Weather experts across the country expect the hit of a major winter storm this month. According to the reports, it will likely make landfall on places located in the eastern regions of the United States. Experts are urging people to prepare for the worst, as the magnitude of the storm would scale from intense flooding to a damaging surge of winds. Experts added that the precipitation levels of the event could also manifest sometime between the weekend and Monday next week.
Winter Storm Builds Up on Friday
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 09: Pedestrians walk in the snow and wind in Manhattan on February 9, 2017 in New York City. A major winter storm warning is forecast from Pennsylvania to Maine with the New York City area expected to receive up to one foot of snow. New York City schools are closed for the day.
According to a report by Weather Boy, the forecast regarding the winter storm this month is not yet completed. Still, many details have already been provided by the meteorologists that detected the said event. Just before the storm hits, the Arctic cold will be felt as it will progress through the Mid Atlantic on Friday. This phenomenon will provide a chilling temperature towards the northeast, affecting several cities.
The chills are expected to be dangerous due to the abnormal temperature they will bring in the northwest area of New Jersey, the Poconos, and both of the north and west of New England. Throughout the day, excessive low wind chills will ensue on the places. The below-freezing temperature will remain until Saturday across the I-95 (Interstate 95).
The cold circulation is also expected to move from the Upper Midwest com Saturday morning. The displacement will trigger a low pressure just on the edges of Arkansas afternoon of the same day. Once the winter storm is fully developed, it will rampage through many states such as Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Kentucky, and Oklahoma.
The initial chilling winds will then be accompanied by heavy rain and will continue to hover in the regions of Tennessee and Arkansas. Some parts of both Mississippi and Louisiana may also experience snowfall due to the magnitude of the cold temperatures. On Sunday afternoon, the strength of the winter storm will increase as it reaches the coastal plain. Beyond this point, the data are still limited and further forecasts will be made by the experts.
National Weater Service to Conduct Additional Forecasts of the Storm
The low-pressure area in the coastal plain is important as it could help the meteorologists tell how much of the intensity and amount of the precipitation will occur. The data is valuable, especially to the corresponding predictions before the winter storm moves out of the southeast and moves to the coastal regions of the northeast.
In one scenario, factors could let the snow from the anomaly be kept inland, and milder winds from the Atlantic will remain to pour liquid precipitations over the I-95 corridor. If the prediction is accurate, states including Boston and New York will witness heavy rains, and snowfall that will exceed over one foot in height could be experienced far inland.
Another theory is that the low pressure will remain intact off-shore, where it can still bring strong effects to the nearby regions. While the winter storm sits away from land, it will provide abundant moisture in the northeast. Over the Atlantic, there will be moderate levels in the maritime air compared to the north and south of the I-95 corridor. Further studies will be conducted by the National Weather Service to accurately point to the expected direction of the month's major storm.
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