Southern Snow!

Dallas/Fort Worth Snow, Image: NOAA

Snow blanketed the Dallas/Fort Worth area this morning. The pictures above were taken from the National Weather Service Office in Fort Worth. Up to 8″ of snow is expected in some locations northwest of Dallas.

Winter Storm Warnings, Image: NOAA

Winter storm warnings are in effect across Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi today as a Gulf Low slams into a frigid air mass over the Southern Plains. A warm, moist air mass following the southern jet stream is being driven into the cold, dry air mass. Sleet is already being reported in areas outside New Orleans, LA.

Places like Jackson, Mississippi and Shreveport, Louisiana could receive up to 6 inches of snow.

Meanwhile, the East Coast is digging out from the latest pile up of snow. The back to back storms have shut down the nation’s capital.

Snow Depth, Image: NOAA

The graphic above shows the snow depth in the Mid-Atlantic region as of today. The areas in dark blue have recorded more than 30 inches of snow. You can see South Jersey, Southern Pennsylvania, Northern Virginia, Maryland, D.C. and Delaware are covered with 3 feet of snow.

Luckily, it appears the latest gulf storm will track off the coast of the Carolinas, and will not affect the metropolitan areas of D.C., Baltimore and Philadelphia.

-Dawn Brown

Southern Snow!

December 2009 Snow Storm Katy, Texas, Image: Susan Walpole

December 2009 Snow Storm Katy, Texas Image: Susan Walpole

A fast moving storm has dumped snow across Houston and other portions of East Texas, and Southern Louisiana. Since the storm is quickly exiting to the east, winter weather advisories have now been issued for portions of central Alabama, Tennessee, the Virginias, Maryland and D.C.. From there, the storm is expected to move out to sea. 

-Dawn Brown