NOAA: Major Winter Storm for East Coast This Weekend | 2-Feet of Snow Forecast in D.C. & Baltimore

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A major #winterstorm is expected to impact a large portion of the East Coast from Friday into the weekend. A weak low pressure system currently moving out of the central Rockies into the central Plains will dip southeastward and begin to develop as it moves towards the central Gulf coast Thursday night into Friday. This low will then inject moisture from the Gulf of Mexico while pulling in arctic air from the north. This will result in a high-impact winter storm event across the central and southern Appalachians and through the mid-Atlantic states from Friday into the weekend. Snowfall totals may exceed 2 feet in portions of these states, including the Baltimore and Washington D.C. metropolitan areas. Strong winds will likely combine with heavy snow to produce life-threatening blizzard conditions across portions of the mid-Atlantic Friday night and Saturday. In addition, significant icing is likely for portions of Kentucky and North Carolina where ice accumulations exceeding half an inch are possible. There is also the potential for damaging winds, especially along the coastal areas, resulting in widespread moderate coastal flooding. Coastal flooding could be major in New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. This video shows an animation of WPC forecast charts through the storm and into next Wednesday.Latest updates on WPC forecasts:http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.phphttp://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/medr/medr.shtmlhttp://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/wwd/winter_wx.shtmlhttp://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/qpf2.shtml

Posted by NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center on Wednesday, January 20, 2016

NOAA is forecasting a major winter storm this weekend on the East Coast that will bring big snow and blizzard conditions.  2-feet of snow is forecast for Washington, D.C. & Baltimore.

A major winter storm is expected to impact a large portion of the East Coast from Friday into the weekend. A weak low pressure system currently moving out of the central Rockies into the central Plains will dip southeastward and begin to develop as it moves towards the central Gulf coast Thursday night into Friday. This low will then inject moisture from the Gulf of Mexico while pulling in arctic air from the north. This will result in a high-impact winter storm event across the central and southern Appalachians and through the mid-Atlantic states from Friday into the weekend. Snowfall totals may exceed 2 feet in portions of these states, including the Baltimore and Washington D.C. metropolitan areas. Strong winds will likely combine with heavy snow to produce life-threatening blizzard conditions across portions of the mid-Atlantic Friday night and Saturday. In addition, significant icing is likely for portions of Kentucky and North Carolina where ice accumulations exceeding half an inch are possible. There is also the potential for damaging winds, especially along the coastal areas, resulting in widespread moderate coastal flooding. Coastal flooding could be major in New York, New Jersey, and Delaware. This video shows an animation of WPC forecast charts through the storm and into next Wednesday.” – NOAA, yesterday

RED = 95% chance of snow. image: noaa, today
RED = 95% chance of snow. image: noaa, today

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