Here we go again! With all this cold air we’ve been suffering in, we deserve a good snowfall as our reward. I know what you’re thinking; I’ll believe it when I see it. Yes, I’m on the same boat as you guys, but the latest models have me excited. I have a strong feeling that this is our storm!
I am currently tracking a storm that has already led to States of Emergencies in Mississippi and Georgia, and is on track to impact the mid-Atlantic Monday afternoon thru Wednesday morning.
Locally, I am now expecting anywhere from 6 to 12 inches of snow. I know that is a wide gap, but I’m expecting an average of about 8 inches locally.
What is different about this storm? First of all, we have arctic air diving much further south than we’ve seen much of this winter. Secondly, this storm is tracking further south than we’ve seen. Most of the storms have gone up to Boston and unloaded their fiery. This storm should spare Boston with only an inch or two. I’m also watching another steering low pressure to the north that is expected to guide this storm right into our area. The heaviest snow will likely fall during the overnight hours of Monday into Tuesday. Snow will begin to impact our area around the evening commute, with the heaviest snow holding off until after the evening commute. This will be a dry snow and will instantly accumulate on everything.
I expect this to be a high impact snowstorm and schools could be closed for several days beginning on Tuesday.
Please stay tuned to my Facebook page and Bristow Beat for the latest updates.
My favorite thing to do is study the weather. It is truly fascinating. Nothing beats a good thunderstorm. I became very interested in weather when I lived in Okinawa, Japan for four years and was actually inside a super typhoon.
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