January 22-24 2016 Storm Friday Morning Update

A quick morning update. Blizzard warnings have been issued for parts of the area from DC/Baltimore/Philly up to NYC. Other areas are in Winter Storm warnings. Don't get caught up in terminology, blizzard adds in some serious winds causing decreased visibilities. Both should be taken very serious. Flood warnings are also issued for coastal areas due to the complications from those strong winds and tidal flooding. This will be a VERY serious threat to the coast.

Snow will over spread the region tonight and get rather heavy towards morning. Tomorrow, heavy snow will rule the day. This is a very potent storm system. The severe weather outbreak along the Gulf states yesterday and lightning strikes was a prime indicator of this. That's a very good sign of a powerful system. As this storm is so dynamic, thunder snow will be a good bet around the region tomorrow. Already numerous places in KY and TN have reported such. Thundersnow will have to be a now-cast event tomorrow. The whole region will have the possibility. 

In addition, my accumulations still look good. I am not into changing them an awful lot, and truth be told, I still very much like my map. Accumulations will vary though in those areas. There will be some very significant snow bands developing tomorrow that will spread snows 1-3"/hr under them. Some areas will get them, while some others will miss out. They will be moving throughout the day, so chances are you, at some point, will come in contact with one. Those will really drive up accumulations.

Last aspect, I mentioned coastal winds, but the winds will be bad over inland sections as well. Part of the blizzard warnings is a verification of winds at or exceeding 35mph for three hours. That's a lot of wind, and it will be like that for the majority of the day. Couple that with that thick wet snow and it's a recipe for disaster. 

I will be back throughout the day in my Facebook page and Twitter pushing info out. Stay safe and enjoy!