Posted on 02/09/2006 3:15:36 PM PST by Angus MacGregor
MAJOR WEEKEND SNOWSTORM IN THE EAST Posted: Thursday, February 09, 2006 at 3:50 PM EST by AccuWeather.com
AccuWeather.com is forecasting a disruptive winter storm from the Tennessee Valley to New England.
An Alberta Clipper that moved out of western Canada into the Midwest is forecast to join forces with energy being carried by the southern branch of the jet stream. The Clipper will quickly gain strength as it picks up moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. The storm is forecast to be a fast-moving power-puncher, with a short period of heavy snowfall punctuated by the wind, causing blowing and drifting snow.
The storm will develop over Arkansas on Friday afternoon. By Friday night, the snow will begin in the Tennessee Valley and along the Appalachian spine. On Saturday it will roll through the mid-Atlantic states and by Sunday it will move through New England and out to sea.
The AccuWeather.com Winter Center is forecasting the following snowfall amounts: Washington D.C. -- 2-4" with higher amounts possible if the snow does not turn to rain Philadelphia -- 3-6" New York City -- 3-6" in the city, 6-12" to the north and west, 1-3" on Long Island Boston -- 6-12" with lesser amounts along the south coast and Cape Cod I-81 through Central PA -- 6-12"
Expert Senior Meteorologist Joe Bastardi says the storm will send cold air plunging as far south as Texas, and potentially could take snow south to the I-20 corridor, but he is forecasting most of snow in the South should develop along the I-40 corridor.
Florida will also feel the chilling effect of this winter storm as cold air wraps around behind the system. AccuWeather.com is forecasting overnight lows of 31 in Tampa, the coldest it has been since mid-December. Pensacola could be even colder on Saturday night, with a forecast low in the mid to upper 20s.
The weather news in the Southwest is not as dramatic. The wildfire danger in Southern California may ease slightly today. A dome of high pressure centered over the Rockies still dominates the weather across the Southwest, but it will be slightly weaker than the past few days. As a result the Santa Ana winds are not as strong today. Even so, conditions remain ripe for fires to spring up, with low humidity and continuing warm temperatures.
Red Flag Warnings remain posted through Saturday afternoon across the mountains and the Inland Empire of Southern California. The Sierra Fire in the Cleveland National Forest along the Orange - Riverside County line has grown to over 8,000 acres since Monday, and is about 35% contained. A small fire, believed to have been started by a burning abandoned car, erupted Wednesday in the rugged hills above Malibu but caused no damage to structures.
LMAO!
You don't have to go that far outside Atlanta to find some nice lightly wooded land . . . though the closer you get to town the more money they want for it . . .
It sounds like it's going to miss us as usual and we'll just get a cold rain. Bah! I wanted SNOW!
The forecast here in Massachusetts is for at least a foot of snow. Depressing, I must say.
Oh well. Summer's over.
Oh man .. I am getting sick of winter
I haven't seen the sun in months .. and my freckles are fading
DON'T forget the eggs...how else can one make french toast??? ;)
Hubby and I came home from bell choir practice Wednesday night to find that our dear daughter had made us French toast and was just turning over the first batch in the pan and sprinkling it with cinnamon sugar . . .
HAPPY, HAPPY parents!
I'm in Northern Va., and I hope that map is right! I'm looking forward to a big snow. I'll move some wood in from the big pile out back in advance of it.
My husband is stocking up on bread and toilet paper. Why he thinks we'll be reduced to eating toilet paper sandwiches, I don't know.
You can use the extra TP to roll your neighbors' lawns . . .
This weekend will be perfect for a rich, long-simmering oxtail soup. I've been waiting for the right time to take that big package of oxtails out of the freezer. :)
I'm not complaining about this winter compared to last one. I've become a global warming fan :-)
. . . m m m m m m . . . . osso bucco! Don't forget to sprinkle the gremolata over the top!
Yea I know .... but I just want to see the sun .. I miss it
Oh come on.
Enjoy it. This is the first big storm New England has gotten this year.
New model just came in .... storm is trending east and out to sea....may be a great storm if you are a fish, but the EC may get screwed....
I once heard a local supermarket manager remark during a big snow storm that there is always such a big run on toilet paper which he never could quite figure out! lol
My wife is taking our daughter and a group for the girl scouts on their winter weekend camping trip and there is no snow at all here in sunny southern California at the camp site.
Might as well stay home and sit at the beach with the rest of the family.
It makes sense in a way; we had a big warehouse-size package and a storm hit when my husband was away on business. He reminded me that if I needed anything while I was snowed in, those rolls were like currency; I might have to make a few trades in the neighborhood to get what I needed, but I'd get what I needed. :)
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