The Mid-Atlantic Is Going to Get Nailed !!

A major winter storm developing to our east... Ground zero.... Virginia (12 to 16 inches of snow likely)

NWS:
Winter Storm Warning
Alert:
...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE REGION TODAY
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TO THE OUTER
BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL SLOW
DOWN SATURDAY MORNING...THEN SLIDE NORTH OFF THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST BY SATURDAY NIGHT. MEANWHILE...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGES DOWN
FROM SOUTHEAST CANADA PROVIDING COLD AIR. THIS SETUP BRINGS A
MAJOR SNOWSTORM TO THE AREA.

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM
EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 AM
EST SUNDAY.

* A WINTRY MIX WILL MOVE IN BY EARLY AFTERNOON...CHANGING TO ALL
BY DUSK. SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

* TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IN THE WARNED AREA. VISIBILITIES
WILL BE REDUCED. DOWNED TREES OR TREE LIMBS...ALONG WITH POWER
OUTAGES MAY OCCUR.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF AROUND A FOOT ARE EXPECTED.

* ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON WESTERN
SLOPES SATURDAY NIGHT.






For us... going forecast still looks to be on track... Light rain dvelops tonight ; mixes or even changes to snow into saturday morning. Ocn'l light snow (may be mixed at times with rain - during the day Satuurday)... back to light snow / flurries Saturday late / Saturday evening.

Still thinking an inch or less for much of our area and generally confined to grassy/elevated areas. The new 12z data suite is coming in now... I'll have a complete update later today.



Have a great Friday all


Jay