A very active weather pattern will continue this week with two powerhouse storm systems to deal with across much of the nation. The initial storm system will produce lots of snowfall from today into Tuesday in a zone from the central Plains to the Midwest. This same system will produce heavy rain on Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night in the Mid-Atlantic region and Northeast US with significant flooding on the table. In addition, strong and potentially damaging winds will accompany this first storm system raising the chance of power outages from later tomorrow into Wednesday across the northeastern states.
By the end of the week, another powerful storm system will be taking shape and this one will have more in the way of Arctic air to work with and a blizzard is likely across much of the Midwest with additional heavy rainfall and strong winds destined for the eastern seaboard. The passage of the weekend storm will usher in much colder air for the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast US and signs continue to point to some intense cold possibly moving into the central and eastern US by early next week. In addition, attention will turn to the possibility of yet another storm system to deal with in the eastern states during the early or middle part of next week.
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A powerful storm system will bring heavy rain to the DC metro region tomorrow afternoon and night and significant flooding is on the table. Some areas can receive a few inches of rain during this upcoming event and this will be on top of already well-saturated grounds from recent heavy rain storms. In addition to the heavy rain, this storm will feature strong and potentially damaging winds that raises the possibility of numerous power outages in the Mid-Atlantic region from later tomorrow into Wednesday. On the front side of the storm, east-to-southeast winds can gust past 50 mph and on the back side (Wednesday), they can gust past 40 mph from a west-to-southwest direction potentially resulting in some downed trees or broken limbs. Another significant storm system can produce similar conditions around here late from late Friday into Saturday.
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The active weather pattern that began in December will continue for the foreseeable future across the eastern half of the nation. A winter storm will impact the Mid-Atlantic region and Northeast US this weekend with significant accumulating snow across interior, higher elevation sections from West Virginia to Massachusetts and a mixture of precipitation in the big cities along the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor. Another storm system will impact the eastern half of the nation in the Tuesday/Wednesday time frame and this one looks like a powerhouse. It is likely to feature very heavy rainfall, interior accumulating snows, and potentially damaging winds with power outages on the table in many states. If that isn’t worrisome enough for next week’s storm, throw in some snow cover from this weekend’s system and flash flooding may become a real concern next Tuesday/Wednesday in those snow-covered areas that do receive heavy rainfall.
Looking ahead, there has been plenty of intense cold in recent weeks on the other side of the North Pole (e.g., China, Scandinavia) and signs continue to point to some intense cold making its way onto the North America side in coming days.
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The active weather pattern of recent days will continue during the next several across the eastern half of the nation. A winter storm will impact the Mid-Atlantic region this weekend with accumulating snows across interior sections and a mixture of precipitation in the big cities along the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor. Another storm system will impact a large part of the eastern half of the nation in the Tuesday/Wednesday time frame and this one looks like a powerhouse. It is likely to feature very heavy rainfall, interior accumulating snows, and potentially damaging winds with power outages on the table in many states. If that isn’t enough, there may be another strong storm system to deal with in the eastern states by the early part of next weekend.
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The active weather pattern of recent days will continue during the next several across the eastern half of the nation. A winter storm will impact the Mid-Atlantic region this weekend with accumulating snows across interior sections and a mixture of precipitation in the big cities along the I-95 corridor. Another storm system will impact a large part of the eastern half of the nation in the Tuesday/Wednesday time frame and this one looks like a powerhouse. It is likely to feature very heavy rainfall, interior accumulating snows, and potentially damaging winds with power outages on the table in many states. If that isn’t enough, there may be another strong storm system to deal with in the eastern states by the early part of next weekend.
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The active weather pattern of recent days will continue during the next several days across the eastern half of the nation. One storm will bring wintry precipitation to the Mid-Atlantic region this weekend and then a powerhouse storm can bring heavy rain and strong winds here from Tuesday into Wednesday. The precipitation with the weekend system likely arrives here as snow or snow and ice around mid-day on Saturday and then transition to rain or a mix with small accumulations possible before the changeover. The storm next Tuesday/Wednesday is likely to bring heavy rain here with potentially damaging winds (power outages on the table), and there is a chance that the precipitation starts out as snow or a mix of snow and ice. There are likely to be additional systems to deal by the time we get through the middle of the month in this on-going active weather pattern.
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The active weather pattern of recent days will continue during the next couple of weeks across the eastern half of the nation…and that may be quite an understatement. One storm system will impact the Mid-Atlantic region this weekend with wintry precipitation favoring accumulations across the interior and likely a mixture in the big cities along I-95. Another storm system will impact a large part of the eastern half of the nation in the Tuesday/Wednesday time frame of next week and this one looks like a powerhouse. It is likely to feature very heavy rainfall, interior accumulating snows, and potentially damaging winds with power outages on the table. If that isn’t enough, there may be a couple of more systems to deal with in the eastern half of the nation by the time we get through the mid-point of January.
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High pressure will remain in control in the Mid-Atlantic region for another day, but a couple of weak systems can produce a few snow and/or rain showers late tonight into early Thursday. After a cold and dry Friday, low pressure with plenty of moisture will pull out of the southern states on Saturday and spread snow and/or rain into the I-95 corridor from mid-day Saturday into early Sunday and snow accumulations are on the table; especially, in the far northern and western suburbs. The evolution of the weekend storm is still not set in stone so stay tuned.
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The active weather pattern that brought multiple heavy rain events to the Mid-Atlantic region in December continues as we begin the new year and it is likely to result in accumulating snow this weekend; especially, in areas to the north and west of Route I-95. In about a week’s time, yet another storm system is likely to feature heavy rain, interior higher elevation snows, and potentially, damaging wind gusts. A predecessor system to the weekend event can bring some rain and/or snow shower activity to the Mid-Atlantic region from later tomorrow night into early Thursday. This particular system will not be a big deal; however, it will intensify significantly once well off the Northeast US coastline and likely end up being a key player in the weekend event.
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An active weather pattern continues into the new year likely bringing the Mid-Atlantic region an accumulating threat this weekend and there are a couple other systems to monitor as well. One system will drop southeastward from Canada on Thursday and interact with a low pressure system near the southeastern US coastline and the combination can produce some rain and/or snow shower activity in the area from late tomorrow night into early Thursday. This first system will not be a big deal for us; however, it will intensify significantly when it moves well off the NE US coastline and it’ll end up playing a key role in the potential weekend accumulating snow event. Low pressure pulls out of the southern US this weekend and will push in this direction and it’ll run into a cold air mass over the Mid-Atlantic region thanks in part by the passage and intensification of the first system. The ultimate storm track for the weekend is still in some flux, but the potential is there for accumulating snow in the Mid-Atlantic region and, in some areas, the most in a long time.
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