US Day 3-7 Hazards Outlook
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
257 PM EST Tue Jan 25 2022
 
Valid Friday January 28 2022 - Tuesday February 01 2022
 
Hazards:
- Heavy snow across portions of the Central Appalachians, Fri, Jan 28.
- Heavy snow across portions of the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast, Sat-Sun, Jan 29-Jan 30.
- High winds across portions of the Southeast, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Northeast, Sat-Sun, Jan 
29-Jan 30.
- Much below normal temperatures across portions of the Mid-Atlantic, the Lower Mississippi Valley, 
the Central/Southern Appalachians, the Tennessee Valley, the Northeast, the Southeast, the Great 
Lakes, and the Ohio Valley, Sat-Sun, Jan 29-Jan 30.
- Much below normal temperatures across portions of the Upper/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the 
Great Lakes, Fri-Sat, Jan 28-Jan 29.
- High significant wave heights for coastal portions of the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast, Sat, 
Jan 29.
- Heavy precipitation across portions of the Alaska Panhandle and mainland Alaska, Fri-Sat, Jan 
28-Jan 29.
- High winds across portions of the Alaska Panhandle and mainland Alaska, Fri, Jan 28.
 
Detailed Summary:

...Key Messages for January 28-30 (Friday-Weekend) Winter Storm...

Confidence is increasing that a significant winter storm will create considerable impacts Friday 
through the weekend from the Mid-Atlantic through the Northeast. 

Heavy snow is most likely in parts of New England. Heavy snow, is still possible farther south on 
the East Coast, including the I-95 metropolitan areas from New York City to Washington D. C., but 
this more uncertain at this time.

Significant coastal impacts are likely in the Northeast. Strong winds may cause some damage, in 
addition to snow. Significant coastal flooding and beach erosion is also possible.

Hazardous travel conditions are likely in parts of the region. Please continue to monitor for 
future updates as this system develops.

...Discussion...

A cold front moving off the East Coast will usher in cold air associated with high-pressure 
buildings over the Midwest on Friday and Saturday. As a result, the temperatures will be below 
average over the Midwest; therefore, a Much Below Normal Temperatures area is on the Hazards Chart 
on Friday and Saturday. Low temperatures will be in the single and double digits below zero over 
the Upper Midwest on Friday morning and the temperatures will begin to moderate on Saturday. 
However, the cold air will move east into most of the eastern third of the country. Likewise, an 
area of Much Below Normal Temperatures is also over the area from Friday to Sunday. Low 
temperatures will range from the single digits below zero over the Northeast to the mid-twenties 
over the Florida Panhandle.

Furthermore, a rapidly deepening area of low pressure will develop off the Carolina Coast and move 
northward to off the New England Coast on Saturday. The developing storm will produce several 
hazards across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic from Friday into Sunday. High winds will impact the 
Northeast to the Carolinas on Friday through Sunday. In addition, the storm will produce an area of 
Heavy Snow from parts of the Mid-Atlantic to the Northeast on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, 
significant waves will impact the Northeast Coast, producing beach erosion and coastal flooding.

Meanwhile, low pressure over the Great Lakes will produce light snow over the Upper Great Lakes 
into parts of the Ohio Valley on Saturday and Sunday. In addition, front moving onshore over the 
West Coast will produce rain and higher elevation snow over the Northwest and snow over parts of 
the Northern Rockies and Northern Intermountain Region from late Sunday into Tuesday.

...Alaska...   

An area of deep low pressure over the Gulf of Alaska will slowly move southeastward into Western 
Canada by Monday. The storm will stream moisture into the Kenal peninsula to the Alaska Panhandle, 
producing an area of heavy precipitation over the region on Friday into Saturday. Also, the storm 
will produce an area of High Winds from the Panhandle to the Prince William Sound on Friday. 
Furthermore, an area of low pressure will slowly move eastward along the Aleutians, which will 
produce areas of wind and precipitation over the Aleutians from Saturday into Monday, with a new 
area of low pressure to impact the region on Tuesday.

Ziegenfelder