAYETTE 2W 5.10 USFS TALLADEGA 5.01 ...DELAWARE... GEORGETOWN 5.8 W 1.72 DOVER 6.4 WNW 1.65 MARYDEL 2.4 SE 1.47 SMYRNA 2.7 SSE 1.39 MIDDLETOWN 0.9 SSE 1.00 ...FLORIDA... GONZALEZ 2.5 NNW 6.78 PORT ST. JOE 0.6 SE 6.32 LAKELAND 1.5 W 5.75 CRESTVIEW/BOB SIKES 4.53 PENSACOLA RGNL ARPT 4.07 DE FUNIAK SPRINGS 12WNW 4.02 MOSSY HEAD 4.00 ...GEORGIA... COLUMBUS 15NW (GA POWER CO) 7.25 MANCHESTER 3.6 ENE 7.00 FORSYTH 6.0 NNW 6.86 WOODBURY 6.85 BERNER 0.4 ENE 6.62 DOUGLASVILLE 0.2 N 6.11 BOGART 4.2 SE 6.00 LA GRANGE 2.5 NE 5.96 WEST POINT 5.84 ATLANTA 5.67 ...MARYLAND... PARK HALL 0.2 SW 2.86 PATUXENT NAS 2.85 LEONARDTOWN 0.6 NE 2.71 RIDGE 1.0 N 2.47 HOLLYWOOD 1.5 NW 2.28 SALISBURY 3.7 SSE 2.20 BISHOPVILLE 3.1 E 2.07 PRINCESS ANNE 2.1 SSW 1.86 WALDORF 3.6 SSE 1.77 CAMP SPRINGS 0.1 ESE 1.68 ...MISSISSIPPI... WAYNESBORO 2W 4.13 WIGGINS 6E 4.11 ...NORTH CAROLINA ... SWANSBORO 3.3 NW 9.26 SNEADS FERRY 1.5 S 8.57 NEWPORT 0.2 SW 8.15 HAVELOCK 1.8 W 7.12 MOREHEAD CITY 6.0 WNW 6.96 ELIZABETHTOWN 6.2 NW 6.85 TRENT WOODS 1.3 SSE 6.57 MIDDLESEX 5.5 SSW 6.55 JAMES CITY 2.5 S 6.36 RALEIGH 4.5 NNE 5.10 ...NEW JERSEY... LOWER TWP 2.2 NE 1.18 LINWOOD 0.7 SSW 1.14 UPPER TWP 3.2 SE 1.08 MIDDLE TWP 4.4 SW 1.04 ESTELL MANOR 4.0 WNW 1.04 ...SOUTH CAROLINA... CLARKS HILL 2W 5.69 WALHALLA 1.5 NW 5.45 POMARIA 4.0 N 5.32 WEST UNION 1.5 ESE 5.14 SENECA 4.9 N 5.09 CLEVELAND 4S 5.08 GREENWOOD 0.5 SSE 4.91 NORTH MYRTLE BEACH 4.88 MARIETTA 1.8 SW 4.81 JACKSON 3.4 ENE 4.75 GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG AP 4.24 ...TENNESSEE... MOUNT LECONTE 4.11 NEWPORT - FRENCH BROAD RVR (TVA) 3.62 COPPERHILL (TVA) 3.62 COSBY 3.44 GATLINBURG 2SW/PARK HQ (IFLOWS) 3.34 SEVIERVILLE/LITTLE PIGEON RIVER 3.33 DOUGLAS DAM (TVA) 3.31 GATLINBURG (TVA) 3.17 TELLICO PLAINS (TVA) 3.10 WILDWOOD (TVA) 3.06 OAK GROVE (TVA) 3.01 ...VIRGINIA... CHESAPEAKE 3.5 NE 6.60 VIRGINIA BEACH 1.2 SW 6.45 ROCKY MOUNT 3.6 W 6.25 BOONES MILL 12.6 E 5.80 MONETA 3.6 SW 5.79 ROCKY MOUNT 6.4 NE 5.72 COPPER HILL 6.2 S 5.55 JONES CREEK 5.52 MARROWBONE RESERVOIR 5.44 LYNCHBURG 2.5 NNW 3.75
-Dawn Brown