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Powerful Winter Storm Tracks Up Eastern Seaboard
January 16, 2022 at 02:51 PM EST
UPDATED By WeatherBug's Intern Meteorologist, Christopher Smith
The wintry mess that has snarled travel across the Southeast is beginning to push north and will deliver a blanket of snow to the Ohio Valley and interior Mid-Atlantic and Northeast while the coast is lashed with rain and wind.
A surface low pressure system pushing toward the Southeast Coast along with upper-level energy across the Ohio Valley is leading to a large swath of snow, wintry mix and rain stretching from Georgia and Tennessee up through Maryland this afternoon. The precipitation will continue to push north as the day goes on as the storm system lifts into the Mid-Atlantic.
While the storm system tracks along the Appalachians and into the Northeast, snow will overspread Washington, D.C. and Baltimore and accumulate a few inches before changing to a wintry mix and rain by later this evening. The big Interstate 95 cities from Philadelphia to Boston will see even less snow as strong onshore winds quickly lead to a changeover to rain. Further west, heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain will spread from the Tennessee Valley and southern Appalachians into the eastern Ohio Valley, Interior Northeast, and New England.
Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories are in effect from Alabama to New Hampshire and western Maine. Snowfall totals will vary widely, with a few inches for the Mid-Atlantic to locally 18 to 20 inches across the southern Appalachian Spine in western North Carolina through western New York State. Huntsville, Ala., Atlanta, Nashville, Tenn., Charlotte, N.C., Spartanburg, S.C., Charleston, W. Va., Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Allentown and State College, Pa., Binghamton, Syracuse and Albany, N.Y., Burlington, Vt., Concord and Manchester, N.H., and Augusta, Maine are all included.
Further south across western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina, an extended period of freezing rain will continue to create dangerous travel and will likely lead to more power outages today. One-tenth to one-half inch of ice accretion is likely. An Ice Storm Warning is in effect across parts of Upstate South Carolina and northeastern Georgia, including Chesterfield, S.C. and Elberton, Georgia where travel will be treacherous if not impossible.
Finally, along the coast of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, strong onshore winds and coastal flooding are expected. High Wind Warnings and Wind Advisories stretch from North Carolina's Outer Banks to New England with gusts as high as 60 mph possible with Coastal Flood Warnings and Coastal Flood Advisories also in effect for up to two feet of water inundation.
The winter storm has already been responsible for more than 100,000 power outages and hundreds of flights cancelled across the Southeast. Cities like Greenville, S.C., already picked up at least 4.5 inches of snowfall, close to their average amount for an entire winter season.
Be sure to download the WeatherBug app to stay up to date on the latest on this changing weather. Regardless of the exact track, it’s never too early to have a supply kit packed in case of inclement weather. A simple kit including a weather radio, water, blankets, batteries and non-perishable food items will go a long way in the event of a power outage. It’s always best to avoid travel in rough weather as the roads will be dangerous.
The wintry mess that has snarled travel across the Southeast is beginning to push north and will deliver a blanket of snow to the Ohio Valley and interior Mid-Atlantic and Northeast while the coast is lashed with rain and wind.
A surface low pressure system pushing toward the Southeast Coast along with upper-level energy across the Ohio Valley is leading to a large swath of snow, wintry mix and rain stretching from Georgia and Tennessee up through Maryland this afternoon. The precipitation will continue to push north as the day goes on as the storm system lifts into the Mid-Atlantic.
While the storm system tracks along the Appalachians and into the Northeast, snow will overspread Washington, D.C. and Baltimore and accumulate a few inches before changing to a wintry mix and rain by later this evening. The big Interstate 95 cities from Philadelphia to Boston will see even less snow as strong onshore winds quickly lead to a changeover to rain. Further west, heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain will spread from the Tennessee Valley and southern Appalachians into the eastern Ohio Valley, Interior Northeast, and New England.
Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories are in effect from Alabama to New Hampshire and western Maine. Snowfall totals will vary widely, with a few inches for the Mid-Atlantic to locally 18 to 20 inches across the southern Appalachian Spine in western North Carolina through western New York State. Huntsville, Ala., Atlanta, Nashville, Tenn., Charlotte, N.C., Spartanburg, S.C., Charleston, W. Va., Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Allentown and State College, Pa., Binghamton, Syracuse and Albany, N.Y., Burlington, Vt., Concord and Manchester, N.H., and Augusta, Maine are all included.
Further south across western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina, an extended period of freezing rain will continue to create dangerous travel and will likely lead to more power outages today. One-tenth to a half inch of ice accretion is likely. An Ice Storm Warning is in effect across parts of Upstate South Carolina and northeastern Georgia, including Chesterfield, S.C. and Elberton, Georgia where travel will be treacherous if not impossible.
Finally, along the coast of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, strong onshore winds and coastal flooding are expected. High Wind Warnings and Wind Advisories stretch from North Carolina's Outer Banks to New England with gusts as high as 60 mph possible with Coastal Flood Warnings and Coastal Flood Advisories also in effect for up to two feet of water inundation.
The winter storm has already been responsible for more than 100,000 power outages and hundreds of flights cancelled across the Southeast. Cities like Greenville, S.C., already picked up at least 4.5 inches of snowfall, close to their average amount for an entire winter season.
Be sure to download the WeatherBug app to stay up to date on the latest on this changing weather. Regardless of the exact track, it’s never too early to have a supply kit packed in case of inclement weather. A simple kit including a weather radio, water, blankets, batteries and non-perishable food items will go a long way in the event of a power outage. It’s always best to avoid travel in rough weather as the roads will be dangerous.
A surface low pressure system pushing toward the Southeast Coast along with upper-level energy across the Ohio Valley is leading to a large swath of snow, wintry mix and rain stretching from Georgia and Tennessee up through Maryland this afternoon. The precipitation will continue to push north as the day goes on as the storm system lifts into the Mid-Atlantic.
While the storm system tracks along the Appalachians and into the Northeast, snow will overspread Washington, D.C. and Baltimore and accumulate a few inches before changing to a wintry mix and rain by later this evening. The big Interstate 95 cities from Philadelphia to Boston will see even less snow as strong onshore winds quickly lead to a changeover to rain. Further west, heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain will spread from the Tennessee Valley and southern Appalachians into the eastern Ohio Valley, Interior Northeast, and New England.
Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories are in effect from Alabama to New Hampshire and western Maine. Snowfall totals will vary widely, with a few inches for the Mid-Atlantic to locally 18 to 20 inches across the southern Appalachian Spine in western North Carolina through western New York State. Huntsville, Ala., Atlanta, Nashville, Tenn., Charlotte, N.C., Spartanburg, S.C., Charleston, W. Va., Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Allentown and State College, Pa., Binghamton, Syracuse and Albany, N.Y., Burlington, Vt., Concord and Manchester, N.H., and Augusta, Maine are all included.
Further south across western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina, an extended period of freezing rain will continue to create dangerous travel and will likely lead to more power outages today. One-tenth to one-half inch of ice accretion is likely. An Ice Storm Warning is in effect across parts of Upstate South Carolina and northeastern Georgia, including Chesterfield, S.C. and Elberton, Georgia where travel will be treacherous if not impossible.
Finally, along the coast of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, strong onshore winds and coastal flooding are expected. High Wind Warnings and Wind Advisories stretch from North Carolina's Outer Banks to New England with gusts as high as 60 mph possible with Coastal Flood Warnings and Coastal Flood Advisories also in effect for up to two feet of water inundation.
The winter storm has already been responsible for more than 100,000 power outages and hundreds of flights cancelled across the Southeast. Cities like Greenville, S.C., already picked up at least 4.5 inches of snowfall, close to their average amount for an entire winter season.
Be sure to download the WeatherBug app to stay up to date on the latest on this changing weather. Regardless of the exact track, it’s never too early to have a supply kit packed in case of inclement weather. A simple kit including a weather radio, water, blankets, batteries and non-perishable food items will go a long way in the event of a power outage. It’s always best to avoid travel in rough weather as the roads will be dangerous.
The wintry mess that has snarled travel across the Southeast is beginning to push north and will deliver a blanket of snow to the Ohio Valley and interior Mid-Atlantic and Northeast while the coast is lashed with rain and wind.
A surface low pressure system pushing toward the Southeast Coast along with upper-level energy across the Ohio Valley is leading to a large swath of snow, wintry mix and rain stretching from Georgia and Tennessee up through Maryland this afternoon. The precipitation will continue to push north as the day goes on as the storm system lifts into the Mid-Atlantic.
While the storm system tracks along the Appalachians and into the Northeast, snow will overspread Washington, D.C. and Baltimore and accumulate a few inches before changing to a wintry mix and rain by later this evening. The big Interstate 95 cities from Philadelphia to Boston will see even less snow as strong onshore winds quickly lead to a changeover to rain. Further west, heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain will spread from the Tennessee Valley and southern Appalachians into the eastern Ohio Valley, Interior Northeast, and New England.
Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories are in effect from Alabama to New Hampshire and western Maine. Snowfall totals will vary widely, with a few inches for the Mid-Atlantic to locally 18 to 20 inches across the southern Appalachian Spine in western North Carolina through western New York State. Huntsville, Ala., Atlanta, Nashville, Tenn., Charlotte, N.C., Spartanburg, S.C., Charleston, W. Va., Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Allentown and State College, Pa., Binghamton, Syracuse and Albany, N.Y., Burlington, Vt., Concord and Manchester, N.H., and Augusta, Maine are all included.
Further south across western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina, an extended period of freezing rain will continue to create dangerous travel and will likely lead to more power outages today. One-tenth to a half inch of ice accretion is likely. An Ice Storm Warning is in effect across parts of Upstate South Carolina and northeastern Georgia, including Chesterfield, S.C. and Elberton, Georgia where travel will be treacherous if not impossible.
Finally, along the coast of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, strong onshore winds and coastal flooding are expected. High Wind Warnings and Wind Advisories stretch from North Carolina's Outer Banks to New England with gusts as high as 60 mph possible with Coastal Flood Warnings and Coastal Flood Advisories also in effect for up to two feet of water inundation.
The winter storm has already been responsible for more than 100,000 power outages and hundreds of flights cancelled across the Southeast. Cities like Greenville, S.C., already picked up at least 4.5 inches of snowfall, close to their average amount for an entire winter season.
Be sure to download the WeatherBug app to stay up to date on the latest on this changing weather. Regardless of the exact track, it’s never too early to have a supply kit packed in case of inclement weather. A simple kit including a weather radio, water, blankets, batteries and non-perishable food items will go a long way in the event of a power outage. It’s always best to avoid travel in rough weather as the roads will be dangerous.