Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
258 AM EST Fri Jan 14 2022

Valid 12Z Fri Jan 14 2022 - 12Z Sun Jan 16 2022

...Heavy snow for parts of the Upper/Middle Mississippi Valley on Friday...

...Snow for parts of the Lower Mississippi, Tennessee Valleys, and
Southern Appalachians on Saturday...

...Pockets of rain/freezing rain over parts of the Carolinas and Southern
Appalachians on Saturday...

On Friday, a wave of low pressure over the Central Plains will move
southward to the Lower Mississippi Valley by Saturday morning. On Friday,
the system will produce heavy snow over parts of the Upper/Middle
Mississippi Valley. Rain will also develop over parts of the Middle
Mississippi Valley on Friday evening into Saturday morning. The snow will
result in reduced visibility and hazardous driving conditions. Isolated
pockets of rain/freezing rain cannot be ruled out along the rain/snow line
overnight Friday into Saturday morning. The rain will expand into the
Lower Mississippi/Tennessee Valleys on Saturday. By Saturday evening, the
rain will change over to snow over parts of Arkansas. Overnight Saturday,
the rain will move into parts of the Southeast, while the rain changes
over to snow over parts of the Tennessee Valley. Furthermore, snow will
develop over parts of the Central/Southern Appalachians, with pockets of
rain/freezing rain developing over the Carolinas and the Southern
Appalachians overnight Saturday into Sunday morning. The combination of
snow and ice may cause hazardous driving conditions on roads.

Meanwhile, a rapidly deepening area of low pressure off the Carolina Coast
will move northward to off the Northeast Coast by Friday evening. With
high pressure over East-Central Canada and the deep low off the coast,
strong gusty wind will develop over parts of the Northeast from Friday
afternoon into Saturday morning. In addition, light snow will develop over
parts of the Northeast on Friday. Moderate to heavy snow will develop over
parts of southeastern Maine overnight Friday, ending on Saturday. The snow
will result in reduced visibility and hazardous driving conditions.

An upper-level low off the Southern California Coast will aid in producing
light rain over parts of Southern California on Saturday morning into late
Saturday night.

Ziegenfelder


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