There is an old saying in meteorology and folklore which says “Dry begets dry”. An adaptation of that saying could be true over the next 7 days in our area; as “Snow begets snow”. Monday’s snowstorm, as the story is written, brought 7-10″ to a vast majority of the forecast area. With periods of moderate […]
As a major winter storm is hitting the Southeast, model guidance has made subtle shifts to the northwest, showing the storm grazing our area. However, climatologically speaking, a storm that dumps heavy snow to the coastal regions of the Southeast tend to track too far east for major snowfall to our region, which is what […]
Our cold and wintry pattern continues, as the Polar Vortex remains entrenched in Southeast Canada, providing bitterly cold air. It also is the source for mid-level disturbances, as lobes of vorticity rotate counterclockwise around it, and drop southward towards the United States. This disturbance won’t gain a whole lot of separation from the vortex, however, […]
Another snowstorm is upon us, which means it’s time for another live blog entry. Here, we continuously give updates on the storm throughout the day, whether it’s talking about the radar imagery, expected banding, short-range mesoscale model trends, general atmospheric conditions, or simply what one can expect at a given timeframe. 5:45pm Update: Heavy snow for […]