Significant coast-to-coast US storm to impact millions this week with snow, ice, flooding

[Kamaji]

Significant coast-to-coast US storm to impact millions this week with snow, ice, flooding

By Andrew Wulfeck, FOX Weather
February 19, 2023

The FOX Forecast Center is tracking a significant, long-duration coast-to-coast storm that will sweep across the country this week bringing heavy snow, ice, flooding rain and severe weather to millions of Americans.

The winter weather is expected to start Monday in the West and quickly spread across the country, producing hazardous travel on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for many communities north of Interstate 80.

“As we go into Wednesday morning, this is when things really begin to ramp up. Low pressure ejects out of the Rockies, and we start to see that snow belt extend across the northern tier from Nebraska, up across into Wisconsin,” said FOX Weather meteorologist Jane Minar.

Unlike with a classic dip in the jet stream, where cold air reaches far south, the flow across the country will allow warm air to be present, keeping the southern tier of the US quite warm and leading to a sharp boundary for who sees what form of precipitation.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/02/19/significant-coast-to-coast-to-us-storm-to-impact-millions-this-week-with-snow-ice-flooding/

[rustynail]

John Kerry Tried to warn us and now Climate Catastrophe is upon us.

[berdie]

All you folks affected  by this...Stay safe.

[Smokin Joe]

Well, after driving home about 150 miles through blowing snow and finger drifts, and running the vehicle through a car wash to get the crud off it from the rig, I wiped all the doors and door gaskets down to keep them from freezing shut and went home. This, however, will pass south of us, just some more weather in the -20s, and we likely won't get more than a scattering of snow this time. Which is fine, we have 2 ft. on the ground now. For you folks in the way of it, drive carefully when you have to, keep your winter kit in the vehicle, run on the top half of the tank, and stay safe.

[Lando Lincoln]

We’ve been dodging winter for the most part.  Not this time. Dang it.

[Smokin Joe]

We’ve been dodging winter for the most part.  Not this time. Dang it.

Be careful out there...

[mystery-ak]

We’ve been dodging winter for the most part.  Not this time. Dang it.

We were supposed to get 2in of rain and severe weather..we even had tornado warnings earlier...we dodge a bullet here..nothing but a few showers.

Good luck up north...

[Lando Lincoln]

I reckon we have approx 8-10” of new snow and it will continue snowing until about Noon tomorrow. Winds are out of the northeast (good shelter direction for me) at 25-40 mph. Good news is the temp is 25 degrees right now. We will likely end up with 20” if the weather folks are right. I’m hunkered down.