Enigmatic Maps Unveil Impending Snow Storm Rampage
A multitude of communities in the direct trajectory of one storm found themselves preparing for the onslaught of another weather system poised to follow closely behind, of which the National Weather Service had deemed as “significant.” CBS News meteorologist Nikki Nolan revealed that the impending storm was likely to track northeastward from the Great Plains, impacting regions in the Midwest and the Northeast on Wednesday and Thursday. “The storm is expected to unleash heavy snow from northeast Kentucky extending into West Virginia along the I-95 corridor from Richmond to Philadelphia,” the weather service detailed in a Tuesday morning advisory. “Snowfall rates may intermittently reach up to 1 inch per hour, leading to heavy, wet snow accumulations ranging from 4 to 8 inches. The potential for isolated power outages looms, and travel conditions may rapidly deteriorate, particularly during the Tuesday evening commute.”
Snow, sleet, and ice were anticipated on the northern periphery of the storms this week, while the southern side braced for potentially severe and heavy rainfall. Various weather alerts remained in effect for extensive portions of the eastern U.S. through Thursday, with forecasters warning that the impending winter storm could blanket broad swaths of the country with snow accumulations surpassing 10 inches. Furthermore, extreme cold warnings and advisories for cold weather were also issued in segments of the Northern Rockies, Great Lakes, and Central Plains regions, as an Arctic front drove temperatures plummeting to 25 to 35 degrees below average.
Weather services in Chicago and Hastings, Nebraska, urged residents to brace for snow accumulations of at least 6 to 8 inches, while parts of central Virginia and West Virginia prepared for the possibility of up to half an inch of ice accumulation. National forecasters cautioned that excessive rainfall could heighten the risk of flash flooding and river flooding in regions of the Lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys, as well as the Southern Appalachians.
Additionally, forecasters anticipated the development of intense snowfall on Wednesday stretching from the Central Plains to the Great Lakes, with snowfall rates occasionally reaching around 1 inch per hour. The weather service predicted accumulations of at least 5 inches of snow in these areas, while a mix of sleet and freezing rain was likely over eastern Oklahoma and the Ozarks. Although lesser amounts of snow were expected to dust the southernmost regions affected, the weather service emphasized that “even a minimal amount of freezing rain could result in treacherous travel conditions on untreated surfaces.”
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