The Southeast set for another Winter Storm
With the impending Arctic blast early in the week, another winter storm is likely for the Southeast US.
The Southeast US, while somewhat accustomed to receiving snow and ice a time or two every year, or perhaps every few years, is bracing themselves for a unique winter storm event. As mentioned in a earlier article installment, a strong push of Arctic air will move into the central and eastern US as we move through the early parts of the coming week.
Notice, on this latest scan how far south and east the Arctic air pushes — all the way into northern Florida while encompassing all the Deep South, Southeast US and the Carolinas. This will lead to the development of a frontal boundary where a storm is primed to develop.
The real concern here is, given how far south and east the cold will advance, the storm we anticipate across deeper parts of the South and Southeast will be of the snow and ice variety. Not very common for parts of the Deep South, the Southeast and Northern Florida.
Shown below is a loop of the ECMWF indicating “projected” precipitation type across the Southeast with this storm system Tuesday through Wednesday. We note heavier snows are possible across Southern Louisiana, Southern Alabama, Southern Georgia and Northern Florida along with the chance for ice.
The ECMWF ensemble suite indicates a relatively high probability for appreciable snowfall amounts across the Southeast US.
Probability of snowfall amounts ≥ 1”
Probability of snowfall amounts ≥ 3”
All said, this is likely to be a very unique and potentially concerning situation for the Southeast US, especially for those not terribly accustomed to snow and ice. Please continue to pay close watch to your weather authorities for the latest information and developments.
I will continue to follow the trends and developments of these weather stories as we move through the weekend.
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I don't think I've seen anything like this very often. It's going to be interesting to watch.