Short Range Forecast Discussion NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD 221 PM EST Mon Feb 03 2020 Valid 00Z Tue Feb 04 2020 - 00Z Thu Feb 06 2020 ...Winter storm ongoing across the Intermountain West/Rockies will spread some snow into the Plains... ...Heavy rain and strong thunderstorms are likely for the southeastern quadrant of the country... A strong cold front is expected to move across the Southern Rockies and Plains through Monday night, progressing eastward Tuesday and Wednesday. Snow is expected to continue behind this front given the cold temperatures and a strong upper-level disturbance. Additional snowfall amounts of over 8 inches are forecast in the Central Rockies, with lighter amounts spreading into the Central High Plains tonight. Then, snow is expected to affect the Southern Plains Tuesday evening into Wednesday. Several inches of snow could fall from northwest parts of Texas into the Oklahoma City Metro. Additionally, high winds are possible in post-frontal areas; Wind Advisories are widespread through parts of California into the Great Basin and Southwest, with scattered High Wind Warnings as well. The winds could elevate fire danger in California. Farther south and east, showers and thunderstorms are likely from the Southern Plains to the Eastern Seaboard ahead of the front as moisture flows in from the Gulf of Mexico. Severe weather is possible, with Slight Risks outlooked by the Storm Prediction Center in the Lower Mississippi Valley Tuesday and along the Central Gulf Coast Wednesday. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are forecast in a swath through Arkansas, the bootheel of Missouri, and into Kentucky and the Tennessee Valley through Wednesday evening. There is some potential for flash flooding where heavy rainfall occurs in these areas. The cold air mass behind the front will lead to below average temperatures across the West and sink into parts of the central U.S. High temperatures in the Southern High Plains are forecast to be more than 30 degrees colder on Tuesday than on Monday, and that cold air makes its way into most of Texas and parts of the Mississippi Valley by Wednesday. Meanwhile ahead of the front, temperatures of 10 to 20 degrees above average are expected across the Southeast, Ohio Valley, and the Eastern Seaboard. Tate Graphics available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/basicwx/basicwx_ndfd.php