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Henry Margusity on the storms, patterns, and forecasts behind the madness. Subscribers read every post two days before it lands here.
Snow will Continue, Heavy at Times across the Midwest
The heavy snow will continue across the Midwest today, winding down this evening. Banding of heavy snow is already showing up on the radar across southern Minnesota into Iowa this morning. Also seeing some banding of heavy snow extended into South Dakota and northern Nebraska. The snows back in Colorado are winding down but there […]
Updated Severe Weather Map. Tornadoes to Start the Outbreak!
A major outbreak of severe weather will begin today in west Texas and expand east Saturday to Monday. As the upper level low starts to come out supercell storms will develop across the Texas Panhandle today with more supercell storms developing across western Texas Saturday. Once the line of storms develops, we will see that […]
Updated Snow Map for the Storm Today into Tonight
Heavy snow will move northeast today and tonight impacting the Dakota’s to northern Minnesota. The snow rates will be 1-2 inches per hour in some areas because thunderstorms across Iowa and southern Minnesota will move into the cold air. Some areas will see up to 10 inches of snow with thundersnow mixed in. The snow […]
First Spring Tornado Outbreak This Weekend
A major trough and storm coming out of the southern Rockies this weekend may produce the first major severe weather outbreak including tornadoes this weekend. We will see storms develop along the warm front Friday afternoon from Kansas into Missouri then as the upper level low moves into Texas, a band of severe storms will […]
Severe Storms and Flash Flooding
A complex series of fronts across the Tennessee Valley will be the focal point severe thunderstorms and flash flooding today into tonight. High dew point air (60s) is flowing north from the Gulf of Mexico and is becoming the fuel for thunderstorms to develop. The band of thunderstorms that do develop today can produce damaging […]
Models and What They are Showing for the Front End Snow Friday Night into Saturday
Teh rain that is coming north may start off at a little snow from the Virginia mountains to Maine Friday night into Saturday. While this is not a big event and the outcome will be rain, it shows that winter is still holding on tight across the Northeast. The models seem to an all in […]
Clipper Style Snows this Week
A couple of clippers will move through the Upper Midwest, northern Great Lakes into the Northeast this week. Each one of the clippers will bring another coating to an inch or two of snow. I can see snow all the way to NYC Tuesday afternoon with the next clipper. South of the clippers, the weather […]
Snow Midwest to Northeast, May Have Thunder and Bursts of Snow!
The snow across Iowa this morning is coming down heavy for a few hours with thunder mixed in. We will see bursts of heavy snow and thunder through the Great Lakes into the Northeast and PA as well. The NAM and HRRR but suggest that a band of heavy showers or thunderstorms develop across eastern […]
Snow and Wintry Mix Virginia to New England Today into this Evening
The storm is not quite over yet as a wave of low pressure is moving up from Virginia where freezing rain and sleet is occurring this morning. We may see a band of snow develop across parts of eastern Virginia into NJ followed by snow across New England this evening. The most snow will fall […]